County Route 3 (Niagara County, New York)
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s in
Niagara County Niagara County is in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 212,666. The county seat is Lockport. The county name is from the Iroquois word ''Onguiaahra''; meaning ''the strait'' or ''thunder of waters''. Niag ...
are not signed, and there is no apparent numbering pattern. Most of the county routes act as primary roads in the less developed areas and also serve to interconnect the various villages and hamlets of Niagara County. Niagara County maintains few county routes, including only the most important connecting thoroughfares, and those are maintained by the Niagara County highway department. Most of the roads in the County, including many of the local through highways, are maintained by the towns.


Routes 1–50


Routes 50–100


Routes 100–150


Routes 902–907

There are four county highways with designations above 900 in the county road system. None of these designations are signed as Niagara County does not sign their highways, and thus are better known by their accompanying road name. The locations of the four routes are scattered across the county. Three of the four routes—CR 902 (Lower Mountain Road in the town of
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), CR 903 (Hinman Road in the town of Lockport), and CR 905 (Griswold Road in the town of Royalton)—do not
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other routes. The fourth, CR 907, is a designation for a long county-maintained portion of NY 18F alongside the
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. All four highways were assigned by 1996 and are marked on
New York State Department of Transportation The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) is the department of the New York state government responsible for the development and operation of highways, railroads, mass transit systems, ports, waterways and aviation facilities in ...
digital raster quadrangles. CR 907 is the highest three-digit county route in terms of designation in the state of New York. Overall, it is the second-highest numbered county route in the state; only CR 1345 in the
Saratoga County Saratoga County is a county in the U.S. state of New York, and is the fastest-growing county in Upstate New York. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the county's population was enumerated at 235,509, representing a 7.2% increase from the 2010 popul ...
town of Mechanicville has a higher designation.


See also

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County routes in New York In the U.S. state of New York, county routes exist in all 62 counties except those in the five boroughs of New York City. Most are maintained locally by county highway departments. County route designations are assigned at the county level; as a re ...
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Highways in Niagara County, New York The highway system of Niagara County, New York, comprises of roads maintained by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), the county, and its towns and villages. 31 state-maintained highways enter the county, which account for a ...


References

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External links


Niagara County Highways - Empire State Roads.com