New York State Route 98

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Batavia
NY 31 in Albion
North end Lake Ontario State Parkway in Carlton
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountiesCattaraugus, Wyoming, Genesee, Orleans
Highway system
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I-99

New York State Route 98 (NY 98) is a

city of Batavia, connects to the New York State Thruway (Interstate 90 or I-90), and passes by the Attica Correctional Facility. Most of the route passes through rural, undeveloped areas; however, in southern Genesee County
, it traverses more urbanized areas that lie in and around Batavia.

Most of modern NY 98 north of Batavia was originally designated as New York State Route 74 in the mid-1920s. It was extended south to US 20 (now US 20A) in Varysburg in the late 1920s. NY 98, meanwhile, was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, utilizing NY 74 north of Varysburg and its modern alignment south of the hamlet. Initially, it followed what is now US 219 into Salamanca and ended at NY 18 in Carlton. The extension into Salamanca was eliminated in the 1960s, while the route was extended north to meet the Lake Ontario Parkway in the 1970s. Other changes, including a pair of substantial realignments, have also occurred in the time since the route was originally assigned.

Route description

Most of NY 98 is maintained by the

overlap with NY 33.[3]

Great Valley to Arcade

NY 98 begins at an intersection with

town of Franklinville. The creek ends southwest of the village of Franklinville; however, NY 98 continues northeast for an additional 3.5 miles (5.6 km) across sparsely populated areas to the hamlet of Cadiz, where it intersects NY 16 just south of Franklinville. Here, NY 98 joins NY 16 northward through the village to the town of Farmersville, where the two routes split.[citation needed
]

NY 98 north from NY 78 in Waldos Corners

East of NY 16, NY 98 continues generally northeastward across rural terrain through the hamlets of Farmersville and Farmersville Station to an isolated junction east of the latter, where NY 98 intersects NY 243 at a T-intersection. While NY 243 leaves to the right (east), NY 98 turns left, initially heading northwest before curving to the north as it crosses into the town of Freedom. The route initially heads north toward the hamlet of the same name in the northeastern corner of the county, but ultimately bypasses the hamlet to the west to follow Clear Creek into Sandusky, the last settlement on NY 98 within the county. At the hamlet, NY 98 turns back to the northwest and crosses into Wyoming County and the town of Arcade.[citation needed]

Across the county line, the amount of development along the route increases as NY 98 enters the village of Arcade on Liberty Street. In the center of the village, NY 98 turns east to overlap with NY 39 for two long blocks along Main Street. The two routes split at Water Street, with NY 98 following the street northward across Cattaraugus Creek to a junction with North Street in the lightly populated northern portion of the village. At this point, Water Street merges into North Street, and the latter parallels the Arcade and Attica Railroad (ARA) and Cattaraugus Creek as it carries NY 98 northeastward out of the village. NY 98 follows the creek to an area of farmlands known as Arcade Center, where the route and the railroad both turn north toward Java, a mostly rural town dominated by farmland.[citation needed]

Java to Attica

NY 98 heads virtually due north through Java, remaining in close proximity to the ARA up to the hamlet of Java Center. NY 98 crosses the railroad at a

grade crossing just south of the hamlet before meeting NY 77 and NY 78 at a four-way junction in the center of the community. NY 77 continues north from the intersection on Cattaraugus Road while NY 98 joins NY 78 eastward on Main Street, traversing the ARA at another grade crossing on their way out of the hamlet. The overlap extends for 2.5 miles (4.0 km) across farmlands and through forests to a point once known as Five Corners, where NY 98 separates from NY 78 and turns northward once more. The route continues across a mixture of cultivated fields and forests to North Java, a small hamlet located at the junction between NY 98 and Perry and Wethersfield Roads. Not far to the north is the Java–Sheldon town line, where NY 98 curves to follow a slightly northeastward alignment across Sheldon.[citation needed
]

Southbound on NY 98 from NY 354 in Attica

About 1.5 miles (2.4 km) into Sheldon, NY 98 passes the southern end of

Attica, following the base of a large valley surrounding Tonawanda Creek. Due to the terrain of the area, the routing of NY 98 is fairly isolated from the remainder of the county until it reaches the outskirts of the village of Attica.[citation needed
]

South of the village, the route comes within view of the Attica Correctional Facility, the site of the 1971 Attica Prison riot. The route enters the village shortly afterward, following High Street through the lightly developed southern half of Attica. The amount of development begins to increase at a junction with NY 354, known here as the Attica–Bennington Highway. One block later, NY 98 passes under the Norfolk Southern Railway's Southern Tier Line and joins NY 238 at Main Street. The junction of Main and High Streets marks the start of Attica's business district, which follows NY 98 and NY 238 north for two blocks along Market Street to Buffalo Street. Here, NY 238 leaves NY 98 to continue toward Darien while NY 98 remains on Market Street to the northern village and town lines, which also serves as the Wyoming–Genesee county line, though a small northernmost portion of the village of Attica, which NY 98 returns slightly, is in the town of Alexander.[citation needed]

Batavia area

Across the county line in the

Batavia. As Alexander Road, the route meets US 20 at an interchange in the village of Alexander. The Alexander Road name remains through Alexander, past the CSX Transportation-owned Rochester Subdivision in the town of Batavia (which NY 98 passes under), and up to the Batavia city limits, leaving the town of the same name, where it becomes Walnut Street. Within the city, NY 98 continues to run through mostly residential areas as it crosses the Depew, Lancaster and Western Railroad at-grade. On the southern fringe of downtown Batavia, Walnut Street turns westward and becomes South Main Street, avoiding the nearby Tonawanda Creek. NY 98 meets NY 33 one block later, and the two routes join on Oak Street for one block to cross over Tonawanda Creek and enter the city's commercial district.[citation needed
]

On the opposite bank, NY 33 separates from NY 98 at an intersection with West Main Street (

town of Elba dominated by open farmland. NY 98 overlaps NY 262 through the southern fringe of the village before continuing through Elba as Main Street. Just north of the village limits, Oak Orchard Road leaves NY 98 to follow a more easterly routing into Orleans County.[citation needed
]

Orleans County

NY 98, meanwhile, proceeds toward the county line on Quaker Hill Road, which forms the first portion of the linear north–south alignment that the remainder of NY 98 takes to its northern terminus near

town of Albion.[citation needed
]

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NY 98 through downtown Albion

Just north of the Barre–Albion town line, NY 98 intersects

downtown district and crossing over the Erie Canal. On the other side of the canal, the route enters the town of Gaines before exiting the Albion village limits. At Five Corners, a small hamlet north of Albion, NY 98 intersects the current southern terminus of NY 279. From this point north, NY 98 traverses far less developed areas, save for a handful of hamlets. One of these is Childs, where NY 98 meets NY 104 (Ridge Road), just west of the Cobblestone Historic District, a National Historic Landmark.[citation needed
]

North of Childs lies the town of Carlton, the final town that NY 98 traverses. The route proceeds through the hamlet of Carlton to an area known as Baldwin Corner, where NY 18 enters from the east and merges with NY 98. NY 18 and NY 98 remain concurrent to a hamlet known as The Bridges, where NY 18 turns west and crosses over Oak Orchard Creek, which enters The Bridges from the southwest. NY 98, meanwhile, crosses over a small tributary known as Marsh Creek and meets Oak Orchard River Road on the northern bank. From here, NY 98 continues northward along the eastern edge of Oak Orchard Creek as Point Breeze Road to an interchange with the Lake Ontario State Parkway, where NY 98 terminates just 0.5 miles (0.8 km) south of Lake Ontario.[citation needed]

History

The segment of modern NY 98 between

Franklinville, Arcade, and Varysburg.[2] When US 219 was extended into New York c. 1935,[12][13] it was routed on NY 98 between Salamanca and Great Valley.[14] The overlap between US 219 and NY 98 remained intact until c. 1962 when NY 98 was truncated on its southern end to Great Valley.[15][16]

Originally, NY 98 followed a more easterly alignment through the towns of

overlap with NY 78 between Java Center and its original alignment to the east. The portion of the route between Arcade and Java Center was also designated as part of NY 77.[19][20] NY 98 was relocated back onto its original alignment via East Arcade Road c. 1939 while NY 77 was truncated north to Corfu.[21][22] NY 77 was reextended to the vicinity of Arcade c. 1961, following the modern routing of NY 98 between Arcade and Java Center.[15][23] NY 98 was realigned in the early 1960s to follow NY 77 between Arcade and Java Center, resulting in the truncation of NY 77 to Java Center.[24][25]

When the

CR 37.[29]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
CattaraugusGreat Valley0.000.00 US 219 – Salamanca, Ellicottville, BuffaloSouthern terminus
hamlet
of Cadiz
Farmersville15.5425.01
 NY 16 north – Delevan		Northern terminus of NY 16 / NY 98 overlap
Freedom25.0040.23
 NY 243 east – Rushford		Western terminus of NY 243
WyomingVillage of Arcade34.0154.73
 NY 39 west		Western terminus of NY 39 / NY 98 overlap
34.1454.94
 NY 39 east – Bliss, Pike		Eastern terminus of NY 39 / NY 98 overlap
Java Center
; western terminus of NY 78 / NY 98 overlap; southern terminus of NY 77
45.4773.18
 NY 78 south – Pike		Eastern terminus of NY 78 / NY 98 overlap
US 20A east – Warsaw
Southern terminus of US 20A / NY 98 overlap
US 20A west – East Aurora
Hamlet of Varysburg; northern terminus of US 20A / NY 98 overlap
Village of Attica61.2798.60
 NY 354 west – Bennington		Eastern terminus of NY 354
61.3998.80
 NY 238 south		Southern terminus of NY 98 / NY 238 overlap
61.6999.28
 NY 238 north		Northern terminus of NY 98 / NY 238 overlap
GeneseeVillage of Alexander64.91104.46 US 20 – Buffalo, Avon
City of Batavia
72.34116.42
 NY 33 west		Southern terminus of NY 33 / NY 98 overlap
72.42116.55
 NY 5 east / NY 63 / NY 33		Northern terminus of NY 33 / NY 98 overlap
73.53118.34
I-90 Toll / New York Thruway – Buffalo, Albany
Exit 48 (I-90)
Town of Elba
77.05124.00
 NY 262 east		Southern terminus of NY 98 / NY 262 overlap
Village of Elba77.28124.37
 NY 262 west		Northern terminus of NY 98 / NY 262 overlap
Town of Albion
87.15140.25 NY 31A – Medina, Clarendon
Village of Albion89.08143.36 NY 31
Gaines90.57145.76
 NY 279 north		Southern terminus of NY 279
92.22148.41 NY 104 – Rochester, Niagara FallsHamlet of Childs
Baldwin Corner
96.00154.50
 NY 18 east		Hamlet of Baldwin Corner; southern terminus of NY 18 / NY 98 overlap
96.54155.37
 NY 18 west – Lakeside Beach State Park		Hamlet of The Bridges; northern terminus of NY 18 / NY 98 overlap
97.57157.02 Lake Ontario State Parkway – Hamlin Beach, Rochester, Lakeside Beach State ParkNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

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  29. ^ Kent Digital Raster Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. New York State Department of Transportation. 1998. Retrieved May 10, 2010.

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