New York State Route 247

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NY Route 247
Length: 11.08 mi[1] (17.83 km)
Formed: 1930[2]
South end: NY 364 near Potter
North end: US 20/NY 5 in Hopewell
Counties: Yates, Ontario
Numbered highways in New York
< NY 246 NY 248 >
Interstate - U.S. - N.Y. - Reference

New York State Route 247 is a north-south state highway located in the counties of Ontario and Yates in the Finger Lakes region of New York. The southern terminus is at NY 364 near Potter. Its northern terminus is at NY 5 and US 20 in the town of Hopewell.

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[edit] Route description

Communities

NY 247 is 11 miles in length and has one concurrency (with NY 245).

[edit] Yates County

NY 247 separates from NY 364 at an awkward intersection northwest of the town of Potter. NY 364, which runs east-west at this location, intersects Hagerty Road at a normal T-intersection. Just to its west, a fork in the road occurs, splitting the highway into two routes, NY 364, which runs along the base of a hill that is located to the north, and NY 247, which runs along the slope.[3] For little more than 150 yards, NY 247 runs parallel to NY 364 while gradually gaining altitude. After reaching the top of the hillside, NY 247 curves to the north and begins its north-south alignment.

The route does not intersect any state routes between Potter and Rushville, where NY 247 intersects NY 245. The two routes form a 1.4 mile concurrency, 150 yards of which is located in Yates County.

[edit] Ontario County

Still in Rushville and still concurrent with NY 245, but now in Ontario County, the two routes break from County Road 1 and travel to the northeast. In Stanley, 1.1 miles from County Road 1, the concurrency comes to an end. NY 245 continues east towards Geneva while NY 247 heads north.

Between NY 245 and routes 5 and 20, NY 247 maintains a near-perfect north-south alignment. It does not intersect any state routes along this stretch prior to terminating at NY 5 and US 20 in Hopewell.

[edit] History

NY 247 was originally assigned to what is now NY 53 between Prattsburgh and Naples in the 1930 renumbering. The current alignment of NY 247 was simultaneously designated as the northernmost portion of NY 53.[2] The alignments of both routes north of Prattsburgh were swapped by 1948; however, NY 247 was also truncated to end at its current terminus in Potter.[4]

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Roads intersected Notes
Yates Potter 0.00 NY 364
Rushville 3.93 NY 245 south
Ontario Stanley 5.06 NY 245 north
Hopewell 11.08 NY 5
US 20

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Traffic Data Report - NY 213 to NY 305 (PDF). NYSDOT (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2007-11-19.
  2. ^ a b Automobile Legal Association (ALA) Automobile Green Book, 1930/31 and 1931/32 editions, (Scarborough Motor Guide Co., Boston, 1930 and 1931). The 1930/31 edition shows New York state routes prior to the 1930 renumbering
  3. ^ NY State Route 247 Ends
  4. ^ Army Map Service. Elmira, NY Quadrangle [map], 1:250,000, Eastern United States 1:250,000. (1948)