New York State Route 272
New York State Route 272 | ||||
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| County Line Road | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NYSDOT | ||||
| Length | 7.58 mi[1] (12.20 km) | |||
| Existed | 1930s[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
 Lake Ontario Pkwy in Troutburg | ||||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | New York | |||
| Counties | Orleans, Monroe | |||
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New York State Route 272 is a state highway in western New York, USA. It runs north-south along the Orleans-Monroe county line for its entire length. Its southern terminus is at NY 104 in Clarkson and its northern terminus is at the Lake Ontario shoreline just north of the Lake Ontario State Parkway in the Hamlin hamlet of Troutburg.
Route description
NY 272 begins at an intersection with NY 104 (Ridge Road) on the Orleans–Monroe county line, which also separates the towns of Clarkson and Murray. The route heads north, passing through open fields and over Sandy Creek to intersect NY 18 in the Hamlin hamlet of Kendall Mills. NY 18 briefly overlaps NY 272 northward but veers west off the county line and into Kendall south of the dual-town hamlet of Morton. The number of homes and businesses along NY 272 begins to rise during the stretch between Kendall Mills and Morton.
NY 272 directly serves Morton, a small community situated equally in the town of Kendall and the town of Hamlin. In the center of Morton, NY 272 intersects NY 360, which approaches NY 272 from the Monroe County side. North of Morton, the amount of development along the road declines sharply as it heads toward Lake Ontario. NY 272 interchanges with the Lake Ontario State Parkway south of the shoreline near the west end of Hamlin Beach State Park. This is the last signed highway that NY 272 intersects; however, NY 272 officially continues to the lakeside hamlet of Troutburg in the town of Hamlin, where it terminates at a dead end at the southern lakeshore.
NY 272 is one of only two state highways in New York that are located wholly along a county boundary. Incidentally, the other one is NY 269 on the other side of Orleans County, which delimits the boundary between Orleans and Niagara counties.
The speed limit of the road is 55, which switches to 45 as it passes through Kendall Mills and 40 as it passes through the town of Morton. Due to the long, straight, flat nature of this road and general lack of police officiation, it is a popular speeding/ racing location.
History
NY 272 was assigned to its current alignment by 1938.[2]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Orleans | Clarkson | 0.00 | 0.00 |  NY 104 | |
| Morton | 3.26 | 5.25 |  NY 18 east | Southern terminus of overlap | |
| 4.24 | 6.82 | NY 18 west | Northern terminus of overlap | ||
| 5.02 | 8.08 |  NY 360 | Western terminus of NY 360 | ||
| Troutburg | 7.32 | 11.78 | Lake Ontario Pkwy | ||
| 7.58 | 12.20 | Dead end at Lake Ontario | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ a b "Traffic Data Report - NY 213 to NY 305" (PDF). NYSDOT. 2007-07-16. Retrieved 2007-11-19.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b Automobile Legal Association (ALA) Automobile Green Book, 1938/39 edition, (W.A. Thibodeau, 1938).