New York State Route 367
Encyclopedia
New York State Route 367 (NY 367) is one of New York's shortest state highways, located entirely within the Chemung County
village of Wellsburg
. It serves as the main street of Wellsburg, running from the Pennsylvania
state line just south of town to NY 427
just north of it.
There is no corresponding signed state route on the Pennsylvania side of the border, where it becomes an unsigned quadrant route.
shortest state routes, NY 367 begins at the state line at Wellsburg
. Known as Main Street, the route proceeds north to an intersection with Doty Hill Road, and shortly after intersects Comfort Hill Road. The Berwick Turnpike comes in from the west, and NY 367 crosses a small creek. As it enters Wellsburg
, it intersects several local streets, and the highway terminates at NY 427
in Wellsburg
.
to NY 17
in the hamlet
of Lowman. It was truncated to its current northern terminus at NY 427
in Wellsburg in the late 1940s. The connector over the Chemung River
between Wellsburg and Lowman is now maintained by Chemung County
as County Route 8.
Chemung County, New York
Chemung County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the 'Elmira, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Chemung County. As of the 2010 census, the population was 88,830. Its name is derived from the name of a Delaware Indian village . Its...
village of Wellsburg
Wellsburg, New York
Wellsburg is a village in Chemung County, New York, United States. The population was 631 at the 2000 census. The village is named after a pioneer family....
. It serves as the main street of Wellsburg, running from the Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
state line just south of town to NY 427
New York State Route 427
New York State Route 427 is an east–west state highway in Chemung County, New York, United States. It extends for from its western terminus at an intersection with NY 14 in the town of Southport, south of the city of Elmira, to its eastern terminus at an interchange with NY 17 in...
just north of it.
There is no corresponding signed state route on the Pennsylvania side of the border, where it becomes an unsigned quadrant route.
Route description
One of New York'sNew 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...
shortest state routes, NY 367 begins at the state line at Wellsburg
Wellsburg, New York
Wellsburg is a village in Chemung County, New York, United States. The population was 631 at the 2000 census. The village is named after a pioneer family....
. Known as Main Street, the route proceeds north to an intersection with Doty Hill Road, and shortly after intersects Comfort Hill Road. The Berwick Turnpike comes in from the west, and NY 367 crosses a small creek. As it enters Wellsburg
Wellsburg, New York
Wellsburg is a village in Chemung County, New York, United States. The population was 631 at the 2000 census. The village is named after a pioneer family....
, it intersects several local streets, and the highway terminates at NY 427
New York State Route 427
New York State Route 427 is an east–west state highway in Chemung County, New York, United States. It extends for from its western terminus at an intersection with NY 14 in the town of Southport, south of the city of Elmira, to its eastern terminus at an interchange with NY 17 in...
in Wellsburg
Wellsburg, New York
Wellsburg is a village in Chemung County, New York, United States. The population was 631 at the 2000 census. The village is named after a pioneer family....
.
History
NY 367 was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering to an alignment extending from the Pennsylvania state line at WellsburgWellsburg, New York
Wellsburg is a village in Chemung County, New York, United States. The population was 631 at the 2000 census. The village is named after a pioneer family....
to NY 17
New York State Route 17
New York State Route 17 is a state highway that extends for through the Southern Tier and Downstate regions of New York in the United States...
in the hamlet
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
of Lowman. It was truncated to its current northern terminus at NY 427
New York State Route 427
New York State Route 427 is an east–west state highway in Chemung County, New York, United States. It extends for from its western terminus at an intersection with NY 14 in the town of Southport, south of the city of Elmira, to its eastern terminus at an interchange with NY 17 in...
in Wellsburg in the late 1940s. The connector over the Chemung River
Chemung River
The Chemung River is a tributary of the Susquehanna River, approximately long, in south central New York and northern Pennsylvania in the United States. It drains a mountainous region of the northern Allegheny Plateau in the Southern Tier of New York...
between Wellsburg and Lowman is now maintained by Chemung County
Chemung County, New York
Chemung County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the 'Elmira, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Chemung County. As of the 2010 census, the population was 88,830. Its name is derived from the name of a Delaware Indian village . Its...
as County Route 8.