New York State Route 267

This article is about the most recent alignment of NY 267, removed in 1980. For the former alignment of NY 267 in Clarence, Erie County, see New York State Route 268 (1934–1974)#History.

NYS Route 267 marker

NYS Route 267

Map of the Buffalo area with NY 267 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NYSDOT, the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians, and the town of Alabama
Length: 7.1 mi[1] (11.4 km)
Existed: c. 1935[2][3] – August 14, 1980[4]
Major junctions
West end: NY 93 in Akron
East end: NY 77 in Alabama
Location
Counties: Erie, Genesee
Highway system
← NY 266NY 268 →
← NY 77NY 77AI-78 →

New York State Route 267 (NY 267) was an east–west state highway in the western portion of New York in the United States. It extended for 7.16 miles (11.52 km) from an intersection with NY 93 in the Erie County village of Akron to a junction with NY 77 in the Genesee County hamlet of Basom. Part of NY 267 in Genesee County passed through the Tonawanda Indian Reservation. The portion of NY 267 within Erie County was assigned c. 1935. NY 267 was extended east to NY 77 in Basom in the late 1930s, replacing New York State Route 77A, a spur leading from NY 77 to the eastern edge of the Tonawanda Reservation. The Erie County segment of the route was transferred from the state of New York to Erie County in April 1980, leading to the total removal of the NY 267 designation in August of that year.

Route description

NY 267 reference marker along John Street in Akron

NY 267 began at an intersection with NY 93 in the village of Akron in eastern Erie County. The route headed eastward, following John Street through downtown Akron. NY 267 broke from John Street just four blocks later. While the street continued east to serve Akron Airport, the route turned northeast to follow Bloomingdale Road out of the village. The route continued through gradually less developed areas of the town of Newstead, intersecting with County Route 250 (CR 250, named Scotland Road). NY 267 crossed into Genesee County soon afterward.[5][6]

In the Genesee County town of Alabama, NY 267 made a slight turn to the north as it entered the Tonawanda Indian Reservation. Once inside the reservation, the route remained on a north-northeasterly alignment for about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) to a junction with Parker Road. At this point, the highway turned to the east, progressing across the reservation. At an intersection with Reuben Road 1.25 miles (2.01 km) later, NY 267 turned to the north for another 0.5 miles (0.8 km) before it exited the reservation. The route continued for roughly 1 mile (1.6 km) to the hamlet of Basom, where it terminated at an intersection with NY 77.[5][6]

History

Topographic map of former routing of NY 267

NY 267 was assigned c. 1935 to a routing extending from NY 93 in Akron to the Erie–Genesee county line by way of John Street and Bloomingdale Road. Farther east, the portion of Bloomingdale Road between the Tonawanda Indian Reservation and NY 77 was designated as NY 77A around the same time.[2][3] NY 77A and the remainder of Bloomingdale Road within Genesee County became an extension of NY 267 in the late 1930s.[7][8] On April 1, 1980, ownership and maintenance of the portion of NY 267 within Erie County—by this point the lone state-maintained portion of the route—was transferred from the state of New York to Erie County as part of a highway maintenance swap between the two levels of government.[9] The NY 267 designation was removed from the entirety of its routing just over four months later on August 14, 1980.[4] The Erie County segment of the route is now CR 573 while the Genesee County section is locally maintained.[5]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
ErieAkron0.00.0 NY 93
GeneseeAlabama7.111.4 NY 77 (Allegany Road)Hamlet of Basom
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Google (November 20, 2015). "Overview map of former NY 267" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Road Map of New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. Texas Oil Company. 1934.
  3. 1 2 Road Map & Historical Guide – New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. Sun Oil Company. 1935.
  4. 1 2 New York State Department of Transportation (January 2012). Official Description of Highway Touring Routes, Bicycling Touring Routes, Scenic Byways, & Commemorative/Memorial Designations in New York State (PDF). Retrieved January 31, 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 Akron Digital Raster Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. New York State Department of Transportation. 1996. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
  6. 1 2 New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Exxon. 1979.
  7. ↑ Shell Road Map – New York (Map). Cartography by H.M. Gousha Company. Shell Oil Company. 1937.
  8. ↑ New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Standard Oil Company. 1939.
  9. ↑ New York State Legislature. "New York State Highway Law § 341". Retrieved June 7, 2010.

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