New York State Route 260
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New York State Route 260 (NY 260) is a north–south state highway
in Monroe County, New York
, in the United States
. The southern terminus of the route is at an intersection with NY 31
in the town of Sweden
. Its northern terminus is at a junction with the Lake Ontario State Parkway
in the town of Hamlin
near the Lake Ontario
shoreline. NY 260 crosses the Erie Canal
near Brockport
and intersects NY 104
and NY 18
in Clarkson
. Much of NY 260 is a two-lane highway that passes through rural portions of western Monroe County.
The portion of NY 260 south of NY 18 was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. NY 260 was extended north to North Hamlin Road ca. 1931 and to the Lake Ontario State Parkway in the early 1960s. All of NY 260 north of NY 18 was originally maintained by Monroe County as the unsigned County Route 230; however, ownership and maintenance of CR 230 south of the Lake Ontario State Parkway was transferred from Monroe County to the state of New York in 2007 as part of a highway maintenance swap between the two levels of government.
, NY 260, named Sweden–Walker Road for the two communities it connects, proceeds to the north-northeast as a two-lane highway through a lightly developed area of the town of Sweden
, crossing both the former right-of-way of an old Conrail line known as the Falls Road Secondary and the Erie Canal
before entering the town of Clarkson
. Across the town line, the surroundings become slightly more rural as the route approaches a junction with NY 104
(West Ridge Road
) in the hamlet of Garland, located northeast of the village of Brockport
and southeast of the hamlet of Clarkson. Continuing on its north-northeasterly path, NY 260 passes through areas of increasingly rural nature as it progresses through northern Clarkson.
At the northern town line, NY 260 intersects NY 18
, which runs along the boundary between the towns of Clarkson and Hamlin
at this point. NY 260 becomes Walker – Lake Ontario Road and takes on a more northerly alignment upon crossing into Hamlin. About one mile (1.6 km) into Hamlin, the route serves the small hamlet of Walker. Outside of Walker, NY 260 traverses large areas of farmland as it continues toward and eventually ends at the Lake Ontario State Parkway
. While NY 260 terminates at the intersection with the parkway, the road itself continues north for an additional 0.25 mile (0.402335 km) to the hamlet of Shore Acres on the Lake Ontario
shoreline, where it ends at a dead end
.
in Sweden
and NY 18
in Hamlin
. At the time, NY 18 was routed on Hamlin Center Road and used part of modern NY 260 to reach the Clarkson
–Hamlin town line. By the following year, NY 18 was rerouted to follow Clarkson–Hamlin Town Line Road while NY 260 was extended northward through Walker to North Hamlin Road, then the last east–west roadway before Lake Ontario
.
NY 260 was extended a second time ca. 1962 to intersect the Lake Ontario State Parkway
near the lakeshore. This extension, as well as the piece of NY 260 added ca. 1931, was initially maintained by Monroe County
as the unsigned County Route 230, a route that continued north of the parkway to the lake along Walker – Lake Ontario Road. In 2007, ownership and maintenance of CR 230 south of the Lake Ontario State Parkway was transferred from Monroe County to the state of New York
as part of a highway maintenance swap between the two levels of government. A bill (S4856, 2007) to enact the swap was introduced in the New York State Senate
on April 23 and passed by both the Senate and the New York State Assembly
on June 20. The act was signed into law by Governor Eliot Spitzer
on August 28. Under the terms of the act, it took effect 90 days after it was signed into law; thus, the maintenance swap officially took place on November 26, 2007. The entirety of NY 260 is now state-maintained. CR 230, meanwhile, no longer exists in any form as the remainder of the route north to the lakeshore was transferred to the town of Hamlin by March 2009.
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State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
in Monroe County, New York
Monroe County, New York
Monroe County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 744,344. It is named after James Monroe, fifth President of the United States of America. Its county seat is the city of Rochester....
, in the United States
United States
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. The southern terminus of the route is at an intersection with NY 31
New York State Route 31
New York State Route 31 is a state highway that extends for across western and central New York in the United States. The western terminus of the route is at an intersection with NY 104 in the city of Niagara Falls. Its eastern terminus is at a traffic circle with NY 26 in Vernon...
in the town of Sweden
Sweden, New York
Sweden is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. The town is located on the west border of the county. The Erie Canal passes through the northern part of the town and Route 19 is a major north-south highway. The population was 14,175 at the 2010 census.- History :This town was part of...
. Its northern terminus is at a junction with the Lake Ontario State Parkway
Lake Ontario State Parkway
The Lake Ontario State Parkway is a parkway along the southern shore of Lake Ontario in western New York in the United States. The western end of the highway is at a partial interchange within Lakeside Beach State Park in Carlton, Orleans County. Its eastern terminus is at an intersection with...
in the town of Hamlin
Hamlin, New York
Hamlin is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 9,045 at the 2010 census.The Town of Hamlin is in the northwest part of the county and is the second largest town in area in the county.- History :...
near the Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded on the north and southwest by the Canadian province of Ontario, and on the south by the American state of New York. Ontario, Canada's most populous province, was named for the lake. In the Wyandot language, ontarío means...
shoreline. NY 260 crosses the Erie Canal
Erie Canal
The Erie Canal is a waterway in New York that runs about from Albany, New York, on the Hudson River to Buffalo, New York, at Lake Erie, completing a navigable water route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. The canal contains 36 locks and encompasses a total elevation differential of...
near Brockport
Brockport, New York
Brockport is a village located in the Town of Sweden in Monroe County, New York, USA. The population was 8,103 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from Hiel Brockway, an early settler....
and intersects NY 104
New York State Route 104
New York State Route 104 is a long east–west state highway in Upstate New York, United States. It spans six counties and enters the vicinity of four cities—Niagara Falls, Lockport, Rochester, and Oswego—as it follows a routing largely parallel to that of the southern shoreline of Lake...
and NY 18
New York State Route 18
New York State Route 18 is an east–west state highway in western New York in the United States. It runs parallel to the south shore of Lake Ontario for most of its length between Niagara County and Monroe County...
in Clarkson
Clarkson, New York
Clarkson is a town in Monroe County, New York, USA. The population was 6,736 at the 2010 census. The town is named after General Matthew Clarkson.The Town of Clarkson is on the west border of the county and is west of the City of Rochester.-History:...
. Much of NY 260 is a two-lane highway that passes through rural portions of western Monroe County.
The portion of NY 260 south of NY 18 was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. NY 260 was extended north to North Hamlin Road ca. 1931 and to the Lake Ontario State Parkway in the early 1960s. All of NY 260 north of NY 18 was originally maintained by Monroe County as the unsigned County Route 230; however, ownership and maintenance of CR 230 south of the Lake Ontario State Parkway was transferred from Monroe County to the state of New York in 2007 as part of a highway maintenance swap between the two levels of government.
Route description
Heading north from NY 31New York State Route 31
New York State Route 31 is a state highway that extends for across western and central New York in the United States. The western terminus of the route is at an intersection with NY 104 in the city of Niagara Falls. Its eastern terminus is at a traffic circle with NY 26 in Vernon...
, NY 260, named Sweden–Walker Road for the two communities it connects, proceeds to the north-northeast as a two-lane highway through a lightly developed area of the town of Sweden
Sweden, New York
Sweden is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. The town is located on the west border of the county. The Erie Canal passes through the northern part of the town and Route 19 is a major north-south highway. The population was 14,175 at the 2010 census.- History :This town was part of...
, crossing both the former right-of-way of an old Conrail line known as the Falls Road Secondary and the Erie Canal
Erie Canal
The Erie Canal is a waterway in New York that runs about from Albany, New York, on the Hudson River to Buffalo, New York, at Lake Erie, completing a navigable water route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. The canal contains 36 locks and encompasses a total elevation differential of...
before entering the town of Clarkson
Clarkson, New York
Clarkson is a town in Monroe County, New York, USA. The population was 6,736 at the 2010 census. The town is named after General Matthew Clarkson.The Town of Clarkson is on the west border of the county and is west of the City of Rochester.-History:...
. Across the town line, the surroundings become slightly more rural as the route approaches a junction with NY 104
New York State Route 104
New York State Route 104 is a long east–west state highway in Upstate New York, United States. It spans six counties and enters the vicinity of four cities—Niagara Falls, Lockport, Rochester, and Oswego—as it follows a routing largely parallel to that of the southern shoreline of Lake...
(West Ridge Road
Ridge Road (Western New York)
Ridge Road is a east–west road that traverses four counties in Upstate New York in the United States. It is named for the rise atop which the road was built, a mound of sand and gravel that was formed when it was the shoreline of ancient Glacial Lake Iroquois...
) in the hamlet of Garland, located northeast of the village of Brockport
Brockport, New York
Brockport is a village located in the Town of Sweden in Monroe County, New York, USA. The population was 8,103 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from Hiel Brockway, an early settler....
and southeast of the hamlet of Clarkson. Continuing on its north-northeasterly path, NY 260 passes through areas of increasingly rural nature as it progresses through northern Clarkson.
At the northern town line, NY 260 intersects NY 18
New York State Route 18
New York State Route 18 is an east–west state highway in western New York in the United States. It runs parallel to the south shore of Lake Ontario for most of its length between Niagara County and Monroe County...
, which runs along the boundary between the towns of Clarkson and Hamlin
Hamlin, New York
Hamlin is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 9,045 at the 2010 census.The Town of Hamlin is in the northwest part of the county and is the second largest town in area in the county.- History :...
at this point. NY 260 becomes Walker – Lake Ontario Road and takes on a more northerly alignment upon crossing into Hamlin. About one mile (1.6 km) into Hamlin, the route serves the small hamlet of Walker. Outside of Walker, NY 260 traverses large areas of farmland as it continues toward and eventually ends at the Lake Ontario State Parkway
Lake Ontario State Parkway
The Lake Ontario State Parkway is a parkway along the southern shore of Lake Ontario in western New York in the United States. The western end of the highway is at a partial interchange within Lakeside Beach State Park in Carlton, Orleans County. Its eastern terminus is at an intersection with...
. While NY 260 terminates at the intersection with the parkway, the road itself continues north for an additional 0.25 mile (0.402335 km) to the hamlet of Shore Acres on the Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded on the north and southwest by the Canadian province of Ontario, and on the south by the American state of New York. Ontario, Canada's most populous province, was named for the lake. In the Wyandot language, ontarío means...
shoreline, where it ends at a dead end
Cul-de-sac
A cul-de-sac is a word of French origin referring to a dead end, close, no through road or court meaning dead-end street with only one inlet/outlet...
.
History
NY 260 was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York to the portion of its modern alignment between NY 31New York State Route 31
New York State Route 31 is a state highway that extends for across western and central New York in the United States. The western terminus of the route is at an intersection with NY 104 in the city of Niagara Falls. Its eastern terminus is at a traffic circle with NY 26 in Vernon...
in Sweden
Sweden, New York
Sweden is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. The town is located on the west border of the county. The Erie Canal passes through the northern part of the town and Route 19 is a major north-south highway. The population was 14,175 at the 2010 census.- History :This town was part of...
and NY 18
New York State Route 18
New York State Route 18 is an east–west state highway in western New York in the United States. It runs parallel to the south shore of Lake Ontario for most of its length between Niagara County and Monroe County...
in Hamlin
Hamlin, New York
Hamlin is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 9,045 at the 2010 census.The Town of Hamlin is in the northwest part of the county and is the second largest town in area in the county.- History :...
. At the time, NY 18 was routed on Hamlin Center Road and used part of modern NY 260 to reach the Clarkson
Clarkson, New York
Clarkson is a town in Monroe County, New York, USA. The population was 6,736 at the 2010 census. The town is named after General Matthew Clarkson.The Town of Clarkson is on the west border of the county and is west of the City of Rochester.-History:...
–Hamlin town line. By the following year, NY 18 was rerouted to follow Clarkson–Hamlin Town Line Road while NY 260 was extended northward through Walker to North Hamlin Road, then the last east–west roadway before Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded on the north and southwest by the Canadian province of Ontario, and on the south by the American state of New York. Ontario, Canada's most populous province, was named for the lake. In the Wyandot language, ontarío means...
.
NY 260 was extended a second time ca. 1962 to intersect the Lake Ontario State Parkway
Lake Ontario State Parkway
The Lake Ontario State Parkway is a parkway along the southern shore of Lake Ontario in western New York in the United States. The western end of the highway is at a partial interchange within Lakeside Beach State Park in Carlton, Orleans County. Its eastern terminus is at an intersection with...
near the lakeshore. This extension, as well as the piece of NY 260 added ca. 1931, was initially maintained by Monroe County
Monroe County, New York
Monroe County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 744,344. It is named after James Monroe, fifth President of the United States of America. Its county seat is the city of Rochester....
as the unsigned County Route 230, a route that continued north of the parkway to the lake along Walker – Lake Ontario Road. In 2007, ownership and maintenance of CR 230 south of the Lake Ontario State Parkway was transferred from Monroe County to the state of New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
as part of a highway maintenance swap between the two levels of government. A bill (S4856, 2007) to enact the swap was introduced in the New York State Senate
New York State Senate
The New York State Senate is one of two houses in the New York State Legislature and has members each elected to two-year terms. There are no limits on the number of terms one may serve...
on April 23 and passed by both the Senate and the New York State Assembly
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...
on June 20. The act was signed into law by Governor Eliot Spitzer
Eliot Spitzer
Eliot Laurence Spitzer is an American lawyer, former Democratic Party politician, and political commentator. He was the co-host of In the Arena, a talk-show and punditry forum broadcast on CNN until CNN cancelled his show in July of 2011...
on August 28. Under the terms of the act, it took effect 90 days after it was signed into law; thus, the maintenance swap officially took place on November 26, 2007. The entirety of NY 260 is now state-maintained. CR 230, meanwhile, no longer exists in any form as the remainder of the route north to the lakeshore was transferred to the town of Hamlin by March 2009.
Major intersections
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Hamlin, New York
Hamlin is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 9,045 at the 2010 census.The Town of Hamlin is in the northwest part of the county and is the second largest town in area in the county.- History :...
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