New York State Route 15A

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This article is about the current alignment of NY 15A. For the former alignment of NY 15A in Seneca County, see New York State Route 96A.

NYSDOT and the city of Rochester
Length35.19 mi[1] (56.63 km)
HistoryDesignated NY 2A in 1930;[2] renumbered to NY 15A in April 1939[3]
Major junctions
South end NY 15 in Springwater
Major intersections
North end NY 15 in Rochester
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountiesLivingston, Ontario, Monroe
Highway system
← NY 15→ NY 16

New York State Route 15A (NY 15A) is a north–south

hamlet of Hemlock, US 20 and NY 5 in the village of Lima, and Interstate 390 (I-390) twice in Henrietta and Brighton
. Its southern and middle sections traverse mostly rural areas, while the northernmost piece in Henrietta, Brighton, and Rochester passes through significantly more developed areas.

From 1927 to the late 1930s, modern

NY 2. As a result, all of what is now NY 15A was originally designated as New York State Route 2A as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. Two parts of the route were sub-standard at the time; however, those sections were rebuilt in the early and mid-1930s. NY 2 was supplanted by an extended US 15
in April 1939, at which time NY 2A was renumbered to NY 15A to match its parent's new designation.

Route description

Livingston and Ontario Counties

NY 15A begins at an intersection with

hamlet, NY 15A enters a rural, undeveloped area dominated by dense forests to the east and a low-lying, slightly more open area to the west. As the route approaches the Livingston–Ontario county line, the lowlands give way to marshes, which in turn lead to Hemlock Lake at the county line. While in Ontario County in the town of Canadice, NY 15A follows a more inland route to the east, passing through an isolated forest situated between Hemlock and Canadice Lakes. After 6 miles (10 km), the highway reenters Livingston County near the northern end of Hemlock Lake.[4]

Shield on the edge of the village of Lima with buildings in the background
NY 15A northbound in the village of Lima

Now in the

town of Lima as Plank Road. It continues across rural terrain for another 3 miles (5 km) to the village of Lima, where it becomes Lake Avenue. At the village center, NY 15A crosses over US 20 and NY 5 and changes names to Rochester Street. The route leaves the community and its residential surroundings after 0.75 miles (1.21 km), but retains the Rochester Street name until it reaches the Livingston–Monroe county line west of Honeoye Falls.[4]

Monroe County

Across the county line in the town of

NY 363[5]) at an intersection 1 mile (1.6 km) to the northwest. Past Monroe Street, the route makes a long, significant turn to the west, following Honeoye Creek into the town of Rush and the hamlet of the same name. The highway meets Rush–West Rush Road at an intersection south of the community, at which point NY 15A turns back to the north and crosses over Honeoye Creek. In the process, NY 15A becomes East Henrietta Road, a name the highway retains until its northern end in Rochester. On the opposite side of the creek, NY 15A intersects NY 251 in the center of Rush.[4]

NY 15A northbound at I-390 in Brighton. The Erie Canal and the city of Rochester are in the background.

Outside of Rush, NY 15A takes on a more northeasterly alignment as it passes Rush's town reservoir and enters the town of Henrietta. The surroundings initially remain as rural as they were in Rush; however, the amount of development along the highway gradually increases as the route approaches and passes over the New York State Thruway (I-90). One mile (1.6 km) later, NY 15A intersects NY 253 in a densely populated area west of Rush–Henrietta Senior High School. The homes continue for another 0.5 miles (0.8 km) to the Monroe County Fairgrounds (home to The Dome Center), at which point NY 15A begins to become lined with commercial establishments. The trend temporarily ceases around an interchange with I-390—where NY 15A curves northwestward—but resumes ahead of a junction with NY 252, itself a major commercial strip.[4]

North of NY 252, NY 15A passes under the CSX Transportation-owned West Shore Subdivision and crosses into Brighton. Just past the town line, the route connects to Clay and Brighton–Henrietta Town Line Roads by way of a grade-separated intersection 0.25 miles (0 km) north of the railroad overpass. It continues onward, passing along the west side of the sprawling Monroe Community College campus to another interchange with I-390. NY 15A passes over the Erie Canal and enters the city of Rochester shortly afterward. Once in the city, the route passes by two large office campuses south of Westfall Road and several blocks of homes north of the street before merging back into NY 15 (Mount Hope Avenue) at a junction east of Strong Memorial Hospital.[4]

History

Southbound on NY 15A across rolling terrain in the town of Livonia

What is now

Livonia that modern NY 15A shares with US 20A.[8] In spite of this fact, all of what is now NY 15A was designated as NY 2A, an alternate route of NY 2 between Springwater and Rochester, in the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York.[2]

The sub-standard sections of the route between Springwater and Hemlock and from north of Hemlock to Honeoye Falls were improved in stages over the next half-decade, beginning with the piece between the villages of Lima and Honeoye Falls c. 1931.[9][10] The remainder of the Hemlock–Honeoye Falls segment and the entirety of the route south of Hemlock was rebuilt c. 1934.[11][12] NY 2 was replaced in April 1939 by US 15, which was extended northward from its previous terminus at the Pennsylvania state line to Rochester. NY 2A was renumbered to NY 15A as a result.[3] NY 15A has not been substantially altered since that time.[13]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
hamlet of Springwater
Ontario
 No major junctions
overlap; hamlet of Hemlock
12.8620.70
US 20A west – Livonia
Northern terminus of US 20A / NY 15A overlap
Village of Lima18.7830.22 US 20 / NY 5 (Main Street)
NY 940D (West Main Street) – Honeoye Falls
Southern terminus of unsigned NY 940D
24.9640.17
NY 363
from 1932 to late 1950s
I-390
I-90
32.5052.30
I-90
Exit 14 (I-390)
32.7252.66 NY 252 (Jefferson Road)
I-590
north		Exit 16 (I-390)
Rochester35.1956.63 NY 15 (Mount Hope Avenue)Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "2008 Traffic Volume Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. p. 49. Retrieved January 31, 2010.
  2. ^
    1930 renumbering
  3. ^ a b "Highway Route Numbers Have Been Changed" (PDF). The Livonia Gazette. April 6, 1939. p. 1. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Microsoft; Nokia (February 25, 2017). "overview map of NY 15A" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  5. ^ New York with Special Maps of Putnam–Rockland–Westchester Counties and Finger Lakes Region (Map) (1958 ed.). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1958.
  6. ^ "New York's Main Highways Designated by Numbers". The New York Times. December 21, 1924. p. XX9.
  7. ^ Automobile Blue Book. Vol. 1 (1927 ed.). Chicago: Automobile Blue Book, Inc. 1927. This edition shows U.S. Routes as they were first officially signed in 1927.
  8. State of New York Department of Public Works
    . 1926.
  9. Standard Oil Company of New York
    . 1930.
  10. Kendall Refining Company
    . 1931.
  11. ^ Texaco Road Map – New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. Texas Oil Company. 1933.
  12. ^ Texaco Road Map – New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. Texas Oil Company. 1934.
  13. ^ New York State Map (Map). Cartography by Map Works. I Love New York. 2009.

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