New York State Route 130

NYS Route 130
Broadway
Route information
Maintained by NYSDOT
Length: 6.06 mi[3] (9.75 km)
Existed: ca. 1938[1][2] – present
Major junctions
West end: US 62 in Buffalo
East end: US 20 / NY 78 in Depew
Location
Counties: Erie
Highway system

Numbered highways in New York
Interstate • U.S. • N.Y. (former) • Reference • County

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New York State Route 130 (NY 130) is a state highway entirely within Erie County, New York, United States. It runs east–west from U.S. Route 62 (Bailey Avenue) in Buffalo to the village of Depew, where it terminates at NY 78 (Transit Road). Throughout this course, NY 130 is named Broadway, a roadway name that continues eastward beyond Depew even after NY 130 ends.

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Route description

Progressing eastward from U.S. Route 62 (Bailey Avenue) in downtown Buffalo, NY 130 parallels the CSX Transportation Buffalo Terminal yard as it passes through the Village of Sloan. After crossing NY 240 (Harlem Road), the highway enters the Town of Cheektowaga and passes the New York State Thruway (Interstate 90) without providing access to the highway. Route 130 crosses Cheektowaga, intersecting NY 277 (Union Road) before entering Depew and terminating at Transit Road (NY 78). At Transit Road, Broadway becomes U.S. Route 20, which enters the village from the south on Transit Road and leaves to the east.

History

When the first set of posted routes in New York were assigned in 1924, Broadway in Buffalo and points east became part of NY 5, a cross-state highway extending from the Pennsylvania state line northeast of Erie, Pennsylvania, to the Massachusetts state line west of Pittsfield, Massachusetts.[4] By 1926, NY 5 had been shifted northward between Buffalo and Albany[5] to follow what had previously been NY 5A.[4] The former routing of NY 5 between the two cities became NY 7.[5] In 1927, the portion of NY 7 between Buffalo and Canawaugus (west of Avon) was renumbered again to NY 35.[6]

U.S. Route 20 was assigned in 1927; however, it initially bypassed downtown Buffalo on modern U.S. Route 20A.[6] It was realigned ca. 1938 to enter the eastern suburbs of Buffalo by way of Southwestern Boulevard and Transit Road. At Broadway, US 20 turned east onto what had been NY 35 and exited the city. The former routing of NY 35 to Niagara Square in downtown Buffalo was redesignated as NY 130.[1][2] NY 130 was truncated to U.S. Route 62 in the mid-1970s.[7][8] The former section from Washington Street (four blocks east of Niagara Square) to US 62 is still maintained by NYSDOT as NY 954L, an unsigned reference route.[9]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Erie County.

Location Mile[3] Destinations Notes
Buffalo 0.00 US 62
West Seneca 1.54 NY 240
Cheektowaga 3.06 NY 277
Depew 6.06 US 20 / NY 78
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b Standard Oil Company (1937). New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. 
  2. ^ a b Esso (1938). New York Road Map for 1938 (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. 
  3. ^ a b "2008 Traffic Volume Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. p. 168. https://www.nysdot.gov/divisions/engineering/technical-services/hds-respository/NYSDOT%20TVR%202008%20by%20Route.pdf. Retrieved February 1, 2010. 
  4. ^ a b "New York's Main Highways Designated by Numbers". The New York Times: p. XX9. December 21, 1924. 
  5. ^ a b Rand McNally and Company (1926). Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas (western New York) (Map). http://www.broermapsonline.org/members/NorthAmerica/UnitedStates/Midatlantic/NewYork/unitedstates1926ra_008.html. Retrieved May 27, 2009. 
  6. ^ a b Automobile Blue Book. 1 (1927 ed.). Chicago: Automobile Blue Book, Inc. 1927.  This edition shows U.S. Routes as they were first officially signed in 1927.
  7. ^ Shell Oil Company (1973). New York (Map). Cartography by H.M. Gousha Company (1973 ed.). 
  8. ^ Exxon (1977). New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting (1977–78 ed.). 
  9. ^ New York State Department of Transportation (January 2009) (PDF). Official Description of Highway Touring Routes, Bicycling Touring Routes, Scenic Byways, & Commemorative/Memorial Designations in New York State. https://www.nysdot.gov/divisions/operating/oom/transportation-systems/repository/2009%20tour-bk.pdf. Retrieved May 27, 2009. 

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