New York State Route 88 (NY 88) is a north–south
state highway
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in the
Finger Lakes
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region of
New York
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* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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in the United States. It extends for from an intersection with
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 Souther ...
in the
Ontario County village of
Phelps Phelps may refer to:
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* Phelps, Kentucky
* Phelps, Michigan, an unincorporated community
* Phelps, New York
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** Phelps (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated co ...
to a junction with
NY 104
New York State Route 104 (NY 104) is a east–west state highway in Upstate New York in the United States. It spans six counties and enters the vicinity of four cities—Niagara Falls, Lockport, Rochester, and Oswego—as it follows ...
in the
Wayne County town of
Sodus. In between, NY 88 passes through the Village of
Newark
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* Newark, New Jersey, city in the United States
* Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey; a major air hub in the New York metropolitan area
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, where it intersects
NY 31
New York State Route 31 (NY 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 ea ...
and crosses over the
Erie Canal
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. NY 88 originally extended south to the
city of Canandaigua
Canandaigua (; ''Utaʼnaráhkhwaʼ'' in Tuscarora) is a city in Ontario County, New York, United States. Its population was 10,545 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Ontario County; some administrative offices are at the county complex ...
when it was assigned as part of the
1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. It was truncated to its current length in August 1972. According to the
New York State Department of Transportation
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(NYSDOT), the
NY 382 designation is reserved for the NY 88 alignment. No timetable exists for the redesignation of NY 88 to NY 382.
Route description
All but of NY 88 are maintained by
NYSDOT
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. The lone locally maintained section exists within the village of
Newark
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* Newark, New Jersey, city in the United States
* Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey; a major air hub in the New York metropolitan area
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,
where the highway is village-maintained from Rose Drive (12 blocks south of
NY 31
New York State Route 31 (NY 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 ea ...
) to the northern village line.
NY 88 begins at a commercialized intersection with
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 Souther ...
in the otherwise residential western portion of the
village of Phelps in northeastern
Ontario County. It heads north on Newark Street, running along the west edge of several residential blocks before leaving the village and descending into a narrow
cut
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to pass under the
New York State Thruway
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(
Interstate 90
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or I-90). Past the Thruway, the route curves to the northwest, briefly following the outlet of
Canandaigua Lake
Canandaigua Lake is the fourth largest of the Finger Lakes in the U.S. state of New York. The City of Canandaigua is located at the northern end of the lake and the village of Naples is several miles south of the southern end. It is the we ...
across rolling farmland. The outlet turns southwest ahead of a junction with
County Road 25, at which point NY 88 turns to follow a more northerly routing into
Wayne County and the sprawling village of
Newark
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* Newark, New Jersey, city in the United States
* Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey; a major air hub in the New York metropolitan area
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just north of the county line.
![New York State Routes 31 and 88](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/New_York_State_Routes_31_and_88.jpg)
In Newark, NY 88 follows Main Street past several blocks of homes to the village's commercial center, located adjacent to the
Erie Canal
The Erie Canal is a historic canal in upstate New York that runs east-west between the Hudson River and Lake Erie. Completed in 1825, the canal was the first navigable waterway connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes, vastly reducing t ...
. Here, NY 88 intersects
NY 31
New York State Route 31 (NY 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 ea ...
, which serves as Newark's main east–west commercial strip. The route continues on, crossing the canal and serving two more commercial blocks prior to passing through another residential section of the village. As the route leaves Newark, it crosses over the
CSX Transportation
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-owned
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on an overpass. From here, NY 88 curves to the northeast, crossing and briefly paralleling
Ganargua Creek
Ganargua Creek, also known as Mud Creek, is a main tributary which feeds the Erie Canal and Clyde River in Wayne County, New York, United States. The creek begins just east of the village of Victor in nearby Ontario County and meanders approxim ...
through the rural town of
Arcadia
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Greece
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. The creek splits from NY 88 after to continue eastward toward
Lyons
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, while NY 88 heads north toward the
village of Sodus.
![NY104 East - NY88 South Signs (41870980135)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/NY104_East_-_NY88_South_Signs_%2841870980135%29.jpg)
Between Newark and Sodus, NY 88 swerves to the west and east as it navigates the hilly Wayne County terrain, passing through the
hamlet
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s of Mud Mills and Fairville and loosely paralleling the
Ontario Midland Railroad
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in the process. The route traverses little more than farmland on its way to Sodus, where the route becomes Carlton Street. At a residential intersection with West Main Street (part of the old
Ridge Road), NY 88 turns west and follows West Main Street out of Sodus. Ridge Road separates from NY 88 just past the village line in the
town of Sodus, leaving NY 88 unnamed for a short, undeveloped distance between Ridge Road and its northern terminus at
NY 104
New York State Route 104 (NY 104) is a east–west state highway in Upstate New York in the United States. It spans six counties and enters the vicinity of four cities—Niagara Falls, Lockport, Rochester, and Oswego—as it follows ...
.
History
NY 88 was assigned as part of the
1930 renumbering of state highways in New York to an alignment extending from the
city of Canandaigua
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to the
village of Sodus via the villages of
Phelps Phelps may refer to:
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* Phelps, Kentucky
* Phelps, Michigan, an unincorporated community
* Phelps, New York
** Phelps (village), New York
* Phelps, Wisconsin, a town
** Phelps (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated co ...
and
Newark
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* Newark, New Jersey, city in the United States
* Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey; a major air hub in the New York metropolitan area
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.
[''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] It began at the intersection of West Avenue and Main Street in downtown Canandaigua and
overlap
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ped with
NY 21
New York State Route 21 (NY 21) is a state highway extending for about through the western part of New York in the United States. The southern terminus of the route is at an intersection with NY 417 in the village of Andover, ...
to the
hamlet
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of Chapin, where it split from NY 21 to follow modern
NY 488 to Phelps. In Sodus, the route initially ended at the junction of Carlton and Main Streets as the latter carried
NY 3 at the time.
NY 3 was replaced by
U.S. Route 104 (US 104) from
Rochester
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to
Maple View . The
super two
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highway north of Sodus was completed in the mid-1960s as a realignment of US 104, at which time NY 88 was extended westward along West Main Street to meet the new highway. NY 88 was truncated on its southern end to Phelps in August 1972 as part of a statewide elimination of overlaps, such as NY 88 and NY 96. The old alignment between NY 21 and NY 96 was re-designated as
NY 488.
[ ]
The route is one of two state-maintained highways in
New York
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numbered "88"; the other is
I-88
Interstate 88 may refer to either of two United States Interstate highways:
* Interstate 88 (Illinois), running from East Moline to Hillside
* Interstate 88 (New York)
Interstate 88 (I-88) is an Interstate Highway located entirely with ...
in the eastern half of the state.
NYSDOT
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) is the department of the Government of New York (state), New York state government responsible for the development and operation of highways, Rail transport, railroads, mass transit systems ...
has explicitly reserved the
NY 382 designation as a replacement for NY 88, presumably for the purpose of eliminating the numerical duplication with I-88. No timetable has been established for the redesignation.
Major intersections
See also
*
References
External links
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Transportation in Ontario County, New York
Transportation in Wayne County, New York