New York State Route 358
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New York State Route 358 (NY 358) was a north–south state highway
in Erie County, New York
, United States
. The southern terminus of the route was at U.S. Route 20A
in the hamlet of Wales Center within the town of Wales
. Its northern terminus was at U.S. Route 20
in the town of Alden
. NY 358 mostly followed Two Rod Road; however, it was also routed on parts of Liberia and Four Rod Roads.
NY 358 initially extended only from NY 354
to US 20 when it was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. It was extended southward to Wales Center by 1935 over what had been originally part of NY 354. The NY 358 designation was removed in April 1982 and replaced with four different routes, including New York State Route 954G, an unsigned reference route.
(Big Tree Road) in Wales Center, a hamlet in the northern part of the town of Wales
. The route headed north on Four Rod Road, briefly paralleling Buffalo Creek
before turning north to exit the valley surrounding the creek. Upon emerging from the valley and entering the town of Marilla
, NY 358 turned west onto Liberia Road and followed it to the creekside community of Porterville. In Porterville, the route met Two Rod Road. It turned north, following Two Rod Road out of Porterville.
North of Porterville, NY 358 intersected Jamison Road (County Route 574
), once designated as NY 422. The route continued on through rural portions of Marilla to the hamlet of the same name, where it served as the primary north–south street in the community. Just north of Marilla, NY 358 intersected NY 354
(Clinton Street). The route continued onward into the town of Alden
, where the amount of development along the highway began to increase. It crossed over Cayuga Creek
, then ended shortly afterward at an intersection with U.S. Route 20
(Broadway).
extending from Buffalo
to Batavia
via Marilla
and Wales Center. Route 19 entered Marilla on what is now Clinton Street and followed Two Rod, Liberia, and Four Rod Roads south to Wales Center, where it turned east onto Big Tree Road (now U.S. Route 20A
). The portion of legislative Route 19 northwest of Wales Center was not assigned a posted route designation until the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York when it became part of NY 354
. Also assigned at this time was NY 358, which was initially a short north–south connector between NY 354 in Marilla and NY 35
(now U.S. Route 20
) in Alden
. NY 354 was rerouted ca. 1935 to continue east on Clinton Street to NY 239
while NY 358 was extended southward to Wales Center over the former alignment of NY 354.
Two sections of NY 358 were transferred from the state of New York
to Erie County
in the 1980s as part of two separate highway maintenance swaps between the two levels of government. On April 1, 1980, ownership and maintenance of the Liberia Road and Four Rod Road portions of NY 358 was transferred to the county as part of a larger swap. One of the highways transferred from Erie County to the state as part of the exchange was the portion of Two Rod Road south of Liberia Road. Under the terms of another swap, the segment of NY 358 north of NY 354 would be transferred to the county upon the completion of the Southern Expressway between Springville
and Buffalo. The last section of the freeway, from Hamburg
to Springville, was completed in the early 1980s. Even though all three roads were now county-maintained, NY 358 continued to extend north on Two Rod Road to US 20 and south on Liberia and Four Rod Roads to Wales Center.
NY 358 continued to exist until April 1982, when the designation was split into four other routes. The state-maintained portion of NY 358 on Two Rod Road became part of NY 954G, an unsigned reference route that continued south on the segment of Two Road Road transferred to the state in 1980 to meet US 20A west of Wales Center. Meanwhile, the county-maintained portions of the route on Two Rod, Liberia and Four Rod Roads retained their concurrent
county route designations, namely County Route 547 (CR 547), CR 402, and CR 356, respectively.
State highway
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in Erie County, New York
Erie County, New York
Erie County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 919,040. The county seat is Buffalo. The county's name comes from Lake Erie, which in turn comes from the Erie tribe of American Indians who lived south and east of the lake before 1654.Erie...
, United States
United States
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. The southern terminus of the route was at U.S. Route 20A
U.S. Route 20A (New York)
U.S. Route 20A is an east–west alternate route of US 20 that extends for across the western portion of New York in the United States. It leaves US 20 in Hamburg, a suburb of Buffalo, and rejoins it in East Bloomfield about five miles west of Canandaigua, the county seat of...
in the hamlet of Wales Center within the town of Wales
Wales, New York
Wales is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The town is one of the "Southtowns" of Erie County by virtue of its position in the southeast part of the county, southeast of Buffalo.-History of Wales :...
. Its northern terminus was at 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...
in the town of Alden
Alden (town), New York
Alden is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 10,470 at the 2000 census. The town is derived from a family name known to early settlers....
. NY 358 mostly followed Two Rod Road; however, it was also routed on parts of Liberia and Four Rod Roads.
NY 358 initially extended only from NY 354
New York State Route 354
New York State Route 354 is a state highway in New York, USA. NY 354 is one of several highways radiating eastward from its western terminus in downtown Buffalo, New York. The east terminus of NY 354 is in the Village of Attica, where it ends at NY 98 and NY 238 as West...
to US 20 when it was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. It was extended southward to Wales Center by 1935 over what had been originally part of NY 354. The NY 358 designation was removed in April 1982 and replaced with four different routes, including New York State Route 954G, an unsigned reference route.
Route description
NY 358 began at US 20AU.S. Route 20A (New York)
U.S. Route 20A is an east–west alternate route of US 20 that extends for across the western portion of New York in the United States. It leaves US 20 in Hamburg, a suburb of Buffalo, and rejoins it in East Bloomfield about five miles west of Canandaigua, the county seat of...
(Big Tree Road) in Wales Center, a hamlet in the northern part of the town of Wales
Wales, New York
Wales is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The town is one of the "Southtowns" of Erie County by virtue of its position in the southeast part of the county, southeast of Buffalo.-History of Wales :...
. The route headed north on Four Rod Road, briefly paralleling Buffalo Creek
Buffalo River (New York)
The Buffalo River is a river that empties into the eastern end of Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes, by the City of Buffalo in the United States of America. This stream is called the Buffalo River only in the vicinity of the city and is known as Buffalo Creek as it flows through other parts of...
before turning north to exit the valley surrounding the creek. Upon emerging from the valley and entering the town of Marilla
Marilla, New York
Marilla is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 5,709 at the 2000 census. The name of the town is derived from Marilla Rogers, an early school teacher....
, NY 358 turned west onto Liberia Road and followed it to the creekside community of Porterville. In Porterville, the route met Two Rod Road. It turned north, following Two Rod Road out of Porterville.
North of Porterville, NY 358 intersected Jamison Road (County Route 574
County Route 574 (Erie County, New York)
County Route 574 is an east–west county route north of East Aurora in Erie County, New York, United States. The western terminus of the route is at New York State Route 16 and NY 78 in the town of Elma. Its eastern terminus is at Two Rod Road, a state-maintained north–south highway...
), once designated as NY 422. The route continued on through rural portions of Marilla to the hamlet of the same name, where it served as the primary north–south street in the community. Just north of Marilla, NY 358 intersected NY 354
New York State Route 354
New York State Route 354 is a state highway in New York, USA. NY 354 is one of several highways radiating eastward from its western terminus in downtown Buffalo, New York. The east terminus of NY 354 is in the Village of Attica, where it ends at NY 98 and NY 238 as West...
(Clinton Street). The route continued onward into the town of Alden
Alden (town), New York
Alden is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 10,470 at the 2000 census. The town is derived from a family name known to early settlers....
, where the amount of development along the highway began to increase. It crossed over Cayuga Creek
Cayuga Creek
Cayuga Creek is a small stream in western New York, USA. The creek enters Buffalo Creek in the northwest corner of the Town of West Seneca just upstream from the New York State Thruway crossing...
, then ended shortly afterward at an intersection with 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...
(Broadway).
History
In 1908, the New York State Legislature created Route 19, 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...
extending from Buffalo
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
to Batavia
Batavia (city), New York
Batavia is a city in Genesee County, Western New York, USA, located near the middle of Genesee County, entirely within the Town of Batavia. Its population as of the 2000 census was 16,256...
via Marilla
Marilla, New York
Marilla is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 5,709 at the 2000 census. The name of the town is derived from Marilla Rogers, an early school teacher....
and Wales Center. Route 19 entered Marilla on what is now Clinton Street and followed Two Rod, Liberia, and Four Rod Roads south to Wales Center, where it turned east onto Big Tree Road (now U.S. Route 20A
U.S. Route 20A (New York)
U.S. Route 20A is an east–west alternate route of US 20 that extends for across the western portion of New York in the United States. It leaves US 20 in Hamburg, a suburb of Buffalo, and rejoins it in East Bloomfield about five miles west of Canandaigua, the county seat of...
). The portion of legislative Route 19 northwest of Wales Center was not assigned a posted route designation until the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York when it became part of NY 354
New York State Route 354
New York State Route 354 is a state highway in New York, USA. NY 354 is one of several highways radiating eastward from its western terminus in downtown Buffalo, New York. The east terminus of NY 354 is in the Village of Attica, where it ends at NY 98 and NY 238 as West...
. Also assigned at this time was NY 358, which was initially a short north–south connector between NY 354 in Marilla and NY 35
New York State Route 35 (1927 – early 1940s)
New York State Route 35 was a state highway in the Finger Lakes region of New York, United States. The western terminus of the route was at NY 36 in the hamlet of Mumford within the town of Wheatland. Its eastern terminus was at U.S. Route 104 in the hamlet of Ontario Center within...
(now 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...
) in Alden
Alden (town), New York
Alden is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 10,470 at the 2000 census. The town is derived from a family name known to early settlers....
. NY 354 was rerouted ca. 1935 to continue east on Clinton Street to NY 239
New York State Route 239
New York State Route 239 was a state highway in eastern Erie County, New York, United States. The southern terminus of the route was at an intersection with NY 354 in Marilla. Its northern terminus was at a junction with U.S. Route 20 in the village of Alden...
while NY 358 was extended southward to Wales Center over the former alignment of NY 354.
Two sections of NY 358 were transferred from the state of 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...
to Erie County
Erie County, New York
Erie County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 919,040. The county seat is Buffalo. The county's name comes from Lake Erie, which in turn comes from the Erie tribe of American Indians who lived south and east of the lake before 1654.Erie...
in the 1980s as part of two separate highway maintenance swaps between the two levels of government. On April 1, 1980, ownership and maintenance of the Liberia Road and Four Rod Road portions of NY 358 was transferred to the county as part of a larger swap. One of the highways transferred from Erie County to the state as part of the exchange was the portion of Two Rod Road south of Liberia Road. Under the terms of another swap, the segment of NY 358 north of NY 354 would be transferred to the county upon the completion of the Southern Expressway between Springville
Springville, New York
Springville is a village in the southeast part of the town of Concord in Erie County, New York, United States. Springville is the principal community in the town and a major business location in south Erie County. The population was 4,252 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Buffalo–Niagara...
and Buffalo. The last section of the freeway, from Hamburg
Hamburg (village), New York
Hamburg is a village in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 10,116 at the 2000 census. The village is reportedly named after Hamburg, a city in Germany...
to Springville, was completed in the early 1980s. Even though all three roads were now county-maintained, NY 358 continued to extend north on Two Rod Road to US 20 and south on Liberia and Four Rod Roads to Wales Center.
NY 358 continued to exist until April 1982, when the designation was split into four other routes. The state-maintained portion of NY 358 on Two Rod Road became part of NY 954G, an unsigned reference route that continued south on the segment of Two Road Road transferred to the state in 1980 to meet US 20A west of Wales Center. Meanwhile, the county-maintained portions of the route on Two Rod, Liberia and Four Rod Roads retained their concurrent
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...
county route designations, namely County Route 547 (CR 547), CR 402, and CR 356, respectively.