County Route 560 (Erie County, New York)

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County Route 560
Salt Road
Length: 6.67 mi[1] (10.73 km)
West end: NY 5 in Clarence
North end: County Route 559 and CR 43 north of Clarence Center
County routes in New York
< CR 559 CR 562 >
Erie County

Erie County Route 560 is a major thoroughfare through and north of Clarence. The route is 6.67 miles (10.73 km) long, stretching from New York State Route 5 in downtown Clarence to County Route 559, which headed westward, terminating in Millersport at New York State Route 78. Before the 1980 maintainence swaps between the State of New York and Erie County, the route was known as New York State Route 268. Route 268 is now designated near Hancock.

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[edit] Route description

County Route 560 begins at an intersection with New York State Route 5 in Clarence. Route 560 heads north, intersecting with local roads.[2] At 1.7 miles, County Route 163 (Clarence Center Road) intersects and becomes concurrent. The concurrency ends .3 of a mile later as Route 163 heads eastward. After intersecting with several local roads, Route 560 intersects County Routes 218 and 262 (Hunts Corners - Akron Road and County Road) at 3.5 miles. As Route 560 passes Beekman County Park, it intersects with County Route 24 (Lapp Road). Route 560 continues north and comes to an end at County Routes 559 and 43 near Rapids.[2]

[edit] History

NY 268 (1930s-1980)
NY 268 (1930s-1980)

Route 560 was originally part of New York State Route 268, which was assigned in the 1930s.[3] Route 268 began at an intersection with Route 5 (CR 560's current southern terminus), headed north along Salt Road, intersected with Tonawanda Creek Road and terminated at New York State Route 78 in Millersport. In April of 1980, the state of New York and Erie County officially approved the swapping of Route 268, and other nearby roads to the county. Route 268 was officially decommissioned, and replaced by County Routes 559 and 560 on April 1, 1980.[4] The designation of 268 would later go to use in the village of Hancock.[5]

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Roads intersected Notes
Erie Clarence 0.00 NY 5 Southern terminus of CR 560.
6.67 County Route 559/CR 43 Northern terminus of CR 560.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Erie County Highway Assessment. Erie County, New York (2001). Retrieved on 2008-01-11.
  2. ^ a b Google Maps. Overview map of County Route 560 [map]. Retrieved on 2008-01-11.
  3. ^ Automobile Legal Association (ALA) Automobile Green Book, 1938/39 edition, (W.A. Thibodeau, 1938).
  4. ^ New York State Legislature. Highway Law, Article 12, Section 341. Retrieved on 2008-04-23.
  5. ^ New York State Department of Transportation (October 2007). Official Description of Highway Touring Routes, Bicycling Touring Routes, Scenic Byways, & Commemorative/Memorial Designations in New York State. Retrieved on 2008-04-23.