New York State Route 104

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NY Route 104
Length: 182.41 mi[1] (293.56 km)
Formed: 1972
West end: NY 384 in Niagara Falls
Major
junctions:		 US 62 in Niagara Falls
I-190 in Lewiston
NY 78 near Lockport
NY 98 near Albion
NY 390 in Greece
NY 590 in Irondequoit
NY 14 near Sodus
NY 481 in Oswego
I-81 in Mexico
East end: NY 13 near Williamstown
Counties: Niagara, Orleans, Monroe, Wayne, Cayuga, Oswego
Numbered highways in New York
< NY 103 NY 104A >
Interstate - U.S. - N.Y. - Reference

New York State Route 104 is a 182.41 mile (293.56 km) long east-west highway in Upstate New York, USA. The entire length of the road west of Maple View was designated U.S. Route 104 until 1972, except for locations near Rochester where the highway has since been moved onto expressways. NY 104 is designated from New York State Route 384 near the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls in Niagara County to New York State Route 13 near Altmar in Oswego County. NY 104 primarily runs parallel to the south shore of Lake Ontario throughout most of its route between the Niagara River in Niagara Falls and the Oswego River in Oswego.

Before US 104 was created, the roadway carried a number of designations, namely New York State Route 3, New York State Route 18 and New York State Route 31. All three of these routes were reconfigured to allow for the designation of US 104.

Over time, the 104 designation has been shifted from surface streets to expressways and Super-2s, particularly from Rochester east to Oswego. The first such realignment occurred in the late 1940s in western Wayne County and was completed by the realignment of NY 104 onto the Irondequoit-Wayne County Expressway near Webster in the early 1980s.

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[edit] Route description

NY 104 enters six counties as it progresses across New York, paralleling the current (west of Rochester) and former (east of Rochester) alignment of New York State Route 18.

NY 104 at NY 18F in Lewiston.
NY 104 at NY 18F in Lewiston.

[edit] Niagara County

From NY 384 just east of the Rainbow Bridge, NY 104 occupies First Avenue and Main Street through the west side of Niagara Falls. It acts as the terminus for both U.S. Route 62 (northern terminus) and US 62 Business (western) in downtown before entering the heavily residential northern portion of the city. Southeast of the Whirlpool Bridge, NY 104 intersects NY 182. To the north, near the south campus of Niagara University, the name changes to Lewiston Road. North of the campus, NY 104 meets the western terminus of NY 31. At the city limits, NY 104 interchanges with the Robert Moses State Parkway.

Just northeast of the Parkway in Lewiston, NY 104 meets the northern-most point of NY 61. After passing by the Niagara Power Visitors Center, NY 104 interchanges with I-190 at exit 25 via Upper Mountain Road.

Northeast of the Queenston-Lewiston Bridge, which links I-190 with ON 405, NY 104 intersects the western terminus of NY 18 by way of an interchange. As part of the same exit, NY 104 meets the Parkway one more time as well as the eastern terminus of NY 18F. Because of the odd configuration of the exit, NY 18 actually intersects NY 104 again east of the exit as NY 18 begins at the southernmost point of the exit while NY 104 continues north for a short distance before returning east to intersect the currently north-south running NY 18. The interchange is also the beginning of NY 104's occupation of Ridge Road.

Heading east, NY 104 passes north of the Tuscarora Indian Reservation and meets the northern terminus of NY 429 in Ransomville. Farther out, Route 104 crosses NY 425 at Streeters Corners. Just east of this location is an intersection with NY 93, which is called North Ridge Road until this location at Molyneaux Corners. The two routes form a concurrency east to Warrens Corners, where NY 93 turns south, joining NY 270, which begins at this intersection, south to Lockport.

The path of Ridge Road takes the route to Wrights Corners, where it pairs with NY 78 north for roughly 0.35 miles before resuming its eastward alignment.

In Hartland, NY 104 meets the southern terminus of NY 148. To its east, NY 104 passes the northern terminus of NY 271 and the southern terminus of NY 269, the latter of which sits on the Niagara-Orleans county line.

[edit] Orleans County

Now in Ridgeway, NY 104 meets NY 63, overlapping for a negligible distance through the town. The next junction with a state route is over nine miles to the east, that being NY 279 north of Albion. To the east of NY 279, NY 104 crosses NY 98.

Midway between East Gaines and Murray, NY 104 passes the northern terminus of NY 387. In Murray, NY 104 intersects NY 237. The two routes join for just under a mile before NY 237 breaks away to the south toward Holley.

At the Orleans-Monroe county line, NY 104 meets the southern terminus of NY 272.

[edit] Monroe County

The first name change to NY 104 since Lewiston occurs in Monroe County as NY 104 becomes West Ridge Road at the county line. To the east, in Clarkson, NY 104 meets NY 19. Just east of town is NY 260.

Now in Parma Corners, West Ridge Road passes by NY 259. As Route 104 enters Greece, it meets the southern terminus of NY 261 and the northern terminus of NY 386. Continuing towards Rochester, NY 104 passes The Mall at Greece Ridge Center at Long Pond Road and interchanges with NY 390 at exit 24.

The Veterans Memorial Bridge over the Genesee River.
The Veterans Memorial Bridge over the Genesee River.

Now in Rochester, NY 104 intersects Mount Read Blvd. by way of a grade-separated interchange as it enters the area known as Kodak Park, the large industrial complex owned by Eastman Kodak that occupies an entire neighborhood. In the middle of the complex, NY 104 intersects the eastern terminus of NY 18. Continuing east, NY 104 crosses the Genesee River gorge on the Veterans Memorial Bridge, losing the name West Ridge Road and becoming a limited-access expressway known as the Keeler Street Expressway.

North of the first exit with St. Paul Street, Ridge Road resurfaces as East Ridge Road, which parallels the 104 expressway to the north. NY 104 continues through Rochester and Irondequoit, interchanging with North Clinton Avenue, Seneca Avenue, Hudson Avenue, Carter Street, Portland Avenue, North Goodman Street and Culver Road, and passing the Medley Centre between Goodman and Culver. East of Culver, NY 104 interchanges with NY 590. East Ridge Road runs through the middle of this interchange, although there is no access to or from NY 104. There is also no access from NY 104 eastbound to NY 590 northbound; eastbound traffic is directed to take Culver Road in order to go north toward Sea Breeze. Just east of the NY 590 interchange, NY 104 becomes the Irondequoit-Wayne County Expressway and crosses the Irondequoit Bay Bridge, the longest bridge in Monroe County.

The Irondequoit Bay Bridge carries NY 104 from Irondequoit to Webster.
The Irondequoit Bay Bridge carries NY 104 from Irondequoit to Webster.

On the other side of the Bay Bridge, in the town of Webster, NY 104 has exits leading to Bay Road, Five Mile Line Road, Hard Road, Holt Road, NY 250 (North Avenue), Phillips Road, and Salt Road, before returning to an at-grade highway at Basket Road. The primary Xerox campus is located just north of NY 104 between Phillips Road and Salt Road.

For the third consecutive county crossing, NY 104 intersects a state route at the county line. This time, however, it is NY 404, one of NY 104's many former alignments in Monroe County.

[edit] Wayne and Cayuga Counties

As Ridge Road follows NY 104 to the south, Route 104 continues east into Ontario, where it meets the northern terminus of NY 350 in Ontario Center. Farther east, in Williamson, NY 104 crosses the northern terminus of NY 21.

Near the center of the county, NY 104 acts as the northern terminus of NY 88 outside of Sodus. East of town, Ridge Road and NY 104 intersect as Ridge Road flips to the north side of Route 104.

In Alton, NY 104 intersects NY 14, followed by NY 414 to the east near North Rose.

Southeast of Wolcott, NY 104 intersects the northern terminus of NY 89 at a grade-separated interchange. Northeast of this location, Ridge Road passes over NY 104 once again, returning to the south side of the route.

The paths of NY 104 and Ridge Road cross a third time south of Red Creek. At this rural intersection, NY 104 acts as the western terminus of both NY 104A and NY 370, both occupying Ridge Road. Just east of the intersection is the Wayne-Cayuga county line.

The only notable location in Cayuga County is located southwest of Martville as NY 104 crosses NY 38. The route stays in Cayuga County for just over seven miles before entering Oswego County.

[edit] Oswego County

Now in Hannibal, NY 104 takes on a north-south alignment as it passes NY 3. To the north in aptly-named Southwest Oswego, NY 104 meets the eastern terminus of New York State Route 104A and rejoins the Ridge Road right-of-way. The route gradually returns east as it enters the city of Oswego, paralleling the shore of Lake Ontario a half-mile to its north and passes right next to the campus of SUNY Oswego. No longer known as Ridge Road, the route becomes Bridge Street.

In the center of the city, NY 104 intersects the northern terminus of NY 48 on the west bank of the Oswego River and the northern terminus of NY 481 on the east bank. As the route leaves Oswego, it curves east, breaking from the Lake Ontario shoreline.

Roughly nine miles to the east in New Haven, NY 104 meets the western terminus of the second suffixed route with its number, NY 104B. Five miles to the southeast, NY 104 meets NY 3 once again, overlapping briefly through the center of Mexico. The town is also home to the northern terminus of NY 69. East of Mexico, NY 104 meets U.S. Route 11 and Interstate 81 at exit 34.

Just over nine miles east of I-81, NY 104 arrives at its eastern terminus with NY 13 midway between Altmar and Williamstown.

[edit] History

NY 104 was US 104 from 1934 to 1972.
NY 104 was US 104 from 1934 to 1972.

Prior to 1934, what became US 104 was NY Route 18 (NY 34 prior to the 1930 renumbering) from Niagara Falls north to Lewiston, NY Route 31 from Lewiston east to Rochester, and NY Route 3 from Rochester east to Maple View.[2] Route 31 was shifted south to replace Route 3 west of Rochester.

The 104 designation in New York was created in the early 1930s when NY 104 was assigned to Rockaway Turnpike and Rockaway Blvd. in Nassau County. In 1934, U.S. Route 104 was designated along Ridge Road in upstate New York. One year later, NY 104 was decommissioned.[3]

Though US 104 was a child route of US 4, US 104 never intersected US 4.[4] The alignment changed several times, particularly from Rochester east, before its decommissioning and replacement by NY 104 in 1972.

[edit] Original alignment

The route followed the present NY 104 alignment from Niagara Falls to Rochester, where, on the west side of the river, the route turned south onto Lake Avenue for a short time before turning east and crossing the Genesee on the Veterans Memorial Bridge,[5] built in 1931, reconstructed in 1970, and still used by NY 104 today.[6]

On the other side of the river, the route turned onto East Ridge Road at a large traffic circle that linked the Veterans Bridge to St. Paul Street, East Ridge and Keeler Street.[7][8] US 104 then followed Ridge east through Rochester and Irondequoit to Culver Road. At Culver, US 104 turned south, following the roadway to Empire Boulevard, where it resumed its easterly alignment.[citation needed] US 104 remained on Empire Boulevard and Ridge Road (the current NY 404 alignment) into Penfield and Webster. Instead of turning off onto County Line Road at the Wayne County line, which NY 404 does today to access NY 104, US 104 continued east on Ridge Road, following the historic route for its entire length between Webster and Southwest Oswego, where it rejoined the present NY 104 alignment. US 104 followed present-day NY 104 east to US 11 in Maple View, where US 104 came to an end. At the time, present-day 104 continued eastward from US 11 as New York State Route 126.[3][5]

At some point following the 1930 renumbering, NY 18 was extended eastward from its modern eastern terminus Rochester to Sodus Point, overlapping US 104 along East Ridge Road before separating at Culver Road.[2][9]

[edit] Shifting of 104 to expressways

As early as the 1940s, US 104 began to be moved onto super-two expressways east of Rochester that make up the alignment of NY 104 today. Construction began on the first such road in the late 1940s between the Monroe County line at Union Hill and what is now the NY 104/NY 88 intersection in Sodus. Connections to the former alignments were made via what is now NY 404 between Ridge Road and NY 104 in Webster and what is now NY 88 between NY 104 and Ridge Road in Sodus. The movement continued in early 1960s as construction to extend the super-two expressway headed eastward from Sodus. The first phase of the present-day 104 expressway between Sodus and NY 414 was completed in the mid-to-late 1960s. US 104, which had been reassigned to the expressway over this stretch, connected to the former alignment at NY 414 by turning onto Lake Bluff Road, an extension of NY 414 north of 104, north to Ridge Road, where the route resumed along the former alignment.[10]

Meanwhile, similar projects were taking place in Irondequoit and Rochester. In 1960, all of what is now NY 590 opened to traffic.[6] With the new carriageway available, US 104 and NY 18 were extended eastward along East Ridge Road to meet the expressway at what is now exit 11. Both designations entered the freeway; however, NY 18 followed the roadway north to Culver Road while US 104 progressed south to Empire Boulevard, where it rejoined its former surface alignment towards Webster. South of US 104, the expressway was designated as NY 47.[11]

Additionally, throughout the 1960s, construction ensued on the Keeler Street Expressway, the highway located between the Veterans Bridge and then-NY 47 near East River Road. The name was derived from Keeler Street, one of the streets that used the traffic circle at the bridge but was turned into a dead end when the circle was removed for the St. Paul Street exit.[7] Construction on the expressway concluded in 1969.[6] US 104 was moved from East Ridge Road to the expressway, which remains known as the Keeler Street Expressway to this day. NY 18 remained on East Ridge Road, however.[12]

Out in Wayne County, phase two of the super-two expressway between NY 414 and the Cayuga county line (near NY 104A) was completed in 1970. The completion of this section allowed US 104 to be completely relocated out of the small towns that had risen along Ridge Road in Wayne County. Similarly, in 1960, US 104 had been rerouted around the village of Hannibal, looping to the south and east of the village. The remainder of US 104 between Hannibal and Southwest Oswego was then rebuilt on the present NY 104 alignment, creating expressway conditions along US 104 from Webster to Southwest Oswego.[10]

[edit] Redesignation and completion

The last segment of the Rochester-Oswego expressway to open was the portion from NY 47 (now NY 590) in Irondequoit and NY 350 in Ontario. In 1970, the first portion of the Irondequoit-Wayne County Expressway opened between NY 47 and Five Mile Line Road. For the first time, US 104 crossed Irondequoit Bay (via the Irondequoit Bay Bridge, constructed in 1967) instead of traversing the southern tip.[6] The former routing of US 104 between NY 47 and Five Mile Line Road was designated NY 404 while US 104 was temporarily realigned onto Five Mile Line Road between the expressway and Ridge Road to connect to its former alignment.[13]

In 1972, US 104 was redesignated as NY 104,[14][15] reviving the NY 104 designation after 37 years of dormancy. As part of the change, NY 104 was extended east along NY 126 to NY 13 near Williamstown.[3] Although 35 years have passed since the road was redesignated, to this day, at least two original US 104 shields remain along NY 104.[16][17]

By 1976, the frontage roads between Five Mile Line Road and NY 250 in Webster were completed. NY 104 was rerouted eastward along the roadways while NY 404 was extended over the old alignment to NY 250 in Webster.[18] In 1976, the section from NY 250 to the existing expressway at the Wayne County line was built, followed by the main carriageway of NY 104 between Five Mile Line Road and NY 250 a decade later.[6] NY 404 was extended east along the former alignment of NY 104 to the county line upon completion of the NY 250-Wayne County segment.

NY 18, still concurrent to NY 104 between Kodak Park and St. Paul Street, was truncated to its current eastern terminus in 1976, eliminating the overlap across the Veterans Bridge.[19]

[edit] Suffixed routes

[edit] Major intersections

[edit] Niagara Falls to Rochester

County Location Mile[1] Roads intersected Notes
Niagara Niagara Falls 0.00 NY 384 (Rainbow Blvd.)
0.16 US 62 south (Ferry Avenue)
0.35 US 62 north (Walnut Avenue) Northern terminus of US 62.
0.51 NY 62A (Pine Avenue) Western terminus of NY 62A.
1.42 NY 182 (Cleveland Avenue)
2.51 NY 31 (College Avenue) Western terminus of NY 31.
3.33 Robert Moses Pkwy
Lewiston 3.69 NY 61 (Hyde Park Blvd.) Northern terminus of NY 61.
4.88 I-190 (Niagara Expressway) Exit 25 (I-190).
5.95 NY 18 (Creek Road Extension) Western terminus of NY 18.
6.49 Robert Moses Pkwy
NY 18F (Center Street/Ridge Road)		 Southern terminus of NY 18F.
7.17 NY 18 (Creek Road)
Porter 14.24 NY 429 Hamlet of Ransomville.
Northern terminus of NY 429.
Cambria 17.28 NY 425 Hamlet of Streeters Corners.
18.85 NY 93 Hamlet of Molyneaux Corners.
Western terminus of overlap.
21.12 NY 93 Hamlet of Warren Corners.
Eastern terminus of overlap.
Lockport/Newfane
town line		 25.10 NY 78 Hamlet of Wrights Corners.
Southern terminus of overlap.
Newfane 25.41 NY 78 Hamlet of Wrights Corners.
Northern terminus of overlap.
Hartland 33.07 NY 148 Northern terminus of NY 148.
37.06 NY 271 Northern terminus of NY 271.
37.60 NY 269 Southern terminus of NY 269.
NY 269 is concurrent with the Niagara-Orleans county line.
Orleans Ridgeway 41.34 NY 63 Western terminus of overlap.
41.50 NY 63 Eastern terminus of overlap.
Gaines 50.64 NY 279
Childs 51.84 NY 98
Murray 56.99 NY 387 Northern terminus of NY 387.
59.45 NY 237 Western terminus of overlap.
60.32 NY 237 Eastern terminus of overlap.
62.30 NY 272 Southern terminus of NY 272.
NY 272 is concurrent with the Orleans-Monroe county line.
Monroe Clarkson 66.11 NY 19
68.09 NY 260
Parma 73.08 NY 259 Hamlet of Parma Corners.
Town of Greece 75.11 NY 261 Southern terminus of NY 261.
76.28 NY 386 Northern terminus of NY 386.
79.16 NY 390 Exit 24 (NY 390).
Rochester 81.02 NY 18 Eastern terminus of NY 18.

[edit] Keeler Street Expressway

Mileposts along this portion of the road are posted; however, milepost 0 for the freeway is located at Maplewood Drive and not at the western terminus of NY 104 in Niagara Falls. All exits are unnumbered.

County Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes
Monroe Rochester NY 104 continues west at-grade
81.91 Maplewood Drive
82.27 St. Paul Street To Seneca Park Zoo; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
82.69 North Clinton Avenue/Seneca Avenue To Seneca Park Zoo; western terminus of frontage roads
83.35 Hudson Avenue Eastbound exit only
83.74 Carter Street/Portland Avenue (east)/Hudson Avenue (west)
Irondequoit 84.40 Goodman Street/Portland Avenue (west) To Rochester General Hospital; eastern terminus of frontage roads
85.33 Culver Road
85.91 NY 590 south – Downtown Rochester
Irondequoit Bay Bridge
Town of Webster
88.24 Bay Road
90.28 Five Mile Line Road Western terminus of frontage roads
90.98 Hard Road/Holt Road Eastbound exit and entrance
91.87 Hard Road/Holt Road Westbound exit and entrance
Village of Webster 92.57 NY 250 – Webster Eastern terminus of frontage roads
93.15 Phillips Road To Xerox Wilson Center; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
Town of Webster 94.12 Salt Road
NY 104 continues east at-grade

[edit] Ontario to Williamstown

County Location Mile[1] Roads intersected Notes
Monroe Town of Webster 95.43 NY 404 Eastern terminus of NY 404.
This part of NY 404 is concurrent with the Monroe-Wayne county line.
Wayne Ontario 98.92 NY 350 Hamlet of Ontario Center.
Northern terminus of NY 350.
Williamson 104.97 NY 21 Northern terminus of NY 21.
Town of Sodus 110.49 NY 88 Northern terminus of NY 88.
116.28 NY 14 Hamlet of Alton.
Huron 120.35 NY 414 Northern terminus of NY 414.
Town of Wolcott 125.56 NY 89 Northern terminus of NY 89.
129.72 NY 104A/ NY 370 Western termini of NY 104A and NY 370.
Cayuga Sterling 134.85 NY 38 Hamlet of North Victory.
Oswego Village of Hannibal 139.84 NY 34 Northern terminus of NY 34.
141.30 NY 3
Town of Oswego 147.31 NY 104A Hamlet of Southwest Oswego.
Eastern terminus of NY 104A.
Oswego 152.12 NY 48 Northern terminus of NY 48.
152.53 NY 481 Northern terminus of NY 481.
New Haven 161.67 NY 104B Western terminus of NY 104B.
Village of Mexico 166.72 NY 3 Western terminus of overlap.
166.96 NY 3 Eastern terminus of overlap.
167.10 NY 69 Northern terminus of NY 69.
Town of Mexico 171.38 US 11
172.53 I-81 Exit 30 (I-81).
Williamstown 182.41 NY 13

[edit] Bannered routes

[edit] Rochester truck route



NY Route 104 Truck
Location Rochester

New York State Route 104 Truck is a 0.52-mile (0.84 km)[20] truck route of New York State Route 104 through Rochester, Monroe County, New York. The route was designated to outline a path for trucks to access NY 104 from St. Paul Street, where there is no connection to NY 104 from St. Paul north or from St. Paul south (from the East Ridge Road intersection; the southbound on-ramp is north of Ridge). To alleviate this issue, it is necessary to use East Ridge Road east to North Clinton Avenue to meet NY 104. This path is also the route of NY 104 Truck.

NY 104 Truck follows the former alignment of U.S. Route 104 east along East Ridge Road from St. Paul Street for 0.3 miles, where it turns south onto North Clinton Avenue. After another 0.2 miles, North Clinton meets NY 104 at the first complete interchange on NY 104 heading east from Rochester. NY 104 Truck comes to an end at the eastbound on-ramps for 104 on Clinton.

The segment of NY 104 Truck just east of St. Paul Street to North Clinton Avenue was formerly U.S. Route 104. This designation was removed in the late 1960s.

[edit] See also

[edit] Former alignments

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Traffic Data Report - I-87 to NY 121 (PDF). NYSDOT (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
  2. ^ a b Leon A. Dickinson. "New Signs for State Highways", New York Times, 1930-01-12, p. 136. 
  3. ^ a b c New York Routes - New York State Route 104. Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
  4. ^ US Highways - US 104. Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
  5. ^ a b New York Routes - U.S. Route 104. Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
  6. ^ a b c d e National Bridge Inventory, a database compiled by the United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, available at www.nationalbridges.com. Accessed 2007-08-15.
  7. ^ a b Empire State Roads - Interchange of the Week - Week 6. Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
  8. ^ Vintage Views - Former US 104 Traffic Circle. Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
  9. ^ New York Routes - New York State Route 18. Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
  10. ^ a b Old NY 104 - Ridge Road in the Sodus Bay/Wolcott Areas. Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
  11. ^ Rand McNally. New York [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally. (1965)
  12. ^ Humble Oil & Refining Company. New York [map]. Cartography by General Drafting. (1971)
  13. ^ Topographic Map - drawn 1971, revised 1978 using imagery from 1976. USGS. Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
  14. ^ Gulf Oil. Ontario [map]. Cartography by Rolph-McNally Limited. (1971) Retrieved on 2007-09-14.
  15. ^ Texaco. Ontario [map]. Cartography by H.M. Gousha Company. (1972) Retrieved on 2007-09-14.
  16. ^ Termini of US 104. Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
  17. ^ New York Roads - NY 104. Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
  18. ^ Topographic Map - drawn 1971, revised 1978 using imagery from 1976. USGS. Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
  19. ^ New York State Thruway Authority. New York Thruway [map], 13th edition. Cartography by New York State Thruway Authority. (1976)
  20. ^ Google Maps - Rochester, NY

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