New York State Route 77

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NY Route 77
Length:	46.28 mi[1] (74.48 km)
Formed:	1930[2]
South end:	NY 78/NY 98 in Java Center
Major junctions:	US 20A in Sheldon US 20 in Darien I-90/Thruway in Pembroke
North end:	NY 31 in Lockport
Counties:	Wyoming, Genesee, Niagara
Numbered highways in New York < NY 76 I-78 > Interstate - U.S. - N.Y. - Reference

New York State Route 77 is a state highway in the western part of New York, USA. The highway runs between its southern terminus at Java Center in Wyoming County and its northern terminus near the City of Lockport in Niagara County in a general north-south direction.

The highway's best-traveled section is in northwestern Genesee County, home to Darien Lake Theme Park Resort, Western New York's largest and most popular amusement park. On busy summer weekends it carries most visitors to and from the New York State Thruway at Exit 48A.

Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 References

[edit] Route description

Route 77 begins in Java Center, at a somewhat complicated four-way intersection with NY 78 and NY 98. 77 continues due north on the path 98 follows into the intersection from the south.

The highway gradually descends through the open fields of Wyoming County, past US 20A and NY 354, into some swampy areas and then Genesee County. After crossing US 20 at the hamlet of Darien, the amusement park rises to the east. The road, however, remains a two-lane blacktop as it continues north past the village of Corfu, where it intersects NY 33 and, several miles further on, Brick House Corners, the intersection with NY 5.

Just beyond that junction the truck stops and toll plaza associated with the Thruway exit are visible as the road dips slightly, then makes its first major bend to cross over the Thruway. Past the Thruway, it once again continues ahead due north to where it crosses the Tonawanda Creek north of the hamlet of Indian Falls. The falls themselves are visible from the road and are quite picturesque when the creek is high.

North of the falls, the land once again becomes mostly fields, although some are dmarked with signage for the nearby Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge. At the small hamlet of Basom, NY 63 comes in from the east, starting the only concurrency along 77.

This ends at Alabama, several miles further north, where 77 turns to the west as 63 takes over the northbound route. NY 77 from NY 63 to the Niagara County Line is maintained by Genesee County as CR 12 (Lewiston Road), though CR 12 continues east of NY 63/77 along Lewiston, Lockport and North Byron Roads to CR 7 (Barrville/North Bergen Roads) northeast of the village of Elba.

As it heads into Niagara County, 77 continues to trend ever so slightly northward until it ends at NY 31 east of Lockport, near the community of Nottingham Estates.

[edit] History

NY 77 was originally assigned only to the segment between what is now U.S. Route 20A and U.S. Route 20 in the 1930 renumbering.^[2] The route was extended north to Lockport and south to Arcade (via an overlap with NY 98) by 1938^[3] before being truncated to Java Center by 1948.^[4]

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[1]	Roads intersected	Notes
Wyoming	Java	0.00	NY 78 / NY 98	Hamlet of Java Center
	Sheldon	8.32	US 20A	Hamlet of Persons Corners
	Bennington	13.10	NY 354	Hamlet of Bennington
Genesee	Darien	17.57	US 20	Hamlet of Darien Center
	Corfu	21.79	NY 33
	Pembroke	24.06	NY 5
		24.76	I-90 / Thruway	Exit 48A (I-90/Thruway)
	Alabama	29.82	NY 63 south	Southern terminus of overlap
		31.31	NY 63 north	Northern terminus of overlap
Niagara	Town of Lockport	46.28	NY 31

[edit] References