New York State Route 21
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| Length | 99.99 mi[1] (160.92 km) | |
| Existed | 1930[2]–present | |
| Major junctions | ||
| South end |  NY 417 in Andover | |
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| North end |  NY 104 in Williamson | |
| Location | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | New York | |
| Counties | Allegany, Steuben, Ontario, Yates, Wayne | |
| Highway system | ||
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New York State Route 21 (NY 21) is a
NY 21 originally extended from the
Route description
Andover to Naples
NY 21 begins at an intersection with NY 417 in the village of Andover. The route heads northward, paralleling the Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad (WNYP) through a rural stretch of eastern Allegany County. At Alfred Station, located just east of the village of Alfred, the highway meets the eastern terminus of NY 244. NY 21 and the WNYP head northeast through the village of Almond to the Steuben County line, where the road and rail line begin to turn to the southeast toward Hornell. The portion of NY 21 near Almond briefly parallels the Southern Tier Expressway, designated Interstate 86 (I-86) and NY 17. East of the county line, NY 21 leaves the vicinity of the expressway and passes through another undeveloped stretch to reach the city of Hornell, where it becomes West Main Street.[3]
The highway follows West Main Street for several blocks into the city's downtown district, where it crosses the Norfolk Southern Railway's Southern Tier Line and intersects NY 36. NY 21 turns north onto NY 36, separating from the WNYP and forming a concurrency with NY 36 north along a four-lane divided highway known as the Maple City Bypass. The overlap ends north of the city limits in the town of Hornellsville, where NY 21 splits from NY 36 and resumes its northeasterly track. Not far to the north of this point is exit 34 of the Southern Tier Expressway, accessed by way of NY 36. From Hornell, NY 21 heads northeast through progressively less developed areas as it winds its way across the hilly terrain of the Southern Tier. For the next 15 miles (24 km), NY 21 serves only small, roadside hamlets, such as Fremont, Haskinville, and Loon Lake.[3]
North of Haskinville, NY 21 takes on a more northerly course through the county that eventually brings it to the
While the river, its valley, and the rail line proceed south from North Cohocton, NY 21 turns to the northeast, ascending out of the valley and finally crossing the county line, at this point bordering Ontario County. The route meanders across another area of hilly, undeveloped terrain to the village of Naples, home to the north end of NY 53 and the south end of NY 245. NY 21 meets the two routes at opposite ends of the community, with NY 53 terminating south of the village center and NY 245 beginning to its north. Naples also serves as NY 21's entrance to the Finger Lakes region; the village itself is located in the southernmost part of the Canandaigua Lake valley.[3]
Naples to Williamson
NY 21 continues north from Naples, running alongside the western edge of the lake valley, and eventually the lake itself. Near Woodville, a hamlet 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Naples, the route briefly enters
At this point, NY 21 turns east, joining US 20 and NY 5 as all three routes head around the southwestern portion of the city. The primary portion of the bypass ends about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) later at an intersection with South Main Street; the junction also marks the east end of the overlap between the three routes and the south end of
Outside the Canandaigua city limits, the area surrounding NY 21 becomes rural once again; however, the surrounding terrain is more level than it was south of the city. The route heads northeast through farmland to
Within Wayne County, the area around NY 21 becomes more developed as it enters the village of Palmyra,[3] where the road is village-maintained from the southern village line to its junction with NY 31 in the village's historic center.[4] The route briefly overlaps NY 31 along East Main Street before crossing both the Erie Canal and the CSX Transportation-owned Rochester Subdivision on its way out of the village. From Palmyra to Williamson, the land surrounding NY 21 is predominantly rural in nature. However, midway between the two locations, NY 21 comes close to the hamlet of Marion, which it bypasses to the west. In Williamson, NY 21 passes through the town center at a junction with Ridge Road before ending at an intersection with NY 104 in a more commercial section of the town.[3]
History
Origins
Prior to the
The Canandaigua–Pultneyville highway served as a
Establishment
In the
Several portions of current NY 21 south of Naples had carried designations prior to 1930. In 1924, the Andover–Hornell segment was designated as part of
Realignments and truncations
The alignments of NY 21 and NY 371 between Loon Lake and Cohocton were flipped c. 1937, routing NY 21 through the village of Wayland instead. The realignment extended NY 21's overlap with NY 39 west to Wayland and created an overlap with NY 2 south of the village.[11][12] NY 2 was absorbed into an extended US 15 (now NY 15) by the following year.[13] In the early 1940s, the NY 17F designation was eliminated and replaced with an extended NY 36 from Andover to Hornell.[14][15] The alignments of NY 36 and NY 21 south of Hornell were flipped in the early 1950s, placing both routes on their current alignments south of the city.[16][17]
On April 1, 1980, NY 21 was truncated to its present northern terminus at
Until the 1980s, NY 21 entered Canandaigua on Bristol Street and followed it to South Main Street (then-US 20 and NY 5), where it joined its current alignment. When the Western Bypass around the southwestern fringe of the city was constructed in the late 1970s and early 1980s, US 20 and NY 5 were realigned to follow the highway around the city. NY 21 was also realigned at this time to follow its modern routing on the bypass and South Main Street.[20][21] The segment of Bristol Street vacated by NY 21 between the Western Bypass and the Canandaigua city line was maintained by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) as unsigned NY 943A until September 1, 1996, when maintenance of the road was turned over to the town of Canandaigua.[18][22] However, the designation remained in NYSDOT documents until 2007.[23][24]
NY 21A
New York State Route 21A | |
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| Location | Naples–Canandaigua |
| Existed | 1930[25]–early 1940s[15][14] |
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Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegany | Village of Andover | 0.00 | 0.00 | NY 417 – Greenwood, Wellsville | Southern terminus |
| Eastern terminus of unsigned NY 961G | |||||
| 8.80 | 14.16 |   Alfred Station ; eastern terminus of NY 244 | |||
Southern Tier Expressway – Jamestown, Binghamton | To exit 33 (I-86 / NY 17); eastern terminus of unsigned NY 962A | ||||
overlap | |||||
I-86 – Arkport , Kanakadea Park | Northern terminus of NY 21 / NY 36 overlap | ||||
| Exit 3 (I-390); southern terminus of NY 15; southern terminus of NY 15 / NY 21 overlap | |||||
| 37.05 | 59.63 |   NY 415 south | Northern terminus of NY 415 | ||
| Village of Wayland | 38.75 | 62.36 |   NY 15 north – Rochester NY 63 north – Dansville | Northern terminus of NY 15 / NY 21 overlap; southern terminus of NY 63 | |
North Cohocton ; northern terminus of NY 371 | |||||
| Ontario | Village of Naples | 50.04 | 80.53 |  NY 53 south | Northern terminus of NY 53 |
| 51.50 | 82.88 |  NY 245 north | Southern terminus of NY 245 | ||
Bristol Springs ; southern terminus of NY 64 | |||||
| Town of Canandaigua | 70.81 | 113.96 |   US 20 west / NY 5 west | Western terminus of US 20 / NY 5 / NY 21 overlap | |
City of Canandaigua | 72.44 | 116.58 |   US 20 east / NY 5 east / NY 332 north – Geneva | Eastern terminus of US 20 / NY 5 / NY 21 overlap; southern terminus of NY 21 / NY 332 overlap; southern terminus of NY 332 | |
| South Main Street ( NY 942T ) | Northern terminus of unsigned NY 942T; former routing of US 20 / NY 5 | ||||
| 73.39 | 118.11 |   I-90 | Northern terminus of NY 21 / NY 332 overlap | ||
Chapin ; southern terminus of NY 488 | |||||
| Village of Manchester | 80.59 | 129.70 |  NY 96 – Clifton Springs, Phelps | ||
| 80.87 | 130.15 |   | Exit 43 (I-90 / Thruway) | ||
| Wayne | Village of Palmyra | 86.87 | 139.80 |  NY 31 west – Rochester | Western terminus of NY 21 / NY 31 overlap |
| 87.49 | 140.80 | NY 31 east – Newark | Eastern terminus of NY 21 / NY 31 overlap | ||
| Williamson | 99.99 | 160.92 | NY 104 – Rochester, Sodus | Northern terminus; hamlet of Williamson | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ a b "2008 Traffic Data Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. pp. 147–148. Retrieved December 8, 2009.
- ^ a b c Dickinson, Leon A. (January 12, 1930). "New Signs for State Highways". The New York Times. p. 136.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i 1977–2007 I Love New York State Map (Map). I Love New York. 2007.
- ^ Palmyra Digital Raster Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. New York State Department of Transportation. 1998. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
- ^ Mrs. C. Roy (2002). "Old Road". Newark Courier-Gazette. Archived from the original on October 19, 2007. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
- ^ a b Westfall, Dora (2003). "Early Marion History". Newark Courier-Gazette. Archived from the original on May 17, 2003. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
- ^ a b "New York's Main Highways Designated by Numbers". The New York Times. December 21, 1924. p. XX9.
- ^ Rand McNally and Company. 1926. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
- Standard Oil Company of New York. 1930.
- ^ 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.
- Standard Oil Company. 1936.
- ^ New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Standard Oil Company. 1937.
- ^ a b Thibodeau, William A. (1938). The ALA Green Book (1938–39 ed.). Automobile Legal Association.
- ^ Gulf Oil Company. 1940.
- ^ a b c New York with Pictorial Guide (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1942.
- ^ New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. Sunoco. 1952.
- ^ New York with Special Maps of Putnam–Rockland–Westchester Counties and Finger Lakes Region (Map) (1955–56 ed.). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1954.
- ^ a b New York State Legislature. "New York State Highway Law § 341". Retrieved December 30, 2009.
- ^ Pultneyville Digital Raster Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. New York State Department of Transportation. 1999. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
- Exxon. 1979.
- State of New York. 1981.
- ^ New York State Department of Transportation (October 2004). Official Description of Highway Touring Routes, Scenic Byways, & Bicycle Routes in New York State (PDF). Retrieved July 16, 2009.
- ^ New York State Department of Transportation (October 2007). Official Description of Highway Touring Routes, Bicycling Touring Routes, Scenic Byways, & Commemorative/Memorial Designations in New York State.
- ^ "2007 Traffic Data Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. July 25, 2008. p. 340. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
- ^ 1930 renumbering
- ^ New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Standard Oil Company. 1939.
External links
- New York State Route 21 at New York Routes