New York State Route 263 (NY 263) is a state highway located entirely within the town of Amherst in Erie County, New York, in the United States. It extends from just north of the northeast corner of the city of Buffalo in a roughly northeast direction almost straight to just south of the north county line. The road is named Millersport Highway north of Eggert Road in Amherst for the community at its northern terminus. The section between its southern terminus at U.S. Route 62 (US 62) and the Eggert Road intersection is named Grover Cleveland Highway.
New York State Route 263
Map of western New York with NY 263 highlighted in red
While the construction of Interstate 990 (I-990) has diminished NY 263's importance as the major route for traffic from Buffalo to Lockport, traffic must continue on NY 263 past the northern terminus of I-990 to complete the trip to Lockport.
The south end of NY 263 is at Bailey Avenue (US 62), a short distance north of the Buffalo city line in Amherst. Like US 62, NY 263 in this area is a busy shopping strip for Eggertsville, the surrounding suburban neighborhood. This section is called the Grover Cleveland Highway after former Buffalo mayor, New York governor and US President Grover Cleveland. It soon crosses two of the northern Buffalo area's important arteries, Sheridan Drive (NY 324) and the Youngmann Expressway (I-290).[4]
NY 263 northbound after NY 324 in Amherst
The stores that have been almost continuously lining the road abate shortly after the interstate when it makes its only deviation from its straight course, curving around the north campus of SUNY Buffalo, where it was relocated in the early 1970s. Past the campus and a nearby office park, the road narrows to two lanes in the small suburban hamlet of Getzville, where NY 270 heads due north as Campbell Boulevard.[4]
North of Getzville the road continues straight through the much less developed, and more wooded, lands of East Amherst. After several miles, I-990 reaches its current end when both roadways terminate at the west side of the highway. NY 263's reaches its northern terminus at Transit Road (NY 78) approximately a half mile south of the county line of Niagara County in an area called Millersport, which straddles the county line and gives the entire highway its name.[4]
History
The junction of NY 270 and NY 263 in Amherst, shown here, was NY 263's original southern terminus.
In the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, the portion of what is now NY 263 south of Getzville was designated as part of NY 270.[2] NY 263 was assigned by the following year; however, it initially followed a significantly different alignment than it does today. At the time, the route extended from NY 270 south of Getzville to NY 93 northwest of Akron by way of Millersport. West of Millersport, NY 263 utilized a short portion of its current alignment before taking a more northerly path along Hopkins Road and Tonawanda Creek Road. At Millersport, the route overlapped with NY 78 south to Wolcott Road, from where it continued northeast through Clarence on Wolcott and Goodrich Roads.[3]
The former alignment of NY 263 through the University of Buffalo campus in Amherst, with an old reference marker on the right-hand side
At the north end of Goodrich Road, located on the southern bank of Tonawanda Creek, NY 263 curved to the east, following Tonawanda Creek Road once again to Salt Road. Here, NY 263 veered southward, continuing on Salt Road to Hunts Corners–Akron Road. At this junction, it turned one final time to follow Hunts Corners–Akron Road east to NY 93 near Akron.[3] NY 263 was realigned c. 1934 to use Tonawanda Creek Road between NY 78 and Goodrich Road.[5][6] It was altered again by the following year to continue south along Salt Road from Hunts Corners–Akron Road to NY 5 in the hamlet of Clarence.[6][7] Around the same time, NY 263 was realigned onto a newly constructed extension of Millersport Highway between Hopkins Road and Millersport.[6][8]
NY 263 was realigned c. 1938 to overlap with NY 78 north to NY 31 in Lockport. Its former alignment east of NY 78 became a realignment of NY 268.[9][10] In the early 1940s, NY 263 was extended southwest to Buffalo over NY 270.[11][12] Initially, NY 263 overlapped with NY 270 along Millersport Highway; however, the overlap was eliminated in the late 1940s after NY 270 was truncated to begin at NY 263 in Getzville.[13][14] NY 263 was cut back to its current northern terminus in Millersport on January 1, 1962.[15] The route was re-extended to Clarence c. 1974, replacing NY 268;[16][17] however, the extension was short-lived as NY 263 was pulled back to its junction with NY 78 by 1977.[18]
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New York State Route 263 NY 263 is a state highway located entirely within the town of Amherst in Erie County New York in the United States It extends from just north of the northeast corner of the city of Buffalo in a roughly northeast direction almost straight to just south of the north county line The road is named Millersport Highway north of Eggert Road in Amherst for the community at its northern terminus The section between its southern terminus at U S Route 62 US 62 and the Eggert Road intersection is named Grover Cleveland Highway New York State Route 263Map of western New York with NY 263 highlighted in redRoute informationMaintained by NYSDOTLength10 47 mi 1 16 85 km Existedc 1931 2 3 presentMajor junctionsSouth endUS 62 in AmherstMajor intersectionsI 290 in Amherst I 990 in AmherstNorth endNY 78 on Amherst Clarence town lineLocationCountryUnited StatesStateNew YorkCountiesErieHighway systemNew York HighwaysInterstate US State Reference Parkways NY 262 NY 264While the construction of Interstate 990 I 990 has diminished NY 263 s importance as the major route for traffic from Buffalo to Lockport traffic must continue on NY 263 past the northern terminus of I 990 to complete the trip to Lockport Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksRoute description EditThe south end of NY 263 is at Bailey Avenue US 62 a short distance north of the Buffalo city line in Amherst Like US 62 NY 263 in this area is a busy shopping strip for Eggertsville the surrounding suburban neighborhood This section is called the Grover Cleveland Highway after former Buffalo mayor New York governor and US President Grover Cleveland It soon crosses two of the northern Buffalo area s important arteries Sheridan Drive NY 324 and the Youngmann Expressway I 290 4 NY 263 northbound after NY 324 in Amherst The stores that have been almost continuously lining the road abate shortly after the interstate when it makes its only deviation from its straight course curving around the north campus of SUNY Buffalo where it was relocated in the early 1970s Past the campus and a nearby office park the road narrows to two lanes in the small suburban hamlet of Getzville where NY 270 heads due north as Campbell Boulevard 4 North of Getzville the road continues straight through the much less developed and more wooded lands of East Amherst After several miles I 990 reaches its current end when both roadways terminate at the west side of the highway NY 263 s reaches its northern terminus at Transit Road NY 78 approximately a half mile south of the county line of Niagara County in an area called Millersport which straddles the county line and gives the entire highway its name 4 History Edit The junction of NY 270 and NY 263 in Amherst shown here was NY 263 s original southern terminus In the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York the portion of what is now NY 263 south of Getzville was designated as part of NY 270 2 NY 263 was assigned by the following year however it initially followed a significantly different alignment than it does today At the time the route extended from NY 270 south of Getzville to NY 93 northwest of Akron by way of Millersport West of Millersport NY 263 utilized a short portion of its current alignment before taking a more northerly path along Hopkins Road and Tonawanda Creek Road At Millersport the route overlapped with NY 78 south to Wolcott Road from where it continued northeast through Clarence on Wolcott and Goodrich Roads 3 The former alignment of NY 263 through the University of Buffalo campus in Amherst with an old reference marker on the right hand side At the north end of Goodrich Road located on the southern bank of Tonawanda Creek NY 263 curved to the east following Tonawanda Creek Road once again to Salt Road Here NY 263 veered southward continuing on Salt Road to Hunts Corners Akron Road At this junction it turned one final time to follow Hunts Corners Akron Road east to NY 93 near Akron 3 NY 263 was realigned c 1934 to use Tonawanda Creek Road between NY 78 and Goodrich Road 5 6 It was altered again by the following year to continue south along Salt Road from Hunts Corners Akron Road to NY 5 in the hamlet of Clarence 6 7 Around the same time NY 263 was realigned onto a newly constructed extension of Millersport Highway between Hopkins Road and Millersport 6 8 NY 263 was realigned c 1938 to overlap with NY 78 north to NY 31 in Lockport Its former alignment east of NY 78 became a realignment of NY 268 9 10 In the early 1940s NY 263 was extended southwest to Buffalo over NY 270 11 12 Initially NY 263 overlapped with NY 270 along Millersport Highway however the overlap was eliminated in the late 1940s after NY 270 was truncated to begin at NY 263 in Getzville 13 14 NY 263 was cut back to its current northern terminus in Millersport on January 1 1962 15 The route was re extended to Clarence c 1974 replacing NY 268 16 17 however the extension was short lived as NY 263 was pulled back to its junction with NY 78 by 1977 18 Major intersections EditThe entire route is in Amherst Erie County mi 1 kmDestinationsNotes0 000 00 US 62 Bailey Avenue Southern terminus of NY 2631 362 19 NY 324 Sheridan Drive 1 802 90 I 290 Youngmann Expressway Exit 5 I 290 2 333 75Maple Road CR 192 Interchange2 704 35Audubon Parkway University at Buffalo North CampusInterchange4 627 44 NY 270 north Campbell Boulevard Southern terminus of NY 2707 3611 84 I 990 south Lockport Expressway Exit 5 I 990 northern terminus of I 99010 4716 85 NY 78 Transit Road Northern terminus of NY 2631 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 miSee also Edit U S roads portalReferences Edit a b 2008 Traffic Data Report for New York State PDF New York State Department of Transportation June 16 2009 p 280 Retrieved January 10 2010 a b Road Map of New York Map Cartography by General Drafting Standard Oil Company of New York 1930 a b c New York Map Cartography by H M Gousha Company Kendall Refining Company 1931 a b c Microsoft Nokia June 2 2012 overview map of NY 263 Map Bing Maps Microsoft Retrieved June 2 2012 Texaco Road Map New York Map Cartography by Rand McNally and Company Texas Oil Company 1933 a b c Road Map of New York Map Cartography by Rand McNally and Company Texas Oil Company 1934 Road Map amp Historical Guide New York Map Cartography by Rand McNally and Company Sun Oil Company 1935 Niagara Falls and Vicinity Map Cartography by H M Gousha Company Shell Oil Company 1935 Archived from the original on March 27 2009 Retrieved May 27 2010 New York Map Cartography by General Drafting Standard Oil Company 1937 New York Road Map for 1938 Map Cartography by General Drafting Esso 1938 New York Map Cartography by General Drafting Esso 1940 New York with Pictorial Guide Map Cartography by General Drafting Esso 1942 New York Road Map and Pictorial Sight Seeing Guide Map Cartography by Rand McNally and Company Sinclair Oil Corporation 1947 New York Map Cartography by Rand McNally and Company Socony Vacuum Oil Company 1950 Double Road Marking to End Buffalo Courier Express December 21 1961 p 7 Retrieved December 10 2016 New York Map 1973 ed Cartography by H M Gousha Company Shell Oil Company 1973 New York and New Jersey Tourgide Map Map Cartography by Rand McNally and Company Gulf Oil Company 1974 New York Map 1977 78 ed Cartography by General Drafting Exxon 1977 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to New York State Route 263 KML file edit help Template Attached KML New York State Route 263KML is from Wikidata New York State Route 263 at New York Routes Youtube Millersport Highway NY 263 from I 290 to SUNY Buffalo northbound Youtube Millersport Highway NY 263 from SUNY Buffalo to I 290 southbound Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title New York State Route 263 amp oldid 1032186211, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
