New York State Route 352
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New York State Route 352 (NY 352) is a state highway
in the Southern Tier
of New York
, United States
. It generally parallels the Southern Tier Expressway (Interstate 86 and NY 17
) from the village of Riverside
(exit 45) east through the city of Corning
to the city of Elmira
(exit 56). The portion of NY 352 west of the hamlet of Big Flats
was once part of NY 17; the rest was originally New York State Route 17E. Construction of and improvements to the Southern Tier Expressway have resulted in extensions of NY 352, primarily along the former NY 17 right-of-way.
in the village of Riverside
. It heads south along Buffalo Street to Denison Parkway, where it connects to the Southern Tier Expressway (Interstate 86 and NY 17
) by way of exit 45. Here, NY 352 turns eastward and follows Denison Parkway into the city of Corning
. It heads southeast through downtown, intersecting the southern terminus of NY 414
at Cedar Street and the northern terminus of NY 225
at Conhocton Street. East of NY 225, the route crosses over the Chemung River
to serve the hamlet of Gibson.
NY 352 runs parallel to the Chemung River and the Southern Tier Expressway to the hamlet of Big Flats
. Here, NY 352 turns southward to follow the Chemung River southeastward through the town of Big Flats
. Along this stretch, NY 352 intersects a back road to the National Soaring Museum
on Harris Hill and serves the Elmira Drive In, one of the few remaining drive-in theater
s still in operation in the region.
Just northwest of the Big Flats – Elmira
town line, NY 352 reconnects to NY 225 in an area known as Golden Glow Heights. NY 352 continues into the community of West Elmira
, where it splits into a one-way couplet at Coleman and York Avenues. Eastbound NY 352 is routed on Water Street while the westbound direction follows Church Street. Now in the city of Elmira
, the two one-way streets become bi-directional at Hoffman Street; however, NY 352 remains split. In downtown Elmira, the route intersects NY 14
(the Clemens Center Parkway). NY 352 continues east to the eastern fringe of the city and the Southern Tier Expressway, where it ends at exit 56, a combined double diamond interchange
that handles both Water and Church Streets. Past the interchange, Water Street becomes County Route 1 (Jerusalem Hill Road).
between the hamlet of Big Flats
and NY 13
in the town of Elmira
was designated as NY 17E. At the time, NY 17 was routed on Main Street and Big Flats Road in the vicinity of Big Flats. NY 17E was extended eastward into Elmira in the early 1940s after NY 13 was truncated to a new southern terminus in downtown Elmira
. At the time, both NY 13 and NY 17E ended at the junction of Church Street and Madison Avenue, the latter then part of NY 17. NY 17E was extended slightly by 1953 to continue east along Church Street to Sullivan Street and southward on Sullivan Street to Water Street (NY 17).
A bypass for NY 17 in the Elmira area was built in the 1950s. The first section from Horseheads
south to the eastern fringe of downtown Elmira was completed in the mid-1950s, resulting in a short eastern extension of NY 17E to the east side of Newtown Creek
(exit 56). The second half of the bypass, from East Corning eastward to Horseheads, was open by 1958, and NY 17's original alignment from East Corning (exit 48) to Big Flats became a western extension of NY 17E. In the mid-1960s, NY 17E was renumbered to NY 352.
In the mid-1980s, the NY 17 bypass was extended west to NY 414
(exit 46) in Corning
. NY 17 initially exited the expressway south of Gibson at exit 47 to rejoin its original surface alignment into Corning. Although the former routing of NY 17 between exits 47 and 48 lacked a designation, NY 352 was not immediately extended westward from exit 45. The Corning Bypass on NY 17 was completed in the mid-1990s, at which time NY 352 was extended west on the old surface NY 17 across the Gibson Bridge, through downtown Corning and across the Patterson Bridge to exit 45.
In 2005, the portions of Church and Water Streets east of Hoffman Street were reconfigured to carry two-way traffic. However, NY 352 remains split along the two streets for historical reasons.
State highway
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in the Southern Tier
Southern Tier
The Southern Tier is a geographical term that refers to the counties of New York State west of the Catskill Mountains along the northern border of Pennsylvania. It is a loosely defined term that generally includes the counties that border Pennsylvania west of Delaware County inclusive...
of New York
New York
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, United States
United States
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. It generally parallels the Southern Tier Expressway (Interstate 86 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...
) from the village of Riverside
Riverside, Steuben County, New York
----Riverside is a village in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 594 at the 2000 census.Riverside is situated in the town of Corning and is a western suburb of the city of Corning.-Geography:...
(exit 45) east through the city of Corning
Corning (city), New York
Corning is a city in Steuben County, New York, United States, on the Chemung River. The population was 10,842 at the 2000 census. It is named for Erastus Corning, an Albany financier and railroad executive who was an investor in the company that developed the community.- Overview :The city of...
to the city of Elmira
Elmira, New York
Elmira is a city in Chemung County, New York, USA. It is the principal city of the 'Elmira, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses Chemung County, New York. The population was 29,200 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Chemung County.The City of Elmira is located in...
(exit 56). The portion of NY 352 west of the hamlet of Big Flats
Big Flats (CDP), New York
Big Flats is a community in Chemung County, New York, United States. The population was 2,482 at the 2000 census.Big Flats is in the Town of Big Flats.-Geography:Big Flats is located at ....
was once part of NY 17; the rest was originally New York State Route 17E. Construction of and improvements to the Southern Tier Expressway have resulted in extensions of NY 352, primarily along the former NY 17 right-of-way.
Route description
NY 352 begins at an intersection with NY 415New York State Route 415
New York State Route 415 is a state highway located in Steuben County, New York, United States. It is a north–south trunk road that parallels in part, the Cohocton River, Interstate 86 and Interstate 390. The southern terminus of the route is at an intersection with NY 414 in...
in the village of Riverside
Riverside, Steuben County, New York
----Riverside is a village in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 594 at the 2000 census.Riverside is situated in the town of Corning and is a western suburb of the city of Corning.-Geography:...
. It heads south along Buffalo Street to Denison Parkway, where it connects to the Southern Tier Expressway (Interstate 86 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...
) by way of exit 45. Here, NY 352 turns eastward and follows Denison Parkway into the city of Corning
Corning (city), New York
Corning is a city in Steuben County, New York, United States, on the Chemung River. The population was 10,842 at the 2000 census. It is named for Erastus Corning, an Albany financier and railroad executive who was an investor in the company that developed the community.- Overview :The city of...
. It heads southeast through downtown, intersecting the southern terminus of 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...
at Cedar Street and the northern terminus of NY 225
New York State Route 225
New York State Route 225 is a state highway in the Southern Tier of New York, United States. It is a loop route off NY 352 that connects the town of Big Flats and the city of Corning to the hamlet of Caton within the town of the same name...
at Conhocton Street. East of NY 225, the route crosses 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 serve the hamlet of Gibson.
NY 352 runs parallel to the Chemung River and the Southern Tier Expressway to the hamlet of Big Flats
Big Flats (CDP), New York
Big Flats is a community in Chemung County, New York, United States. The population was 2,482 at the 2000 census.Big Flats is in the Town of Big Flats.-Geography:Big Flats is located at ....
. Here, NY 352 turns southward to follow the Chemung River southeastward through the town of Big Flats
Big Flats (town), New York
Big Flats is a town in Chemung County, New York, USA, New York. The population was 7,224 at the 2000 census.The Town of Big Flats is on the west border of the county, west of Elmira, New York...
. Along this stretch, NY 352 intersects a back road to the National Soaring Museum
National Soaring Museum
The National Soaring Museum is an aviation museum whose stated aim is to preserve the history of motorless flight. It is located on top of Harris Hill near Elmira, New York, USA.The NSM is the Soaring Society of America's official repository...
on Harris Hill and serves the Elmira Drive In, one of the few remaining drive-in theater
Drive-in theater
A drive-in theater is a form of cinema structure consisting of a large outdoor screen, a projection booth, a concession stand and a large parking area for automobiles. Within this enclosed area, customers can view movies from the privacy and comfort of their cars.The screen can be as simple as a...
s still in operation in the region.
Just northwest of the Big Flats – Elmira
Elmira (town), New York
Elmira is a town in Chemung County, New York, United States. The population was 7,199 at the 2000 census.The Town of Elmira is in the south-central part of the county, surrounding the City of Elmira on three sides. The town is in the Southern Tier of New York...
town line, NY 352 reconnects to NY 225 in an area known as Golden Glow Heights. NY 352 continues into the community of West Elmira
West Elmira, New York
West Elmira is a suburban census-designated place in Chemung County, New York, United States. The population was 5,136 at the 2000 census. The name arises from its location....
, where it splits into a one-way couplet at Coleman and York Avenues. Eastbound NY 352 is routed on Water Street while the westbound direction follows Church Street. Now in the city of Elmira
Elmira, New York
Elmira is a city in Chemung County, New York, USA. It is the principal city of the 'Elmira, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses Chemung County, New York. The population was 29,200 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Chemung County.The City of Elmira is located in...
, the two one-way streets become bi-directional at Hoffman Street; however, NY 352 remains split. In downtown Elmira, the route intersects NY 14
New York State Route 14
New York State Route 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 Clemens Center Parkway). NY 352 continues east to the eastern fringe of the city and the Southern Tier Expressway, where it ends at exit 56, a combined double diamond interchange
Diamond interchange
A diamond interchange is a common type of road junction, used where a freeway crosses a minor road. The freeway itself is grade-separated from the minor road, one crossing the other over a bridge...
that handles both Water and Church Streets. Past the interchange, Water Street becomes County Route 1 (Jerusalem Hill Road).
History
In the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, a spur of NY 17New 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...
between the hamlet of Big Flats
Big Flats (CDP), New York
Big Flats is a community in Chemung County, New York, United States. The population was 2,482 at the 2000 census.Big Flats is in the Town of Big Flats.-Geography:Big Flats is located at ....
and NY 13
New York State Route 13
New York State Route 13 is a state highway that runs mainly north–south for between NY 14 in Horseheads and NY 3 west of Pulaski in Central New York in the United States. In between, NY 13 intersects with Interstate 81 in Cortland and Pulaski and meets the New York...
in the town of Elmira
Elmira (town), New York
Elmira is a town in Chemung County, New York, United States. The population was 7,199 at the 2000 census.The Town of Elmira is in the south-central part of the county, surrounding the City of Elmira on three sides. The town is in the Southern Tier of New York...
was designated as NY 17E. At the time, NY 17 was routed on Main Street and Big Flats Road in the vicinity of Big Flats. NY 17E was extended eastward into Elmira in the early 1940s after NY 13 was truncated to a new southern terminus in downtown Elmira
Elmira, New York
Elmira is a city in Chemung County, New York, USA. It is the principal city of the 'Elmira, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses Chemung County, New York. The population was 29,200 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Chemung County.The City of Elmira is located in...
. At the time, both NY 13 and NY 17E ended at the junction of Church Street and Madison Avenue, the latter then part of NY 17. NY 17E was extended slightly by 1953 to continue east along Church Street to Sullivan Street and southward on Sullivan Street to Water Street (NY 17).
A bypass for NY 17 in the Elmira area was built in the 1950s. The first section 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....
south to the eastern fringe of downtown Elmira was completed in the mid-1950s, resulting in a short eastern extension of NY 17E to the east side of Newtown Creek
Newtown Creek
Newtown Creek is a estuary that forms part of the border between the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, in New York City, New York, United States. It derives its name from New Town , which was the name for the Dutch and British settlement in what is now Elmhurst, Queens...
(exit 56). The second half of the bypass, from East Corning eastward to Horseheads, was open by 1958, and NY 17's original alignment from East Corning (exit 48) to Big Flats became a western extension of NY 17E. In the mid-1960s, NY 17E was renumbered to NY 352.
In the mid-1980s, the NY 17 bypass was extended west to 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...
(exit 46) in Corning
Corning (city), New York
Corning is a city in Steuben County, New York, United States, on the Chemung River. The population was 10,842 at the 2000 census. It is named for Erastus Corning, an Albany financier and railroad executive who was an investor in the company that developed the community.- Overview :The city of...
. NY 17 initially exited the expressway south of Gibson at exit 47 to rejoin its original surface alignment into Corning. Although the former routing of NY 17 between exits 47 and 48 lacked a designation, NY 352 was not immediately extended westward from exit 45. The Corning Bypass on NY 17 was completed in the mid-1990s, at which time NY 352 was extended west on the old surface NY 17 across the Gibson Bridge, through downtown Corning and across the Patterson Bridge to exit 45.
Downtown Elmira
NY 352 was reconfigured in Elmira by 1969 to split into two one-way streets in West Elmira. Westbound NY 352 followed Church Street through Elmira while eastbound NY 352 followed Water Street. Eastbound NY 352 left Water Street at Sullivan Street and followed Sullivan Street for three blocks north to Church Street. Here, NY 352 came back together and continued east along Church Street to NY 17 as a two-way street. By 1978, the portion of Sullivan Street between Water Street and John Street was removed. As a result, NY 352 now left Water Street at Madison Avenue and followed Madison north to Church Street. NY 352 eastbound was changed again by 1995 to follow Water Street east to NY 17.In 2005, the portions of Church and Water Streets east of Hoffman Street were reconfigured to carry two-way traffic. However, NY 352 remains split along the two streets for historical reasons.
Major intersections
See also
- New York State Route 417, the next piece of old NY 17 to the west
- New York State Route 17C, the next numbered piece of old NY 17 to the east