New York State Route 15

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"NY 15" redirects here. NY 15 may also refer to New York's 15th congressional district.
This article is about the current alignment of NY 15. For the former alignment of NY 15 in the Finger Lakes region, see New York State Route 15 (1924–1938).
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NYS Route 15

Map of western New York with NY 15 highlighted in red
Length: 47.27 mi[1] (76.07 km)
Formed: 1974[2]
South end: I-390 / NY 21 near Wayland village
Major
junctions:		 US 20A in Livonia
US 20 / NY 5 near Avon village
NY 253 in Henrietta
I-390 in Brighton
North end: NY 31 in Rochester
Counties: Steuben, Livingston, Monroe
Numbered highways in New York
< US 15 NY 15A >
Interstate – U.S. – N.Y. (former) – Reference

New York State Route 15 (NY 15) is a north–south state highway in western New York, United States. The southern terminus of the route is officially at Interstate 390 exit 3 south of the village of Wayland, although some signage indicating that NY 15 continues south to the northern terminus of U.S. Route 15 in Painted Post still exists. The northern terminus of NY 15 is at an intersection with NY 31 in downtown Rochester.

All of NY 15 was originally part of US 15. In 1974, US 15 was truncated to Painted Post and its continuation to Rochester was designated NY 15. For some time afterward, NY 15 was signed as a direct continuation of US 15; that is, it began in Painted Post and had overlaps with NY 17 and I-390 to Wayland. In 2009, the New York State Department of Transportation made plans to remove all signage for NY 15 on Interstate 86 and I-390, truncating the route to Wayland, where it now begins overlapped with NY 21.

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[edit] Route description

[edit] Steuben and Livingston Counties

NY 15 begins at Interstate 390 exit 3 in the town of Wayland in northwestern Steuben County. It heads north along an overlap with NY 21 to the village of Wayland. In the village center, NY 15 separates from NY 21, turning east at an intersection that also serves as the southern terminus of NY 63. North of Wayland, NY 15 crosses into Livingston County.

US 20A (here erroneously signed as NY 20A) and NY 15 just east of Lakeville.

NY 15 continues north out of Wayland, eventually reaching Springwater, where New York State Route 15A branches off of NY 15, running parallel to NY 15 until the two meet again in Rochester. NY 15 then turns west, snaking its way northwest through the hills of the Southern Tier, passing through Conesus before intersecting U.S. Route 20A in Livonia. The two routes then run concurrent for 2.5 miles (4.0 km) until the hamlet of Lakeville, where US 20A continues west towards Buffalo while NY 15 turns north towards Rochester.

Just north of Lakeville, NY 15 comes into contact with I-390 once again, this time at exit 9. Farther to the north, in Avon, NY 15 intersects New York State Route 5 and U.S. Route 20 a short distance from the Monroe County line.

[edit] Monroe County

Across the county line, NY 15 maintains a close distance to I-390, crossing over the expressway before connecting to I-390 at exit 11, an exit shared between NY 15 and New York State Route 251. North of the interchange in West Henrietta, NY 15 takes part in its fifth and final concurrency as New York State Route 253 joins NY 15 for one mile (1.6 km) across Interstate 90 and the New York State Thruway before turning to the east towards Pittsford. Continuing towards Rochester, NY 15 intersects New York State Route 252 at a grade-separated interchange in Henrietta, passing through the most commercial area in the county in the process.

Just before entering the city of Rochester, NY 15 meets I-390 for the final time at exit 16. A short distance inside the city, NY 15A rejoins NY 15. NY 15 then follows Mt. Hope Avenue into downtown Rochester, crossing onto Byron Street at the end of Mt. Hope Avenue then turning north onto Clinton Avenue, passing over Interstate 490 and the Inner Loop before reaching its northern terminus at the intersection of South Clinton Avenue and Woodbury Boulevard (NY 31) in downtown Rochester. Westbound NY 31 continues north on Clinton to East Broad Street, onto which it turns west.

"To US 15" assembly on South Avenue in Rochester.

Since Clinton Avenue is one-way northbound at this point, southbound NY 15 begins one block to the west at the intersection of South Avenue and Woodbury Boulevard (where eastbound NY 31 makes a left turn). NY 15 follows South Avenue, as well as a number of ramps traversing the Inner Loop and I-490, to the intersection of Mt. Hope Avenue and Byron Street, where it joins northbound NY 15.

[edit] History

The highway connecting Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania, to Rochester by way of Springwater and Avon was originally designated as NY 4 in 1924.[3] NY 4 was renumbered to NY 2 in 1927 to avoid overlap with the new U.S. Route 4 in the Glens Falls area.[4] At the Pennsylvania state line, NY 2 connected to U.S. Route 111.[5] By 1938, US 111 was replaced by an extended U.S. Route 15.[6] US 15 was extended northward to Rochester in 1938, replacing NY 2.[2]

Construction began in the 1960s on the portion of the Southern Tier Expressway in Steuben County. The section from Painted Post to Campbell opened in the mid-1960s as a realignment of US 15. The former surface routing of US 15 was redesignated as NY 415.[7][8] An extension of the expressway to Savona was completed by 1971,[9] and the entirety of the highway through Steuben County was complete by 1973. US 15 left the expressway at exit 38 in Bath to rejoin its original alignment.[10]

In 1974, US 15 was truncated southward to Painted Post and the portion of its former routing north of Painted Post was redesignated as NY 15.[2] Around the same time, NY 17 was realigned between Olean and Corning to use the Southern Tier Expressway instead of modern NY 417.[10][11] The portion of the Genesee Expressway (Interstate 390) from Avoca to Wayland opened to traffic in the mid-1970s.[11][12] Although signage for NY 15 existed on NY 17 and I-390,[13][14] no such overlap was shown on contemporary maps of the area.[12][15] The overlap also ceased to officially exist as the southern terminus of NY 15 was defined as I-390 in Wayland by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) as early as 2004.[16] In 2009, NYSDOT elected to remove the NY 15 signage along the Southern Tier Expressway and I-390, effectively moving the signed terminus to I-390 in Wayland as well.[14][17]

[edit] NY 15A

NY 15A (35.19 miles (56.63 km)[1]) is an alternate route of NY 15 between Springwater and Rochester via Lima.

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Roads intersected Notes
Steuben Town of Wayland 0.00 I-390
NY 21 south		 Exit 3 (I-390); southern terminus of NY 15 / NY 21 overlap
0.16 NY 415 Northern terminus of NY 415
Village of Wayland 1.86 NY 21 north
NY 63		 Northern terminus of NY 15 / NY 21 overlap; southern terminus of NY 63
Livingston Springwater 6.86 NY 15A Southern terminus of NY 15A
Conesus 14.38 CR 71 Former northern terminus of NY 255
Village of Livonia 21.95 US 20A east Eastern terminus of overlap
Town of Livonia 24.14 US 20A west Hamlet of Lakeville; western terminus of overlap
25.49 NY 256 Northern terminus of NY 256
Town of Avon 26.46 I-390 Exit 9 (I-390)
29.33 US 20 / NY 5
Monroe Rush 36.20 NY 251
36.43 I-390 Exit 11 (I-390)
Henrietta 39.27 NY 253 west Southern terminus of overlap
40.22 NY 253 east to I-90 / Thruway Northern terminus of NY 15 / NY 253 overlap
42.35 NY 252 Modified diamond interchange
Brighton 44.07 I-390 Exit 16 (I-390)
Rochester 44.79 NY 15A Northern terminus of NY 15A
46.99 I-490 Exit 15 (I-490 eastbound only); no access to either direction of I-490
47.27 NY 31

[edit] References

New York portal
  1. ^ a b c "2008 Traffic Volume Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. pp. 48–49. https://www.nysdot.gov/divisions/engineering/technical-services/hds-respository/NYSDOT_Traffic_Volume_Report_2008.pdf. Retrieved January 31, 2010. 
  2. ^ a b c Droz, Robert V.. "North–South routes – US 1 to US 101 – Odd numbered highways". U.S. Highways. http://www.us-highways.com/us1.htm#US_15. Retrieved July 18, 2009. 
  3. ^ "New York's Main Highways Designated by Numbers". New York Times: p. XX9. December 21, 1924. 
  4. ^ Automobile Blue Book, (Automobile Blue Books Inc., Chicago, 1927), Vol. 1
  5. ^ Sun Oil Company. Road Map & Historical Guide – New York [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1935)
  6. ^ Esso. New York Road Map for 1938 [map]. Cartography by General Drafting. (1938)
  7. ^ Sinclair. New York and Metropolitan New York [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1964)
  8. ^ Esso. New York [map], 1969–70 edition. Cartography by General Drafting. (1968)
  9. ^ New York State Thruway Authority. New York Thruway [map], 10th edition. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1971)
  10. ^ a b Shell Oil Company. New York [map], 1973 edition. Cartography by H.M. Gousha Company. (1973)
  11. ^ a b Gulf. New York and New Jersey Tourgide Map [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1974)
  12. ^ a b Exxon. New York [map], 1977–78 edition. Cartography by General Drafting. (1977)
  13. ^ Alpert, Steve. "NY 15". Alps' Roads. http://www.alpsroads.net/roads/ny/ny_15/. Retrieved July 18, 2009. 
  14. ^ a b Alpert, Steve. "I-86 westbound". Alps' Roads. http://www.alpsroads.net/roads/ny/i-86/w.html. Retrieved July 18, 2009. 
  15. ^ State of New York. I Love New York Tourism Map [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1981)
  16. ^ New York State Department of Transportation (October 2004) (PDF). Official Description of Highway Touring Routes, Scenic Byways, & Bicycle Routes in New York State. https://www.nysdot.gov/divisions/operating/oom/transportation-systems/repository/tour_route_0.pdf. Retrieved July 18, 2009. 
  17. ^ Sinsabaugh, Mark. "New York State Route 15". New York Routes. http://www.gribblenation.net/nyroutes/ind/010_019.htm#015. Retrieved July 18, 2009. 

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