NEW YORK STATE ROUTE 14A

'New York State Route 14A' is a nearly 36-mile-long state highway in the New York state counties of Schuyler, Yates and Ontario. It runs parallel to and west of NY 14 for its entire route between the Watkins Glen and Geneva areas.

Contents

Route description

Schuyler County

Yates County

Ontario County

History

Major intersections

References

Route description

Schuyler County

The highway begins at an interchange with NY 14 at Gabriel's Junction in the Town of Reading a few miles north of Watkins Glen, near the Glenora winery.
NY 14A runs up the hill to the west. After passing under the Norfolk Southern railroad line, it veers right at the intersection with Irelandville Road and passes through 'Reading Center'.
From here, it runs generally northwest by several farms. In one short stretch, the highway crosses into Yates County, back into Schuyler, then back into Yates. While in Schuyler for the second time, it meets with the northern terminus of NY 226.

Yates County

Communities
★ Reading ★ Dundee ★ Penn Yan ★ Seneca ★ Geneva

Once in Yates County the second time, NY 14A runs due north to Dundee, where it is known first as Main Street. Through this stretch, it is the next north-south road east of Pre-Emption Road, which marks the Pre-Emption line that divided the Iroquois lands of western New York State awarded to New York from those awarded to Massachusetts by the Treaty of Hartford of 1786.
Main Street becomes Water Street at the main intersection in town, where it meets Union and Seneca streets. At the north end of town, near the Dundee Central School, it turns west on Millard Street. It intersects with Pre-Emption Road at the village's western border.
Just west of town, NY 14A meets with the northern terminus of NY 230. From here, it turns north and runs along the ridge between Seneca and Keuka lakes, which features a thriving Mennonite community.
The highway passes through the hamlet of Second Milo and alongside the Penn Yan Airport before descending the hill into Penn Yan at the north end of Keuka Lake. It follows Brown Street in the village, sharing the road with NY 54 between Lake and Elm streets. NY 54A terminates at the Elm Street intersection.
From here, it follows Liberty Street through the northern part of the village. The southern terminus of NY 364 near the northern boundary of the village.
NY 14A continues north from here, passing by several farms on the hilltop north of Keuka Lake.

Ontario County

In Ontario County, it turns northeast at the intersection with Wilson Road, near the hamlet of Hall. It continues in this general direction toward Geneva, picking up NY 245 along the way. Both terminate at NY 5/US 20 in Lenox Park, just west of Geneva city limits.

History

NY 14A was originally part of New York State Route 14.^[2] In 1930, NY 14 was moved to its current alignment between Watkins Glen and Geneva while its former alignment became NY 14A.^[3]
A previous alignment of NY 14A ran along Main Street through Penn Yan, a block to the east of its current routing. The old route passes through the main downtown area and by the county fairgrounds.^[4]

Major intersections

References

1. Traffic Data Report - US 9 to NY 15
2. Automobile Blue Book, 1929 edition
3. New Signs for State Highways
4. New York Routes - New York State Route 14A