New York State Route 93

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New York State Route 93 marker

New York State Route 93

Map
Map of western New York with NY 93 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NYSDOT
Length43.08 mi[1] (69.33 km)
Existed1930[2]–present
Major junctions
West end NY 18F in Youngstown
Major intersections
East end NY 5 in Newstead
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountiesNiagara, Erie
Highway system
← NY 92→ NY 94

New York State Route 93 (NY 93) is a 43.08-mile (69.33 km)

city of Lockport, and NY 78
south of the city.

The route was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. Although it began in Youngstown and ended in Newstead as it does today, the initial routing of NY 93 deviated from the modern path in the vicinity of the city of Lockport. From Cambria to Lockport's eastern suburbs, the highway originally used NY 425, Lower Mountain Road, Akron Road, and a series of streets in Lockport. NY 93 was moved onto NY 104 and Junction Road in Cambria in the 1940s, and altered to bypass Lockport to the south on a new highway and Robinson and Dysinger roads in 1991. In 2006, NY 93 was realigned west of Lockport to continue south on Junction Road to NY 31. The change removed NY 93 from Upper Mountain Road, a county-owned highway that had been part of the route since the 1930s.

Route description

West of Lockport

NY 93 begins at an intersection with

hamlet of Towers Corners, where NY 93 connects to NY 18 (Creek Road).[3]

NY 93 leaving NY 18F at a blinker in Youngstown

After NY 18, NY 93 curves to the southeast, serving another residential stretch ahead of a junction with Youngstown–Wilson Road (

CR 17) in the hamlet's business district.[3]

NY 93 westbound at the junction with NY 104 in Warren Corners

Just outside Ransomville, NY 93 leaves the town of Porter for the town of

CR 19) before leaving the hamlet.[3]

Lockport area

Outside of Warren Corners, the route heads across rural areas along the Cambria–

city of Lockport. From here, the route crosses over CSX Transportation's Lockport Subdivision rail line at the hamlet of Lockport Junction before intersecting with NY 31 (Saunders Settlement Road) and NY 270 (Campbell Boulevard) just south of the community. NY 270 begins straight ahead to the south while NY 93 turns northeast onto Saunders Settlement Road, beginning a concurrency with NY 31.[3]

NY 93 westbound after NY 31/NY 270 in Cambria

Now fully in the town of Lockport, NY 31 and NY 93 proceed northeast through an open area of the town as a four-lane

CR 123) on the Lockport–Pendleton town line. The Lockport Bypass ends here, leaving NY 93 to turn eastward onto Robinson Road.[3]

The route initially serves a line of homes as it heads along Robinson Road; however, it soon enters a commercial district surrounding the road's intersection with

CR 142) at adjacent intersections just east of the town line.[3]

East of Lockport

NY 93 takes over Akron Road's name and right-of-way, continuing eastward past a line of scattered homes to reach the sparsely developed hamlet of Dysinger. Here, the route turns southward at a junction with Bunker Hill Road (

CR 260 (Koepsel Road).[3]

NY 93 at the junction with NY 5, marking the eastern terminus of NY 93

Continuing southward, NY 93 runs across open, rolling terrain, meeting

CR 261 north of the village.[3]

The route turns south at Cedar Street, following the residential street into downtown Akron. Here, NY 93 intersects with

CR 573 (John Street)[3] at a junction that was once the western terminus of NY 267.[4] At this intersection, NY 93 heads west on John Street for one block before continuing south on Buffalo Street for another block to Main Street. NY 93 turns westward again, following Main Street through the westernmost part of Akron's central business district prior to curving southwestward at a junction with Mechanic Street. The highway takes on the Mechanic Street name as it crosses over Murder Creek and leaves downtown Akron. Just south of the creek, NY 93 changes names to Buell Street at an intersection with Jackson Street.[3]

As the route continues southward through the southern part of Akron, it serves mostly residential areas, save for an industrial complex at NY 93's intersection with

CR 167 (Parkview Drive). NY 93 exits Akron a short distance south of the junction, at which point the route heads into another area of open fields while retaining the Buell Street name. It continues on a southward track for about 1 mile (1.6 km) to a commercialized intersection with NY 5 (Main Road), where Buell Street and NY 93 both come to an end.[3]

History

Designation and early changes

The former New York State Department of Public Works shield on the side of Peters Corners Road. This marker noted that it was a state highway at the time of installation

NY 93 was established as part of the

overlapped with NY 425 along Cambria–Wilson Road to Lower Mountain Road, then part of NY 3. NY 425 went west from this junction while NY 93 headed eastward, following NY 3 along Lower Mountain, Gothic Hill, Upper Mountain, and Saunders Settlement roads to the city of Lockport. At Locust Street, NY 93 left NY 3 and exited the city along Locust, High, and Akron streets and Akron Road. It met its current alignment southeast of the city in Royalton.[6]

NY 3 was realigned c. 1932 to follow Saunders Settlement Road between Shawnee Road (NY 425) and Upper Mountain Road. The former routing of NY 3 along Shawnee, Lower Mountain, Gothic Hill, and Upper Mountain roads was redesignated as New York State Route 3A even though all of NY 3's former routing was already part of either NY 425 or NY 93.

U.S. Route 104 (now NY 104), and Junction Road between North Ridge and Lower Mountain Road.[11][12]

Around the same time that NY 93 was rerouted, NY 270 was also extended northward along Junction Road from NY 31 to US 104. As a result, NY 93 overlapped NY 270 between Lower Mountain Road and US 104.[11][12] The overlap with NY 270 remained in place until c. 1963 when NY 270 was truncated southward to the intersection of Lower Mountain and Junction roads.[13][14] NY 93 was realigned in the late 1970s to bypass Lower Mountain and Gothic Hill Roads on Junction and Upper Mountain roads, replacing NY 270 along Junction Road.[15][16] The Lower Mountain Road portion of NY 93's former routing is now maintained by Niagara County as County Route 902 (CR 902).[17]

Lockport realignments

The Lockport Bypass, a highway bypassing downtown Lockport to the southwest, was opened to traffic on July 26, 1991. The highway cost $7.7 million (equivalent to $17.2 million in 2024) to construct and extended from the junction of NY 31 and NY 93 west of the city to Robinson Road south of downtown. NY 93 was realigned to follow the new bypass south to Robinson Road,

reference route.[22]

NY 270 reference marker on NY 93 in Cambria

Ownership and maintenance of Robinson Road from the bypass to

CR 142.[24]

On November 1, 2005, the Niagara County Legislature voted on a measure to allow the county to ask the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) to remove the NY 93 designation from Upper Mountain Road, a county-maintained highway, and reassign it to Junction Road (NY 270) and Saunders Settlement Road (NY 31).[25][26] The impetus for the change came from a resident of Upper Mountain Road, who demanded that trucks should be removed from the roadway.[27] This part of the agenda was passed.[26] NYSDOT obliged to the request in 2006,[27] rerouting NY 93 as proposed and truncating NY 270 southward to NY 31.[28]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
NiagaraYoungstown0.000.00 NY 18F (Main Street) – Fort Niagara State ParkWestern terminus
0.991.59 Niagara Scenic Parkway – Lewiston, Niagara Falls, Fort Niagara, 4 Mile Creek State CampsiteInterchange
Hamlet of Towers Corners
Cambria12.0819.44 NY 425 (Cambria–Wilson Road)Hamlet of North Ridge
13.5321.77
overlap
Cambria–Lockport
town line		15.7425.33
 NY 104 east (Ridge Road)		Hamlet of Warrens Corners; eastern terminus of NY 93 / NY 104 overlap
20.3532.75
 NY 31 west (Saunders Settlement Road) – Niagara Falls

 NY 270 south (Campbell Boulevard) – North Tonawanda, Buffalo		Western terminus of NY 31 / NY 93 overlap; northern terminus of NY 270
Town of Lockport22.0935.55
 NY 31 east (Saunders Settlement Road)		Eastern terminus of NY 31 / NY 93 overlap
Lockport–Pendleton
town line		25.2140.57 NY 78 (Transit Road)Hamlet of South Lockport
CR 142
(Akron Road)		Former routing of NY 93
CR 573 (John Street)
Former western terminus of NY 267
Newstead43.0869.33 NY 5 (Main Road) – Batavia, BuffaloEastern terminus
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. 229, 357. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  2. ^
    1930 renumbering
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Microsoft; Nokia (May 8, 2012). "overview map of NY 93" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  4. Exxon
    . 1979.
  5. ^ "Route Changes in State Listed". New York Post. March 30, 1935. p. 18. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  6. Standard Oil Company of New York
    . 1930.
  7. Kendall Refining Company
    . 1931.
  8. Texas Oil Company
    . 1932.
  9. ^ Road Map of New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. Texas Oil Company. 1934.
  10. Sun Oil Company
    . 1935.
  11. ^
    Gulf Oil Company
    . 1940.
  12. ^ a b New York with Pictorial Guide (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1942.
  13. ^ New York with Sight-Seeing Guide (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1962.
  14. ^ New York Happy Motoring Guide (Map) (1963 ed.). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1963.
  15. Exxon
    . 1977.
  16. State of New York
    . 1981.
  17. ^ Cambria Digital Raster Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. New York State Department of Transportation. 1996. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  18. ^ Lowery, Arch (July 27, 1991). "Ceremonies open Lockport Highway; $7.7 million bypass to carry heavy traffic around business district". The Buffalo News. The highway, now designated Route 93, intersects with Ohio Street and crosses the Erie Canal on a new four-lane bridge near Summit Street and State Road.
  19. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  20. ^ Lockport Digital Raster Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. New York State Department of Transportation. 1996. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  21. ^ Gasport Digital Raster Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. New York State Department of Transportation. 1996. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  22. ^ New York State Department of Transportation (October 2004). Official Description of Highway Touring Routes, Scenic Byways, & Bicycle Routes in New York State (PDF). Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  23. ^ New York State Legislature. "New York State Highway Law § 341". Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  24. ^ "County Roads Listing – Niagara County" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. August 4, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
  25. ^ Prohaska, Thomas J. (October 31, 2005). "Shift in Route 93 designation sought". The Buffalo News.
  26. ^ a b Niagara County, New York (November 1, 2005). "Niagara County Legislature Agenda". Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  27. ^ a b Miles, Joyce (October 15, 2008). "What's Your Problem: Truckers' Upper Mountain shortcut spurs rumbling". The Lockport Journal. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
  28. ^ 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.

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