New York State Route 394
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East end | Southern Tier Expressway in Coldspring | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | New York | |||
Counties | Chautauqua, Cattaraugus | |||
Highway system | ||||
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New York State Route 394 (NY 394) is a
The segments of NY 394 between
Route description
Lake Erie to Mayville
NY 394 begins at an intersection with
After leaving Westfield, NY 394 heads to the southeast towards Mayville through predominantly farmland and open fields. Here, NY 394 is known as South Portage Road as it winds its way southeast through the town of Chautauqua. The highway leaves the vicinity of Chautauqua Creek shortly after entering the town. Roughly 2 miles (3.2 km) from the creek, NY 394 enters the Mayville village limits upon intersecting Beaujean Road. Within the village, NY 394 passes by Chautauqua Lake Central School ahead of a junction with NY 430, a road ultimately leading westward to Erie, Pennsylvania. Past the intersection, both NY 394 and NY 430 begin to parallel Chautauqua Lake as they head southeastward, with NY 394 following the western edge of the water body.[4]
Chautauqua Lake
Outside of Mayville, the highway reenters the town of Chautauqua and goes along the shore of the lake. NY 394 intersects with some local roads as it approaches the
South of the expressway, NY 394 remains the primary lakeside roadway as it passes through the communities of Quigley Park and Cheney's Point. NY 394 turns back to the southeast at an intersection with
Jamestown area
NY 394, initially known as Sixth Street within the city limits, splits into a one-way pair after crossing the Chadakoin River. At this point, eastbound NY 394 shifts one block south to follow Fifth Street while westbound NY 394 remains on Sixth. Between Washington Street and North Main Street, NY 394 is concurrent with NY 60, with NY 60 south overlapping NY 394 west on Sixth Street and NY 60 north overlapping NY 394 east on Fifth. The one-way pair remains intact through downtown to Prendergast Avenue, where NY 394 comes back together and shifts south onto Fourth Street. Two blocks later, NY 394 veers onto Second Street and passes south of Jamestown Community College before exiting the city.[4] The portion of NY 394 within Jamestown from the western city line to Prendergast Avenue is maintained by the city and is the only section of the route not maintained by the New York State Department of Transportation.[5][6]
In nearby
Poland and Cattaraugus County
Outside of Falconer, NY 394 enters the town of
NY 394 leaves East Randolph and heads southward through the town of
History
Westfield–Mayville corridor
The
Another French expedition in 1753 converted the portage road into a military road. The road was still in evidence in 1802 when settlers first moved into the area. They called it the "Old French Road" and the Holland Land Company used it as the western end of Chautauqua Road, the first road cut through the Southern Tier of Western New York.[8] Remnants of the portage road remain to this day: most of NY 394 between the two waterbodies is named Portage Street, and a loop road off NY 394 south of the village of Westfield is called Old Portage Road.[citation needed]
Designations
When the first set of posted routes in
Construction began on a new
In the late 1970s, NY 394 was extended northwestward to Barcelona, overlapping NY 17.[21][22] The concurrency was only temporary as NY 17 was realigned to follow the Southern Tier Expressway from Bemus Point to Mina once that segment was completed in the early 1980s.[23][24] On April 1, 1980, ownership and maintenance of NY 394 from Westfield to Barcelona was transferred from Chautauqua County to New York State as part of a highway maintenance swap between the two levels of government.[25]
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Barcelona | |||||
0.26 | 0.42 | Exit 60 (I-90 / Thruway) | |||
Village of Westfield | 1.56 | 2.51 | US 20 – Brocton, Ripley | ||
Mayville | 7.83 | 12.60 | NY 430 | ||
Exit 8 (I-86 / NY 17); hamlet of Stow | |||||
Busti | 22.08 | 35.53 | NY 474 west – Ashville, Panama | Eastern terminus of NY 474; hamlet of Cottage Park | |
NY 954K ) | Western terminus of unsigned NY 954K | ||||
27.83 | 44.79 | overlap | |||
27.95 | 44.98 | NY 60 north | Eastern terminus of NY 60 / NY 394 overlap | ||
CR 380 | |||||
Southern Tier Expressway – Erie, Binghamton | Exit 13 (I-86 / NY 17) | ||||
Warren, PA | Hamlet of Kennedy; western terminus of US 62 / NY 394 overlap | ||||
38.41 | 61.81 | US 62 north – Buffalo | Hamlet of Schermerhorn Corners; eastern terminus of US 62 / NY 394 overlap | ||
Southern Tier Expressway | Exit 15 (I-86 / NY 17) | ||||
44.63 | 71.83 | Southern Tier Expressway | Exit 16 (I-86 / NY 17); hamlet of Randolph | ||
44.95 | 72.34 | NY 241 north | Southern terminus of NY 241 | ||
Coldspring | 46.82 | 75.35 | NY 242 east – Little Valley | Western terminus of NY 242 | |
51.95 | 83.61 | Old Route 17 ( NY 951T) | Western terminus of unsigned NY 951T; hamlet of Steamburg | ||
52.32 | 84.20 | Onoville | Eastern terminus; exit 17 (I-86 / NY 17); NY 394 continues south as NY 950A | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ a b c "2008 Traffic Data Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. pp. 306–307, 354. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
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- ^ "Bicycle Maps" (Map). Bicycling in New York. New York State Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Google (March 24, 2008). "overview map of NY 394" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 24, 2008.
- ^ Lakewood Digital Raster Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. New York State Department of Transportation. 1978. Retrieved January 20, 2010.
- ^ Jamestown Digital Raster Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. New York State Department of Transportation. 1978. Retrieved January 20, 2010.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ ISBN 9780738544694. Retrieved January 1, 2010.
- ^ "New York's Main Highways Designated by Numbers". The New York Times. December 21, 1924. p. XX9.
- ^ Dickinson, Leon A. (January 12, 1930). "New Signs for State Highways". The New York Times. p. 136.
- ^ Tourist Map of Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1930. Retrieved January 1, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- Texas Oil Company. 1934.
- Standard Oil Company. 1936.
- ^ New York with Pictorial Guide (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1942.
- State of New York Department of Public Works.
- ^ New York with Pennsylvania (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. Texas Oil Company. 1946.
- ^ New York and Metropolitan New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. Sinclair Oil Corporation. 1964.
- ^ H.M. Gousha Company. 1967. Retrieved March 24, 2008.
- Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1970. Retrieved January 1, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ New York (Map) (1969–70 ed.). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1968.
- ^ Exxon. 1977.
- ^ New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Exxon. 1979.
- State of New York. 1981.
- ISBN 0-528-91040-X.
- ^ New York State Legislature. "New York State Highway Law § 341". Retrieved January 1, 2010.
External links
- New York State Route 394 at New York Routes
- New York State Route 17J at New York Routes