 New York State Route 248 | ||||
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 NY 248 highlighted in red, NY 248A in blue | ||||
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| Maintained byNYSDOT | ||||
| Length | 31.43 mi[1] (50.58 km) | |||
| Existed | 1930[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  NY 19 inWilling | |||
| East end |  NY 36 inCanisteo | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | New York | |||
| Counties | Allegany,Steuben | |||
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New York State Route 248 (NY 248) is a 31.43-mile-long (50.58 km)state highway in a remote part of theSouthern Tier region ofNew York in the United States. The route, located close to thePennsylvania state line, passes throughAllegany andSteuben counties. In the former, it runs mostly east–west from its junction withNY 19 inStannards; but in the latter turns northwards to its north end atNY 36 inCanisteo. NY 248 used to be signed north–south in Steuben County, however, those designation were replaced by new east–west signage around 2013.
The origins of NY 248 date back to 1912, when most of the route was designated as an unsignedlegislative route by theNew York State Legislature. The first posted numbers along the route were assigned as part of the1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. At this time, NY 248 was assigned to the portion of its modern routing north ofGreenwood while the section between NY 19 andNY 417 (thenNY 17) was designated asNew York State Route 17G. NY 248 was extended southwestward over NY 17G in the early 1940s.
NY 248 begins at an intersection withNY 19 in thehamlet of Stannards, located within the town ofWilling. It heads generally eastward from the community as Hallsport Road, following Chenunda Creek (a tributary of theGenesee River) into a largely rural portion of the town. Here, the route passes by a series of fields and a handful of isolated homes before leaving the creek and entering Hallsport, a small community near the eastern town line. Past Hallsport, NY 248 follows a more southeasterly routing for just under 1 mile (1.6 km) to the town line, where it turns back to the east as it proceeds into the town ofIndependence and becomes known only by its route number.[3]
About 2 miles (3.2 km) into Independence, the highway makes a sharp curve to the south into a more forested area ofAllegany County. At this point, the route begins to descend in elevation as it heads through a small valley surrounding an offshoot of Cryder Creek. Just outsideWhitesville, the small, narrow valley gives way to a wider one surrounding Cryder Creek itself, and NY 248 turns eastward into the latter valley to enter Whitesville as Main Street. In the hamlet, NY 248 intersects its lone spur route, NY 248A, and crosses Cryder Creek, which splits into Marsh and Spring Mills Creeks a short distance to the northeast. At the eastern edge of Whitesville, NY 248 turns northward onto Wildman Avenue, crossing over Spring Mills Creek and following Marsh Creek northeastward out of both Whitesville and Allegany County.[3]
Across the county line inSteuben County, NY 248 passes through rural, forested areas as it proceeds northeast along the base of a valley surrounding Marsh Creek. Roughly 2 miles (3.2 km) into the town ofWest Union, the creek gives way to a large, marshy lake, which NY 248 straddles while proceeding northeastward, and later southeastward through the valley. The valley ends 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of the hamlet of Barney Falls and 6 miles (10 km) from the county line, allowing the route to turn northward and enterRexville, a small community based around the junction of NY 248 andCounty Route 117. Here, NY 248 joins Bennetts Creek, which the route follows for the rest of its existence.[3]
Outside of Rexville, the route heads north through another forested valley—this time surrounding Bennetts Creek—to the town ofGreenwood and the hamlet of the same name, the largest location on the route between Whitesville and thevillage of Canisteo. NY 248 heads north–south through the community, serving as its main street, before intersectingNY 417 north of the hamlet. The route continues on, passing through sparsely populated areas of the towns of Greenwood andCanisteo as it proceeds along the base of a wider, less pronounced valley around Bennetts Creek. The surroundings change immediately upon crossing over Purdy Creek and into the village of Canisteo, where NY 248 becomes Greenwood Street and passes by the village's schools (Canisteo-Greenwood Elementary/Middle School and the Canisteo-Greenwood High School, both part of the Canisteo-Greenwood Central School District) and several densely populated village blocks. After eight blocks, the street and the route come to an end at Main Street (NY 36).[3]
The portion of modern NY 248 east ofWhitesville was originally designated as Route 4-b, an unsignedlegislative route, by theNew York State Legislature in 1912.[4] On March 1, 1921, Route 4-b was renumbered to Route 46 and extended westward along what is now NY 248 andNY 19 toWellsville.[5] No part of legislative Route 46 was assigned a posted designation when the first set of posted routes in New York were assigned in 1924;[6] however, the entire route received a number as part of the1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. FromStannards toGreenwood, legislative Route 46 was designated as NY 17G, a southerly alternate route ofNY 17 (nowNY 417).[7] The section of the route between Stannards and Wellsville became part of NY 19 while the remainder of old Route 46—from Greenwood toCanisteo—became NY 248.[2] NY 17G became part of an extended NY 248 in the early 1940s.[8][9]
In 1964, theNew York State Department of Public Works proposed trading over 80 miles (130 km) of roads that were not managing 1,000 or more cars daily for the construction of 30 miles (48 km) of theSouthern Tier Expressway (NY 17). This list of proposed transfers included NY 248 and its spur, NY 248A in their entirety, along withNY 244,NY 275 and sections ofNY 408,NY 70 andNY 19. In August 1964, the county declined to sign the offer.[10]
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Allegany | Willing | 0.00 | 0.00 | NY 19 –Genesee,Wellsville | Western terminus;hamlet ofStannards |
| Independence | 9.37 | 15.08 |   NY 248A south –Genesee | Northern terminus of NY 248A; hamlet ofWhitesville | |
| Steuben | Greenwood | 22.19 | 35.71 |  NY 417 –Andover,Jasper | |
| Village of Canisteo | 31.43 | 50.58 | NY 36 (Main Street) | Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
 New York State Route 248A | |
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| Location | Pennsylvania state line–Whitesville |
| Length | 5.17 mi[1] (8.32 km) |
NY 248A is a 5.17-mile (8.32 km) spur connecting NY 248 to thePennsylvania state line inAllegany County.[1] The route originates at the state line inWilling and continues northeast along the northern edge of a valley surrounding Cryder Creek toWhitesville, where it terminates at NY 248. NY 248A becomesPennsylvania Route 244 upon entering Pennsylvania.[11] The route was assigned in September 1950.[12][13]
The entire route is inAllegany County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Willing | 0.00 | 0.00 |   PA 244 west –Genesee | Continues west as PA 244 at thePennsylvania border | |
| Independence | 5.17 | 8.32 |  NY 248 –Greenwood,Wellsville | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
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