New York State Route 390

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This article is about the current alignment of NY 390. For the alignment of NY 390 that existed from the 1930s to the 1960s, see New York State Route 318.

NY Route 390

Rochester Outer Loop
Maintained by NYSDOT

Length:

8.00 mi^[1] (12.87 km)

Formed:

18 March 1980^[2]

South end:

I-390 / I-490 in Gates

North end:

Lake Ontario Pkwy in Greece

Counties:

Monroe

Numbered highways in New York
< I-390		NY 390A >
Interstate - U.S. - N.Y. - Reference

New York State Route 390 is an 8.00 mile long north-south limited-access state highway located along the western edge of the city of Rochester. The southern terminus of the route, an extension of Interstate 390, is at the Interstate 490/I-390 interchange in Gates. The northern terminus is at the Lake Ontario State Parkway in Greece, less than a mile from the Lake Ontario shoreline.

Between I-490 and NY 104, NY 390 makes up the north-south segment of the northwest quadrant of the Rochester Outer Loop, a series of expressways encircling Rochester. At NY 104, the Outer Loop departs NY 390 and follows NY 104 east into the city.

When the roadway was first constructed, it was known as New York State Route 47 and terminated at NY 31. It was later extended to NY 104 and, eventually, its current northern terminus at the Lake Ontario State Parkway.

1 Route description
- 1.1 Gates
- 1.2 Greece
2 History
3 Exit list
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Route description

[edit] Gates

NY 390 begins at the point where I-390 northbound crosses over I-490 eastbound in the center of the complex I-390/I-490 interchange in Gates. The two-lane roadway, carrying a speed limit of 55 miles per hour, heads north through the remainder of the exit, passing over the left exit ramp from I-490 west to I-390 south as well as I-490 westbound before merging with a two-lane ramp from I-490 westbound. The two lanes leave shortly thereafter, acting as the ramps to NY 31 (Lyell Avenue) at exit 21. Midway between the exit ramp and the NY 31 overpass, the ramp from I-490 eastbound merges with NY 390 north, widening the road to three lanes. The expressway, now six lanes wide, passes under NY 31 and proceeds north through neighborhoods equally residential and industrial. After a half-mile, NY 390 crosses over both the former right-of-way of the CSX Transportation Falls Road Secondary Track and the Erie Canal prior to meeting Lexington Avenue at exit 22 via a modified trumpet interchange. At the Lexington Avenue underpass, NY 390 passes into the town of Greece.

[edit] Greece

From Lexington Avenue north to NY 104, NY 390 runs parallel to the western edge of Kodak Park, the mammoth production and distribution complex owned and maintained by Eastman Kodak. Midway between Lexington and West Ridge, NY 390 interchanges with Ridgeway Avenue at exit 23, a partial diamond interchange. After passing under Ridgeway, the expressway briefly enters a small, narrow strip of land part of Rochester, a carryover from the era when the Erie Canal occupied this tract and entered the city. In Greece once more, NY 390 curves to the northeast, passing over Latona Road, a local street that comprises much of the western boundary of Kodak Park, before returning to a northerly routing at the NY 104 interchange. Heading northbound, exit 24 is split into two halves, with exit 24A connecting to NY 104 east and exit 24B linking to NY 104 west. Between the two exits, NY 390 simultaneously passes under both directions of NY 104 and the ramp leading to NY 390 south from NY 104 west. North of NY 104, the roadway surface shifts from pavement to concrete as NY 390 merges with the on-ramp from NY 104.

From West Ridge Road northward, the area surrounding NY 390 shifts to primarily residential neighborhoods. NY 390 continues to the north-northeast, crossing over Maiden Lane, a local east-west arterial prior to interchanging with Vintage Lane at exit 25. At the Vintage Lane overpass, NY 390 narrows to four lanes. Farther north, NY 390 passes under English Road before interchanging with NY 18 (Latta Road) at a conventional diamond interchange. Due to a restriction on the Lake Ontario State Parkway that prohibits all commercial traffic, trucks and delivery vehicles are instructed to exit NY 390 at NY 18. Little more than one mile to the north, NY 390 terminates at a trumpet interchange with the Lake Ontario State Parkway, signed as exit 27 on NY 390 northbound.

[edit] History

In 1963, what is now NY 390 opened between NY 31 and I-490 in Gates as part of a larger expressway extending southward along modern I-390 to NY 383.^[3] NY 47, which had been routed on surface streets through the area, was rerouted onto the length of the expressway.^[4] The expressway was extended northward into Greece in 1971, placing the new northern terminus of the roadway at U.S. Route 104. NY 47, previously routed along surface streets between NY 31 and US 104, was realigned onto the new freeway.^[3]^[5]

On March 18, 1980, the NY 47 designation was removed.^[2] The former routing of NY 47 from I-490 north to US 104 (now NY 104) was then redesignated as NY 390. The designation was extended northward in 1983 when the segment between NY 104 and the Lake Ontario State Parkway opened to traffic.^[3]

[edit] Exit list

County	Location	Mile^[1]	#	Destinations	Notes
Monroe	Gates	0.00		I-390	Continuation beyond I-490
		0.00	20A-B	I-490 – Rochester, Buffalo
		0.48	21	NY 31 (Lyell Avenue)
		1.56	22	Lexington Avenue
	Greece	2.43	23	Ridgeway Avenue
		3.57	24A-B	NY 104 (West Ridge Road) – Greece	Single exit 24 southbound
		5.29	25	Vintage Lane
		6.81	26	NY 18 (Latta Road)
		8.00	27	Lake Ontario State Parkway – Hamlin Beach State Park	Northbound exit and southbound entrance