New York State Route 47
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I-490 in Rochester | ||||
East end | Culver Road in Irondequoit | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | New York | |||
Counties | Monroe | |||
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New York State Route 47 (NY 47) was a 19.34-mile (31.12 km) long
NY 47 was originally routed along surface streets through the city when it was assigned c. 1937. It began at
By the late 1960s and early 1970s, the Outer Loop was complete from NY 383 to US 104 west of the city and from modern I-590 exit 1 to the lakeshore east of Rochester. NY 47 followed the loop from US 104 south to NY 383 and from Elmwood Avenue north to modern NY 590 exit 8; north of that point, the expressway was part of US 104 and NY 18. NY 47 was extended northward along the remainder of the Sea Breeze Expressway in 1970. On March 18, 1980, the NY 47 designation was removed and replaced with several others, primarily I-390, I-590, NY 390, and NY 590.
Route description
NY 47 followed a half-circle routing around the city of
Western expressway
NY 47 began at an interchange with NY 104 (now the interchange between NY 390 and NY 104) in Greece one mile (1.6 km) west of the Rochester city limits.[9] Although, at the time, the freeway terminated just north of the interchange, the interchange itself was roughly complete, with only ramps to and from future NY 390 north of the interchange missing.[10] NY 47 followed the modern NY 390 alignment south to I-490, where NY 47 continued onto what is now I-390. The routings of NY 47 and current I-390 were identical to NY 383 (Scottsville Road) in Chili, where NY 47 was forced to grade level via a partially constructed interchange, as modern I-390 had yet to be constructed in the area southeast of NY 383.[9][11]
At-grade
Off the expressway and now at-grade, NY 47 turned north onto NY 383, forming a short
Within Brighton, NY 47 continued on Elmwood Avenue through "Twelve Corners", intersecting NY 31 (Monroe Avenue) at the location, to what is now I-590. At the northbound entrance ramp of the modern interchange between I-590 and Elmwood Avenue, NY 47 separated from the latter, entering the freeway. While what is now I-590 was constructed and open from Winton Road to I-490, it had no signed designation between Winton and Elmwood.[9]
Eastern expressway
NY 47 followed modern I-590 northward through Brighton to the Can of Worms, where NY 47 met I-490 for the second time.[9] Due to the way the interchange was designed at the time, traffic continuing on NY 47 across I-490 had to merge with I-490 traffic for roughly 1,000 feet (305 m) before exiting I-490 onto the other portion of NY 47.[12] North of I-490, NY 47 followed the length of what is now NY 590 through Brighton, Rochester, and Irondequoit to Culver Road at the Lake Ontario shoreline.[9]
History
Original alignment
When NY 47 was first commissioned in the Rochester area c. 1937,[3][13] it was routed along previously unnumbered roadways, with its northwest terminus located at the intersection of NY 31 (Lyell Avenue) and Howard Road in Gates. NY 47 took Howard Road south, passing through Gates Center and intersecting NY 33 before crossing the then-New York Central Railroad main line (now the CSX Transportation-owned Rochester Subdivision) at-grade. The route remained on Howard Road until the intersection of Howard Road and Chili Avenue (NY 33A), which also included Brooks Avenue at this juncture of time. NY 47 turned east onto Brooks Avenue and proceeded toward the Greater Rochester International Airport, joining the current routing of NY 204 at Beahan Road (now Old Beahan Road).[13][14]
NY 47 followed the entire alignment of NY 204 to what is now
Expressway realignments
East of Rochester
In the early 1950s, construction began on the
By 1964, construction was underway on a new expressway leading south from I-490 at the Can of Worms to Elmwood Avenue east of Twelve Corners.[22] The highway was completed c. 1965, at which time NY 47 was realigned to follow the Sea Breeze Expressway and the new expressway south through the Can of Worms to its end at a partial interchange with Elmwood Avenue (now I-590 exit 3). It continued west on Elmwood Avenue to Twelve Corners, where it reconnected to its old alignment at Winton Road.[22][23]
West of Rochester
The first realignment of NY 47 west of the city occurred c. 1962 when it was rerouted between Chili and Elmwood Avenues to bypass the then-
All of the limited-access highway between NY 31 and NY 383 opened to traffic c. 1965. NY 47 was reconfigured to begin a half-mile (0.8 km) to the east of Howard Road at modern
Extensions and deletion
NY 47 was officially extended on both ends on January 1, 1970, to terminate at
On March 18, 1980, the NY 47 designation was eliminated and split into four other routes.[5] From NY 104 in Greece to I-490, NY 47 became NY 390. The section from I-490 south to NY 383 was designated as part of I-390;[28] however, it would not connect to the existing portion of I-390 south of Rochester until 1981, when the interchange between I-390 and I-590 was completed.[26] The segment of NY 47 from Elmwood Avenue north to the Can of Worms became part of I-590, which continued southwest along the freeway to Winton Road. From the Can of Worms to Lake Ontario, NY 47 was redesignated NY 590.[28]
Off the expressways, the former alignments of NY 47 now carry several designations. Howard Road, bypassed by the 1960s realignment in Gates, is still maintained by the
Major intersections
The entire route was in Monroe County.
Location | mi[1][2] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Town of Greece | 0.00 | 0.00 | NY 104 | Now exit 24 (NY 390) | |
Rochester | 3.09 | 4.97 | NY 31 | Now exit 21 (NY 390) | |
3.57 | 5.75 | I-490 | Now exit 20 (I-390 / NY 390) | ||
Chili | 4.92 | 7.92 | NY 33A | Now exit 19 (I-390) | |
5.63 | 9.06 | NY 204 | Now exit 18 (I-390) | ||
6.34 | 10.20 | overlap ; now exit 17 (I-390) | |||
Rochester | 7.06 | 11.36 | NY 383 north | Eastern terminus of NY 47 / NY 383 overlap | |
7.95 | 12.79 | NY 15 | |||
Brighton | 10.72 | 17.25 | NY 31 | ||
Rochester | 12.60 | 20.28 | I-490 | Can of Worms; now exit 5 (I-590 / NY 590) | |
13.76 | 22.14 | NY 286 | Western terminus of NY 286; now exit 7 (NY 590) | ||
Irondequoit | 15.12 | 24.33 | NY 404 | Western terminus of NY 404; now exit 8 (NY 590) | |
16.62 | 26.75 | NY 104 | Now exit 10 (NY 590) | ||
17.08 | 27.49 | US 104 | |||
19.34 | 31.12 | Culver Road | Former routing of NY 18 | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
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- ^ a b New York (Map) (1969–70 ed.). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1968.
- ^ State of New York Department of Transportation (January 1, 1970). Official Description of Touring Routes in New York State(PDF). Retrieved December 31, 2009.
- ^ a b National Bridge Inventory, a database compiled by the United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, available at www.nationalbridges.com. Accessed December 9, 2007.
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- ^ West Henrietta Digital Raster Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. New York State Department of Transportation. 1997. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
- ^ Rochester West Digital Raster Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. New York State Department of Transportation. 1997. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
- ^ a b Rochester East Digital Raster Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. New York State Department of Transportation. 1997. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
External links
- New York State Route 47 at New York Routes