New York State Route 54A

NYS Route 54A
Route information
Auxiliary route of NY 54
Maintained by NYSDOT and the village of Hammondsport
Length: 22.46 mi[2] (36.15 km)
Existed: 1930[1] – present
Major junctions
South end: NY 54 near Hammondsport
North end: NY 14A / NY 54 in Penn Yan
Location
Counties: Steuben, Yates
Highway system

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

← NY 54 NY 55 →

New York State Route 54A (NY 54A) is a state highway in the western part of New York, United States. It runs in a northeast to southwest direction through part of the Finger Lakes district of New York. The southern terminus of NY 54A is at NY 54 south of Hammondsport. The northern terminus is in Penn Yan, where it rejoins NY 54. Unlike NY 54, which runs along the east side of Keuka Lake, NY 54A has a more circuitous route around the western side of the lake.

Contents

History

The roadway along the western shores of Keuka Lake from Hammondsport to Penn Yan was originally designated as part of NY 38 in the mid-1920s.[3][4] In the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, the portion of NY 38 from Bath to Penn Yan became part of the new NY 54.[5] At the same time, an alternate route of NY 54 between Hammondsport and Penn Yan along the eastern shoreline of Keuka Lake was designated as NY 54A.[1] The alignments of NY 54 and NY 54A between Hammondsport and Penn Yan were flipped in the early 1940s, placing NY 54A on its current alignment.[6][7]

After deteriorating for many years, the 5-mile (8 km) portion of Route 54A between Penn Yan and Branchport underwent a $5.2 million rehabilitation during the summer of 2010. This work was done after several years of loud complaints from area residents. In October, local and state officials gathered at the scenic overlook near Esperanza Drive for a ribbon cutting to celebrate the completion of the project.[8]

Major intersections

County Location Mile[2] Destinations Notes
Steuben
 Urbana 0.00 NY 54
Yates
 Penn Yan 22.46 NY 14A (Liberty Street) / NY 54 (Brown Street)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ a b "2008 Traffic Volume Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. p. 118. https://www.nysdot.gov/divisions/engineering/technical-services/hds-respository/NYSDOT%20TVR%202008%20by%20Route.pdf. Retrieved January 31, 2010. 
  3. ^ "New York's Main Highways Designated by Numbers". The New York Times: p. XX9. December 21, 1924. 
  4. ^ 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 24, 2009. 
  5. ^ Dickinson, Leon A. (January 12, 1930). "New Signs for State Highways". The New York Times: p. 136. 
  6. ^ Esso (1940). New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. 
  7. ^ Esso (1942). New York with Pictorial Guide (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. 
  8. ^ "Route 54A celebration". The Chronicle-Express (Penn Yan, New York). October 26, 2010. http://www.chronicle-express.com/news/x1946669896/Route-54A-celebration. Retrieved November 3, 2010. 

External links