New York State Route 400
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Country | United States | |||
State | New York | |||
Counties | Erie | |||
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New York State Route 400 (NY 400) is a 16.91-mile (27.21 km)
The northwest end of NY 400 is in the southern part of Buffalo at the Thruway. The southeast end is north of the
Route description
NY 400 begins northwest of the
Remaining rural, NY 400 crosses just to the east of East Aurora, encountering
NY 400 continues northwest, paralleling NY 16 and NY 78 on Seneca Street and becoming more suburban and heavily trafficked. On the Elma–West Seneca town line, a full cloverleaf interchange occurs with US 20 and NY 78 on Transit Road, just north of the Seneca Street/Transit Road intersection. The expressway turns in a more western direction here, as well, though there is still a slight deflection to the north.
The expressway continues to parallel NY 16 (Seneca Street), now running between NY 16 to the south and the North America Center industrial park to the north. The Norfolk Southern Railway separates NY 400 from the industrial park. It intersects with NY 277 (Union Road), again just north of the NY 16 (Seneca Street) intersection with the road. After a final exit for NY 16, it encounters the New York State Thruway (I-90) at the beginning of I-90's eight-lane section through Buffalo, signifying its high use during rush hour.
History
Construction began on the Aurora Expressway in the late 1960s and concluded in the early 1970s.[3] The entirety of the expressway, then incomplete, was designated as NY 400 on January 1, 1970.[2]
The intersection where NY 400 terminates at NY 16 in South Wales has been reconfigured over time. When the expressway was first constructed, the flow of traffic along Olean Road was unimpeded while traffic from NY 400 was forced to merge with NY 16 at a sharp angled intersection.[4][failed verification] The junction has since been altered so that southbound traffic on NY 400 continues onto NY 16 south with no merging required while commuters on NY 16 north are guided onto the expressway rather than onto Olean Road. Olean Road, however, is still accessible by way of a four-way intersection with Richardson Road just west of the former junction.[5]
Exit list
The entire route is in Erie County. All exits are unnumbered.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Continuation south | |||||
1.99 | 3.20 | NY 951V south) – East Aurora | Northbound exit and southbound entrance; northern end of NY 16 concurrency; northern terminus of unsigned NY 951V | ||
4.05 | 6.52 | US 20A / NY 78 – East Aurora | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
CR 241 (Maple Street) | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||||
8.39 | 13.50 | NY 422 | |||
Elma–West Seneca town line | 11.96 | 19.25 | US 20 / NY 78 (Transit Road) | ||
West Seneca | 14.98 | 24.11 | NY 277 (Union Road) | ||
16.40 | 26.39 | NY 16 (Seneca Street) – West Seneca | |||
Northern terminus; exit 54 on I-90 / Thruway | |||||
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. 307–308. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
- ^ State of New York Department of Transportation (January 1, 1970). Official Description of Touring Routes in New York State(PDF). Retrieved January 3, 2010.
- ^ National Bridge Inventory, a database compiled by the United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, available at www.nationalbridges.com. Accessed November 15, 2007.
- ^ Holland Quadrangle – New York – Erie Co (Map). 1:24,000. 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic). United States Geological Survey. 1979.
- ^ Google (November 27, 2007). "overview map of South Wales, New York" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 27, 2007.
External links
- New York State Route 400 at Alps' Roads • New York Routes • Upstate New York Roads