New York State Route 414
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| NY Route 414 | |||||||||
| Length: | 83.20 mi[1] (133.9 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | Mid-1930s | ||||||||
| South end: |  NY 352 in Corning |
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| Major junctions: |
  I-86/NY 17 in Corning  NY 5/US 20 in Seneca Falls  I-90/NYST near Magee |
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| North end: |  NY 104 near Wolcott |
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| Counties: | Steuben, Chemung, Schuyler, Seneca, Wayne | ||||||||
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New York State Route 414 is a major north-south running route in western New York. The route, which spans five counties and roughly parallels NY 14 between Watkins Glen and Wolcott, intersects every major east-west arterial in western New York. Its southern terminus is at NY 352 in Corning and its northern terminus is at NY 104 in Wolcott.
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[edit] Route description
NY 414 is 83.2 miles in length, spanning five counties and linking the major east-west arterials of New York State.
[edit] Steuben County
NY 414 begins at an intersection with NY 352 on the Denison Parkway as Cedar Street in Corning, Steuben County. North of this point, NY 414 merges with Centerway, retaining the Centerway name. The route then intersects the southern terminus of NY 415 near the Corning Museum of Glass and just south of an interchange with the Southern Tier Expressway. The composition of the exit ramps of exit 46 on I-86 and NY 17 is unique in that the westbound on-ramp for the STE is a significant distance north of the interchange itself due to a railroad junction near exit 46 that prohibits the ramp from being in its standard position and also due to I-86/NY 17 itself, which runs in close proximity to NY 414 for a short distance.
After exiting Corning, NY 414 turns to the northeast, an alignment it maintains as it crosses into Chemung County.
[edit] Chemung County
The stay of NY 414 in Chemung County is very brief. After crossing the county line, NY 414 turns to the north, paralleling the county line for four miles before it crosses over into Schuyler County.
[edit] Schuyler County
Now in the town of Beaver Dams, NY 414 makes a large reverse S-curve, turning to the east, then to the northeast as it enters Montour Falls and Watkins Glen. In Watkins Glen, NY 414 descends a steep hill to merge with NY 14 at its foot. However, due to the steep angle of the intersection, this is often a dangerous turn for motorists attempting to go from NY 14 north to NY 414 south.
As one road, NY 14 and 414 travel down Franklin Street, the main thoroughfare of Watkins Glen. Just over a 1/4 mile from the start of the duplex, NY 329 ends at an intersection with NY 14/414. 4/10 of a mile north of this junction, NY 414 splits from the duplex, traveling east at an intersection that also acts as the eastern terminus of NY 409. NY 14 continues to the north, paralleling Seneca Lake to its east. NY 414, by contrast, follows the east shore of Seneca Lake.
Just outside of Watkins Glen, NY 414 comes to a fork. The left fork carries NY 414 down a slope, bringing it very close to Seneca Lake. The right fork holds NY 79, which travels up this slope.
NY 414 continues to parallel Seneca Lake, passing through the towns of Hector and Valois before entering Seneca County.
[edit] Seneca County
Soon after entering Seneca County, NY 414 turns to the northeast, traveling away from Seneca Lake. It continues on a northeast alignment until the town of Lodi, where it intersects and forms a duplex with NY 96A. The two routes remain merged until an intersection in Ovid. In the center of Ovid, NY 96A splits from the duplex and travels to the west. NY 96, entering Ovid from the east, forms a duplex with NY 414 north out of the town. This brief, 2.5 mile, concurrency comes to an end east of the Seneca Army Depot as NY 96 straddles the eastern border of the depot. NY 414, however, continues north.
Now in Fayette, NY 414 acts as the eastern terminus of NY 336 just south of the town center. Continuing to the north, NY 414 enters Seneca Falls. After crossing the Cayuga-Seneca Canal, NY 414 intersects NY 5 and US 20. NY 414 then forms a triplex with the two routes west through the village and into the town of Waterloo, where it splits from the triplex and heads north toward the New York State Thruway.
NY 414, known locally as Mound Road between Waterloo and Magee, intersects NY 318 near Magee. The route then becomes Ridge Road. Just north of this intersection, NY 414 intersects I-90 at exit 41. North of the Thruway, NY 414 maintains a constant north-northwest alignment into Wayne County.
[edit] Wayne County
Now nameless for the remainder of its existence, NY 414 turns to the northwest, then to the northeast as it enters the village of Clyde. After crossing over the Erie Canal and the CSX Water Level Route, Route 414 intersects NY 31. The two routes actually form an extremely short, 150 foot duplex in the town as NY 31 crosses over NY 414. NY 31 heads west toward Rochester while NY 414 continues to the north.
North of Clyde, NY 414 intersects a number of local arterials, passing through North Rose before intersecting NY 104 in Wolcott.
[edit] Communities along the route
Major locales along NY 414:
[edit] Major intersections
| Mile | Road(s) | Location | Notes |
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| Steuben County | |||
| 0.0 | NY 352 |
Corning | |
| 0.6 |  NY 415 |
Corning | Southern terminus of NY 415. |
| 0.8 | I-86 NY 17 |
Corning | Exit 46 (I-86/NY 17). |
| Chemung County | |||
| No junctions | |||
| Schuyler County | |||
| 20.5 |  NY 14 |
Watkins Glen | Southern terminus of duplex. |
| 20.7 |  NY 329 |
Watkins Glen | Eastern terminus of NY 329. |
| 21.1 |  NY 409 |
Watkins Glen | Eastern terminus of NY 409. |
| 21.1 | NY 14 |
Watkins Glen | Northern terminus of duplex. |
| 22.7 |  NY 79 |
Watkins Glen | Western terminus of NY 79. |
| Seneca County | |||
| 39.0 |  NY 96A |
Lodi | Southern terminus of duplex. |
| 43.6 | NY 96A |
Ovid | Northern terminus of duplex. |
| 43.6 |  NY 96 |
Ovid | Southern terminus of duplex. |
| 46.1 | NY 96 |
Ovid | Northern terminus of duplex. |
| 52.5 |  NY 336 |
Fayette | Eastern terminus of NY 336. |
| 59.5 | NY 5 US 20 |
Seneca Falls | Eastern terminus of triplex. |
| 61.7 | NY 5 US 20 |
Waterloo | Western terminus of triplex. |
| 65.7 |  NY 318 |
Magee | |
| 66.1 | I-90 Thruway |
Magee | Exit 41 (I-90). |
| Wayne County | |||
| 74.4 |  NY 31 |
Clyde | |
| 83.2 | NY 104 |
Wolcott | |
| Legend | |||||
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| Crossing, no access | Concurrency termini | County | Decommissioned | Unconstructed | Closed |
[edit] History
From the 1930 renumbering until the mid-1930s, when U.S. Route 44 was designated, NY 414 was New York State Route 44.
Originally, NY 414 triplexed with NY 5 and US 20 east out of Seneca Falls to NY 89. From this point, NY 414 duplexed with NY 89 to Savannah. NY 414 then traveled north along the current alignment of NY 89 to NY 104 while NY 89 duplexed with NY 31 to Clyde and followed what is now NY 414 to Wolcott. It is unknown when NY 89 and NY 414 switched alignments.
NY 414 also extended further south in its early years. From the north, it entered Corning on Baker Street, which is on the other side of the museum from Centerway and was cut off from the highway when the Corning Bypass was built in the mid 1990s. For many years, the intersection of Baker and Pulteney (NY 415) streets was its southern terminus. However, at least as late as the 1930s, the highway continued east on Pulteney Street, south on Centerway and east on Denison Parkway (then known as Erie Avenue) to modern-day NY 225, which it followed through South Corning to Caton. From Caton, it followed the former NY 225 routing to NY 328 near Sagetown.
