New York State Route 241

NYS Route 241

Map of southwestern New York with NY 241 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NYSDOT
Length: 6.96 mi[2] (11.20 km)
Existed: 1930[1] – present
Major junctions
South end: NY 394 in Randolph
North end: US 62 in Conewango
Location
Counties: Cattaraugus
Highway system

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

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New York State Route 241 (NY 241) is a north–south state highway in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The southern terminus of the route is at an intersection with NY 394 in the village of Randolph and its northern terminus is at a junction with U.S. Route 62 in the town of Conewango. Today, NY 241 is little more than a connector between the two highways; however, when it was first assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, it extended north to then-NY 18 in Dayton. The portion of NY 241 north of Conewango was incorporated into an extension of US 62 ca. 1932, and NY 241 was truncated in the late 1940s to eliminate the overlap with US 62.

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Route description

Route 241 begins at an intersection with NY 394 (Main Street) and Cattaraugus County Route 65 (Weeden Road) in the village of Randolph. The highway heads to the northwest, paralleling Route 394 for a short distance before heading out of Randolph into the rural regions north of the village. The highway heads northward as Conewango Road, passing (and soon paralleling) the Cardinal Hills Golf Course until the intersection with Benson Road. Route 241 continues northward, passing through farmland and soon turning to the northwest once again. The highway passes some residential homes and continues in a west-northwestward progression into the unincorporated community of Pope.[3]

In Pope, the highway begins to fill with forestry before entering a small residential area, leaving Pope a short distance after. Route 241 makes several changes in direction before maintaining a northward progression through farmlands before entering the community of Conewango. There, several more residences begin to populate the northbound highway until County Route 40 (Seager Hill Road). At the intersection, County Route 40 terminates and Route 241 continues along Seager Hill until the terminus at U.S. Route 62 in downtown Conewango.[3]

History

NY 241 was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. At the time, it began at NY 17 (modern NY 394) in the village of Randolph and ended at NY 18 (now NY 353) in Dayton.[1] Ca. 1932, U.S. Route 62 was extended into New York. From Conewango to Dayton, US 62 initially overlapped NY 241.[4][5] The overlap was eliminated in the late 1940s when NY 241 was truncated southward to its junction with US 62 in Conewango.[6][7]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Cattaraugus County.

Location Mile[2] Destinations Notes
Village of Randolph 0.00 NY 394
Conewango 6.96 US 62
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b Dickinson, Leon A. (January 12, 1930). "New Signs for State Highways". The New York Times: p. 136. 
  2. ^ a b "2008 Traffic Data Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. p. 274. https://www.nysdot.gov/divisions/engineering/technical-services/hds-respository/NYSDOT_Traffic_Data_Report_2008.pdf. Retrieved January 11, 2010. 
  3. ^ a b Yahoo! Inc. Yahoo! Maps – overview map of Route 241 (Map). Cartography by NAVTEQ. http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=h&lat=42.240552&lon=-79.029869&zoom=17&q1=42.163427%2C-78.969358&q2=42.238518%2C-79.030641. Retrieved January 21, 2010. 
  4. ^ Kendall Refining Company (1931). New York (Map). Cartography by H.M. Gousha Company. 
  5. ^ Texas Oil Company (1932). Texaco Road Map – New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. 
  6. ^ Sinclair Oil Corporation (1947). New York Road Map and Pictorial Sight-Seeing Guide (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. 
  7. ^ Socony-Vacuum Oil Company (1950). New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. 

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