New York State Route 88
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| NY Route 88 |
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| Length: | 20.62 mi[1] (33.18 km) | ||||||||||||
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| Formed: | 1930[2] | ||||||||||||
| South end: |  NY 96 in Phelps |
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| North end: |  NY 104 in Sodus |
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| Counties: | Ontario, Wayne | ||||||||||||
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New York State Route 88 is a north-south state highway located in the counties of Ontario and Wayne in western New York. Though not nearly as lengthy as it once was, NY 88 still stretches a considerable distance across the two counties, terminating at NY 96 in Phelps at its southern end and at NY 104 in Sodus to the north.
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[edit] Route description
Once as long as 35 miles, the present NY 88 is just over 20 miles in length and is predominantly located in Wayne County.
[edit] Ontario County
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The southern terminus of NY 88 is located at an intersection with NY 96 on the western edge of the village of Phelps. Just to the north of this location, NY 88 passes under the New York State Thruway (Interstate 90). The route then curves to the northwest before returning northward as it enters Wayne County.
[edit] Wayne County
In the village of Newark, NY 88 takes on the name Main Street. In the center of the village, NY 88 intersects NY 31. Proceeding north, route 88 crosses over the Erie Canal, as well as the CSX Rochester Subdivision as it exits Newark.
Between Newark and Sodus, NY 88 swerves to the west and east as it navigates the hilly Wayne County terrain, passing through the locales of Mud Mills and Fairville in the process.
Upon entering Sodus, NY 88 becomes Carlton Street. At an intersection with West Main Street (part of the Old Ridge Road), NY 88 turns west and follows West Main out of Sodus. Ridge Road separates from NY 88 just outside of Sodus, leaving NY 88 unnamed for a short distance between Ridge Road and its northern terminus at NY 104.
[edit] History
NY 88 was assigned in the 1930 renumbering to what is now NY 488 from Chapin (near Canandaigua) to Phelps and to its current alignment from Phelps to Sodus. In between, NY 88 briefly overlapped NY 15 (now NY 96).[2] The route was truncated to Phelps on its southern end between 1968 and 1978.[3][4]
[edit] Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile[1] | Roads intersected | Notes |
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| Ontario | Village of Phelps | 0.00 | NY 96 |
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| Wayne | Newark | 6.21 |  NY 31 |
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| Village of Sodus | 20.62 | NY 104 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Traffic Data Report - I-87 to NY 121 (PDF). NYSDOT (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2007-11-19.
- ^ a b Automobile Legal Association (ALA) Automobile Green Book, 1930/31 and 1931/32 editions, (Scarborough Motor Guide Co., Boston, 1930 and 1931). The 1930/31 edition shows New York state routes prior to the 1930 renumbering
- ^ United States Geological Survey. Elmira, NY Quadrangle [map], 1:250,000, Eastern United States 1:250,000. (1968) Retrieved on 2007-11-19.
- ^ United States Geological Survey. Clifton Springs, NY Quadrangle [map], 1:24,000, 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic). (1978)
