New York State Route 255

NYS Route 255 marker

NYS Route 255
Stagecoach Road
Route information
Maintained by Livingston County
Length: 5.83 mi[1] (9.38 km)
Existed: 1930[2] – October 25, 1995[3]
Major junctions
South end: NY 256 in Sparta
North end: NY 15 in Conesus
Location
Counties: Livingston
Highway system
← NY 254NY 256 →

New York State Route 255 (NY 255) was a state highway located in Livingston County, New York, in the United States. The southern terminus of the route was at an intersection with NY 256 south of the community of Scottsburg in Sparta. Its northern terminus was at a junction with NY 15 in Conesus. NY 255, known locally as Stagecoach Road, was assigned in 1930 and maintained by Livingston County from 1983 onward as County Route 71 (CR 71). The concurrent state highway designation was removed in 1995.

Route description

NY 255 began at an intersection with NY 256 southeast of the hamlet of Scottsburg and north of the village of Dansville in the town of Sparta. While NY 256 headed northwest into a valley surrounding the Conesus Inlet, NY 255 headed northward as Stagecoach Road, running across mostly undeveloped areas along the top of the valley. East of Scottsburg, NY 255 intersected CR 1A (Springwater Road) and CR 38 (Liberty Pole Road), the former connecting to Scottsburg, before crossing into Conesus. Within Conesus, NY 255 continued along the upper edge of the valley to the hamlet of Conesus, located near the southeastern tip of Conesus Lake, where it terminated at a junction with NY 15.[1][4]

History

The north–south highway connecting Dansville to Conesus was taken over by the state of New York by 1926.[5] In the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, NY 255 was assigned to the entirety of the highway, extending from NY 36 and NY 39 (now NY 63) in Dansville and NY 2 (now NY 15) in Conesus.[2] NY 255 was truncated to Sparta in the early 1940s and replaced with an extended NY 256 between Dansville and Scottsburg.[6][7] On April 1, 1983, ownership and maintenance of NY 255 was transferred from the state of New York to Livingston County as part of a highway maintenance swap between the two levels of government.[8] Although the road was now maintained by Livingston County as CR 71, the road initially remained signed as NY 255 as well.[9] The NY 255 designation was finally removed from the road on October 25, 1995.[3]

Major intersections

The entire route was in Livingston County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Sparta0.000.00 NY 256 (West Swamp Road)
1.822.93CR 1A (Springwater Road) / CR 38 (Liberty Pole Road)Eastern terminus of CR 1A; western terminus of CR 38
Conesus5.839.38 NY 15 (Conesus–Springwater Road)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Yahoo!; Navteq (December 3, 2010). "overview map of former NY 255" (Map). Yahoo! Maps. Yahoo!. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 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
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 New York State Department of Transportation (January 2012). Official Description of Highway Touring Routes, Bicycling Touring Routes, Scenic Byways, & Commemorative/Memorial Designations in New York State (PDF). Retrieved January 31, 2012.
  4. ↑ New York (Map). Rand McNally and Company. 1995. ISBN 0-528-96764-9.
  5. ↑ Official Map Showing State Highways and other important roads (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. State of New York Department of Public Works. 1926.
  6. ↑ New York Info-Map (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. Gulf Oil Company. 1940.
  7. ↑ New York with Pictorial Guide (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1942.
  8. ↑ New York State Legislature. "New York State Highway Law § 341". Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  9. ↑ Conesus Digital Raster Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. New York State Department of Transportation. 1984. Retrieved May 10, 2010.

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