New York State Route 31

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NY Route 31

Length:

208.74 mi^[1] (335.93 km)

West end:

NY 104 in Niagara Falls

Major
junctions:

I-190 in Niagara Falls

NY 531 in Spencerport

NY 390 in Rochester

I-490 in Rochester

I-590 in Rochester

I-490 in Pittsford

NY 690 in Baldwinsville

NY 481 in Clay

US 11 in Cicero

I-81 in Cicero

East end:

NY 26 in Vernon Center

Major cities:

Niagara Falls, Lockport, Rochester

Numbered highways in New York
< NY 30A		NY 31A >
Interstates - U.S. Routes - State Routes

New York State Route 31 is a 208.74 mile (335.8 km) New York state route that travels through 10 counties from Niagara Falls in the west to Vernon Center in the east.

1 Route description
2 Communities along the route
- 2.1 Cities
- 2.2 Towns and villages
3 Major intersections
4 Miscellanea
- 4.1 Points of interest
5 References

[edit] Route description

Route 31, spanning 10 counties over a course of 209 miles, is one of the longest routes in New York State. It also intersects two other routes that are in that category, Route 104 and NY 5.

[edit] Niagara County

Route 31 begins at NY 104 in Niagara Falls. After a short distance eastward, the road encounters NY 61 and, to NY 61's northeast, I-190 at exit 24. After passing the south end of Reservoir State Park, it has a junction with NY 265, where NY 31 becomes Saunders Settlement Road, a name it retains for almost 15 miles. The highway then passes the south end of the Tuscarora Indian Reservation and then multiplexes with NY 429. These two split at the southwest corner of Niagara County Community College. NY 429 travels north toward Route 104 while NY 31 continues east to an intersection with NY 425. After passing through Comstock Corners, NY 31 crosses New York State Route 270 and New York State Route 93 prior to entering Lockport.

Now in Lockport, Route 31 crosses the Erie Canal and NY 78, better known as Transit Road in this area. NY 77 begins at NY 31 just east of town.

Farther to the east, in Middleport, Route 31 acts as the termini of NY 31E and NY 271. Just east of town, NY 31 makes the first of nine county line crossings, entering Orleans County.

[edit] Orleans County

At an intersection in Medina, NY 31A branches off and NY 31 multiplexes NY 63 for a short distance between NY 31A and NY 31E. NY 31 follows the path of NY 31E east out of the village. 10 miles to the east, Route 31 crosses NY 98 in Albion. In Fancher, a locale situated midway between Albion and Holley, it comes to the southern end of NY 387.

In the village of Holley, it crosses NY 237.

1.5 miles east of Holley, Route 31 makes the transition into Monroe County.

[edit] Monroe County

West of Brockport, the road crosses the Erie Canal twice, and passes the SUNY Brockport campus. South of Brockport, it crosses NY 19, meets the southern terminus of NY 260, and comes to the current western terminus of NY 531, the Senator Ralph Quattrociocchi Memorial Highway (Spencerport Expressway), and, shortly after, the northern terminus of NY-36 south of Adams Basin, New York.

Northeast of Gates on the Rochester city line, there is a connection to I-390 and another bridge over the Erie Canal that leads the route into the city.

[edit] Rochester

Route 31 enters the city as Lyell Avenue. After passing Mount Read Blvd., NY 31 continues east to West Broad Street, where it turns south onto the road. The route passes PAETEC Park to its east as it heads toward a pair of overpasses, one carrying Interstate 490 and another holding the CSX Rochester Subdivision. Route 31 continues under both, following the former path of the Erie Canal southeast through the city to the eastern terminus of NY 33, West Main Street. NY 31 follows West Main to the east, passing under I-490 once again before breaking from West Main and occupying East Broad Street. The street proceeds to the east, passing through the commercial heart of the city. Just east of Exchange Blvd., the northern terminus of NY 383, the route crosses the Genesee River on the Broad Street Aqueduct.

East of the waterway, NY 31 follows East Broad to South Avenue, where it turns south for two blocks. It then turns east on Woodbury Blvd. and finally south on Chestnut Street. (Westbound NY 31 follows Woodbury Blvd. to South Clinton Avenue to East Broad Street.) At the Inner Loop, Chestnut Street becomes Monroe Avenue, the name NY 31 retains to Pittsford.

NY 31 maintains a constant southeast progression between downtown Rochester and the village of Pittsford. Near Cobbs Hill Park, NY 31 interchanges with I-490 at exit 18. After entering Brighton, it comes to I-590 and then NY 65. Northwest of Pittsford (village), New York, Route 31 crosses the canal again.

In the village center, NY 31 intersects NY 96. East of NY 96, the route crosses over the Erie Canal once again. Now in the town of Pittsford, NY 31 meets I-490 again, and then the canal one more time. In Perinton, it crosses NY 250 near Perinton Square Mall.

After passing through the hamlet of Egypt, NY 31 enters Wayne County.

[edit] Wayne, Ontario and Seneca Counties

East of Macedon, Route 31 passes the southern terminus of NY 350 and the eastern terminus of NY 31F. The highway then runs through Yellow Mills and joins NY 21 through Palmyra. From Palmyra east, the route parallels the Erie Canal for a considerable distance.

Between Palmyra and Newark, NY 31 dips into Ontario County for less than a mile before reentering Wayne County.

In Newark, NY 31 intersects NY 88. Farther east, in Lyons, it crosses NY 14 and the canal. At Clyde, there is a junction with NY 414. NY 31 then multiplexes with NY 89 in Savannah. Together they pass through Fort Hill.

At the southern terminus of the duplex, NY 31 turns east and ventures into Seneca County for a short distance before entering Cayuga County.

[edit] Cayuga County

North of Montezuma, Route 31 crosses the Seneca River and I-90. It multiplexes with NY 38 in Port Byron. As it continues east, NY 31 passes through Centerpoint, Weedsport, and has a junction with NY 34 in North Weedsport.

The route changes counties again just west of Jordan.

[edit] Onondaga County

In Jordan, it passes the northern end of NY 317 and goes past the New York State Thruway (I-90). NY 31 then meets the western terminus of NY 173 in Ionia. After traveling through Bangall, the route enters Baldwinsville and merges with NY 690 northward to cross the Seneca River. As soon as these two split, NY 31 joins with NY 370 into Baldwinsville.

The two routes intersect NY 48 in the town center before splitting east of town. As NY 370 heads for downtown Syracuse, NY 31 continues east, duplexing with NY 631 for a short distance before passing through Lysander New Community and crossing the Seneca River again. After traveling through Belgium and Moyers Corners, NY 31 interchanges with NY 481 at exit 12 west of Euclid. On the other side of Clay, Route 31 meets I-81 at exit 30 in Cicero west of Cicero Center.

Just west of Bridgeport is the Onondaga-Madison county line.

[edit] Madison County

At Bridgeport is the eastern terminus of NY 298. NY 31 passes Lakeport and Messenger Bay and crosses NY 13 in South Bay, all on the shore of Oneida Lake.

East of NY 13, NY 31 enters its final county.

[edit] Oneida County

Oneida Valley is home to the north end of NY 316 at an intersection located on the county line. Route 31 crosses NY 46 and Old Erie Canal State Park in State Bridge. It then passes through Verona Station and crosses NY 365 and the Thruway (I-90) in Dams Corner.

Finally, in Verona, NY 31 multiplexes with NY 5 for a short distance before turning south onto County Road 81 alongside Vernon Downs Racetrack. The route then heads east on CR 13 before ending at a traffic circle with NY 26 in Vernon Center.

[edit] Communities along the route

[edit] Cities

[edit] Towns and villages

[edit] Major intersections

This section contains a table that is missing mileposts for one or more junctions. You can help by adding the missing mileposts.

County	Location	Mile	Road(s)	Notes
Niagara	Niagara Falls	0.0	NY 104
	Niagara Falls	1.0	NY 61
	Niagara	2.1	I-190	Exit 24 (I-190).
	Lewiston	2.7	NY 265
	Sanborn	8.9	NY 429
		9.2	NY 429
		11.4	NY 425
	Town of Lockport	15.8	NY 270
	Town of Lockport	17.6	NY 93
	City of Lockport	19.1	NY 78
	Town of Lockport	22.0	NY 77	Northern terminus of NY 77.
	Middleport	30.8	NY 31E NY 271	Western terminus of NY 31E. Southern terminus of NY 271.
Orleans	Medina	35.3	NY 31A	Western terminus of NY 31A.
		35.3	NY 63	Southern terminus of duplex.
		36.3	NY 31E	Eastern terminus of NY 31E.
		36.3	NY 63	Northern terminus of duplex.
	Village of Albion	46.5	NY 98
	Fancher	51.7	NY 387	Southern terminus of NY 387.
	Holley	55.9	NY 237
Monroe	Brockport	60.9	NY 31A	Eastern terminus of NY 31A.
		62.1	NY 19
		64.4	NY 260	Southern terminus of NY 260.
	Adams Basin	65.5	NY 531	Western terminus of NY 531.
	Adams Basin	65.9	NY 36	Northern terminus of NY 36.
	Spencerport	68.5	NY 259
	North Gates	72.2	NY 386
	Rochester	74.9	NY 390 Rochester Outer Loop	Exit 21 (NY 390).
		78.1	I-490 Western Expressway	NY 31 passes under I-490.
		78.5	NY 33 West Main St.	Eastern terminus of NY 33.
		78.9	NY 383 Exchange Blvd.	Northern terminus of NY 383.
		79.6	Inner Loop Inner Loop
		80.6	I-490 Eastern Expressway	Exit 18 (I-490).
	Brighton	83.2	I-590	Exit 2 (I-590).
	Brighton	83.6	NY 65
	Village of Pittsford	85.8	NY 96
	Town of Pittsford	87.6	I-490	Exit 26 (I-490).
	Perinton	89.9	NY 250
Wayne	Town of Macedon	97.4	NY 31F NY 350	Eastern terminus of NY 31F. Southern terminus of NY 350.
	Palmyra	100.9	NY 21	Western terminus of duplex.
	Palmyra	101.5	NY 21	Eastern terminus of duplex.
Ontario	No junctions
Wayne	Newark	109.6	NY 88
	Lyons	115.6	NY 14
	Clyde	123.0	NY 414
	Savannah	129.3	NY 89	Northern terminus of duplex.
	Savannah	132.5	NY 89	Southern terminus of duplex.
Seneca	No junctions
Cayuga	Montezuma	132.9	NY 90
	Montezuma	133.7	I-90/Thruway	NY 31 passes over I-90.
	Port Byron	137.0	NY 38	Northern terminus of duplex.
	Port Byron	137.4	NY 38	Southern terminus of duplex.
	Weedsport	141.3	NY 34
Onondaga	Jordan	151.6	NY 317	Northern terminus of NY 317.
			NY 31B	Former northern terminus of NY 31B.
		152.0	I-90/Thruway	NY 31 passes over I-90.
	Ionia	157.5	NY 173	Western terminus of NY 173.
	Baldwinsville	162.1	NY 690	Southern terminus of duplex.
		163.1	NY 690	Northern terminus of duplex.
		163.5	NY 370	Western terminus of duplex.
		165.0	NY 48
		165.3	NY 370	Eastern terminus of duplex.
	Lysander New Community		NY 631	Western terminus of duplex.
	Lysander New Community		NY 631	Eastern terminus of duplex.
	Clay	168.9	NY 57	Now Onondaga CR 57.
		170.4	NY 481	Exit 12 (NY 481).
		176.3	US 11
		176.5	I-81	Exit 30 (I-81).
	Kirkville	184.3	NY 298	Northern terminus of NY 298.
Madison	Oneida Valley	195.2	NY 13
Madison	Canastota	196.4	NY 316	Northern terminus of NY 316.
Oneida	Durhamville	198.8	NY 46
	Verona	203.9	NY 365
	Verona		I-90/Thruway	NY 31 passes over I-90.
	Vernon	207.9	NY 5	Western terminus of duplex.
	Vernon	208.6	NY 5	Eastern terminus of duplex.
	Vernon Center	208.8	NY 26