 New York State Route 247 | ||||
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 Map of Finger Lakes region in central New York with NY 247 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained byNYSDOT | ||||
| Length | 11.08 mi[1] (17.83 km) | |||
| Existed | 1930[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  NY 364 inPotter | |||
| North end |   US 20 /NY 5 inHopewell | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New York | |||
| Counties | Yates,Ontario | |||
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New York State Route 247 (NY 247) is a north–southstate highway located in theFinger Lakes region ofNew York in the United States. It extends for 11.08 miles (17.83 km) from an intersection withNY 364 in theYates County town ofPotter to a junction withU.S. Route 20 (US 20) andNY 5 in theOntario County town ofHopewell. In between, NY 247 serves the village ofRushville and itoverlaps withNY 245 for 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from Rushville toGorham. NY 247 was originally assigned to modernNY 53 fromPrattsburgh toNaples in the1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. At the same time, what is now NY 247 became part of NY 53. The alignments of the two routes were mostly swapped north of Prattsburgh in the early 1940s, placing NY 247 on its current alignment.
NY 247 begins at an intersection withNY 364 in a creek valley northwest of thehamlet ofPotter. While NY 364 runs east–west across the base of the valley, NY 247 heads to the northwest, paralleling NY 364 for 150 yards (137 m) as it gradually climbs the northern side of the gully. After reaching the top of the valley, NY 247 curves to the north and begins the north–south alignment that most of the remainder of the route follows.[3][4] Continuing north, it traverses 2.5 miles (4.0 km) of open farmland on its way to the village ofRushville, located in bothYates andOntario counties. NY 247 follows South Main Street through the Yates County portion of the village to Rushville's central business district, where it meetsNY 245 at Gilbert Street. NY 245 joins NY 247 here, and both routes follow North Main Street into Ontario County.[4]
Across the county line, the routes fork from North Main Street near the northern village line to follow Gorham Road northeast through the town ofGorham. After another 1 mile (1.6 km) of open farmland, NY 247 splits from NY 245 at a point known as Baldwin Corners. While NY 245 continues northeast towardGeneva, NY 247 heads north on a linear north–south alignment. This path takes NY 247 across another 4 miles (6 km) of cultivated fields to the small hamlet of Reed Corners, centered around the junction of NY 247 andCounty Road 18. Past Reed Corners, NY 247 traverses slightly more populated areas as it enters the town ofHopewell, the last town along the route. NY 247 ends just 0.5 miles (0.8 km) north of the town line at an intersection withUS 20 andNY 5 3 miles (5 km) southeast ofCanandaigua.[4]
The portion of modern NY 247 betweenPotter andRushville was originally designated as part ofNY 52, an east–west route extending fromDansville toGeneva viaNaples andMiddlesex, in the mid-1920s. From Naples to Geneva, NY 52 mostly followed what is nowNY 245.[5][6] NY 52 was realigned in the late 1920s to follow current NY 245 from Middlesex to Rushville, bypassing modernNY 364 and NY 247.[7][8] Although all of what is now NY 247 was state-maintained by 1926,[6] no other designations were assigned to the highway until the1930 renumbering of state highways in New York.[2]
In the 1930 renumbering, NY 247 was assigned to what is nowNY 53 betweenPrattsburgh and Naples. The current alignment of NY 247 was simultaneously designated as the northernmost portion of NY 53, which originally followed a series of north–south roads between Prattsburgh and Potter.[2] NY 53 was realigned in the early 1940s to follow NY 247 from Prattsburgh to Naples. As part of the change, NY 247 was reassigned to the portion of NY 53's former alignment north of NY 364 in Potter.[9][10]
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Yates | Potter | 0.00 | 0.00 | NY 364 | Southern terminus |
| Rushville | 3.93 | 6.32 |   NY 245 south | Southern terminus of NY 245 / NY 247overlap | |
| Ontario | Gorham | 5.06 | 8.14 |  NY 245 north | Northern terminus of NY 245 / NY 247 overlap |
| Hopewell | 11.08 | 17.83 | US 20 /NY 5 | Northern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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