New York State Route 15

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NY Route 15
Length: 87.41 mi[1] (140.67 km)
Formed: 1974[2]
South end: I-86 / US 15 / NY 17 in Painted Post
Major
junctions:		 I-390 / NY 21 near Wayland
US 20A in Livonia
US 20 / NY 5 near Avon
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. - Reference

New York State Route 15 is a major north-south state highway in Western New York, USA. This route, formerly part of U.S. Route 15, runs for 87.41 miles between its southern terminus on the Southern Tier Expressway (Interstate 86 and New York State Route 17) at the current northern terminus of US 15 in Painted Post and its northern terminus at New York State Route 31 in downtown Rochester.

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[edit] Route description

NY 15 is 87 miles in length, traversing three counties, Steuben, Livingston and Monroe, in western New York.

[edit] Steuben County

Beginning at the southern terminus of NY 15 in Painted Post, the route travels westward on the Southern Tier Expressway, forming a concurrency with I-86 and NY 17 for 24 miles (passing through Bath) before exiting the Southern Tier Expressway at exit 36 near Avoca and forming a 17 mile concurrency with Interstate 390. This concurrency comes to an end at I-390 exit 3, where NY 15 exits the expressway to join New York State Route 21 for a two-mile concurrency into the village of Wayland. In the village center, NY 15 separates from NY 21, turning east at an intersection that also features the southern terminus of New York State Route 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.
US 20A (here erroneously signed as NY 20A) and NY 15 just east of Lakeville.

[edit] Livingston County

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 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 interchanging with 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 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.
"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

Most of what is now NY 15 between U.S. Route 15 in Painted Post and NY 31 in Rochester was originally part of US 15 prior to 1974, when US 15 was truncated to its present northern terminus.[2] From NY 415 in Wayland south to the former NY 333 in Campbell, the original alignment of NY 15 followed modern NY 415.[3][4] NY 15 was realigned onto its current alignment in the area by 1978.[4][5][6] Some authentic US 15 shields can still be found along the routing of NY 15, including a "To US 15" assembly at the northern terminus of NY 15 in downtown Rochester.

Before being designated as part of US 15 in 1935, the alignment was designated NY 4 in 1924.[7] It was renumbered as NY 2 in 1927 to avoid overlap with the new U.S. Route 4.[8]

[edit] NY 15A

NY 15A

NY 15A (35.19 miles (56.63 km)[9]) is an alternate route of NY 15 between Springwater and Rochester via Lima.

[edit] Major intersections

[edit] Painted Post to Wayland

County Location Mile[1] # Destinations Notes
Steuben Painted Post 0.00 44 I-86 east / NY 17 east / US 15 south – Binghamton, Williamsport Eastern terminus of I-86/NY 17/15 overlap; northern terminus of US 15
1.13 43 NY 415 – Painted Post
Campbell 3.40 42 Coopers Plains (Meads Creek Road)
7.44 41 CR 333 Former routing of NY 333
Savona 12.17 40 NY 226 – Savona Southern terminus of NY 226
Town of Bath 15.96 39
To NY 415 – Bath
Village of Bath 19.07 38 NY 54 – Bath, Hammondsport Southern terminus of NY 54
Kanona 22.28 37 NY 53 – Kanona, Prattsburg
Village of Avoca 23.39 36 I-86 west / NY 17 west / I-390 – Jamestown Western terminus of I-86/NY 17/15 overlap; southern terminus of I-390/NY 15 overlap; southern terminus of I-390
25.43 1
To NY 415 – Avoca
Cohocton 34.41 2
To NY 415 – Cohocton
Town of Wayland 40.14 3 I-390 north / NY 21 south – Rochester, Almond, Andover Northern terminus of I-390/NY 15 overlap; southern terminus of NY 15/NY 21 overlap

[edit] Wayland to Rochester

County Location Mile[1] Roads intersected Notes
Steuben Village of Wayland 40.30 NY 415 Northern terminus of NY 415
42.00 NY 21 north
NY 63		 Northern terminus of NY 15/NY 21 overlap; southern terminus of NY 63
Livingston Springwater 47.00 NY 15A Southern terminus of NY 15A
Conesus 54.52 CR 71 Former northern terminus of NY 255
Village of Livonia 62.09 US 20A east Eastern terminus of overlap
Lakeville 64.28 US 20A west Western terminus of overlap
65.63 NY 256 Northern terminus of NY 256.
Town of Avon 66.60 I-390 Exit 9 (I-390)
69.47 NY 5/US 20
Monroe Rush 76.34 NY 251
76.57 I-390 Exit 11 (I-390)
West Henrietta 79.41 NY 253 west Southern terminus of overlap.
Henrietta 80.36 NY 253 east Northern terminus of overlap; to I-90/Thruway
82.49 NY 252 Separated-grade intersection, NY 252 over NY 15
Brighton 84.21 I-390 Exit 16 (I-390)
Rochester 84.93 NY 15A Northern terminus of NY 15A
87.13 I-490 Exit 15 (I-490 eastbound only); no access to either direction of I-490
87.41 NY 31

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Traffic Data Report (PDF). NYSDOT (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2007-12-11.
  2. ^ a b Robert V. Droz. North-South routes - US 1 to US 101 - Odd numbered highways. Retrieved on 2007-10-22.
  3. ^ United States Geological Survey. Corning, New York Quadrangle [map], 1 : 24,000, 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic). (1976)
  4. ^ a b United States Geological Survey. Campbell, New York Quadrangle [map], 1 : 24,000, 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic). (1978)
  5. ^ United States Geological Survey. Avoca, New York Quadrangle [map], 1 : 24,000, 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic). (1978)
  6. ^ United States Geological Survey. Wayland, New York Quadrangle [map], 1 : 24,000, 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic). (1978)
  7. ^ "New York's Main Highways Designated by Numbers", New York Times, 1924-12-21, p. XX9. 
  8. ^ Automobile Blue Book, (Automobile Blue Books Inc., Chicago, 1927), Vol. 1
  9. ^ 2006 Traffic Data Report for New York State (PDF) pp. 118–119. New York State Department of Transportation (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2008-02-09.

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