New York State Route 14
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New York State Route 14 (NY 14) is a state highway
located in western New York
in the United States. Along with NY 19
, it is one of two routes to transect the state in a north–south fashion between the Pennsylvania border and Lake Ontario
. The southern terminus is at the state line in the Chemung County
town of Ashland
, where it continues south as Pennsylvania Route 14 (PA 14). Its northern terminus is at a cul-de-sac
on Greig Street in the Wayne County
village of Sodus Point
. NY 14 has direct connections with every major east–west highway in western New York, including Interstate 86
(I-86), U.S. Route 20
(US 20), and the New York State Thruway
(I-90). It passes through two cities—Elmira and Geneva—and serves many villages as it traverses the state.
NY 14 was assigned in 1924 to an alignment extending from Elmira to Sodus Point via Watkins Glen
, Penn Yan
, and Geneva. It was extended south to Pennsylvania by 1926 and realigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York to follow its modern routing alongside Seneca Lake between Watkins Glen and Geneva. Its former routing via Penn Yan became NY 14A
, NY 14's lone suffixed route. While the general routing of NY 14 has not changed since 1930, it has been realigned several times within the Elmira area. When it was first assigned, it used several different city streets, including Broadway, Main Street in Elmira, Lake Street, and Main Street in Horseheads. It was gradually reconfigured into its current routing over the years, with the last change coming ca. 2004 when the route was shifted onto most of the Clemens Center Parkway.
The portion of NY 14 on Corning Road and College Avenue in Horseheads and Elmira has had several designations over the years. From 1924 to ca. 1935, it was part of NY 17
. Ca. 1935, NY 17 was altered to follow a more easterly alignment through the area while NY 328
was extended north from Southport
to Horseheads over NY 17's old alignment. NY 14 replaced NY 328 along this stretch ca. 1978.
(NYSDOT); however, two sections of the route are locally maintained. In the Chemung County
city of Elmira, the highway is maintained by the city from the junction of College and Woodlawn Avenues north to the city limits. In the Ontario County
city of Geneva, NY 14 is entirely city-maintained.
, where the route becomes PA 14
. As NY 14, the road heads northwestward through the valley, traversing isolated and sparsely populated areas of the town of Southport
. It proceeds to the southern outskirts of the city of Elmira, where it crosses Seeley Creek and intersects the eastern terminus of NY 328
. At this point, the two-lane NY 14 turns northeast onto the Clemens Center Parkway, a four-lane divided highway
that cuts through the center of Elmira. The route follows the northern bank of Seeley Creek for roughly 1 miles (1.6 km) to an intersection with Cedar Street, which carries NY 427
east of this point. Past NY 427, NY 14 curves to the north and begins to pass through densely populated residential neighborhoods as it crosses into the city limits.
In the southern half of Elmira, the parkway winds its way through residential and commercial areas before crossing over the Chemung River
to reach the city's downtown district. Here, NY 14 intersects with both directions of NY 352
, routed along Water Street eastbound and Church Street westbound. The route continues on, traversing commercial and industrial neighborhoods on the fringe of downtown on its way to a junction with Thurston Street. At this point, NY 14 leaves the parkway to follow Thurston Street and Woodlawn Avenue—collectively one two-lane street—west for three blocks to College Avenue. The route turns again here, following College Avenue north past Eldridge Park
to the adjacent village of Elmira Heights
. While in the village, NY 14 passes through gradually more residential areas as it heads north. Outside of Elmira Heights, the highway becomes Corning Road and proceeds toward the nearby village of Horseheads
.
Just inside of Horseheads, NY 14 meets exit 52 on the Southern Tier Expressway, carrying I-86
and NY 17
. North of here, it follows Westinghouse Road through the village until it reaches a T-intersection with Main Street near an area known locally as the Holding Point
. From here, the highway turns north to follow Watkins Road into the Catherine Creek
valley and out of Horseheads. As NY 14 heads through the less populated valley, it serves Pine Valley, a hamlet situated on the Catlin
–Veteran
town line, and Millport
, a small village in the town of Veteran, before crossing into Schuyler County
.
, where the Catherine Creek valley widens to hold the nearby Seneca Lake. In Montour Falls, NY 14 intersects NY 224
, a highway leading to the far southeastern reaches of Schuyler County. The route continues on to the neighboring village of Watkins Glen
, where it runs concurrently
with NY 414
through much of the village. The part of this stretch between NY 329
and NY 409
was part of the original Watkins Glen Grand Prix race course
. The main entrance to Watkins Glen State Park
is also located within this stretch, and the park's 400-foot-deep gorge is visible from the highway. In Watkins Glen, NY 14 is known as Franklin Street and serves as the eastern terminus for both NY 329 and NY 409. The overlap with NY 414 ends in the village center at 4th Street, the same junction where NY 409 comes to an end.
North of Watkins Glen, NY 14 runs along a ridge overlooking the west shore of Seneca Lake, which begins just north of Watkins Glen. As it does so, the route begins to parallel a branch line of the Finger Lakes Railway
(FGLK), located adjacent to the lake shore at the base of the ridge. NY 14 heads into the heart of the wine region of the Finger Lakes
, where a spur—NY 14A
—branches off to the west at an interchange in Reading
. It continues north along the lakeshore, providing access to several lakeside homes and communities at the east end of local roads leading to and from NY 14. The route itself continues across farmland, however, as it passes into Yates County
about 3 miles (5 km) north of the NY 14A junction. In Milo
, the first town NY 14 crosses in the county, the FGLK exits the valley and crosses NY 14 at a grade crossing to reach the hamlet of Himrod, situated 0.5 mile (0.80467 km) west of the highway.
At Himrod, the FGLK connects to the Norfolk Southern Railway
's Corning Secondary, which leaves the hamlet to the north and slowly converges on NY 14. The two cross about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Himrod, at which point the rail line turns to parallel NY 14 as both head toward Geneva and points north. After another 5 miles (8 km) of nondescript farmland, the route reaches the lakeside village of Dresden
. While the Corning Secondary goes through the community, NY 14 bypasses Dresden to the west, meeting the northern terminus of NY 54
at a junction west of the village center. Past Dresden, the route descends into the lake valley, closely following the rail line for another 6 miles (10 km) to the Ontario County
line.
of Hobart and William Smith Colleges
, which are known collectively as The Colleges of the Seneca. There is an interchange with US 20
and NY 5
, locally referred to as Routes 5 and 20, near the northeastern corner of the campus. At this point, the Corning Secondary turns northeast to follow Routes 5 and 20 around the eastern edge of the city while NY 14 continues north through densely populated neighborhoods to downtown Geneva. Here, NY 14 turns east, following Castle Street across four blocks of the city's central business district before continuing to the northeast on Exchange Street. At North Street, the last major east–west street that NY 14 meets in the city, Exchange Street turns due north, setting the alignment that most of the route follows from this point north.
Outside of Geneva, the Corning Secondary rejoins NY 14, which closely follows the route for much of the next 7 miles (11 km). There are few curves north of Geneva, as the terrain is much flatter north of the Finger Lakes than it is in the southern portions of the highway. As such, it follows a linear north–south alignment to the town of Phelps
, where it connects to NY 96
by way of an interchange and NY 318
at a junction just 0.25 mile (0.402335 km) north of NY 96. The latter intersection also provides access to the New York State Thruway
(I-90
) at exit 42. North of the Thruway, NY 14 loosely follows the outlet of Canandaigua Lake
through rural, isolated areas as it proceeds toward the Wayne County
line. About 1 miles (1.6 km) south of the county line, the rail line veers to the northeast to follow the nearby Erie Canal
into Lyons
.
NY 14, however, continues on a northerly track as it enters Wayne County and Lyons, becoming Geneva Street upon crossing into the latter. Here, it passes over the Rochester Subdivision
, CSX Transportation
's main line
across western New York, just south of a junction with NY 31
in a commercial area south of the village center. The CSX main line serves as the north end of the Corning Secondary, which ends 0.5 mile (0.80467 km) east of the NY 14 overpass. The route continues on, crossing over the Erie Canal and passing through the village's major commercial and residential areas on Geneva and Phelps Streets before exiting Lyons. Another 10 miles (16 km) of rolling, open terrain brings the highway to the town of Sodus
, where it intersects NY 104
south of the hamlet of Alton.
The route continues into the small hamlet, one of many communities located along Ridge Road
. NY 14 joins the old road for one block westward before leaving Alton to the north. From Ridge Road north to Lake Road
in Sodus Point
, NY 14 is part of the Seaway Trail
, a National Scenic Byway
. This stretch of NY 14 heads due north across cultivated fields for 2 miles (3.2 km) before curving to the northwest to avoid Sodus Bay
. At this point, the farmlands are gradually replaced by waterside homes and communities as NY 14 closes in on the bay's shoreline. It reaches the water's edge as it enters Sodus Point, where it initially follows South Fitzhugh Street. At Lake Road, the Seaway Trail heads west to follow the southern edge of Lake Ontario
while NY 14 turns east onto Bay Street. After three blocks, Bay Street gives way to Greig Street, a dead-end street leading out onto a peninsula protruding into the mouth
of Sodus Bay. The street and the route both end in a cul-de-sac
at the east end of the peninsula.
that extended from Horseheads
to Lyons
via Watkins Glen
, Dundee
, Penn Yan
, and Geneva. When the first set of posted routes in New York
were assigned in 1924, legislative Route 12 became the basis for NY 14, which continued south to Elmira and north to the mouth of Sodus Bay
at Sodus Point
via the hamlet of Alton. By 1926, the route was extended south through Elmira to the Pennsylvania state line at Ashland
. In the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, the portions of NY 14 north of Geneva and south of Watkins Glen were unchanged; however, the Watkins Glen – Geneva segment was realigned to follow the west shore of Seneca Lake and serve the lakeside village of Dresden
. The former alignment of NY 14 via Dundee and Penn Yan became NY 14A
.
The original alignment of NY 14 through Elmira took the designation along Broadway and Fulton, Hudson, Main, Water, and Lake Streets. Outside of Elmira, it continued north through Elmira Heights
to Horseheads on Lake Road and Main Street. At the time, NY 17
entered Horseheads on Big Flats Road and proceeded south to downtown Elmira by way of Corning Road, Oakwood Avenue, Thurston Street, College Avenue, Park Place, and Main Street. By 1932, NY 14 was rerouted to follow Pennsylvania Avenue into downtown Elmira, from where it continued to Horseheads on Madison Avenue, Church, William, Lake, and Division Streets, and Grand Central Avenue. From Water Street to Horseheads, NY 14 overlapped with a realigned NY 17. Most of NY 14's former routing along Broadway became part of an extended NY 328
.
By the following year, the path of NY 14 and NY 17 through Elmira was modified to consist only of Pennsylvania Avenue and Lake Street. Outside of Elmira, the two routes followed Lake Road and Main Street to Horseheads. NY 328, meanwhile, was extended north to Horseheads ca. 1934, utilizing the Oakwood Avenue and Corning Road portions of NY 17's original routing. By 1938, NY 328 was moved onto all of NY 17's original alignment through the city while NY 14 and NY 17 were realigned back onto Division Street and Grand Central Avenue between downtown Elmira and Horseheads.
to follow Pennsylvania Avenue and Main Street by this time. Ca. 1961, NY 14 was rerouted to bypass the center of Horseheads to the west on NY 17 and Westinghouse Road.
The route was altered again at some point between 1962 and 1964 to follow Pennsylvania Avenue from Southport to downtown Elmira, where it turned east onto Water Street (then-NY 17E) and followed it to what is now exit 56 of the Southern Tier Expressway (NY 17). Here, NY 14 joined the expressway, following it north and west to Grand Central Avenue. The realignment created an overlap with NY 328 from Southport to Main Street and extended the overlap with NY 17 southeast to Water Street. Ca. 1978, NY 328 was truncated south to its junction with NY 14 in Southport. Its former routing from Southport to Horseheads became part of a realigned NY 14.
In the late 1970s, construction started on the Elmira Arterial, a four-lane divided highway
through the center of Elmira that was later renamed the Clemens Center Parkway. The first segment, from Pennsylvania Avenue (NY 14) north to Washington Avenue, was completed ca. 1979. An extension of the highway north to Grand Central Avenue was completed by 1990 while another south to Cedar Street (NY 427
) was opened to traffic ca. 1999. The last section from Broadway to Cedar Street was completed ca. 2002. The highway was initially designated as NY 961M, an unsigned reference route. Ca. 2004, NY 14 was realigned to follow the Clemens Center Parkway from Broadway to Woodlawn Avenue, where it turned west to follow Woodlawn Avenue for three blocks to College Avenue. NY 961M was subsequently truncated to consist only of the 0.2 mile (0.321868 km) portion of the highway north of Woodlawn Avenue.
NY 14A
(35.99 miles or 57.92 km) is an alternate route of NY 14 between Watkins Glen
and Geneva, accessing Penn Yan
. It was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York.
and NY 5
and follows US 20 and NY 5 northeast to Lake Street. At Lake Street, NY 14 Truck turns west to rejoin NY 14 two blocks later. The truck route bypasses a pair of sharp turns on NY 14 in downtown Geneva.
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
located in western New York
Western New York
Western New York is the westernmost region of the state of New York. It includes the cities of Buffalo, Rochester, Niagara Falls, the surrounding suburbs, as well as the outlying rural areas of the Great Lakes lowlands, the Genesee Valley, and the Southern Tier. Some historians, scholars and others...
in the United States. Along with NY 19
New York State Route 19
New York State Route 19 is a north–south state highway in Western New York in the United States. It is the longest state highway in that region, and the only other one besides NY 14 to completely transect the state from the Pennsylvania state line to the shore of Lake Ontario...
, it is one of two routes to transect the state in a north–south fashion between the Pennsylvania border and Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded on the north and southwest by the Canadian province of Ontario, and on the south by the American state of New York. Ontario, Canada's most populous province, was named for the lake. In the Wyandot language, ontarío means...
. The southern terminus is at the state line in the Chemung County
Chemung County, New York
Chemung County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the 'Elmira, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Chemung County. As of the 2010 census, the population was 88,830. Its name is derived from the name of a Delaware Indian village . Its...
town of Ashland
Ashland, Chemung County, New York
Ashland is a town in Chemung County, New York, USA. The population was 1,951 at the 2000 census. The town is named after the home of Henry Clay.The Town of Ashland is on the south border of the county, south of Elmira, New York...
, where it continues south as Pennsylvania Route 14 (PA 14). Its northern terminus is at a cul-de-sac
Cul-de-sac
A cul-de-sac is a word of French origin referring to a dead end, close, no through road or court meaning dead-end street with only one inlet/outlet...
on Greig Street in the Wayne County
Wayne County, New York
Wayne County is a county located in the US state of New York. It is part of the Rochester, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area and lies on the south shore of Lake Ontario, forming part of the northern border of the United States with Canada. The name honors General Anthony Wayne, an American...
village of Sodus Point
Sodus Point, New York
Sodus Point is a village in Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 1,160 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from a nearby body of water, Sodus Bay. It is considered within the larger Rochester metropolitan area....
. NY 14 has direct connections with every major east–west highway in western New York, including Interstate 86
Interstate 86 (east)
Interstate 86 is an Interstate Highway that extends for through northwestern Pennsylvania and southern New York in the United States...
(I-86), U.S. Route 20
U.S. Route 20 in New York
U.S. Route 20 is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from Newport, Oregon, to Boston, Massachusetts. In the U.S. state of New York, US 20 extends from the Pennsylvania state line at Ripley to the Massachusetts state line in the Berkshire Mountains. US 20 is the longest...
(US 20), and the New York State Thruway
New York State Thruway
The New York State Thruway is a system of limited-access highways located within the state of New York in the United States. The system, known officially as the Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway for former New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey, is operated by the New York State Thruway Authority and...
(I-90). It passes through two cities—Elmira and Geneva—and serves many villages as it traverses the state.
NY 14 was assigned in 1924 to an alignment extending from Elmira to Sodus Point via Watkins Glen
Watkins Glen, New York
Watkins Glen is a village in Schuyler County, New York, United States. The population was 2,149 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Schuyler County.The Village of Watkins Glen lies on the border of the towns of Dix and Montour....
, Penn Yan
Penn Yan, New York
Penn Yan is a village in Yates County, New York, USA. The population was 5,219 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Yates County and lies at the north end of the east branch of Keuka Lake, one of the Finger Lakes....
, and Geneva. It was extended south to Pennsylvania by 1926 and realigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York to follow its modern routing alongside Seneca Lake between Watkins Glen and Geneva. Its former routing via Penn Yan became NY 14A
New York State Route 14A
New York State Route 14A is a north–south state highway located in the Finger Lakes region of New York in the United States. It extends for from an interchange with NY 14 in the Schuyler County town of Reading to an intersection with U.S. Route 20 and NY 5 west of the Ontario...
, NY 14's lone suffixed route. While the general routing of NY 14 has not changed since 1930, it has been realigned several times within the Elmira area. When it was first assigned, it used several different city streets, including Broadway, Main Street in Elmira, Lake Street, and Main Street in Horseheads. It was gradually reconfigured into its current routing over the years, with the last change coming ca. 2004 when the route was shifted onto most of the Clemens Center Parkway.
The portion of NY 14 on Corning Road and College Avenue in Horseheads and Elmira has had several designations over the years. From 1924 to ca. 1935, it was part of NY 17
New York State Route 17
New York State Route 17 is a state highway that extends for through the Southern Tier and Downstate regions of New York in the United States...
. Ca. 1935, NY 17 was altered to follow a more easterly alignment through the area while NY 328
New York State Route 328
New York State Route 328 is a northeast–southwest state highway located entirely within the town of Southport in Chemung County, New York, in the United States...
was extended north from Southport
Southport, New York
Southport is a town in Chemung County, New York, United States. The population was 11,185 at the 2000 census.The Town of Southport is located in the southwest corner of Chemung County and is southwest of the City of Elmira...
to Horseheads over NY 17's old alignment. NY 14 replaced NY 328 along this stretch ca. 1978.
Route description
Most of NY 14 is maintained by the New York State Department of TransportationNew York State Department of Transportation
The New York State Department of Transportation is responsible for the development and operation of highways, railroads, mass transit systems, ports, waterways and aviation facilities in the U.S...
(NYSDOT); however, two sections of the route are locally maintained. In the Chemung County
Chemung County, New York
Chemung County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the 'Elmira, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Chemung County. As of the 2010 census, the population was 88,830. Its name is derived from the name of a Delaware Indian village . Its...
city of Elmira, the highway is maintained by the city from the junction of College and Woodlawn Avenues north to the city limits. In the Ontario County
Ontario County, New York
As of the census of 2000, there were 100,224 people, 38,370 households, and 26,360 families residing in the county. The population density was 156 people per square mile . There were 42,647 housing units at an average density of 66 per square mile...
city of Geneva, NY 14 is entirely city-maintained.
Chemung County
The highway descends South Mountain along the South Creek valley from PennsylvaniaPennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, where the route becomes PA 14
Pennsylvania Route 14
Pennsylvania Route 14 is a Pennsylvania highway that runs for . It runs from U.S. Route 15 in Trout Run, Pennsylvania to the New York-Pennsylvania border at Fassett, Pennsylvania, co-signed with U.S. Route 6 for a short distance in Troy...
. As NY 14, the road heads northwestward through the valley, traversing isolated and sparsely populated areas of the town of Southport
Southport, New York
Southport is a town in Chemung County, New York, United States. The population was 11,185 at the 2000 census.The Town of Southport is located in the southwest corner of Chemung County and is southwest of the City of Elmira...
. It proceeds to the southern outskirts of the city of Elmira, where it crosses Seeley Creek and intersects the eastern terminus of NY 328
New York State Route 328
New York State Route 328 is a northeast–southwest state highway located entirely within the town of Southport in Chemung County, New York, in the United States...
. At this point, the two-lane NY 14 turns northeast onto the Clemens Center Parkway, a four-lane divided highway
Divided Highway
Divided Highway is a compilation album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 2003. . All tracks are taken from the albums Cycles and Brotherhood .-Track listing:...
that cuts through the center of Elmira. The route follows the northern bank of Seeley Creek for roughly 1 miles (1.6 km) to an intersection with Cedar Street, which carries NY 427
New York State Route 427
New York State Route 427 is an east–west state highway in Chemung County, New York, United States. It extends for from its western terminus at an intersection with NY 14 in the town of Southport, south of the city of Elmira, to its eastern terminus at an interchange with NY 17 in...
east of this point. Past NY 427, NY 14 curves to the north and begins to pass through densely populated residential neighborhoods as it crosses into the city limits.
In the southern half of Elmira, the parkway winds its way through residential and commercial areas before crossing over the Chemung River
Chemung River
The Chemung River is a tributary of the Susquehanna River, approximately long, in south central New York and northern Pennsylvania in the United States. It drains a mountainous region of the northern Allegheny Plateau in the Southern Tier of New York...
to reach the city's downtown district. Here, NY 14 intersects with both directions of NY 352
New York State Route 352
New York State Route 352 is a state highway in the Southern Tier of New York, United States. It generally parallels the Southern Tier Expressway from the village of Riverside east through the city of Corning to the city of Elmira...
, routed along Water Street eastbound and Church Street westbound. The route continues on, traversing commercial and industrial neighborhoods on the fringe of downtown on its way to a junction with Thurston Street. At this point, NY 14 leaves the parkway to follow Thurston Street and Woodlawn Avenue—collectively one two-lane street—west for three blocks to College Avenue. The route turns again here, following College Avenue north past Eldridge Park
Eldridge Park
Eldridge Park, located in Elmira, New York, was a famous amusement park around the turn of the 20th century. Covering roughly , it was dedicated to the memory of a local physician and was in common usage late into the 20th century....
to the adjacent village of Elmira Heights
Elmira Heights, New York
Elmira Heights is a village in Chemung County, New York, United States. The population was 4,170 at the 2000 census.The Village of Elmira Heights is primarily within the Town of Elmira, but part of the village is in the Town of Horseheads. The village is a northern suburb of the City of Elmira...
. While in the village, NY 14 passes through gradually more residential areas as it heads north. Outside of Elmira Heights, the highway becomes Corning Road and proceeds toward the nearby village of Horseheads
Horseheads (village), New York
Horseheads is a village in Chemung County, New York, USA. The population was 6,461 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from the number of bleached skulls of pack horses left behind by the Sullivan Expedition....
.
Just inside of Horseheads, NY 14 meets exit 52 on the Southern Tier Expressway, carrying I-86
Interstate 86 (east)
Interstate 86 is an Interstate Highway that extends for through northwestern Pennsylvania and southern New York in the United States...
and NY 17
New York State Route 17
New York State Route 17 is a state highway that extends for through the Southern Tier and Downstate regions of New York in the United States...
. North of here, it follows Westinghouse Road through the village until it reaches a T-intersection with Main Street near an area known locally as the Holding Point
Holding Point
The Holding Point is an area in the Town of Horseheads, New York that is the site of the Horseheads Industrial Center.The name dates back to World War II, when the federal government used eminent domain to obtain of farmland north of the Village of Horseheads to store ammunition. The land...
. From here, the highway turns north to follow Watkins Road into the Catherine Creek
Catherine Creek (New York)
Catharine Creek is a roughly 15 mile long stream that flows through Chemung and Schuyler counties in New York state. It was named after Catharine Montour....
valley and out of Horseheads. As NY 14 heads through the less populated valley, it serves Pine Valley, a hamlet situated on the Catlin
Catlin, New York
Catlin is a town in Chemung County, New York, United States. The population was 2,649 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Phineas Catlin, a surveyor and public official....
–Veteran
Veteran, New York
Veteran is a town in Chemung County, New York, United States. It is part of the 'Elmira, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The population was 3,271 at the 2000 census...
town line, and Millport
Millport, New York
Millport is a village in Chemung County, New York, United States. The population was 297 at the 2000 census. The name comes from its former status as a canal port....
, a small village in the town of Veteran, before crossing into Schuyler County
Schuyler County, New York
As of the census of 2000, there were 19,224 people, 7,374 households, and 5,191 families residing in the county. The population density was 58 people per square mile . There were 9,181 housing units at an average density of 28 per square mile...
.
Schuyler and Yates Counties
NY 14 continues through the rural creek valley to the village of Montour FallsMontour Falls, New York
Montour Falls is a village in Schuyler County, New York, United States. The population was 1,797 at the 2000 census. A waterfall in the village gives the village its name...
, where the Catherine Creek valley widens to hold the nearby Seneca Lake. In Montour Falls, NY 14 intersects NY 224
New York State Route 224
New York State Route 224 is a state highway in the Southern Tier of New York, United States. The route is signed as north–south; however, in actuality the highway follows more of an east–west routing across southeastern Schuyler County and northeastern Chemung County...
, a highway leading to the far southeastern reaches of Schuyler County. The route continues on to the neighboring village of Watkins Glen
Watkins Glen, New York
Watkins Glen is a village in Schuyler County, New York, United States. The population was 2,149 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Schuyler County.The Village of Watkins Glen lies on the border of the towns of Dix and Montour....
, where it runs concurrently
Concurrency (road)
A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers...
with NY 414
New York State Route 414
New York State Route 414 is a north–south state highway in the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes regions of New York 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...
through much of the village. The part of this stretch between NY 329
New York State Route 329
New York State Route 329 is a long state highway near Watkins Glen, New York, in the United States. The western terminus is at an intersection with Meads Hill Road in Dix. The eastern terminus is at a junction with NY 14 and NY 414 in Watkins Glen...
and NY 409
New York State Route 409
New York State Route 409 is a state highway in Schuyler County, New York, in the United States. It is more of a spur route as it is connected to the state highway system at only one end. It begins at a grade crossing with the Norfolk Southern Railway in the town of Dix and ends in downtown...
was part of the original Watkins Glen Grand Prix race course
Watkins Glen Grand Prix Course, 1948–1952
Watkins Glen Grand Prix Course, 1948–1952 is a historic Grand Prix auto race track located at Watkins Glen in Schuyler County, New York. It includes the public rights of way that constituted the route of the original 6.6-mile Watkins Glen Grand Prix course used from 1948 to 1952...
. The main entrance to Watkins Glen State Park
Watkins Glen State Park
Watkins Glen State Park is located on the edge of the village of Watkins Glen, New York, south of Seneca Lake in Schuyler County. The main feature of the park is the hiking trail that climbs up through the gorge, passing over and under waterfalls...
is also located within this stretch, and the park's 400-foot-deep gorge is visible from the highway. In Watkins Glen, NY 14 is known as Franklin Street and serves as the eastern terminus for both NY 329 and NY 409. The overlap with NY 414 ends in the village center at 4th Street, the same junction where NY 409 comes to an end.
North of Watkins Glen, NY 14 runs along a ridge overlooking the west shore of Seneca Lake, which begins just north of Watkins Glen. As it does so, the route begins to parallel a branch line of the Finger Lakes Railway
Finger Lakes Railway
The Finger Lakes Railway is a class III railroad in the Finger Lakes region of New York.The Finger Lakes Railway began operation on July 23, 1995 and operates in Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, Ontario, Schuyler and Yates counties....
(FGLK), located adjacent to the lake shore at the base of the ridge. NY 14 heads into the heart of the wine region of the Finger Lakes
Finger Lakes
The Finger Lakes are a pattern of lakes in the west-central section of Upstate New York in the United States. They are a popular tourist destination. The lakes are long and thin , each oriented roughly on a north-south axis. The two longest, Cayuga Lake and Seneca Lake, are among the deepest in...
, where a spur—NY 14A
New York State Route 14A
New York State Route 14A is a north–south state highway located in the Finger Lakes region of New York in the United States. It extends for from an interchange with NY 14 in the Schuyler County town of Reading to an intersection with U.S. Route 20 and NY 5 west of the Ontario...
—branches off to the west at an interchange in Reading
Reading, New York
Reading is a town in Schuyler County, New York, United States.The Town of Reading is in the northern part of the county and is east of Bath, NY.- History :The first pioneers arrived around 1798.The first tavern opened in 1801....
. It continues north along the lakeshore, providing access to several lakeside homes and communities at the east end of local roads leading to and from NY 14. The route itself continues across farmland, however, as it passes into Yates County
Yates County, New York
Yates County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 25,348. The county seat is Penn Yan. The name is in honor of Joseph C. Yates, who as Governor of New York signed the act establishing the county....
about 3 miles (5 km) north of the NY 14A junction. In Milo
Milo, New York
Milo is a town in Yates County, New York, USA. The population was 7,026 at the 2000 census.The Town of Milo is on the east border of the county and borders Penn Yan, New York.- History :...
, the first town NY 14 crosses in the county, the FGLK exits the valley and crosses NY 14 at a grade crossing to reach the hamlet of Himrod, situated 0.5 mile (0.80467 km) west of the highway.
At Himrod, the FGLK connects to the Norfolk Southern Railway
Norfolk Southern Railway
The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I railroad in the United States, owned by the Norfolk Southern Corporation. With headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia, the company operates 21,500 route miles in 22 eastern states, the District of Columbia and the province of Ontario, Canada...
's Corning Secondary, which leaves the hamlet to the north and slowly converges on NY 14. The two cross about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Himrod, at which point the rail line turns to parallel NY 14 as both head toward Geneva and points north. After another 5 miles (8 km) of nondescript farmland, the route reaches the lakeside village of Dresden
Dresden, Yates County, New York
----Dresden is a village in Yates County, New York, USA. The population was 307 at the 2000 census. The village was named after Dresden in Germany.The Village of Dresden is in the Town of Torrey and is twelve miles south of Geneva, New York...
. While the Corning Secondary goes through the community, NY 14 bypasses Dresden to the west, meeting the northern terminus of NY 54
New York State Route 54
New York State Route 54 is a state highway in the Finger Lakes region of New York, United States. The southern terminus of the route is at an interchange with the Southern Tier Expressway in the village of Bath in Steuben County...
at a junction west of the village center. Past Dresden, the route descends into the lake valley, closely following the rail line for another 6 miles (10 km) to the Ontario County
Ontario County, New York
As of the census of 2000, there were 100,224 people, 38,370 households, and 26,360 families residing in the county. The population density was 156 people per square mile . There were 42,647 housing units at an average density of 66 per square mile...
line.
Ontario and Wayne Counties
The road and the railroad run alongside the lakeshore to the city of Geneva, which NY 14 enters on South Main Street near the campusCampus
A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...
of Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Hobart and William Smith Colleges, located in Geneva, New York, are together a liberal arts college offering Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts in Teaching degrees. In athletics, however, the two schools compete with separate teams, known as the Hobart Statesmen and the...
, which are known collectively as The Colleges of the Seneca. There is an interchange with US 20
U.S. Route 20 in New York
U.S. Route 20 is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from Newport, Oregon, to Boston, Massachusetts. In the U.S. state of New York, US 20 extends from the Pennsylvania state line at Ripley to the Massachusetts state line in the Berkshire Mountains. US 20 is the longest...
and NY 5
New York State Route 5
New York State Route 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, Syracuse, Utica, Schenectady, and several other smaller cities and...
, locally referred to as Routes 5 and 20, near the northeastern corner of the campus. At this point, the Corning Secondary turns northeast to follow Routes 5 and 20 around the eastern edge of the city while NY 14 continues north through densely populated neighborhoods to downtown Geneva. Here, NY 14 turns east, following Castle Street across four blocks of the city's central business district before continuing to the northeast on Exchange Street. At North Street, the last major east–west street that NY 14 meets in the city, Exchange Street turns due north, setting the alignment that most of the route follows from this point north.
Outside of Geneva, the Corning Secondary rejoins NY 14, which closely follows the route for much of the next 7 miles (11 km). There are few curves north of Geneva, as the terrain is much flatter north of the Finger Lakes than it is in the southern portions of the highway. As such, it follows a linear north–south alignment to the town of Phelps
Phelps (town), New York
Phelps is a town in Ontario County, New York, USA. The population was 7,017 at the 2000 census. The town is named after one of the original proprietors.The Town of Phelps contains a village called Phelps. Both are north of Geneva, New York....
, where it connects to NY 96
New York State Route 96
New York State Route 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 in the Southern Tier village of Owego, Tioga County. Its northern terminus is at a junction with...
by way of an interchange and NY 318
New York State Route 318
New York State Route 318 is an east–west state highway in the Finger Lakes region of New York, United States. The western terminus of the route is at an intersection with NY 14 at New York State Thruway exit 42 in the town of Phelps. The eastern terminus is at an intersection that...
at a junction just 0.25 mile (0.402335 km) north of NY 96. The latter intersection also provides access to the New York State Thruway
New York State Thruway
The New York State Thruway is a system of limited-access highways located within the state of New York in the United States. The system, known officially as the Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway for former New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey, is operated by the New York State Thruway Authority and...
(I-90
Interstate 90 in New York
Interstate 90 is a part of the Interstate Highway System that runs from Seattle, Washington, to Boston, Massachusetts. In the U.S. state of New York, I-90 extends from the Pennsylvania state line at Ripley to the Massachusetts state line at Canaan...
) at exit 42. North of the Thruway, NY 14 loosely follows the outlet of Canandaigua Lake
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 shore of the lake and the village of Naples is just a few miles south of the southern end...
through rural, isolated areas as it proceeds toward the Wayne County
Wayne County, New York
Wayne County is a county located in the US state of New York. It is part of the Rochester, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area and lies on the south shore of Lake Ontario, forming part of the northern border of the United States with Canada. The name honors General Anthony Wayne, an American...
line. About 1 miles (1.6 km) south of the county line, the rail line veers to the northeast to follow the nearby Erie Canal
Erie Canal
The Erie Canal is a waterway in New York that runs about from Albany, New York, on the Hudson River to Buffalo, New York, at Lake Erie, completing a navigable water route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. The canal contains 36 locks and encompasses a total elevation differential of...
into Lyons
Lyons (village), New York
Lyons is a village in Wayne County, New York, USA. The population was 3,695 at the 2000 census. The village, along with the town, is named after Lyon , France....
.
NY 14, however, continues on a northerly track as it enters Wayne County and Lyons, becoming Geneva Street upon crossing into the latter. Here, it passes over the Rochester Subdivision
Rochester Subdivision
The Rochester Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. state of New York. The line runs from Syracuse west to Buffalo along the former New York Central Railroad main line. At its east end, west of downtown Syracuse, the line becomes the Mohawk Subdivision...
, CSX Transportation
CSX Transportation
CSX Transportation operates a Class I railroad in the United States known as the CSX Railroad. It is the main subsidiary of the CSX Corporation. The company is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and owns approximately 21,000 route miles...
's main line
Main line (railway)
The Mainline or Main line of a railway is a track that is used for through trains or is the principal artery of the system from which branch lines, yards, sidings and spurs are connected....
across western New York, just south of a junction with NY 31
New York State Route 31
New York State Route 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 eastern terminus is at a traffic circle with NY 26 in Vernon...
in a commercial area south of the village center. The CSX main line serves as the north end of the Corning Secondary, which ends 0.5 mile (0.80467 km) east of the NY 14 overpass. The route continues on, crossing over the Erie Canal and passing through the village's major commercial and residential areas on Geneva and Phelps Streets before exiting Lyons. Another 10 miles (16 km) of rolling, open terrain brings the highway to the town of Sodus
Sodus (town), New York
Sodus is a town in Wayne County, New York, USA. The population was 8,949 at the 2000 census. The town takes its name from a native word for the bay in the eastern part of the town: "Assorodus," meaning "silvery water."...
, where it intersects NY 104
New York State Route 104
New York State Route 104 is a long east–west state highway in Upstate New York, United States. It spans six counties and enters the vicinity of four cities—Niagara Falls, Lockport, Rochester, and Oswego—as it follows a routing largely parallel to that of the southern shoreline of Lake...
south of the hamlet of Alton.
The route continues into the small hamlet, one of many communities located along Ridge Road
Ridge Road (Western New York)
Ridge Road is a east–west road that traverses four counties in Upstate New York in the United States. It is named for the rise atop which the road was built, a mound of sand and gravel that was formed when it was the shoreline of ancient Glacial Lake Iroquois...
. NY 14 joins the old road for one block westward before leaving Alton to the north. From Ridge Road north to Lake Road
Lake Road (Western New York)
Lake Road is an east–west roadway in western New York, United States. It extends for from the Irondequoit Bay Outlet Bridge in the Monroe County town of Webster to NY 14 in the Wayne County village of Sodus Point. As its name implies, it follows the southern shore of Lake Ontario for its...
in Sodus Point
Sodus Point, New York
Sodus Point is a village in Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 1,160 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from a nearby body of water, Sodus Bay. It is considered within the larger Rochester metropolitan area....
, NY 14 is part of the Seaway Trail
Seaway Trail
The Great Lakes Seaway Trail, formerly named and commonly known as the Seaway Trail, is a National Scenic Byway in the northeastern United States, mostly contained in New York but with a small segment in Pennsylvania...
, a National Scenic Byway
National Scenic Byway
A National Scenic Byway is a road recognized by the United States Department of Transportation for its archeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational, and/or scenic qualities. The program was established by Congress in 1991 to preserve and protect the nation's scenic but often...
. This stretch of NY 14 heads due north across cultivated fields for 2 miles (3.2 km) before curving to the northwest to avoid Sodus Bay
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, but the western part is in the Town of Sodus....
. At this point, the farmlands are gradually replaced by waterside homes and communities as NY 14 closes in on the bay's shoreline. It reaches the water's edge as it enters Sodus Point, where it initially follows South Fitzhugh Street. At Lake Road, the Seaway Trail heads west to follow the southern edge of Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded on the north and southwest by the Canadian province of Ontario, and on the south by the American state of New York. Ontario, Canada's most populous province, was named for the lake. In the Wyandot language, ontarío means...
while NY 14 turns east onto Bay Street. After three blocks, Bay Street gives way to Greig Street, a dead-end street leading out onto a peninsula protruding into the mouth
Mouth (water stream)
A river mouth or stream mouth is a part of a stream where it flows into another stream, river, lake, reservoir, sea, or ocean.* River delta* Estuary* Liman...
of Sodus Bay. The street and the route both end in a cul-de-sac
Cul-de-sac
A cul-de-sac is a word of French origin referring to a dead end, close, no through road or court meaning dead-end street with only one inlet/outlet...
at the east end of the peninsula.
Origins and early changes
In 1908, the New York State Legislature created Route 12, an unsigned legislative routeLegislative route
In United States, a legislative route or legislative highway is a highway defined by laws passed in a state legislature. The numbering of such highways may or may not correspond to the numbers familiar to the public as part of the state, U.S. highway, and Interstate highway systems...
that extended from Horseheads
Horseheads (village), New York
Horseheads is a village in Chemung County, New York, USA. The population was 6,461 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from the number of bleached skulls of pack horses left behind by the Sullivan Expedition....
to Lyons
Lyons (village), New York
Lyons is a village in Wayne County, New York, USA. The population was 3,695 at the 2000 census. The village, along with the town, is named after Lyon , France....
via Watkins Glen
Watkins Glen, New York
Watkins Glen is a village in Schuyler County, New York, United States. The population was 2,149 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Schuyler County.The Village of Watkins Glen lies on the border of the towns of Dix and Montour....
, Dundee
Dundee, New York
Dundee is a village in Yates County, New York, USA. The population was 1,690 at the 2000 census. The name was taken from Dundee, the city in Scotland with a population of 160,000.The Village of Dundee is in the Town of Starkey...
, Penn Yan
Penn Yan, New York
Penn Yan is a village in Yates County, New York, USA. The population was 5,219 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Yates County and lies at the north end of the east branch of Keuka Lake, one of the Finger Lakes....
, and Geneva. When the first set of posted routes in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
were assigned in 1924, legislative Route 12 became the basis for NY 14, which continued south to Elmira and north to the mouth of Sodus Bay
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, but the western part is in the Town of Sodus....
at Sodus Point
Sodus Point, New York
Sodus Point is a village in Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 1,160 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from a nearby body of water, Sodus Bay. It is considered within the larger Rochester metropolitan area....
via the hamlet of Alton. By 1926, the route was extended south through Elmira to the Pennsylvania state line at Ashland
Ashland, Chemung County, New York
Ashland is a town in Chemung County, New York, USA. The population was 1,951 at the 2000 census. The town is named after the home of Henry Clay.The Town of Ashland is on the south border of the county, south of Elmira, New York...
. In the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, the portions of NY 14 north of Geneva and south of Watkins Glen were unchanged; however, the Watkins Glen – Geneva segment was realigned to follow the west shore of Seneca Lake and serve the lakeside village of Dresden
Dresden, Yates County, New York
----Dresden is a village in Yates County, New York, USA. The population was 307 at the 2000 census. The village was named after Dresden in Germany.The Village of Dresden is in the Town of Torrey and is twelve miles south of Geneva, New York...
. The former alignment of NY 14 via Dundee and Penn Yan became NY 14A
New York State Route 14A
New York State Route 14A is a north–south state highway located in the Finger Lakes region of New York in the United States. It extends for from an interchange with NY 14 in the Schuyler County town of Reading to an intersection with U.S. Route 20 and NY 5 west of the Ontario...
.
The original alignment of NY 14 through Elmira took the designation along Broadway and Fulton, Hudson, Main, Water, and Lake Streets. Outside of Elmira, it continued north through Elmira Heights
Elmira Heights, New York
Elmira Heights is a village in Chemung County, New York, United States. The population was 4,170 at the 2000 census.The Village of Elmira Heights is primarily within the Town of Elmira, but part of the village is in the Town of Horseheads. The village is a northern suburb of the City of Elmira...
to Horseheads on Lake Road and Main Street. At the time, NY 17
New York State Route 17
New York State Route 17 is a state highway that extends for through the Southern Tier and Downstate regions of New York in the United States...
entered Horseheads on Big Flats Road and proceeded south to downtown Elmira by way of Corning Road, Oakwood Avenue, Thurston Street, College Avenue, Park Place, and Main Street. By 1932, NY 14 was rerouted to follow Pennsylvania Avenue into downtown Elmira, from where it continued to Horseheads on Madison Avenue, Church, William, Lake, and Division Streets, and Grand Central Avenue. From Water Street to Horseheads, NY 14 overlapped with a realigned NY 17. Most of NY 14's former routing along Broadway became part of an extended NY 328
New York State Route 328
New York State Route 328 is a northeast–southwest state highway located entirely within the town of Southport in Chemung County, New York, in the United States...
.
By the following year, the path of NY 14 and NY 17 through Elmira was modified to consist only of Pennsylvania Avenue and Lake Street. Outside of Elmira, the two routes followed Lake Road and Main Street to Horseheads. NY 328, meanwhile, was extended north to Horseheads ca. 1934, utilizing the Oakwood Avenue and Corning Road portions of NY 17's original routing. By 1938, NY 328 was moved onto all of NY 17's original alignment through the city while NY 14 and NY 17 were realigned back onto Division Street and Grand Central Avenue between downtown Elmira and Horseheads.
Realignments through Elmira
NY 14 was significantly altered by 1947 to follow Broadway past Pennsylvania Avenue to Walnut Street. Here, the route turned to head north through the city on Walnut Street, Roe Avenue, and Davis Street to Elmira Heights, where Davis Street became Oakwood Avenue. At 14th Street, NY 14 turned east, following the street for several blocks in order to rejoin Grand Central Avenue. NY 328, meanwhile, was shifted eastward onto College Avenue between Oakwood Avenue and Thurston Street and realigned south of the Chemung RiverChemung River
The Chemung River is a tributary of the Susquehanna River, approximately long, in south central New York and northern Pennsylvania in the United States. It drains a mountainous region of the northern Allegheny Plateau in the Southern Tier of New York...
to follow Pennsylvania Avenue and Main Street by this time. Ca. 1961, NY 14 was rerouted to bypass the center of Horseheads to the west on NY 17 and Westinghouse Road.
The route was altered again at some point between 1962 and 1964 to follow Pennsylvania Avenue from Southport to downtown Elmira, where it turned east onto Water Street (then-NY 17E) and followed it to what is now exit 56 of the Southern Tier Expressway (NY 17). Here, NY 14 joined the expressway, following it north and west to Grand Central Avenue. The realignment created an overlap with NY 328 from Southport to Main Street and extended the overlap with NY 17 southeast to Water Street. Ca. 1978, NY 328 was truncated south to its junction with NY 14 in Southport. Its former routing from Southport to Horseheads became part of a realigned NY 14.
In the late 1970s, construction started on the Elmira Arterial, a four-lane divided highway
Divided Highway
Divided Highway is a compilation album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 2003. . All tracks are taken from the albums Cycles and Brotherhood .-Track listing:...
through the center of Elmira that was later renamed the Clemens Center Parkway. The first segment, from Pennsylvania Avenue (NY 14) north to Washington Avenue, was completed ca. 1979. An extension of the highway north to Grand Central Avenue was completed by 1990 while another south to Cedar Street (NY 427
New York State Route 427
New York State Route 427 is an east–west state highway in Chemung County, New York, United States. It extends for from its western terminus at an intersection with NY 14 in the town of Southport, south of the city of Elmira, to its eastern terminus at an interchange with NY 17 in...
) was opened to traffic ca. 1999. The last section from Broadway to Cedar Street was completed ca. 2002. The highway was initially designated as NY 961M, an unsigned reference route. Ca. 2004, NY 14 was realigned to follow the Clemens Center Parkway from Broadway to Woodlawn Avenue, where it turned west to follow Woodlawn Avenue for three blocks to College Avenue. NY 961M was subsequently truncated to consist only of the 0.2 mile (0.321868 km) portion of the highway north of Woodlawn Avenue.
NY 14A
New York State Route 14A
New York State Route 14A is a north–south state highway located in the Finger Lakes region of New York in the United States. It extends for from an interchange with NY 14 in the Schuyler County town of Reading to an intersection with U.S. Route 20 and NY 5 west of the Ontario...
(35.99 miles or 57.92 km) is an alternate route of NY 14 between Watkins Glen
Watkins Glen, New York
Watkins Glen is a village in Schuyler County, New York, United States. The population was 2,149 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Schuyler County.The Village of Watkins Glen lies on the border of the towns of Dix and Montour....
and Geneva, accessing Penn Yan
Penn Yan, New York
Penn Yan is a village in Yates County, New York, USA. The population was 5,219 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Yates County and lies at the north end of the east branch of Keuka Lake, one of the Finger Lakes....
. It was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York.
NY 14 Truck
New York State Route 14 Truck (NY 14 Truck) is a truck route of NY 14 in the city of Geneva. NY 14 Truck begins at the interchange between NY 14 and US 20U.S. Route 20 in New York
U.S. Route 20 is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from Newport, Oregon, to Boston, Massachusetts. In the U.S. state of New York, US 20 extends from the Pennsylvania state line at Ripley to the Massachusetts state line in the Berkshire Mountains. US 20 is the longest...
and NY 5
New York State Route 5
New York State Route 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, Syracuse, Utica, Schenectady, and several other smaller cities and...
and follows US 20 and NY 5 northeast to Lake Street. At Lake Street, NY 14 Truck turns west to rejoin NY 14 two blocks later. The truck route bypasses a pair of sharp turns on NY 14 in downtown Geneva.