New York State Route 14A

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NYS Route 14A
Length:	35.99 mi[1] (57.92 km)
Formed:	1930[2]
South end:	NY 14 in Reading
North end:	US 20 / NY 5 / NY 245 in Geneva
Counties:	Schuyler, Yates, Ontario
Numbered highways in New York < NY 14 US 15 > Spur of NY 14 Interstate – U.S. – N.Y. (former) – Reference

New York State Route 14A (NY 14A) is a nearly 36-mile-long state highway in the New York state counties of Schuyler, Yates and Ontario. It runs parallel to and west of NY 14 for its entire route between the Watkins Glen and Geneva areas.

Contents 1 Route description 1.1 Reading to Penn Yan 1.2 Penn Yan to Geneva 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Route description

[edit] Reading to Penn Yan

NY 14A begins at an interchange with NY 14 in the town of Reading at the hamlet of Gabriel's Junction a few miles north of Watkins Glen, near the Glenora winery. NY 14A runs up the hill to the west and, after passing under the Norfolk Southern Railway line, it veers right at the intersection with Irelandville Road and passes through Reading Center.

From here, it runs generally northwest by several farms. In one short stretch, the highway crosses into Yates County, back into Schuyler, then back into Yates. While in Schuyler for the second time, it meets with the northern terminus of NY 226. Once in Yates County the second time, NY 14A runs due north to Dundee, where it is known first as Main Street.

Through this stretch, it is the next north–south road east of Pre-Emption Road, which marks the Pre-Emption line that divided the Iroquois lands of western New York State awarded to New York from those awarded to Massachusetts by the Treaty of Hartford of 1786. Main Street becomes Water Street at the main intersection in town, where it meets Union and Seneca streets. At the north end of town, near the Dundee Central School, it turns west on Millard Street. It intersects with Pre-Emption Road at the village's western border.

Just west of town, NY 14A meets with the eastern terminus of NY 230. From here, it turns north and runs along the ridge between Seneca and Keuka lakes, which features a thriving Mennonite community. The highway passes through the hamlet of Second Milo and alongside the Penn Yan Airport before descending the hill into Penn Yan at the north end of Keuka Lake. It follows Brown Street in the village, sharing the road with NY 54 between Lake and Elm streets. NY 54A terminates at the Elm Street intersection. NY 14A follows Liberty Street through the northern part of the village and intersects the southern terminus of NY 364 near the northern boundary of the village.

[edit] Penn Yan to Geneva

North of Penn Yan, NY 14A enters the town of Benton and passes by several farms on the hilltop north of Keuka Lake. It goes through the hamlet of Benton Center, then crosses into the Ontario County town of Seneca. In the hamlet of Hall, NY 14A turns northeast at the intersection with County Road 5 and Wilson Road at the center of the hamlet.

It continues in this general direction toward the city of Geneva, albeit in erratic fashion, and picks up NY 245 just before crossing Wilson Creek, a small stream feeding into Seneca Lake. NY 14A and NY 245 continue northeastward into the town of Geneva, where both routes terminate at a junction with U.S. Route 20 and NY 5 in the hamlet of Lenox Park just west of the Geneva city limits.

[edit] History

NY 14A was originally part of New York State Route 14.^[3] In 1930, NY 14 was moved to its current alignment between Watkins Glen and Geneva while its former alignment became NY 14A.^[2]

A previous alignment of NY 14A ran along Main Street through Penn Yan, a block to the east of its current routing. The old route passes through the main downtown area and by the county fairgrounds.^[4]

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[1]	Roads intersected	Notes
Schuyler	Reading	0.00	NY 14
		5.17	NY 226	Northern terminus of NY 226
Yates	Dundee	11.05	NY 230	Eastern terminus of NY 230
	Penn Yan	20.65	NY 54	Southern terminus of overlap.
		20.90	NY 54 / NY 54A	Northern terminus of NY 14A / NY 54 overlap; northern terminus of NY 54A
		21.60	NY 364	Eastern terminus of NY 364
Ontario	Seneca	32.89	NY 245	Southern terminus of NY 14A / NY 245 overlap
	Town of Geneva	35.99	US 20 / NY 5 / NY 245	Northern terminus of NY 14A / NY 245 overlap; northern terminus of NY 245

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• New York Routes – New York State Route 14A
• New York State Highway Termini – New York State Route 14A