New York State Route 5

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NY Route 5
Length:	370.87 mi[1] (596.86 km)
West end:	PA 5 in Ripley
Major junctions:	US 20 in Silver Creek I-190/Thruway in Buffalo US 62 in Buffalo I-290 in Williamsville US 20 in Auburn US 11 in Syracuse I-481 in De Witt I-790 in Utica I-87 in Colonie
East end:	I-787 in Albany
Major cities:	Dunkirk, Buffalo, Batavia, Canandaigua, Auburn, Syracuse, Utica, Schenectady, Albany
Numbered highways in New York < US 4 NY 5A > Interstates - U.S. Routes - State Routes

New York State Route 5 is a 370.87 mile (596.86 km) long New York State Route that runs between the New York/Pennsylvania border at the Town of Ripley in Chautauqua County and downtown Albany in Albany County where it terminates at service roads for I-787. Prior to the construction of the New York State Thruway, it was one of two main east-west highways traversing upstate New York, the other being U.S. Route 20.

NY 5 overlaps with US 20 twice along its routing. The second, a 68 mile overlap through western and central New York, is one of the longest concurrencies in the state, stretching from central Livingston County east to the city of Auburn in Cayuga County. The concurrency is known locally as "Routes 5 and 20".^[2][3]

West of New York, NY 5 continues as Pennsylvania Route 5 to Erie.

Contents 1 Route description 1.1 Pennsylvania to Buffalo 1.2 Buffalo to Avon 1.3 Avon to Ontario County 1.4 Western Ontario County 1.4.1 Canandaigua area 1.5 Canandaigua to Auburn 1.6 Auburn to Syracuse 1.7 Syracuse to Utica 1.8 Utica to Albany 2 Major intersections 3 References 4 External links

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Communities
Primary locations along NY 5: Ripley Dunkirk Buffalo Cheektowaga Batavia Canandaigua Geneva Auburn Syracuse Utica Amsterdam Schenectady Albany

Although it is no longer commonly used for long distance travel, NY 5 is still regionally important. NY 5 is named Main Street in Buffalo, Erie Boulevard and West Genesee Street in Syracuse, State Street in Schenectady, and Central Avenue in Albany, the state capital. It is a major local road in many other locations along its path.

NY 5 runs concurrent to US 20 twice between its endpoints: for three miles between Silver Creek and Irving and for 68 miles across western and central New York. At 67.6 miles in length, the eastern NY 5/US 20 overlap is the second-longest concurrency in New York State, behind only the concurrency of New York State Route 17 and Interstate 86 in the Southern Tier. When the length of east-west NY 17 is officially designated I-86 (scheduled for 2012), NY 17 will be truncated to a short north-south segment in downstate and the NY 5/US 20 concurrency will become the longest in the state. In addition, NY 5 will then overtake NY 17 as the longest New York state route.

[edit] Pennsylvania to Buffalo

At the New York-Pennsylvania border in Ripley, Pennsylvania Route 5 becomes NY 5 upon entering New York.

[edit] Buffalo to Avon

NY 5 heads southeast from the village of Caledonia, paralleling the former right-of-way of an Erie-Lackawanna Railroad branch line that connected the villages of Caledonia and Avon as it heads through spacious fields containing little more than farmland. At a rural intersection controlled by single-head flashing traffic signals west of Avon, NY 5 meets U.S. Route 20 for the second time. The routes embark on a second concurrency, merging onto the right-of-way of NY 5 as they cross the Genesee River and enter both the town and village of Avon.

[edit] Avon to Ontario County

NY 5 and US 20 become West Main Street upon entering the village, underscoring the road's status as the primary east-west highway through the town. The route continues southeast from the Genesee, passing through the forested but sparsely populated western area of the village. As the route approaches the Livonia, Avon and Lakeville Railroad (LAL) grade crossing, the number of homes increases rapidly, only to be replaced by businesses in the area surrounding the LAL mainline. Located on the western edge of this transition is New York State Route 39, which terminates at the NY 5/US 20 concurrency. Past the tracks, West Main intersects Rochester Street, a locally important north-south two-lane arterial that continues north of the village to the Rochester suburb of Brighton as East River Road. Shortly after this intersection, the homes return, following NY 5 and US 20 as West Main enters the heart of the village.

In the center of Avon, West Main feeds into Park Place, a large traffic circle providing access to two local streets from NY 5 and US 20. The routes follow the circle counter-clockwise, departing the roundabout on East Main Street. The street proceeds east, passing through four blocks of densely populated neighborhoods before exiting the village and abruptly entering vast, barren fields to the east. NY 5 and US 20, now named Avon-Lima Road, intersects New York State Route 15 two miles to the east in East Avon, a community based around the intersection and the streets comprising it, and interchanges with Interstate 390 exit 10 a half-mile from NY 15. Continuing on, the road intersects a number of county routes over the next four miles before becoming West Main Street once more, this time for the village of Lima. At an intersection with New York State Route 15A in the village center, NY 5 and US 20 become East Main Street, retaining the name to the Ontario County line at Honeoye Creek.

[edit] Western Ontario County

In the town of West Bloomfield, Routes 5 and 20 go unnamed as they proceed eastward. Roughly one mile from the county line in the hamlet of West Bloomfield, Routes 5 and 20 meet the southern terminus of New York State Route 65. Exiting the hamlet, NY 5 and US 20 head through another area dominated by open land, intersecting County Route 38 before passing seamlessly into East Bloomfield. A mile and a half from the town line, Routes 5 and 20 intersect New York State Route 64, a road running northwest-southeast from the Monroe County line south to NY 5 and US 20. NY 64, whose right-of-way ends at Routes 5 and 20 at the foot of a small hill, joins the two routes eastward on a triple overlap, entering the village of Bloomfield and intersecting the southern terminus of New York State Route 444 south of the portion of Bloomfield once known as Holcomb. Near the junction with NY 444, Routes 5, 20 and 64 take on a due east alignment, absorbing the routing used by Gauss Road west of this point.

A mile to the east at Whalen Road, NY 64 separates from NY 5 and US 20, following the road, and U.S. Route 20A, which has its eastern terminus at this intersection, south toward Bristol. Routes 5 and 20 continue on through rural Ontario County before splitting from its easterly alignment at an intersection four miles west of NY 64 and US 20A in the town of Canandaigua. West Avenue, the former routing of NY 5 and US 20 into downtown Canandaigua, continues east from the junction while NY 5 and US 20 turn south onto a bypass around Canandaigua.

[edit] Canandaigua area

A half-mile from the start of the bypass and a short distance before the arterial makes a turn eastward to traverse Canandaigua Lake to the southeast, NY 5 and US 20 meet New York State Route 21 at a four-way intersection. Like Routes 5 and 20, NY 21 once continued directly into downtown, in this instance via Bristol Street to the east of the junction, but now follows Routes 5 and 20 along the east-west leg of the bypass. Past Bristol Street, the bypass widens from two to four lanes and, after meeting two local streets, enters the city of Canandaigua as the limited-access Western Boulevard, albeit with no exits. The route loses this distinction prior to intersecting South Main Street, where Routes 5 and 20 meet the southern terminus of New York State Route 332. NY 21 departs the bypass, following NY 332 into downtown, while NY 5 and US 20 continue onto the four-laned, median separated Eastern Boulevard, the original section of the Routes 5 and 20 bypass of Canandaigua. The roadway acts a center of commerce for the city, sporting restaurants, hotels, and supermarkets along its length within the city limits.

Upon exiting the city, the establishments become a pair of shopping plazas centered around the intersection with the northern terminus of New York State Route 364. Across the town line in Hopewell a quarter-mile to the east, a third plaza, anchored by a Wal-Mart, dominates the northeast corner of County Road 10 and Eastern Boulevard. On the adjacent parcel, another plaza has begun to take shape. At the entrance to the second plaza, Routes 5 and 20 intersect Lakeshore Drive, the former routing of NY 5 and US 20 to the south of the bypass. Past the junction, the divided highway comes to an end and, after another half-mile, narrows to two lanes.

[edit] Canandaigua to Auburn

Deeper into Hopewell, the area surrounding Routes 5 and 20 become rural once more. Roughly 1.5 miles from the end of the bypass, NY 5 and US 20 meet New York State Route 247. After 10.3 miles of eastward progression through open land, the routes meet the northern terminus of both New York State Route 14A and New York State Route 245, concurrent at this location, in the town of Geneva. A half-mile past NY 14A and NY 245, Routes 5 and 20 enter the city of Geneva. In the city, NY 5 and US 20 intersect New York State Route 14 by way of a pseudo-interchange on the bank of Seneca Lake. At the interchange, New York State Route 14 Truck joins 5 and 20, bypassing a sharp turn on NY 14 downtown. After a half mile, Truck NY 14 turns onto Lake Street, rejoining NY 14 another quarter mile later.^[4] NY 5 and US 20 continue around the northern tip of Seneca Lake, crossing the Preemption Line and entering Seneca County at its midpoint. A mile to the east in East Geneva, Routes 5 and 20 meet the northern terminus of New York State Route 96A at a trumpet interchange.

From NY 96A east to the village of Waterloo, a distance of roughly four miles, Routes 5 and 20 run parallel to the Cayuga-Seneca Canal. In Waterloo, the concurrency meets New York State Route 96 in the village center. East of the village, the distance between the canal and the roadway decreases, making NY 5 and US 20 the closest road to the water for the next one and a half miles to New York State Route 414 in the town of Seneca Falls. NY 414 joins NY 5 and US 20, overlapping with the road for 4.3 miles into the village of Seneca Falls. At Cayuga Street, NY 414 turns south, crossing the water body that is the canal and the Seneca River and becoming Ovid Street while NY 5 and US 20 turns north onto Cayuga, following the street around the small Van Cleef Lake and exiting the village. Three miles from NY 414, NY 5 and US 20 meets New York State Route 318 and New York State Route 89 at intersections close enough to be considered a single junction.

After entering Cayuga County about three miles later, the two routes meet New York State Route 90 in the town of Tyre. The routes continue eastward through Tyre and Aurelius to the city of Auburn. On the western edge of the city, NY 5 and US 20 meet the eastern terminus of New York State Route 326. In downtown Auburn, NY 5 and US 20 run concurrent with New York State Route 38 for 0.2 miles. NY 38 then splits from the concurrency and joins New York State Route 34. A quarter-mile to the east, US 20 separates from NY 5 at the northern terminus of New York State Route 38A.

[edit] Auburn to Syracuse

From New York State Route 174 in Camillus to Fairmount, NY 5 is a limited-access highway. At one time, the highway was to be extended to West Street in Syracuse.^[5]

[edit] Syracuse to Utica

The eastern split of the NY 5/NY 92 overlap is the busiest area of NY 5 in the Syracuse area and in all of Onondaga County.^[6]

[edit] Utica to Albany

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[1]	Road(s)	Notes
Chautauqua	Ripley	0.00	PA 5	Eastern terminus of PA 5.
	Barcelona	9.98	NY 394	Western terminus of NY 394.
	City of Dunkirk	27.92	NY 60	Northern terminus of NY 60.
	Silver Creek	38.53	US 20	Western terminus of overlap.
Erie	Irving	41.37	US 20	Eastern terminus of overlap.
		41.41	NY 438	Northern terminus of NY 438.
	Athol Springs	61.25	NY 75	Northern terminus of NY 75.
	Buffalo	68.82	I-190/Thruway	Exit 7 (I-190/Thruway).
		73.03	NY 198
		75.93	US 62
	Snyder	77.54	NY 240
	Amherst	78.48	I-290	Exit 7B (I-290).
	Williamsville	79.06	NY 277
	Clarence	82.07	NY 78
		84.64	NY 324
Genesee	Pembroke	97.33	NY 77
	City of Batavia	107.66	NY 63	Western terminus of overlap.
		108.41	NY 33 NY 98	Western terminus of NY 5/NY 33 overlap. NY 5/NY 63 overlap continues.
		108.68	NY 63	Eastern terminus of NY 5/NY 63 overlap. NY 5/NY 33 overlap continues.
		109.88	NY 33	Eastern terminus of overlap.
	Stafford	114.58	NY 237	Southern terminus of NY 237.
	Village of Le Roy	118.70	NY 19
Livingston	Village of Caledonia	125.47	NY 36	Western terminus of overlap.
		125.85	NY 36	Eastern terminus of overlap.
	Canawaugus	131.73	US 20	Western terminus of overlap.
	Village of Avon	132.63	NY 39	Eastern terminus of NY 39.
	East Avon	134.90	NY 15
		135.51	I-390	Exit 10 (I-390).
	Village of Lima	139.87	NY 15A
Ontario	West Bloomfield	143.68	NY 65	Southern terminus of NY 65.
	East Bloomfield	148.55	NY 64	Western terminus of NY 5/NY 64 overlap. US 20/NY 5 overlap continues.
		150.36	NY 444	Southern terminus of NY 444.
		151.62	US 20A NY 64	Eastern terminus of NY 5/NY 64 overlap. US 20/NY 5 overlap continues. Eastern terminus of US 20A.
	Town of Canandaigua	156.43	NY 21	Western terminus of NY 5/NY 21 overlap. US 20/NY 5 overlap continues.
	City of Canandaigua	158.06	NY 21 NY 332	Eastern terminus of NY 5/NY 21 overlap. US 20/NY 5 overlap continues. Southern terminus of NY 332.
		159.30	NY 364	Northern terminus of NY 364.
	Hopewell	161.36	NY 247	Northern terminus of NY 247.
	Geneva	171.66	NY 14A NY 245	Northern termini of NY 14A and NY 245.
		173.28	NY 14 NY 14 Truck	Western terminus of NY 5/NY 14 Truck overlap. US 20/NY 5 overlap continues.
		173.99	NY 14 Truck	Eastern terminus of NY 5/NY 14 Truck overlap. US 20/NY 5 overlap continues.
Seneca	East Geneva	175.91	NY 96A	Northern terminus of NY 96A.
	Village of Waterloo	180.61	NY 96
		182.04	NY 414	Western terminus of concurrency.
	Village of Seneca Falls	184.26	NY 414	Eastern terminus of concurrency.
	Town of Seneca Falls	187.31	NY 318	Eastern terminus of NY 318.
		187.41	NY 89
Cayuga	Cayuga	189.36	NY 90
	Auburn	197.46	NY 326	Eastern terminus of NY 326.
		198.84	NY 38	Western terminus of NY 5/NY 38 overlap. US 20/NY 5 overlap continues.
		199.01	NY 34 NY 38	Eastern terminus of NY 5/NY 38 overlap. US 20/NY 5 overlap continues.
		199.30	US 20	Eastern terminus of overlap.
Onondaga	Town of Elbridge	206.93	NY 31B
			NY 31C	Former southern terminus of NY 31C.
		209.00	NY 317	Southern terminus of NY 317.
	Bennetts Corners	213.30	NY 321
	Village of Camillus	215.50	NY 174	Northern terminus of NY 174. Western terminus of expressway.
	Fairmount	219.94	NY 173	Interchange. Westbound only.
		220.53	NY 695	Interchange. Southern terminus of NY 695.
			NY 297	Access from NY 5 east is provided via Milton Ave. Access from NY 5 west is provided via NY 173.
	Syracuse	225.16	West Street	Interchange.
		225.78	US 11
			I-81	NY 5 passes under I-81.
			NY 598 Midler Avenue	Unsigned designation.
		229.07	NY 635 Thompson Road
		229.85	Bridge Street
	DeWitt	230.95	NY 92	Western end of overlap.[7]
		231.31	I-481	Exit 3 (I-481).
		232.08	NY 92	Eastern end of overlap. "Lyndon Corners".
	Fayetteville	234.17	NY 257	Northern terminus of NY 257.
		238.23	NY 290
Madison	Chittenango	241.46	NY 173	Eastern terminus of NY 173.
		241.63	NY 13	Western terminus of overlap.
	Canastota	248.21	NY 13	Eastern terminus of overlap.
	Oneida	251.36	NY 365A	Western terminus of NY 365A.
		253.84	NY 46
Oneida		254.19	NY 365	Western terminus of NY 365.
	Village of Vernon	259.18	NY 31
		259.91	NY 31
	Town of Vernon	261.14	NY 26
	Kirkland	266.84	NY 233
		267.69	NY 5B	Western terminus of NY 5B.
	Yorkville	270.31	NY 5B	Eastern terminus of NY 5B.
		270.39	NY 5A	Western terminus of NY 5A.
	Village of New Hartford	271.51	NY 12	Western terminus of overlap.
	Utica	272.16	NY 8 NY 840	Cloverleaf interchange. Southern terminus of NY 5/NY 8 overlap. NY 5/NY 12 overlap continues. Eastern terminus of NY 840.
		275.45	I-790 NY 5A NY 5S	Interchange. Southern terminus of I-790. Western terminus of I-790/NY 5 overlap. NY 5/8 and NY 5/12 overlaps continue. Eastern terminus of NY 5A and western terminus of NY 5S.
		276.70	NY 8/NY 12	Northern terminus of NY 5/NY 8 overlap. Eastern terminus of NY 5/NY 12 overlap. I-790/NY 5 overlap continues.
		277.86	I-790	Northern terminus of I-790. Eastern terminus of overlap.
Herkimer	Ilion	289.53	NY 51	Northern terminus of NY 51.
	Village of Herkimer	291.51	NY 28	Western terminus of overlap.
		292.20	NY 28	Eastern terminus of overlap.
	City of Little Falls	299.01	NY 167	Western terminus of overlap.
		299.46	NY 169	Western terminus of NY 5/169 overlap. NY 5/NY 167 overlap continues.
		299.68	NY 169	Eastern terminus of NY 5/169 overlap. NY 5/NY 167 overlap continues.
		300.08	NY 167	Eastern terminus of overlap.
Montgomery	St. Johnsville	310.61	NY 67 New Turnpike Rd.	Western terminus of NY 67.
	Nelliston	315.06	NY 80 River St.	Eastern terminus of NY 80. To Fort Plain.
	Palatine Bridge	317.78	NY 10 Lafayette St.	Western terminus of overlap.
		317.95	NY 10 Church St.	Eastern terminus of overlap. To Canajoharie.
	Fonda	329.35	NY 334 Cayadutta St.	Southern terminus of NY 334.
		329.52	NY 30A Broadway	Western terminus of overlap.
		329.89	NY 30A Bridge St.	Eastern terminus of overlap.
	Fort Johnson	336.85	NY 67	Western terminus of overlap.
	City of Amsterdam	339.82	NY 30 NY 67	Eastern terminus of NY 5/NY 67 overlap.
Schenectady	Glenville	348.66	NY 103	Northern terminus of NY 103.
	Scotia	351.30	NY 890	Northern terminus of NY 890.
		354.01	NY 147 Sacandaga Rd.	Southern terminus of NY 147.
		354.32	NY 50 Ballston Ave.	Southern terminus of NY 50.
	Schenectady	358.23	NY 7 Crosstown Blvd.	Grade interchange.
Albany	Village of Colonie	362.99	NY 155 New Karner Rd.
		364.97	I-87	Exit 2 (I-87).
	Albany	~367.3	I-90	NY 5 passes under I-90 at Albany city line.
		369.78	US 9W Lark St.	Not signed on NY 5.
		370.54	NY 32 Pearl St.	Not a signed intersection. No left turns at intersection, so not completely accessible.
		370.87	I-787 US 9 Broadway	Exit 3 (I-787). Not signed on I-787 or US 9.

Legend
Crossing, no access	Concurrency termini	Decommissioned	Unconstructed	Closed

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• NY State Route 5 Ends (gribblenation.net)
• New York Routes - New York State Route 5