New York State Route 266

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This article is about the current alignment of NY 266. For the former alignment of NY 266 in Clarence, see
New York State Route 266 (1931–1935)
.

Tonawanda
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountiesErie
Highway system
← NY 265→ NY 267

New York State Route 266 (NY 266) is a

Tonawanda. The southern terminus of the route is at the ramps leading to Interstate 190 (I-190) exit 8 in Buffalo. Its northern terminus is at an intersection with NY 265 just south of North Tonawanda
in Tonawanda.

Route description

Southern terminus of NY 266 at I-190 in Buffalo

NY 266 begins at the end of the off-ramps for exit 8 of

D'Youville College and through Prospect Park at the junction with Porter Avenue. Porter Avenue connects NY 266 to I-190's exit 9 just to the southwest. Bypassing all the entrance ramps to the Peace Bridge, NY 266 continues along the two-lane Niagara Street to a junction with Busti Avenue. At Busti, NY 266 and Niagara Street turn north, running in the shadows of I-190 near the Niagara River. A couple blocks north, the route reaches Robert Rich Way, which connects to Broderick Park and the wastewater treatment facility for Buffalo.[4]

NY 266 continues north on the West Side of Buffalo, crossing into a large interchange with I-190, NY 198 (the Scajaquada Expressway) and the southern terminus of NY 265 (Tonawanda Street). At this interchange, NY 266 turns northwest with Niagara Street along Scajaquada Creek and parallels I-190 into the Black Rock section of Buffalo. Soon after, the ramp from exit 12 crosses NY 266 at another Tonawanda Street and exit 13 junctions at Austin Street. The route continues northeast, crossing exit 14 at Ontario Street and entering the Riverside neighborhood of Buffalo. At Crowley Avenue, the route passes southwest of St. Francis Cemetery and Riverside Cemetery. Just north of the cemetery, the route crosses into the town of Tonawanda.[4]

NY 266 as seen from the South Grand Island Bridge heading through Tonawanda

Passing

County Route 189 (CR 189 or Grand Island Boulevard), NY 266 crosses under the South Grand Island Bridge, used by I-190 and NY 324. On the other side of a bridge, NY 266 connects to the roadway at exit 17.[4]

Continuing along the Niagara River, NY 266 bends northeast through Tonawanda, passing south of Isle View Park and crosses over Twomile Creek. Passing Veterans Memorial Park, the route enters the city of

Tonawanda, gaining the Niagara Street moniker. Becoming a two-lane park and residential street, NY 266 passes Nia-Wanda Park and soon enters the downtown section of the city at Bouck Street. Passing north of Clinton Park, the route passes south of a large commercial development along the Niagara River, reaching a junction with NY 265 (Seymour Street) near the bridge into Niagara County and the city of North Tonawanda.[4]

History

All of modern NY 266 was originally designated as part of

city of Tonawanda, where it turned north onto modern NY 265 and proceeded across the Erie Canal into North Tonawanda.[5] NY 266 was assigned c. 1935 to the portion of modern NY 384 between Sheridan Drive (NY 324) in the town of Tonawanda and River Road (then-NY 384) in North Tonawanda.[2][3] NY 384 was realigned by the following year to follow Delaware Avenue between downtown Buffalo and North Tonawanda. The change supplanted NY 266, which was reassigned to the portion of NY 384's original, riverside routing south of NY 265 in the city of Tonawanda.[6] The south end of the route was shifted three blocks west to Niagara Square in the 1960s after NY 5 was realigned through downtown Buffalo to serve the square.[7][8] NY 266 was truncated again in the early 1970s to begin at the newly constructed ramps leading to I-190 exit 8.[9][10]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Erie County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Buffalo0.000.00 I-190 / New York Thruway / Great Lakes Seaway TrailSouthern terminus; exit 8 (I-190 / Thruway)
2.784.47
 NY 198 (Scajaquada Expressway) / NY 265 north (Tonawanda Street)		Southern terminus of NY 265




 Hamilton Street to I-190 south / New York Thruway south		Exit 12 (I-190 / Thruway)
3.695.94



 Hertel Avenue to I-190 south / New York Thruway south		Exit 13 (I-190 / Thruway)
4.006.44 I-190 / New York ThruwayExit 14 (I-190 / Thruway)
NY 325
north (Sheridan Drive)		Exit 15 (I-190 / Thruway); southern terminus of NY 325
7.9312.76
NY 950C (Grand Island Boulevard) to I-190 south / New York Thruway south / NY 324 east / I-290 – Buffalo
To exit 17 (I-190 / Thruway); former routing of NY 324; western terminus of unsigned NY 950C
7.9712.83


 I-190 north / New York Thruway north / NY 324 west (South Grand Island Bridge) – Grand Island, Niagara Falls		Exit 17 (I-190 / Thruway)
City of Tonawanda
11.1317.91 NY 265 (Seymour Street) / Great Lakes Seaway TrailNorthern terminus; former western terminus of NY 356
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "2008 Traffic Data Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. pp. 281–282. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
  2. ^
    Texas Oil Company
    . 1934.
  3. ^
    Sun Oil Company
    . 1935.
  4. ^ a b c d Microsoft; Nokia (January 11, 2013). "overview map of NY 266" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  5. Standard Oil Company of New York
    . 1930.
  6. Standard Oil Company
    . 1936.
  7. ^ New York with Sight-Seeing Guide (Map) (1962 ed.). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1962.
  8. ^ New York (Map) (1969–70 ed.). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1968.
  9. State of New York Department of Transportation (January 1, 1970). Official Description of Touring Routes in New York State
    (PDF). Retrieved May 26, 2010.
  10. Shell Oil Company
    . 1973.

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