New York State Route 360
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New York State Route 360 (NY 360) is an east–west state highway
located in northwestern Monroe County, New York
, in the United States. It extends for 4.87 miles (7.84 km) through the town of Hamlin
from an intersection with NY 272
at the Monroe–Orleans
county line to a junction with NY 19
north of the hamlet of Hamlin. NY 360 intersects the former southern terminus of NY 215
1.5 miles (2.41 km) east of the county line at its northern junction with Redman Road. Most of NY 360 passes through rural areas; however, the easternmost portion of the route is located in a residential neighborhood that comprises the northernmost portion of the hamlet of Hamlin.
The highways that NY 360 follows were originally improved to state highway standards in the 1900s and 1910s and first designated as part of NY 18
as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. By the following year, the NY 360 designation was assigned to what is now NY 18 between NY 272 and NY 19. The alignments of NY 18 and NY 360 between those two routes were flipped ca. 1933. Ownership and maintenance of NY 360 was transferred from the state of New York to Monroe County on November 26, 2007, as part of a highway maintenance swap between the two levels of government. NY 360 now overlaps four different county routes at various points along its routing.
at the Monroe
–Orleans
county line in the town of Hamlin
. The route heads east on Morton Road, passing through a lightly populated area and crossing a pair of tributaries that feed into Yanty Creek. After 1.5 miles (2.41 km), Morton Road ends at an intersection with Redman Road. This junction was once the southern terminus of NY 215
; however, it is now merely a junction between two county-maintained routes. NY 360 turns south here to follow Redman Road for 0.5 mile (0.80467 km) before resuming its eastward progression on Church Road.
Like on Morton Road before it, the portion of Church Road that is part of NY 360 is sparsely populated, save for a portion of the road near its junction with Lake Road West Fork. Roughly halfway between Redman Road and Lake Road West Fork, NY 360 passes over Sandy Creek. At Lake Road West Fork, NY 360 veers southeast. As NY 360 continues along the roadway, the amount of development increases as the route approaches of the hamlet of Hamlin. North of the hamlet's center, NY 360 meets NY 19
(Lake Road East Fork) at a Y-shaped intersection. NY 360 ends here, and NY 19 continues southward into Hamlin as Lake Road.
let a contract for a project to improve Church Road, the section of Redman Road north of Church Road, and the portion of Lake Road West Fork between Church Road and Lake Road to state highway standards. The project was completed by mid-1909, and the highways, collectively inventoried as State Highway 286 (SH 286), were added to the state highway system on July 20, 1909. On June 8, 1915, the state awarded another contract to bring Morton Road up to state highway standards. Work on the road, internally designated as SH 1282, was completed that year, allowing for the highway to be added to the state highway system on December 8, 1915. The first set of posted state routes in New York were assigned in 1924; however, no designations were assigned to either of the aforementioned highways at this time.
In the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, several of the routes assigned during the 1920s were renumbered or modified. At the same time, hundreds of state-maintained highways that did not yet have a route number were assigned one. This included both SH 1282 and the section of SH 286 south of Morton Road as both became part of NY 18
, a highway that was extended eastward from Buffalo
to Rochester
as part of the renumbering. At the time, NY 18 entered the hamlet of Morton on Kenmore Road and followed Morton, Redman, and Church Roads and Lake Road West Fork into Hamlin
, where it overlapped with NY 63
(modern NY 19
) south along Lake Road to rejoin its modern alignment at Hamlin Center Road. By the following year, NY 360 was assigned to what is now NY 18 between NY 272
and Lake Road (then-NY 63) in Hamlin. The alignments of NY 18 and NY 360 between Morton and Hamlin were flipped ca. 1933, placing both highways on their modern routings.
as part of a highway maintenance swap between the two levels of government. A bill (S4856, 2007) to enact the swap was introduced in the New York State Senate
on April 23 and passed by both the Senate and the New York State Assembly
on June 20. The act was signed into law by Governor Eliot Spitzer
on August 28. Under the terms of the act, it took effect 90 days after it was signed into law; thus, the maintenance swap officially took place on November 26, 2007.
As a result of the change in maintenance, NY 360 is now part of four unsigned
county routes. On Morton Road, NY 360 is co-designated as County Route 279 (CR 279). The portion on Redman Road is part of CR 236, which extends from NY 31
west of Brockport
to Cook Road near the Lake Ontario State Parkway
. The section of NY 360 on Church Road overlaps with CR 277. Finally, the part of NY 360 on Lake Road West Fork is concurrent with CR 234, which extends north past NY 360 to Moscow Road (CR 211).
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 northwestern Monroe County, New York
Monroe County, New York
Monroe County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 744,344. It is named after James Monroe, fifth President of the United States of America. Its county seat is the city of Rochester....
, in the United States. It extends for 4.87 miles (7.84 km) through the town of Hamlin
Hamlin, New York
Hamlin is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 9,045 at the 2010 census.The Town of Hamlin is in the northwest part of the county and is the second largest town in area in the county.- History :...
from an intersection with NY 272
New York State Route 272
New York State Route 272 is a north–south state highway in the western portion of New York in the United States. It extends for just over along the Orleans–Monroe county line from an intersection with NY 104 in Clarkson to the Lake Ontario shoreline just north of an interchange with the...
at the Monroe–Orleans
Orleans County, New York
As of the census of 2000, there were 44,171 people, 15,363 households, and 10,846 families residing in the county. The population density was 113 people per square mile . There were 17,347 housing units at an average density of 44 per square mile...
county line to a junction 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...
north of the hamlet of Hamlin. NY 360 intersects the former southern terminus of NY 215
New York State Route 215 (1940s–1970s)
New York State Route 215 was a north–south state highway located within the town of Hamlin in Monroe County, New York, in the United States. It served as the primary highway to and from Hamlin Beach State Park prior to the construction of the Lake Ontario State Parkway...
1.5 miles (2.41 km) east of the county line at its northern junction with Redman Road. Most of NY 360 passes through rural areas; however, the easternmost portion of the route is located in a residential neighborhood that comprises the northernmost portion of the hamlet of Hamlin.
The highways that NY 360 follows were originally improved to state highway standards in the 1900s and 1910s and first designated as part of NY 18
New York State Route 18
New York State Route 18 is an east–west state highway in western New York in the United States. It runs parallel to the south shore of Lake Ontario for most of its length between Niagara County and Monroe County...
as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. By the following year, the NY 360 designation was assigned to what is now NY 18 between NY 272 and NY 19. The alignments of NY 18 and NY 360 between those two routes were flipped ca. 1933. Ownership and maintenance of NY 360 was transferred from the state of New York to Monroe County on November 26, 2007, as part of a highway maintenance swap between the two levels of government. NY 360 now overlaps four different county routes at various points along its routing.
Route description
NY 360 begins at an intersection with NY 272New York State Route 272
New York State Route 272 is a north–south state highway in the western portion of New York in the United States. It extends for just over along the Orleans–Monroe county line from an intersection with NY 104 in Clarkson to the Lake Ontario shoreline just north of an interchange with the...
at the Monroe
Monroe County, New York
Monroe County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 744,344. It is named after James Monroe, fifth President of the United States of America. Its county seat is the city of Rochester....
–Orleans
Orleans County, New York
As of the census of 2000, there were 44,171 people, 15,363 households, and 10,846 families residing in the county. The population density was 113 people per square mile . There were 17,347 housing units at an average density of 44 per square mile...
county line in the town of Hamlin
Hamlin, New York
Hamlin is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 9,045 at the 2010 census.The Town of Hamlin is in the northwest part of the county and is the second largest town in area in the county.- History :...
. The route heads east on Morton Road, passing through a lightly populated area and crossing a pair of tributaries that feed into Yanty Creek. After 1.5 miles (2.41 km), Morton Road ends at an intersection with Redman Road. This junction was once the southern terminus of NY 215
New York State Route 215 (1940s–1970s)
New York State Route 215 was a north–south state highway located within the town of Hamlin in Monroe County, New York, in the United States. It served as the primary highway to and from Hamlin Beach State Park prior to the construction of the Lake Ontario State Parkway...
; however, it is now merely a junction between two county-maintained routes. NY 360 turns south here to follow Redman Road for 0.5 mile (0.80467 km) before resuming its eastward progression on Church Road.
Like on Morton Road before it, the portion of Church Road that is part of NY 360 is sparsely populated, save for a portion of the road near its junction with Lake Road West Fork. Roughly halfway between Redman Road and Lake Road West Fork, NY 360 passes over Sandy Creek. At Lake Road West Fork, NY 360 veers southeast. As NY 360 continues along the roadway, the amount of development increases as the route approaches of the hamlet of Hamlin. North of the hamlet's center, NY 360 meets 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...
(Lake Road East Fork) at a Y-shaped intersection. NY 360 ends here, and NY 19 continues southward into Hamlin as Lake Road.
Origins and designation
On September 20, 1907, the state of New YorkNew 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...
let a contract for a project to improve Church Road, the section of Redman Road north of Church Road, and the portion of Lake Road West Fork between Church Road and Lake Road to state highway standards. The project was completed by mid-1909, and the highways, collectively inventoried as State Highway 286 (SH 286), were added to the state highway system on July 20, 1909. On June 8, 1915, the state awarded another contract to bring Morton Road up to state highway standards. Work on the road, internally designated as SH 1282, was completed that year, allowing for the highway to be added to the state highway system on December 8, 1915. The first set of posted state routes in New York were assigned in 1924; however, no designations were assigned to either of the aforementioned highways at this time.
In the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, several of the routes assigned during the 1920s were renumbered or modified. At the same time, hundreds of state-maintained highways that did not yet have a route number were assigned one. This included both SH 1282 and the section of SH 286 south of Morton Road as both became part of NY 18
New York State Route 18
New York State Route 18 is an east–west state highway in western New York in the United States. It runs parallel to the south shore of Lake Ontario for most of its length between Niagara County and Monroe County...
, a highway that was extended eastward 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 Rochester
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
as part of the renumbering. At the time, NY 18 entered the hamlet of Morton on Kenmore Road and followed Morton, Redman, and Church Roads and Lake Road West Fork into Hamlin
Hamlin, New York
Hamlin is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 9,045 at the 2010 census.The Town of Hamlin is in the northwest part of the county and is the second largest town in area in the county.- History :...
, where it overlapped with NY 63
New York State Route 63
New York State Route 63 is a state highway in the western part of New York in the United States. The southern terminus of the route is at an intersection with NY 15 and NY 21 in the village of Wayland in Steuben County. Its northern end is at a junction with NY 18 in the town...
(modern 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...
) south along Lake Road to rejoin its modern alignment at Hamlin Center Road. By the following year, NY 360 was assigned to what is now NY 18 between NY 272
New York State Route 272
New York State Route 272 is a north–south state highway in the western portion of New York in the United States. It extends for just over along the Orleans–Monroe county line from an intersection with NY 104 in Clarkson to the Lake Ontario shoreline just north of an interchange with the...
and Lake Road (then-NY 63) in Hamlin. The alignments of NY 18 and NY 360 between Morton and Hamlin were flipped ca. 1933, placing both highways on their modern routings.
Transfer of maintenance
In 2007, ownership and maintenance of NY 360 was transferred from the state of New York to Monroe CountyMonroe County, New York
Monroe County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 744,344. It is named after James Monroe, fifth President of the United States of America. Its county seat is the city of Rochester....
as part of a highway maintenance swap between the two levels of government. A bill (S4856, 2007) to enact the swap was introduced in the New York State Senate
New York State Senate
The New York State Senate is one of two houses in the New York State Legislature and has members each elected to two-year terms. There are no limits on the number of terms one may serve...
on April 23 and passed by both the Senate and the New York State Assembly
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...
on June 20. The act was signed into law by Governor Eliot Spitzer
Eliot Spitzer
Eliot Laurence Spitzer is an American lawyer, former Democratic Party politician, and political commentator. He was the co-host of In the Arena, a talk-show and punditry forum broadcast on CNN until CNN cancelled his show in July of 2011...
on August 28. Under the terms of the act, it took effect 90 days after it was signed into law; thus, the maintenance swap officially took place on November 26, 2007.
As a result of the change in maintenance, NY 360 is now part of four unsigned
Unsigned highway
An unsigned highway is a highway that has been assigned a route number, but does not bear conventional road markings that would normally be used to identify the route with that number...
county routes. On Morton Road, NY 360 is co-designated as County Route 279 (CR 279). The portion on Redman Road is part of CR 236, which extends from 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...
west of Brockport
Brockport, New York
Brockport is a village located in the Town of Sweden in Monroe County, New York, USA. The population was 8,103 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from Hiel Brockway, an early settler....
to Cook Road near the Lake Ontario State Parkway
Lake Ontario State Parkway
The Lake Ontario State Parkway is a parkway along the southern shore of Lake Ontario in western New York in the United States. The western end of the highway is at a partial interchange within Lakeside Beach State Park in Carlton, Orleans County. Its eastern terminus is at an intersection with...
. The section of NY 360 on Church Road overlaps with CR 277. Finally, the part of NY 360 on Lake Road West Fork is concurrent with CR 234, which extends north past NY 360 to Moscow Road (CR 211).