New York State Route 204

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This article is about the current alignment of NY 204. For the former alignment of NY 204 in Columbia County, see New York State Route 204 (1930–mid-1930s).
New York State Route 204 shield
NYS Route 204

Map of Rochester with NY 204 highlighted in red
Length: 3.57 mi[1] (5.75 km)
Formed: mid-1960s[2][3]
West end: I-490 in Gates
Major
junctions:		 I-390 in Gates
East end: Rochester city line at Gates
Counties: Monroe
Numbered highways in New York
< NY 203 NY 205 >
Interstate – U.S. – N.Y. (former) – Reference

New York State Route 204 is an east–west state highway located just southeast of Rochester in Monroe County, New York, United States. The western terminus of the route is at exit 6 on Interstate 490 in Gates. Its eastern terminus is at the Rochester city line just east of Interstate 390 exit 18. The western portion of NY 204 is a limited-access highway known as the Airport Expressway that indirectly connects I-490 to the Greater Rochester International Airport. The remaining part of the connection is made via the at-grade portion of NY 204 on Chili and Brooks Avenues.

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[edit] Route description

NY 204 begins at Interstate 490 exit 6 in Gates. The route heads southeast along the Airport Expressway, a four-lane limited-access highway through the town of Gates. No exits exist along the expressway; in fact, it only comes in contact with one highway (Pixley Road, which it passes over). After 1 mile (1.6 km), the highway ends at NY 33A (Chili Avenue). NY 204 turns east here, joining NY 33A northeast for 0.9 miles (1.4 km) to the heavily commercial hamlet of Tressmar. The routes split near Westgate Plaza, where NY 204 veers eastward onto Brooks Avenue.[4]

Old shield on NY 204 eastbound near the Wegmans offices

The route heads through a small residential neighborhood on the outskirts of Tressmar, which then gives way to more commercial and industrial surroundings. Along this stretch, NY 204 passes the headquarters of Wegmans Food Markets. Past the Wegmans offices, the road dips sharply in elevation to pass under the Rochester and Southern Railroad. NY 204 gradually returns to its prior elevation east of the railroad and connects to Airport Way, the primary access road to the Greater Rochester International Airport, by way of an interchange. The highway runs along the northern edge of the airport grounds toward the Erie Canal, where it meets Interstate 390 at exit 18 on the southern bank of the waterway. NY 204 continues on, passing through the interchange and over the canal. The route comes to end at the canal's northern edge, which denotes the Rochester city line. Brooks Avenue, meanwhile, continues into the city as a two-lane residential street.[1][4]

[edit] History

The portion of Brooks Avenue from Howard Road in Gates to Genesee Park Boulevard in Rochester was originally designated as part of NY 47 between 1935 and 1938.[5][6] When NY 47 was rerouted to follow Beahan Road and Scottsville Road between Howard Road and Elmwood Avenue ca. 1962, the former alignment of NY 47 on Brooks Avenue and Genesee Park Boulevard was redesignated NY 33B.[7][8] The NY 33B designation was removed and reapplied to a new highway in the Buffalo area ca. 1965.[2][9]

To the west of Brooks Avenue, construction began in the mid-1960s on the Airport Expressway, a limited-access highway between Interstate 490 and NY 33A (Chili Avenue) near the Gates–Chili town line.[10] The highway was opened to traffic and designated as NY 204 by 1968. NY 204 also extended eastward along NY 33A and Brooks Avenue to the Rochester city line just beyond its junction with the Rochester Outer Loop (NY 47). As planned, the Airport Expressway would be extended eastward along the Brooks Avenue corridor to meet NY 47 just north of the then-Rochester – Monroe County Airport.[3] On January 1, 1970, the NY 204 designation was officially extended eastward along the proposed highway;[11] however, in the field, NY 204 remained routed on Chili and Brooks Avenues.[12]

The proposed extension of the Airport Expressway remained on maps as late as 1977;[13] however, by 1981, the routing was demapped[14] as the planned extension was cancelled in the face of opposition from area residents.[15] The intersection between the Airport Expressway and NY 33A was a stub half-interchange[16] until 2001, when it was redone as a traditional T-shaped intersection.[15]

[edit] Major intersections

The entire route is in Gates, Monroe County.

Mile[1] Roads intersected Notes
0.00 I-490 Exit 6 (I-490)
1.04 NY 33A west Western terminus of overlap
1.89 NY 33A east Eastern terminus of overlap
3.25 I-390 Exit 18 (I-390)
3.57 Rochester city line

[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. p. 185. https://www.nysdot.gov/divisions/engineering/technical-services/hds-respository/NYSDOT_Traffic_Volume_Report_2008.pdf. Retrieved February 1, 2010. 
  2. ^ a b Sinclair. New York and Metropolitan New York [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1964)
  3. ^ a b Esso. New York [map], 1969–70 edition. Cartography by General Drafting. (1968)
  4. ^ a b Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview map of NY 204 [map]. Cartography by Tele Atlas. Retrieved on June 1, 2009.
  5. ^ Sun Oil Company. Road Map & Historical Guide – New York [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1935)
  6. ^ Thibodeau, William A. (1938). The ALA Green Book (1938–39 ed.). Automobile Legal Association. 
  7. ^ Sunoco. New York and Metropolitan New York [map], 1961-62 edition. Cartography by H.M. Gousha Company. (1961)
  8. ^ Sinclair. New York and Metropolitan New York [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1962)
  9. ^ United States Geological Survey. Buffalo NE Quadrangle – New York – Erie Co. [map], 1:24,000, 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic). (1965) Retrieved on June 1, 2009.
  10. ^ National Bridge Inventory, a database compiled by the United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, available at www.nationalbridges.com. Accessed June 1, 2009.
  11. ^ State of New York Department of Transportation (January 1, 1970) (PDF). Official Description of Touring Routes in New York State. http://www.greaternyroads.info/pdfs/state70.pdf. Retrieved June 1, 2009. 
  12. ^ Shell Oil Company. New York [map], 1973 edition. Cartography by H.M. Gousha Company. (1973)
  13. ^ Exxon. New York [map], 1977-78 edition. Cartography by General Drafting. (1977)
  14. ^ State of New York. I Love New York Tourism Map [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1981)
  15. ^ a b Sinsabaugh, Mark. "New York State Route 204". New York Routes. http://www.gribblenation.net/nyroutes/ind/200_209.htm#204. Retrieved June 1, 2009. 
  16. ^ New York State Department of Transportation. Rochester West Digital Raster Quadrangle [map], 1:24,000. (1997) Retrieved on June 1, 2009.

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