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87-662: Maintenance of the New York segment of US 62 is handled by several jurisdictions. In Chautauqua , Cattaraugus , and Niagara counties, the route is maintained by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT). In Erie County , US 62 is locally maintained within the cities of Buffalo and Lackawanna and county-maintained in Amherst between NY 263 (Grover Cleveland Highway) and NY 324 (Sheridan Drive) as County Route 152 (CR 152). The remainder of

174-511: A county executive and a 13-seat county legislature. The county council currently consists of 19 members each elected from single-member districts. As of 2024, there are 14 Republicans and 5 Democrats. Prior to changes in representation of the New York State Assembly , each county had a given number of representatives. The following were representatives of Chautauqua County. Jamestown Community College has two campuses in

261-416: A common sight along NY 39 from here eastward. About 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Arcade in the hamlet of Bliss , NY 39 intersects the southern terminus of NY 362 , a short north-south connector linking NY 39 to NY 78 . After another 5 miles (8 km), NY 39 connects to the north–south NY 19 outside of the hamlet of Pike . At this point, NY 39 turns to

348-472: A junction east of the community. While NY 60 heads northwestward to serve Stillwater and the city of Jamestown beyond it, US 62 turns east and enters the town of Carroll upon crossing the Conewango Creek. Just inside the town line, US 62 passes through the large hamlet of Frewsburg . The route continues on, paralleling Conewango Creek through the towns of Carroll and Poland to an interchange with

435-496: A large Kraft Foods plant that occupies a large portion of southwestern Avon. North of the plant, the route heads past residential neighborhoods to the west and commercial establishments situated on the Livonia, Avon and Lakeville Railroad (LAL) to the east. NY 39 ends about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) from the plant at a junction with US 20 and NY 5 west of the center of Avon and just west of where those two routes cross

522-412: A local east–west street four blocks to the north of US 20A. NY 39 begins at an intersection with US 20 at the southern extent of the town of Sheridan , located northeast of the village of Fredonia and southeast of the city of Dunkirk . Heading east, NY 39 passes farmland and other undeveloped areas as it intersects a number of Chautauqua County routes. The most notable of these

609-606: A new cross-state U.S. Highway that continued east from Avon toward Albany and west from Pine Tavern toward Buffalo . As a result, NY 36 was truncated to its junction with US 20 in Leicester. In Avon, US 20 was routed on Wadsworth Avenue, Spring Street, and Genesee Street. NY 39 was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York and originally extended from NY 20A (now NY 5 ) in Dunkirk to US 20 and NY 5 west of

696-483: A northward concurrency , jointly occupying West Main Street to the bridge traversing Cattaraugus Creek a mere 60 yards (55 m) to the northeast, where the road name becomes East Main Street and the county becomes Erie County on the other side of the waterway. US 62 and NY 39 break from East Main Street 90 yards (82 m) later, following Buffalo Street northward through a mostly residential neighborhood. At

783-444: A previously unnumbered highway to Conewango , where it became concurrent with NY 241 and NY 18 north through Dayton, Hamburg, and Buffalo to Niagara Falls. By 1935, US 62 and NY 18 were realigned through Buffalo to bypass downtown on Bailey Avenue. The two routes then overlapped NY 5 southwest on Main Street for roughly 0.5 miles (0.8 km) to reach Niagara Falls Boulevard. The overlaps between US 62 and

870-433: A realignment of US 62 by 1973. As a result, NY 60 was truncated to its junction with the new US 62 roadway and the routing of former NY 60 to Frewsburg became part of US 62 on July 1, 1972. The original routing of US 62 from the state line to Frewsburg is now maintained by Chautauqua County as CR 53. U.S. Route 62 Business (US 62 Business) is a business route of US 62 in

957-477: A route assigned in the mid-1920s that extended from Pennsylvania to Fredonia via Frewsburg and Jamestown . US 62 originally ended in Maysville, Kentucky , when it was assigned in 1930. It was extended northeast through Ohio , Pennsylvania , and western New York to Niagara Falls c.  1932 . In New York , US 62 overlapped NY 60 and NY 83 to Conewango Valley, then veered east onto

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1044-517: A small valley surrounding Indian Brook and into the town of Ellington . South of the hamlet of Ellington, the small creek valley gives way to a larger cut of land surrounding Clear Creek. Indian Brook ends near this point; however, US 62 continues northward to serve the community. In Ellington, US 62 turns eastward for 2.5 miles (4.0 km) before veering back to the north at the Chautauqua– Cattaraugus County line. The route straddles

1131-431: Is County Route 85 (CR 85), which was once NY 428 north of where it meets NY 39 in the hamlet of Forestville . Although NY 39 crosses many county routes as it makes its way across the towns of Sheridan and Hanover , it does not intersect another state-maintained route until it crosses into Cattaraugus County . Across the county line, NY 39 enters the hamlet of Perrysburg , centered around

1218-552: Is Gurnsey Benchmark at 2,180 feet (660 meters). Chautauqua County is one of the few counties in the US to border two counties of the same name in different states (Erie County in New York and Pennsylvania). As of the 2000 census , there were 139,750 people, 54,515 households, and 35,979 families in the county. The population density was 132 people per square mile (51 people/km ). There were 64,900 housing units at an average density of 61 per square mile (24/km ). The racial makeup of

1305-646: Is east of Fredonia in the Chautauqua County town of Sheridan , while the eastern terminus is in the Livingston County village of Avon . At its east end, NY 39 also ends at NY 5 , which is concurrent to US 20 at this point. NY 39 serves several villages, including Gowanda and Geneseo , and intersects a handful of major north–south highways, such as US 219 in Springville and NY 19 near Pike . Most of

1392-505: Is locally known) past Boulevard Mall at the junction with Maple and Brighton Roads, then through another commercial strip to I-290 . North of the expressway, the road becomes less heavily developed. At the Ellicott Creek crossing, some signs for the former NY 356 are still visible. A short distance further on, as Tonawanda Creek starts to run parallel to the highway, all the land to the west becomes part of Amherst. Two miles to

1479-657: Is part of the Western New York region of the state. Chautauqua County comprises the Jamestown– Dunkirk – Fredonia , NY Micropolitan Statistical Area . It is located south east of Lake Erie and includes a small portion of the Cattaraugus Reservation of the Seneca. Prior to European colonization, most of what is now Chautauqua County was inhabited by the indigenous Erie people prior to

1566-483: Is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of New York . As of the 2020 census , the population was 127,657. Its county seat is Mayville , and its largest city is Jamestown . Its name is believed to be the lone surviving remnant of the Erie language , a tongue lost in the 17th century Beaver Wars ; its meaning is unknown and a subject of speculation. The county was created in 1808 and organized in 1811. The county

1653-636: The 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York , NY 34 became part of NY 18, which was extended north through Buffalo by way of an overlap with NY 5 along Main Street. Meanwhile, two highways in the Southern Tier — NY 83 and NY 241 —were created as part of the renumbering. NY 241 led from NY 18 in Dayton south to Randolph , while NY 83 followed a roughly parallel routing to NY 241 from Frewsburg to Silver Creek . In Frewsburg, NY 83 ended at NY 60 ,

1740-721: The Beaver Wars in the 1650s. French forces traversed the territory beginning in 1615. The Seneca Nation conquered the territory during the Beaver Wars and held it through the next century until siding with the British crown, their allies for most of the 18th century, against the American revolutionaries in the American Revolutionary War . Chautauqua County was organized by the state legislature during

1827-547: The Buffalo River from Abbott Road is Seneca Street ( NY 16 ), which provides access to I-190 . The Interstate Highway can also be reached via the intersection with Clinton Street ( NY 354 ), a few blocks to the north. After passing William Street, Bailey Avenue begins to run along the city's eastern border with Cheektowaga . North of these junctions, the road passes through the city's industrial East Side, then back into residential neighborhoods where it intersects Broadway,

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1914-628: The New York State Thruway ( I-90 ) before intersecting with Southwestern Boulevard ( US 20 ). North of US 20, US 62 parallels the Thruway northward to the village of Blasdell , located on the border of Hamburg and the city of Lackawanna . Here, US 62 meets Milestrip Road ( NY 179 ) in the southeastern part of the community. The route continues onward through Blasdell and into Lackawanna, intersecting Ridge Road, an east–west arterial linking US 62 to NY 5 (Hamburg Turnpike), US 219 and

2001-667: The Pennsylvania state line in Ripley to the village of Youngstown by way of the cities of Buffalo , North Tonawanda , and Niagara Falls . Route 18 did not enter the Buffalo city limits, however; it ended at the southern city line and resumed at the junction of Kenmore Avenue—which straddles the northern boundary of the city—and Niagara Falls Boulevard. It then followed Niagara Falls Boulevard northwest to Niagara Falls, where it continued to Main Street by way of Pine Avenue. When

2088-475: The Southern Tier Expressway (Interstate 86/NY 17) southeast of the hamlet of Kennedy . US 62 continues on to Kennedy, where it crosses the creek once more and intersects NY 394 . US 62 curves eastward, joining NY 394 northeastward out of Kennedy to a junction known as Schermerhorn Corners. Here, NY 394 continues eastward along the banks of the creek while US 62 heads northward through

2175-571: The city of Geneva . In between, NY 39 passed through the villages of Pike , Dansville , Naples , and Rushville . The portion of the route from Dansville to Geneva had previously been designated as NY 52 . At the same time, a highway connecting Pike to Perry Center via Castile and Perry village was designated as NY 245 . US 20 was realigned between Geneseo and East Avon c.  1931 to use NY 254 (current US 20A ) and NY 2 (now NY 15 ) instead. The former routing of US 20 between Geneseo and Avon

2262-402: The village of Perry , NY 39 assumes a slightly more northerly alignment, paralleling the edges of Silver Lake a half-mile to the northwest and Letchworth State Park 2 miles (3.2 km) to the southeast. Upon entering Perry, NY 39 shifts to a northeasterly alignment once again as it intersects NY 246 in the village center. East of the village, NY 39 switches counties for

2349-405: The "South County" centered on Jamestown each having their own interests. The county is generally composed of rolling hills and valleys, with elevations ranging anywhere between 1100 and 2100 feet, although the land within a few miles of Lake Erie is generally flat and at an elevation of 1000 feet or lower. The lowest point in the county is Lake Erie, at 571 feet (174 meters), and the highest point

2436-551: The 29th district (the old 31st) by Rochester suburbs that had never before been part of the district. Chautauqua County, at the same time, joined southern Erie County and portions of the City of Buffalo in the 27th, areas that had also never been in the same district with each other. In both cases, the suburban additions had significantly more Democratic populations than before, leading to Democrats winning both districts, which led to accusations of cracking-based gerrymandering . Though

2523-407: The 54,515 households 30.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.90% were married couples living together, 10.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.00% were non-families. 28.10% of households were one person and 12.60% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.99. The age distribution was 24.50% under

2610-718: The Gulf of Mexico; the rest of the county's watershed empties into Lake Erie and via Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence Seaway into the North Atlantic Ocean. This divide, known as the Chautauqua Ridge , can be used to mark the border between the Southern Tier and the Niagara Frontier . It is also a significant dividing point in the county's geopolitics , with the "North County" being centered on Dunkirk and

2697-451: The LAL at-grade. The modern routing of NY 39 between Geneseo and Avon was originally designated as part of NY 36 in the mid-1920s. Around the same time, the piece between Pine Tavern and Geneseo became part of NY 35 . In 1927, the portion of NY 35 between East Aurora and Geneseo and the segment of NY 36 from Geneseo to Avon were incorporated into US 20 ,

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2784-537: The Republican Party has historically been dominant in Chautauqua County politics, the county had been a perfect bellwether county from 1980 to 2008, correctly voting for the winner of each presidential election in all eight elections during that time. However, in 2012, it voted for Republican Mitt Romney even as Democrat Barack Obama won re-election, marking its first miss since 1976. In 2016

2871-738: The Thruway. Just northwest of the Ridge Road junction are the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens , situated on the Lackawanna side of the Lackawanna–Buffalo city line. US 62 serves as the primary access road to the grounds, then enters Buffalo. This area of the city, known as South Buffalo , is predominantly a working-class Irish American neighborhood, once heavily industrialized. Route 62 turns slightly northwest at Southside Parkway. At Abbott Road, US 62 becomes Bailey Avenue. Across

2958-417: The age of 18, 10.30% from 18 to 24, 26.30% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 16.00% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.20 males. The median household income was $ 33,458 and the median family income was $ 41,054. Males had a median income of $ 32,114 versus $ 22,214 for females. The per capita income for

3045-591: The age of 65. Of the population, 49.3% (66,509 people) were male and 50.7% (68,396 people) were female. All of the county is in the 150th New York State Assembly district, represented by Andy Goodell , and the New York State Senate 57th district represented by George Borrello . The entire county is within the bounds of New York's 23rd congressional district which is represented by Nick Langworthy . The 2012 redistricting process moved all of Chautauqua County into Goodell's assembly district, while

3132-402: The airport, the route intersects both Williams Road (unsigned NY 952V ) and Porter Road ( NY 182 ). West of NY 182, US 62 dips southwest and enters the city of Niagara Falls , where US 62 initially passes by a mixture of commercial and residential developments, then meets NY 265 (Military Road) in the easternmost part of the city ahead of a junction with I-190 exit 22, a mile (1.6 km) to

3219-503: The change, supplanting NY 254. The portion of NY 39 within Avon was rerouted to follow Wadsworth Avenue to West Main Street (US 20 and NY 5) in the early 1950s. In Dunkirk, NY 39 originally began at the intersection of East Lake Shore Drive (NY 5) and Main Street. From there, it followed Main Street, Franklin Avenue, and Roberts Road to US 20. NY 39

3306-658: The city (northbound) on Walnut Avenue and out (southbound) on Ferry Avenue and both intersect Hyde Park Boulevard ( NY 61 ) near the eastern end of the couplet, which continues west for roughly 1.75 miles (2.82 km) to NY 104 (Main Street), where US 62 terminates northeast of the city's tourism district and the Rainbow Bridge to Canada . In 1908, the New York State Legislature created Route 18, an unsigned legislative route extending from

3393-400: The city of Niagara Falls . It runs east–west for 2.12 miles (3.41 km) along Pine Avenue from NY 104 in downtown Niagara Falls to US 62 east of the city center. US 62 Business was assigned in 2006; prior to that time, it was NY 62A and, before that, the former routing of US 62 through Niagara Falls. Chautauqua County, New York Chautauqua County

3480-471: The concurrency terminates just one block later at Main Street. Here, NY 39 turns north, leaving US 20A to proceed east toward the Finger Lakes . Outside of Geneseo, NY 39 becomes Avon Road, a name it retains to the outskirts of the village of Avon . As it enters Avon, the farmlands give way to more developed, mostly residential areas. Now named Wadsworth Avenue, NY 39 passes west of

3567-401: The counties were not properly organized for self-government, so they were all administered as part of Niagara County . On February 9, 1811, Chautauqua was completely organized, and its separate government was launched. This established Chautauqua as a county of 1,100 square miles (2,800 square kilometres) of land. Chautauqua has not been altered since. The first New York Chautauqua Assembly

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3654-409: The county also rejoined the former 31st (renumbered again as the 23rd) congressional district along with Cattaraugus and Allegany Counties. Prior to 2013, the county was part of New York's 27th congressional district . Prior to 2003, the county was part of New York's 31st congressional district , but it was controversially redistricted out of that district and into what was the 27th, and was replaced in

3741-547: The county at Jamestown and Dunkirk. The State University of New York at Fredonia is located in the northern part of the county. Jamestown Business College offered two year degrees, certificates, and a four-year degree in Jamestown, prior to its decision to cease new enrollments in 2024. † - county seat †† - former village Joyce Carol Oates ' 1996 novel, We Were the Mulvaneys is set in rural Chautauqua County, near

3828-434: The county line and runs along the base of a larger valley surrounding Conewango Creek to the aptly named community of Conewango Valley, where it intersects NY 83 , which heads northwestward into Chautauqua County while US 62 curves eastward to traverse the width of the valley. In the hamlet of Conewango, US 62 meets NY 241 and turns north to follow the eastern edge of the valley through the town of Conewango . Upon entering

3915-405: The county reverted back to being solidly Republican, as Donald Trump won the county by the largest margin since Ronald Reagan in 1984. Chautauqua County is one of nineteen “charter counties” in New York, which grants the county greater leeway in conducting its own affairs. A board of supervisors governed Chautauqua County until 1975, when a new county charter went into effect with provisions for

4002-670: The county was $ 16,840. About 9.70% of families and 13.80% of the population were below the poverty line , including 19.30% of those under age 18 and 8.20% of those age 65 or over. As of the 2010 census , there were 134,905 people in the county. The population density was 127 people per square mile (49 people/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 92.57% (124,875 people) white, 2.37% (3,197 people) African-American, 0.51% (688 people) Asian, 0.51% (689 people) Native American/Alaskan, 0.03% (34 people) Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, 1.98% (2,669 people) other, and 2.04% (2,751 people) two or more races. The Hispanic/Latino population of any race

4089-521: The county was 94.04% White, 2.18% Black or African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.73% from other races, and 1.23% from two or more races. 4.22% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. In terms of ancestry, 17.3% were German , 15.1% were Italian , 11.6% were Swedish , 10.9% were English , 9.3% were Polish , 9.2% were Irish and 5.6% were of American ancestry according to Census 2000 . 93.0% spoke English and 3.8% Spanish as their first language. Of

4176-592: The development of western New York after the American Revolutionary War and the ratification of The Treaty of Canandaigua , between the United States and the Council of the Six Nations. It was officially separated from Genesee County on March 11, 1808. This partition was performed under the same terms that produced Cattaraugus and Niagara counties. The partition was done for political purposes, but

4263-537: The east, NY 39 intersects the southern terminus of the Sisson Highway, NY 75 . Past the hamlet, NY 39 heads generally northeastward across 8 miles (13 km) of open areas to the village of Springville . West of the village, NY 39 meets the Southern Expressway ( US 219 ) at an interchange. Not far to the east is a junction with the heavily commercialized Cascade Drive,

4350-458: The fictional town of Mt. Ephraim. 42°18′N 79°25′W  /  42.30°N 79.41°W  / 42.30; -79.41 New York State Route 39 New York State Route 39 ( NY 39 ) is an east–west state highway in the western portion of New York in the United States. It begins and ends at intersections with U.S. Route 20 (US 20) 98.89 miles (159.15 km) apart. The western terminus of NY 39

4437-464: The final time as the road crosses into Livingston County . Northeast of where NY 39 enters the county but southwest of the village of Leicester , NY 39 intersects US 20A in an area known as Pine Tavern. The two routes fuse together and head northeast to Leicester, where they descend into a valley surrounding the Genesee River and form a short concurrency with NY 36 in

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4524-562: The first set of routes in the modern state highway system were assigned in 1924, the northern segment of Route 18 was designated as part of NY 34 . The route also extended a short distance southward into Buffalo to end at NY 5A (later NY 5 ). Also assigned in 1924 was NY 18 , a route that began at the Pennsylvania state line north of Bradford, Pennsylvania , and passed through Salamanca , Dayton , and Hamburg on its way to its northern terminus in Buffalo. In

4611-550: The following year, the Hamburg–Geneseo segment of NY 20A was included in the new US 20A while the Geneseo–Avon portion became part of a realigned NY 254 . The routings of NY 39 and NY 245 east of Pike were swapped in the fall of 1939, placing NY 245 on a routing extending from Pike to Geneva and NY 39 on its modern alignment to Leicester. NY 39 was also extended northeast to Avon as part of

4698-414: The gully. Here, it crosses over Conewango Creek once more and intersects NY 322 . At the northern extent of the ravine, US 62 turns northeastward toward the community of Dayton, the site of its junction with NY 353 . Past Dayton, the valley becomes much less defined as the route follows a small stream through the town of Persia and into the village of Gowanda . US 62 becomes Jamestown Street and serves as

4785-527: The highway in the county is state-maintained. US 62 crosses the New York–Pennsylvania border and enters New York 8 miles (13 km) southeast of the city of Jamestown in Chautauqua County . The route proceeds northward through the town of Kiantone , paralleling the course of Conewango Creek , which lies to the east to the highway. As it approaches the vicinity of the hamlet of Stillwater, US 62 crosses Stillwater Creek and intersects NY 60 at

4872-437: The largely rural towns of Collins and North Collins to the village of North Collins , located in the extreme northwestern corner of the town. Inside the village, US 62 connects to NY 249 . Past North Collins, US 62 heads through the town of Eden as well as the large hamlet of the same name contained within. Northeast of the hamlet of Eden, the route crosses over the south branch of 18 Mile Creek and intersects NY 75 , where

4959-415: The latter for 0.25 miles (0.40 km) to an unorthodox intersection southwest of the village. Heading west on NY 39, traffic is diverted onto a ramp leading to NY 19A, where commuters must turn left onto NY 19A to continue west on NY 39. Eastbound NY 39, however, has no such configuration, allowing eastbound traffic to remain on NY 39 through the intersection. Between Castile and

5046-547: The lightly developed western half of Arcade, crossing the ARA a second time before both reach the more populated village center. Here, the railroad crosses NY 39 a third and final time before connecting to NY 98 at Liberty Street. That route overlaps with NY 39 for a mere 300 yards (270 m) east to Water Street, where NY 98 resumes its northward trek toward Batavia . After another 0.5 miles (0.8 km), Arcade abruptly ends, giving way to more fields of farmland,

5133-612: The neighboring village of Arcade , NY 39 remains Main Street, acting as the primary east–west road through town. It crosses two railroad lines, the Buffalo Line that is owned by the Norfolk Southern Railway and operated by the Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad and the Arcade and Attica Railroad (ARA), by way of two grade crossings immediately after entering the village. The route continues on through

5220-504: The newer of US 219's two former routings through Springville. NY 39 continues east past Cascade Drive and into the village, where it becomes Main Street. In the village's central business district, NY 39 crosses Buffalo Street, US 219's original alignment through Springville. The route continues on, meeting NY 240 at the eastern village line before proceeding into another rural area dominated by farmlands. From Springville to Yorkshire , NY 39 closely parallels

5307-531: The north, after passing White Chapel Memorial Park, US 62 crosses the creek into Niagara County . Now in Wheatfield , US 62 begins to turn to the northwest as it intersects NY 425 outside of North Tonawanda . The route continues through residential areas of Wheatfield to the town of Niagara , meeting NY 429 along the way. In Niagara, the properties along the highway become more industrial as US 62 approaches Niagara Falls International Airport . Just south of

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5394-506: The northeast, a direction that it proceeds in for most of the remainder of its routing. The first 1 mile (1.6 km) of this stretch overlaps with NY 19, which eventually splits from NY 39 to proceed north to Lake Ontario . NY 39 continues on, connecting to the western terminus of NY 436 in the hamlet of Lamont before intersecting NY 19A southwest of the village of Castile . NY 19A, an easterly alternate route of NY 19, merges with NY 39, following

5481-521: The northeast. US 62 continues north through heavily suburban territory to the junction with Sheridan Drive ( NY 324 ), a major commercial strip across Buffalo's northern suburbs, where it leaves Bailey Avenue and heads west for a half-mile (0.8 km) to another major junction, Niagara Falls Boulevard, at the Amherst– Tonawanda town line, where it turns north again, following the Boulevard (as it

5568-508: The northern bank of Cattaraugus Creek as it heads to the northeast. The route crosses the creek 9 miles (14 km) later in the town of Sardinia , where it intersects NY 16 east of the town center. NY 16 and NY 39 come together for a brief overlap that leads NY 39 south across the creek and back into Cattaraugus County. They split just south of the creek in the town of Yorkshire , at which point NY 39 heads east for 0.8 miles (1.3 km) to enter Wyoming County . In

5655-644: The northern edge of the village, the two routes change direction again, turning east onto Sandhill Road. Buffalo Street continues to be a touring route, however, as NY 438 continues north on Buffalo Street toward the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation . Outside of Gowanda, US 62 and NY 39 take on a more northerly routing to the town of Collins , where the two routes split in the town center. US 62 continues northward towards Buffalo on Gowanda–Buffalo Road while NY 39 takes Main Street east out of town. In Collins Center to

5742-403: The pre-existing state highways it followed were gradually eliminated over the course of the next three decades. NY 60 and NY 83 were truncated in the 1940s to Frewsburg and Conewango Valley, respectively. NY 241, meanwhile, was cut back to Conewango in the late 1940s. The overlap with NY 18, the longest of the four initial overlaps, remained until January 1, 1962, when NY 18

5829-438: The primary north–south street through the community. It intersects NY 39 in the village center, and the two routes embark on an overlap along Main Street. Just past the junction, the two routes cross Cattaraugus Creek and enter Erie County . Despite the change in counties, US 62 and NY 39 remain in the village of Gowanda. The routes leave Main Street on the eastern riverbank and become Buffalo Street as they head north through

5916-448: The realignment of NY 39 onto it c.  1940 . The route was cut back to its current western terminus in the mid-1960s. All but 0.46 miles (0.74 km) of NY 39 is maintained by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT). The lone non-state-maintained segment lies within the village of Geneseo , where the route is maintained by the village from the east end of the overlap with US 20A to North Street,

6003-508: The roundabout, Main Street becomes NY 391; US 62, meanwhile, follows Buffalo Street through the northern portion of Hamburg and into the surrounding town of the same name , where it becomes South Park Avenue. The amount of development alongside the roadway remains high, reflecting its close proximity to the city of Buffalo . As it heads north, US 62 passes by the Erie County Fairgrounds and Hilbert College and crosses over

6090-521: The route at the southernmost point of the SUNY Geneseo campus. While NY 63 runs along the western edge of the college, US 20A and NY 39 follow the eastern edge of SUNY Geneseo northward to the village center. Here, the two routes meet Mary Jemison Drive, an east–west street that serves that the only connection between NY 39 west and NY 63 north. At the same intersection, US 20A and NY 39 turn east onto South Street; however,

6177-426: The route is a two-lane highway that passes through rural, undeveloped areas. NY 39 was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York to an alignment extending from Dunkirk in the west to Geneva in the east via Pike, Dansville , and Naples . From Pike eastward, NY 39 used large parts of modern NY 436 and NY 245 . At the time, what is now NY 39 northeast of Pike

6264-424: The route's junction with CR 58 , locally known as North Road. South of this point, CR 58 was once part of NY 353 . To the east, NY 39 briefly turns northward before following West Main Street eastward into the creekside village of Gowanda . It continues east to the village's business district, located adjacent to Cattaraugus Creek , where the route intersects US 62 . The two routes form

6351-404: The routes join and head northward into the village of Hamburg . In Hamburg, the most developed location along the route since Gowanda, US 62 and NY 75 initially head north on Pierce Avenue. At Main Street, the concurrency ends as US 62 turns east to follow Main through the village center. It remains on Main Street up to Buffalo Street, where it intersects NY 391 by way of a roundabout . East of

6438-618: The southwestern corner of New York State, along the New York- Pennsylvania border, is the westernmost of New York's counties. Chautauqua Lake is located in the center of the county, and Lake Erie is its northern border. Part of the Eastern Continental Divide runs through Chautauqua County. The area that drains into the Conewango Creek (including Chautauqua Lake) eventually empties into

6525-413: The town of Leon , US 62 veers slightly northeastward to run along the base of a small valley surrounding Mud Creek. The two entities separate at the hamlet of Leon and US 62 returns northward, descending the eastern side of the Conewango Creek valley and becoming the eastern valley road once again. Just before crossing into the town of Dayton , US 62 leaves the edge of the valley and heads northward through

6612-607: The village center. NY 36 enters from the north and travels east along US 20A and NY 39 for 250 yards (230 m) prior to continuing south to Pennsylvania, leaving US 20A and NY 39 to continue east. They serve Cuylerville , a small hamlet on the outskirts of Leicester, before crossing over the Genesee River and climbing the eastern face of the valley to reach a junction with NY 63 . Like NY 19A near Castile, NY 63 overlaps US 20A/NY 39 for just 0.25 miles (0.40 km) before it forks from

6699-435: The village. Outside of the village center, Buffalo Street widens to include a center turn lane. The extra lane remains until the junction of Buffalo Street and Sandhill Road. Here, Buffalo Street becomes NY 438 while US 62 and NY 39 veer eastward onto Sandhill Road. The routes turn northward at the village limits and remain conjoined to the hamlet of Collins, where NY 39 leaves US 62 on Main Street. US 62 continues north through

6786-482: The west. Past I-190, US 62 enters a more industrialized section of the city as it approaches the eastern terminus of US 62 Business , its business route through the Pine Avenue commercial district. Upon intersecting Packard Road, a local northeast–southwest arterial situated just east of Pine Avenue, US 62 splits into a one-way couplet to serve the residential portion of downtown Niagara Falls. US 62 travels into

6873-538: The western terminus of NY 130 . After the densely developed neighborhoods where Walden Avenue and Genesee Street intersect, it crosses under the Kensington Expressway ( NY 33 ), where other local roads provide access. A few miles further on, at SUNY Buffalo 's city campus, US 62 intersects Main Street ( NY 5 ) at the northeast corner of the city and enters the town of Amherst . Less than a mile beyond Main, Grover Cleveland Highway ( NY 263 ) veers off to

6960-580: Was 6.11% (8,241 people). In terms of ancestry, 25% were German , 16% were Italian , 12.8% were Swedish , 16% were English , 10.6% were Polish , 14.9% were Irish and 3.2% were of American ancestry according to the 2010 Census . 92.9% spoke English and 4.1% Spanish as their first language. The age distribution was 21.83% of the population under the age of 18, 3.82% (5,155 people) ages 18 and 19, 7.50% (10,113 people) ages 20–24, 10.37% (13,985 people) ages 25–34, 18.83% (25,406 people) ages 35–49, 21.07% (28,419 people) ages 50–64, and 16.59% (22,381 people) over

7047-402: Was organized in 1874 by Methodist minister John Heyl Vincent and businessman Lewis Miller in the county at a campsite on the shores of Chautauqua Lake . According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 1,500 square miles (3,900 km ), of which 1,060 square miles (2,700 km ) is land and 440 square miles (1,100 km ) (29%) is water. Chautauqua County, in

7134-472: Was part of then-NY 245 from Pike to Perry and US 20 from outside of Leicester to Avon. US 20 was realigned between Geneseo and East Avon c.  1931 to follow a more easterly alignment via Lakeville , at which time the Geneseo–Avon highway became New York State Route 20D . Over the next decade, the Pike–Perry–Avon highway underwent several designation changes, culminating with

7221-443: Was redesignated as NY 20D. NY 245 was realigned north of Perry to follow a new highway (modern NY 39) to an intersection with US 20 southwest of Leicester c.  1934 . US 20 was realigned c.  1938 to follow its modern routing between Hamburg and Avon. Its former alignment between Hamburg and Geneseo became part of NY 20A , which continued north from Geneseo to Avon over NY 20D. By

7308-475: Was rerouted further c.  1962 to follow Bailey to Sheridan Drive, where it overlapped NY 324 west along Sheridan to its junction with Niagara Falls Boulevard. The former routing of US 62 along Niagara Falls Boulevard from the Buffalo city line to NY 324 is now NY 950K, an unsigned reference route 1.57 miles (2.53 km) in length. Farther north in Niagara Falls, US 62

7395-485: Was shifted south in the mid-1960s from Pine Street onto Walnut and Ferry avenues, which had been transformed into a one-way couplet . Its former routing on Pine Avenue was designated as NY 62A in the early 1970s and redesignated as US 62 Business in 2006. In Chautauqua County , construction began in the mid-1960s on a new alignment for US 62 between the Pennsylvania state line and NY 60 between Stillwater and Frewsburg. The highway opened to traffic as

7482-412: Was truncated to Lewiston (north of Niagara Falls) c.  1962 . US 62 has been realigned in three locations since the 1930s. In southern Amherst , a suburb just north of Buffalo, it was realigned slightly in the late 1930s to continue north on Bailey Avenue past Main Street to Eggert Road. The route then turned northwest onto Eggert to rejoin its former alignment on Niagara Falls Boulevard. It

7569-459: Was truncated to its current western terminus east of the city in the mid-1960s; however, the portion of its former routing outside of the Dunkirk city limits remained state maintained as an unsigned reference route , NY 837. On April 1, 1980, ownership and maintenance of it was transferred from the state of New York to Chautauqua County as part of a highway maintenance swap between

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