New York State Route 414 (NY 414) is a north–south
state highway
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in the
Southern Tier
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and
Finger Lakes
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regions of
New York
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in the United States. It extends for from an intersection with
NY 352 in the
Steuben County city of
Corning to a junction with
NY 104 in the
Wayne County town of
Huron
Huron may refer to:
People
* Wyandot people (or Wendat), indigenous to North America
* Wyandot language, spoken by them
* Huron-Wendat Nation, a Huron-Wendat First Nation with a community in Wendake, Quebec
* Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi ...
. NY 414 spans five counties and roughly parallels
NY 14 between
Watkins Glen and Huron. It intersects every major east–west arterial in
western New York
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, including the Southern Tier Expressway (
Interstate 86 (I-86) and
NY 17
New York State Route 17 (NY 17) is a major state highway that extends for through the Southern Tier and Downstate regions of New York in the United States. It begins at the Pennsylvania state line in Mina and follows the Southern T ...
),
U.S. Route 20 (US 20) and
NY 5
New York State Route 5 (NY 5) is a state highway that extends for across the state of New York in the United States. It begins at the Pennsylvania state line in the Chautauqua County town of Ripley and passes through Buffalo, Sy ...
, and the
New York State Thruway
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, type = NYST
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(
I-90
Interstate 90 (I-90) is an east–west transcontinental freeway and the longest Interstate Highway in the United States at . It begins in Seattle, Washington, and travels through the Pacific Northwest, Mountain West, Great Plains, Midwest, and ...
). The route passes through mostly rural areas as it travels between the several villages and cities along its routing.
In the
1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, the portion of modern NY 414 south of
Seneca Falls was designated as part of New York State Route 44, a route extending from
Caton to
Wolcott, while most of what is now NY 414 north of Seneca Falls became part of
NY 89. NY 44 was renumbered to NY 414 to eliminate numerical duplication with
US 44. NY 414 was shifted onto its current alignment between Seneca Falls and Huron on April 30, 1959, placing it on what had been NY 89 north of the
hamlet
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of Magee and New York State Route 89A between Magee and the
overlap
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* O ...
ped routes of US 20 and
NY 5
New York State Route 5 (NY 5) is a state highway that extends for across the state of New York in the United States. It begins at the Pennsylvania state line in the Chautauqua County town of Ripley and passes through Buffalo, Sy ...
.
Route description
Steuben and Chemung counties
NY 414 begins at an intersection with
NY 352 (Denison Parkway) in the
Steuben County city of
Corning. It initially heads north on Cedar Street, following it past two largely commercial blocks that make up part of the
Market Street Historic District. Past the district, the route changes names to Centerway and crosses over the
Chemung River
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, which flows east–west through the center of Corning. Across the river, the route traverses more commercial neighborhoods to reach Pulteney Street, designated as
NY 415 west of this point. Along this stretch, NY 414 passes the former
Corning Armory
Corning Armory, since 1977 home to the Corning YMCA, is a historic National Guard armory building located at Corning in Steuben County, New York. It was designed by architect William Haugaard. The historic, main block of the armory is a T-shaped ...
and the
Corning Museum of Glass
The Corning Museum of Glass is a museum in Corning, New York in the United States, dedicated to the art, history, and science of glass. It was founded in 1951 by Corning Glass Works and currently has a collection of more than 50,000 glass obje ...
, the latter located on the southwest corner of the junction with NY 415.
![Route 414 at its southern terminus in Corning, New York](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b2/Route_414_at_its_southern_terminus_in_Corning%2C_New_York.jpg)
The route continues on, meeting the
Southern Tier Expressway
New York State Route 17 (NY 17) is a major state highway that extends for through the Southern Tier and Downstate regions of New York in the United States. It begins at the Pennsylvania state line in Mina and follows the Souther ...
(STE) at exit 46. The composition of the exit's ramps is unorthodox in that the westbound on-ramp for
I-86
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* Interstate 86 (Pennsylvania–New York)
* Interstate 86 (Idaho)
* Interstate 84 (Pennsylvania–Massachusetts)
Interstate 84 (I-84) is an I ...
and
NY 17 is about north of the remainder of the interchange. This layout is caused by several factors, including a nearby
wye connecting two
Norfolk Southern Railway
The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I freight railroad in the United States formed in 1982 with the merger of Norfolk and Western Railway and Southern Railway. With headquarters in Atlanta, the company operates 19,420 route miles (31 ...
lines—the east–west
Southern Tier Line
The Southern Tier Line is a railroad line owned and operated by the Norfolk Southern Railway in the U.S. states of New York and Pennsylvania. A mostly former Erie Railroad line, it is suggested that the line runs from Suffern, New York northwest ...
and the north–south Corning Secondary. Another is the alignment of the STE itself, which runs in close proximity to NY 414 for a short distance as it bypasses northern Corning while avoiding the hilly terrain north of the city. North of the STE, the amount of development along the highway significantly decreases as it follows the Corning Secondary northeastward into the mountains that surround the city of Corning.
Over the next , NY 414 and the rail line head due northeast through a valley surrounding Post Creek, traversing rural, isolated areas as both cross into
Chemung County. Past the county line, the valley turns to the north, reflecting a similar curve in the creek's routing. NY 414 and the Corning Secondary turn to match, and the route passes over the rail line via a bridge just east of the county line. As the highway heads north, it runs parallel to the county line for and passes through the
hamlet
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of Chambers, the only developed location along an otherwise nondescript and undeveloped stretch that leads to
Schuyler County and the town of
Dix.
Schuyler County
![NY 414 NB past Schuyler CR 16](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/NY_414_NB_past_Schuyler_CR_16.jpg)
In Dix, NY 414 makes a large reverse S-curve, turning to the east and northeast as it follows the Corning Secondary through another creek valley, this one surrounding Shequaga Creek. The creek eventually heads east toward
Montour Falls
Montour Falls is a village located in Schuyler County, New York, United States. The population was 2,714 at the time of the 2020 census. A waterfall at the end of West Main Street gives the village its name. The name "Montour" is derived from Q ...
; however, NY 414 and the rail line continue northeast to the outskirts of
Watkins Glen, a village located inside of a wide valley holding
Seneca Lake. At the western edge of the gully, the Corning Secondary breaks from NY 414 to follow the ridge north through
Watkins Glen State Park. The route, meanwhile, descends the side of the valley to enter Watkins Glen, where it merges with
NY 14 at the foot of the hill.
As one road, NY 14 and NY 414 travel down Franklin Street, the main thoroughfare of Watkins Glen. The routes pass by several blocks of homes as they follow the western base of the ravine and meet the east end of
NY 329, which ascends the side of the valley to serve Watkins Glen State Park. NY 414 continues to follow NY 14 to Watkins Glen's central business district, where NY 414 splits from the
overlap
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* O ...
to travel east at an intersection that also acts as the eastern terminus of
NY 409. From this point north, NY 14 and NY 414 follow opposite sides of Seneca Lake, with NY 414 running along the east lake shore.
![NY 414 south in Hector](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/NY_414_south_in_Hector.jpg)
The route initially heads east from Watkins Glen to skirt the southern edge of the lake, but turns north upon exiting the village and passing the southeastern tip of the waterbody. Just outside Watkins Glen, NY 414 comes to a fork. The left fork carries NY 414 to the foot of the valley, bringing it very close to Seneca Lake. The right fork holds
NY 79, which travels up the side of the valley toward the village of
Burdett. NY 414 continues to parallel Seneca Lake, but gradually ascends the side of the lake valley as it heads north through the town of
Hector
In Greek mythology, Hector (; grc, Ἕκτωρ, Hektōr, label=none, ) is a character in Homer's Iliad. He was a Trojan prince and the greatest warrior for Troy during the Trojan War. Hector led the Trojans and their allies in the defense o ...
and enters
Seneca County.
Seneca County
Soon after entering Seneca County, NY 414 turns to the northeast, traveling away from Seneca Lake. It continues on a northeast alignment across more level terrain to the
village of Lodi, where it intersects and forms an overlap with
NY 96A
New York State Route 96A (NY 96A) is a state highway in Seneca County, New York, in the United States. It is a north–south road between Seneca Lake and Cayuga Lake, two of the Finger Lakes. NY 96A is two lanes wide for most of i ...
. The two routes head due north from Lodi, crossing relatively flat farmland to reach the neighboring village of
Ovid
Pūblius Ovidius Nāsō (; 20 March 43 BC – 17/18 AD), known in English as Ovid ( ), was a Roman poet who lived during the reign of Augustus. He was a contemporary of the older Virgil and Horace, with whom he is often ranked as one of the th ...
. At the northern edge of the community, NY 96A splits from the concurrency at a junction that also features
NY 96
New York State Route 96 (NY 96) is a northwest–southeast state highway in the Finger Lakes region of New York in the United States. The southern terminus of the route is at an interchange with NY 17 (Future I-86) in the Sout ...
. While NY 96A travels to the west, NY 96—which enters Ovid from the east—forms a concurrency with NY 414 and follows the latter north out of the village. The overlap continues for across more farmland to a junction east of the
Seneca Army Depot
The former Seneca Army Depot occupied between Seneca Lake and Cayuga Lake in Seneca County, New York. It was used as a munitions storage and disposal facility by the United States Army from 1941 until the 1990s. The Depot was listed in the ...
. NY 96 heads northwest to straddle the eastern border of the depot while NY 414 progresses northward through the sparsely populated towns of
Romulus
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and
Varick.
![West of Auburn, NY](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/West_of_Auburn%2C_NY.jpg)
At the Varick–
Fayette town line north of NY 96, NY 414 intersects the eastern terminus of
NY 336
New York State Route 336 (NY 336) is an east–west state highway located within Seneca County in the Finger Lakes region of New York in the United States. It extends for , mostly along the Fayette– Varick town line, from an inters ...
. The route continues into Fayette, serving the town center and several large farms on its way into the
town of Seneca Falls. Just past the town line, the highway connects to
Finger Lakes Regional Airport and passes by a large field that hosts the annual Empire Farm Days exhibition every August. North of here is the
hamlet of Seneca Falls, where the farmlands are replaced by densely populated residential blocks. The highway follows Ovid Street across the
Cayuga–Seneca Canal to the village center, where it intersects
US 20 and
NY 5
New York State Route 5 (NY 5) is a state highway that extends for across the state of New York in the United States. It begins at the Pennsylvania state line in the Chautauqua County town of Ripley and passes through Buffalo, Sy ...
at Fall Street.
NY 414 turns west here, following both routes through the northwestern portion of Seneca Falls. Here, the route passes the
National Women's Hall of Fame
The National Women's Hall of Fame (NWHF) is an American institution incorporated in 1969 by a group of men and women in Seneca Falls, New York, although it did not induct its first enshrinees until 1973. As of 2021, it had 303 inductees.
Induc ...
and the
Women's Rights National Historical Park
Women's Rights National Historical Park was established in 1980, and covers a total of of land in Seneca Falls and nearby Waterloo, New York, United States.
The park consists of four major historical properties including the Wesleyan Methodi ...
.
West of the village, US 20, NY 5, and NY 414 become a major commercial strip as it heads through an area situated between the hamlet of Seneca Falls and the village of
Waterloo. Roughly midway between the two communities, NY 414 splits from US 20 and NY 5, becoming a commercial strip itself as it heads north through the northern portion of the town of Seneca Falls as Mound Road. Near the northern end of the strip, the route crosses the
main line
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of the
Finger Lakes Railway
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at a
grade crossing
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. Past the crossing, the businesses give way to mostly undeveloped areas that persist into the neighboring town of
Tyre, where it intersects
NY 318 in the small hamlet of Magee as Ridge Road. Just north of this intersection, NY 414 intersects the
New York State Thruway
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, type = NYST
, alternate_name = Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway
, maint = NYSTA
, map = {{maplink, frame=yes, plain=yes, frame-align=center, frame-width=290, type=line, stroke-width=2, type2=line, from2=New Yor ...
(
I-90
Interstate 90 (I-90) is an east–west transcontinental freeway and the longest Interstate Highway in the United States at . It begins in Seattle, Washington, and travels through the Pacific Northwest, Mountain West, Great Plains, Midwest, and ...
) at exit 41. North of the Thruway, NY 414 maintains a constant north-northwest alignment across rolling farmland into
Wayne County.
Wayne County
![NY 414 south at NY 31](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/NY_414_south_at_NY_31.jpg)
Across the county line, NY 414 veers slightly to the west and east as it heads north across rural terrain to the village of
Clyde Clyde may refer to:
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* Clyde (given name)
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Places
For townships see also Clyde Township
Australia
* Clyde, New South Wales
* Clyde, Victoria
* Clyde River, New South Wales
Canada
* Clyde, Alberta
* Clyde, Ontario, a tow ...
, located on the
Erie Canal
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and the
CSX Transportation
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-owned
Rochester Subdivision. The route traverses the lightly populated southern half of the village prior to crossing the canal and the railroad to enter the village's center. As it proceeds through Clyde's business district, NY 414 intersects
NY 31
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, overlapping the route for just as NY 31 moves from Park to Genesee Streets. NY 414, meanwhile, continues north through the community on Glasgow Street, passing several blocks of homes and the Clyde-Savannah Central School District's
combined middle and high schools before exiting Clyde for more rural regions of Wayne County.
North of Clyde, NY 414 intersects a number of roads of local importance as it heads north-northwest across gentle terrain in the mostly open towns of
Galen
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and
Rose
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as Main Street. Aside from Rose and
North Rose, the two communities of note along NY 414 between Clyde and the route's end, NY 414 traverses little more than nondescript cultivated fields. In the latter hamlet, NY 414 crosses the
Ontario Midland Railroad
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at a grade crossing in the center of the community. The route ends about north of North Rose at an intersection with
NY 104 in the town of
Huron
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People
* Wyandot people (or Wendat), indigenous to North America
* Wyandot language, spoken by them
* Huron-Wendat Nation, a Huron-Wendat First Nation with a community in Wendake, Quebec
* Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi ...
, located at the southern tip of
Sodus Bay
Sodus Bay is a bay on the south shore of Lake Ontario, one of the Great Lakes. Sodus Bay is located in Wayne County, New York, USA. Most of the bay is in the Town of Huron, however, the western part is in the Town of Sodus.
Sodus Bay has som ...
. While NY 414 ends here, the
right-of-way
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A similar ''right of access'' also exists on land held by a gov ...
of the highway continues north along the eastern edge of the bay to the
Lake Ontario
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shoreline as the county-maintained Lake Bluff Road.
History
Origins
In 1908, the
New York State Legislature
The New York State Legislature consists of the two houses that act as the state legislature of the U.S. state of New York: The New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly. The Constitution of New York does not designate an official ...
created Route 36, an unsigned
legislative route
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extending from
Owego to
Seneca Falls via
Ovid
Pūblius Ovidius Nāsō (; 20 March 43 BC – 17/18 AD), known in English as Ovid ( ), was a Roman poet who lived during the reign of Augustus. He was a contemporary of the older Virgil and Horace, with whom he is often ranked as one of the th ...
. From Ovid north to Seneca Falls, Route 36 followed what is now NY 414 (via
NY 96
New York State Route 96 (NY 96) is a northwest–southeast state highway in the Finger Lakes region of New York in the United States. The southern terminus of the route is at an interchange with NY 17 (Future I-86) in the Sout ...
and County Route 148 or CR 148 in
Romulus
Romulus () was the legendary foundation of Rome, founder and King of Rome, first king of Ancient Rome, Rome. Various traditions attribute the establishment of many of Rome's oldest legal, political, religious, and social institutions to Romulus ...
).
The portion of modern NY 414 between
Watkins Glen and Ovid became Route 45 on June 16, 1911; however, the route was realigned one year later to use what is now
NY 96A
New York State Route 96A (NY 96A) is a state highway in Seneca County, New York, in the United States. It is a north–south road between Seneca Lake and Cayuga Lake, two of the Finger Lakes. NY 96A is two lanes wide for most of i ...
from
Lodi to
Interlaken
, neighboring_municipalities= Bönigen, Därligen, Matten bei Interlaken, Ringgenberg, Unterseen
, twintowns = Scottsdale (USA), Ōtsu (Japan), Třeboň (Czech Republic)
Interlaken (; lit.: ''between lakes'') is a Swiss town and mun ...
instead.
When the first set of posted routes in New York were assigned in 1924, the Owego–Interlaken and Ovid–Romulus segments of legislative Route 36 became part of
NY 15
New York State Route 15 (NY 15) is a north–south state highway located in western New York in the United States. The southern terminus of the route is officially at Interstate 390 (I-390) exit 3 south of the village of Wayl ...
, which continued northwest from Romulus to
Rochester
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Canada
* Rochester, Alberta
United Kingdom
*Rochester, Kent
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** History of Rochester, Kent
** HM Prison ...
. From Interlaken to Ovid, NY 15 initially followed the post-1912 alignment of legislative Route 45 to Lodi and the pre-1912 routing of Route 45 to Ovid.
![NY 96A-414 north in Lodi](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/NY_96A-414_north_in_Lodi.jpg)
The portion of legislative Route 45 south of Lodi remained unnumbered until when it was designated as NY 78.
By 1929, the route was extended northward over a new highway that followed the eastern edge of
Seneca Lake between Ovid and
Geneva
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. Also altered by this time was NY 15, which was realigned to follow what had been legislative Route 36 from Interlaken to Ovid. The former routing of NY 15 between Lodi and Ovid became part of the extended NY 78. The remainder of what is now NY 414 south of Watkins Glen and north of Romulus remained unnumbered until the
1930 renumbering of state highways in New York,
even though parts of the highway were state-maintained as early as 1926. Among these state-maintained but unnumbered segments was the Romulus–Seneca Falls section of the old Route 36. Another significant section of continuous state maintenance existed from
Clyde Clyde may refer to:
People
* Clyde (given name)
* Clyde (surname)
Places
For townships see also Clyde Township
Australia
* Clyde, New South Wales
* Clyde, Victoria
* Clyde River, New South Wales
Canada
* Clyde, Alberta
* Clyde, Ontario, a tow ...
to
Huron
Huron may refer to:
People
* Wyandot people (or Wendat), indigenous to North America
* Wyandot language, spoken by them
* Huron-Wendat Nation, a Huron-Wendat First Nation with a community in Wendake, Quebec
* Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi ...
.
Designation
In the 1930 renumbering, NY 78 was split into two new routes. North of Ovid, it served as the basis for
NY 15A,
which continued southeast to Interlaken over the original alignment of NY 15.
The remainder of NY 78 became part of NY 44,
a lengthy north–south route extending from
NY 13 in
Caton to
Ridge Road (then
NY 3 and later
US 104) in
Wolcott.
From Caton to Watkins Glen, NY 44 was assigned to what is now
NY 225 and NY 414.
North of Romulus, the route utilized the alignment of legislative Route 36 from Romulus to Seneca Falls and modern
NY 89 from a junction east of Seneca Falls to Wolcott. In the vicinity of Seneca Falls, NY 44
overlap
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* In set theory, an overlap of elements shared between sets is called an intersection, as in a Venn diagram.
* In music theory, overlap is a synonym for reinterpretation of a chord at the boundary of two musical phrases
* O ...
ped with
US 20 and
NY 5
New York State Route 5 (NY 5) is a state highway that extends for across the state of New York in the United States. It begins at the Pennsylvania state line in the Chautauqua County town of Ripley and passes through Buffalo, Sy ...
.
US 44 was assigned in April 1935;
as a result, NY 44 was renumbered to NY 414 to eliminate numerical duplication with the new U.S. Highway.
Also assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering was NY 89, which utilized modern NY 414 north of the
hamlet
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of
Magee Magee may refer to:
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*Magee (surname)
Places and institutions
* Magee, Mississippi, a city in Simpson County, Mississippi, U.S.
* Magee, New York, also known as Magee's Corners, a hamlet in the Town of Tyre, Seneca County, New York, U.S.
* ...
and the portion of Lake Bluff Road between the current
NY 104 super two and Ridge Road. Between Magee and its current alignment east of the village of Seneca Falls, NY 89 used what is now
NY 318. In the early 1950s, a north–south connector between NY 89 in Magee and a junction with US 20 and NY 5 midway between
Waterloo and Seneca Falls was designated NY 89A.
This route became part of a larger realignment of NY 414 on April 30, 1959. In the rerouting, NY 414 was altered to overlap US 20 and NY 5 west out of Seneca Falls before following what had been NY 89A and NY 89 north to US 104 (Ridge Road) near the Huron hamlet of Resort. NY 89, meanwhile, was realigned to follow the former alignment of NY 414 to Wolcott.
[ ]
![NY 414 north at NY 318](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/NY_414_north_at_NY_318.jpg)
NY 414 has been truncated twice over the years. The first of these occurred on January 1, 1949, when it was cut back on its southern end to
Corning.
NY 414 was truncated to its current northern terminus in the mid-1960s following the construction of the
super two
A super two, super two-lane highway or wide two-lane is a two-lane surface road built to highway standards with wide lanes and other safety features normally present on a freeway with more lanes, typically including partial control of access, o ...
highway for US 104 between
Sodus and NY 414.
US 104 continued to use the former alignment of NY 414 along Lake Bluff Road to connect to Ridge Road until the remainder of the super two east to
Red Creek was completed in the early 1970s. This portion of Lake Bluff Road is now maintained by
Wayne County as CR 254.
In
Seneca County, NY 414 was realigned slightly in the early 1950s to bypass the hamlet of Romulus to the east, moving it off CR 148 and NY 96 and onto a new road leading directly to Ovid.
Corning area
In the city of Corning, NY 44, and later NY 414, originally entered from the north on Baker Street and met
NY 17 at Pulteney Street. The two routes then overlapped along Pulteney Street to Centerway, where they crossed the
Chemung River
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via Centerway and Pine Street. At Market Street, NY 17 and NY 44 turned east and remained concurrent to Conhocton Street, where NY 44 headed south to Caton while NY 17 continued east on Market to the hamlet of Gibson.
When the overlap through Corning was eliminated in 1949,
NY 414 was truncated to the western end of the overlap at the intersection of Baker and Pulteney Streets.
NY 414 was re-extended across the Chemung River in the mid-1960s after NY 17 was moved onto Denison Parkway, a new
divided highway
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through Corning that bypassed Pulteney Street.
NY 414 followed its original routing across the river to Market Street, then continued south on Pine Street for an additional block to intersect NY 17. The portion of NY 414 south of Pulteney Street was realigned slightly following the completion of the Briscoe Bridge across the Chemung River. Instead of entering downtown Corning on Pine Street, NY 414 used Cedar Street instead.
National Bridge Inventory
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, a database compiled by the United States Department of Transportation
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, available at www.nationalbridges.com. Accessed April 4, 2009. When the Corning Bypass (part of the Southern Tier Expressway) was built in the mid-1990s, Baker Street was split into two segments. NY 414 was subsequently rerouted onto its current alignment through the city.
Major intersections
See also
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List of county routes in Wayne County, New York
References
External links
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Transportation in Chemung County, New York
Transportation in Schuyler County, New York
Transportation in Seneca County, New York
Transportation in Steuben County, New York
Transportation in Wayne County, New York