New York State Route 446

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NY Route 446
Length: 6.76 mi[1] (10.88 km)
Formed: 1975[2][3]
West end: NY 16 in Hinsdale
East end: NY 305 in Cuba
Counties: Cattaraugus, Allegany
Numbered highways in New York
< NY 444 NY 448 >
Interstate - U.S. - N.Y. - Reference

New York State Route 446 is a state highway in the Southern Tier of the U.S. state of New York. It parallels the Southern Tier Expressway (NY 17/I-86) very closely between Hinsdale and Cuba. The western terminus of the route is at NY 16 north of the hamlet of Hinsdale. The eastern terminus is at NY 305 in Cuba.

NY 446 was originally designated as part of NY 17 in 1924. It was renumbered twice, first as part of NY 63 in 1930 and later as part of NY 408 in the 1940s, before gaining its current designation in 1975.

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[edit] Route description

NY 446 begins at an intersection with NY 16 in the Hinsdale hamlet of Maplehurst, located a quarter-mile (0.40 km) north of exit 27 on the Southern Tier Expressway (Interstate 86/NY 17) and roughly 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the larger community of Hinsdale. The route heads northeast through the town of Hinsdale along the base of a valley surrounding Oil Creek. While NY 446 follows the north bank of the creek, the Southern Tier Expressway (and the Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad [WNYP] just south of the expressway) run along the northern bank.

Near the Cattaraugus-Allegany county line, Route 446, Oil Creek, and the WNYP all turn east toward Cuba; however, the expressway continues on a northeasterly alignment to bypass the village to the north. Upon entering Allegany County, NY 446 passes under the Southern Tier Expressway and becomes known as Water Street as it enters Cuba from the west upon traversing Oil Creek. The route continues eastward for three blocks to NY 305 (Genesee Street), where both Water Street and NY 446 terminate approximately a quarter-mile (0.40 km) south of exit 28 on the Southern Tier Expressway.

[edit] History

All of modern NY 446 was originally designated as part of NY 17 in 1924.[4] In the 1930 renumbering, NY 17 was realigned onto what is now NY 417 between Olean and Wellsville while the former routing of NY 17 between Hinsdale and the Amity hamlet of Belvidere was incorporated into the new NY 63.[5] At some point between 1940 and 1947, NY 63 was rerouted south of Mount Morris to follow its current alignment to Wayland. The former alignment of NY 63 from Hinsdale to Mount Morris was then renumbered to NY 408.[6][7] In 1975, the Southern Tier Expressway was completed between Cuba and Almond.[2][3][8] As a result, NY 408 was truncated to its current southern terminus in Nunda[2][9] while the portion of ex-NY 408 between Hinsdale and Cuba was renumbered to NY 446.[2][3][10]

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Roads intersected Notes
Cattaraugus Hinsdale 0.00 NY 16
Allegany Village of Cuba 6.76 NY 305

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b 2006 Traffic Data Report for New York State (PDF) p. 304. New York State Department of Transportation (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2008-03-11.
  2. ^ a b c d Gulf. New York and New Jersey Tourgide Map [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1974)
  3. ^ a b c New York State Department of Transportation. Hinsdale Quadrangle - New York - Cattaraugus Co. [map]. (1975) Retrieved on 2008-03-11.
  4. ^ "New York's Main Highways Designated by Numbers", New York Times, 1924-12-21, p. XX9. 
  5. ^ Leon A. Dickinson. "New Signs for State Highways", New York Times, 1930-01-12, p. 136. 
  6. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Highways. Official Road Map of Pennsylvania [map]. (1940) Retrieved on 2008-03-11.
  7. ^ State of New York Department of Public Works. Official Highway Map of New York State [map], 1947-48 edition. Cartography by General Drafting.
  8. ^ New York State Department of Transportation. Alfred Quadrangle - New York - Allegany Co. [map]. (1976) Retrieved on 2008-03-11.
  9. ^ Exxon. New York [map], 1977-78 edition. Cartography by General Drafting. (1977)
  10. ^ New York State Department of Transportation. Cuba Quadrangle - New York [map]. (1976) Retrieved on 2008-03-11.

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