County Route 560 (Erie County, New York)

Infobox NY County Route
county=Erie
route=560
road_name=Salt Road
length_mi=6.67
length_round=2
length_ref=cite web|publisher=Erie County, New York|url=http://www.erie.gov/assessment.pdf|title=Erie County Highway Assessment|year= 2001|accessdate=2008-01-11]
direction_a=West
starting_terminus=
junction=
direction_b=North
ending_terminus=County Route 559 and CR 43 north of Clarence Center
previous_type=Erie
previous_route=559
next_type=State
next_route=562

Erie County Route 560 is a major thoroughfare through and north of Clarence. The route is convert|6.67|mi|km|lk=on long, stretching from New York State Route 5 in downtown Clarence to County Route 559, which headed westward, terminating in Millersport at New York State Route 78. Before the 1980 maintenance swaps between the State of New York and Erie County, the route was known as New York State Route 268. Route 268 is now designated near Hancock.

Route description

County Route 560 begins at an intersection with New York State Route 5 in Clarence. Route 560 heads north, intersecting with local roads.cite map|url=http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=from:+Salt+Rd+%4042.981003,+-78.587261+to:+Unknown+road+%4043.071755,+-78.607588&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl | title=Overview map of County Route 560 |publisher=Google Maps|accessdate=2008-01-11|date=2008] At 1.7 miles, County Route 163 (Clarence Center Road) intersects and becomes concurrent. The concurrency ends .3 of a mile later as Route 163 heads eastward. After intersecting with several local roads, Route 560 intersects County Routes 218 and 262 (Hunts Corners - Akron Road and County Road) at 3.5 miles. As Route 560 passes Beekman County Park, it intersects with County Route 24 (Lapp Road). Route 560 continues north and comes to an end at County Routes 559 and 43 near Rapids.

History

Route 560 was originally part of New York State Route 268, which was assigned in the 1930s. ["Automobile Legal Association (ALA) Automobile Green Book", 1938/39 edition, (W.A. Thibodeau, 1938).] Route 268 began at an intersection with Route 5 (CR 560's current southern terminus), headed north along Salt Road, intersected with Tonawanda Creek Road and terminated at New York State Route 78 in Millersport. In April of 1980, the state of New York and Erie County officially approved the swapping of Route 268, and other nearby roads to the county. Route 268 was officially decommissioned, and replaced by County Routes 559 and 560 on April 1, 1980. [cite web|author=New York State Legislature|url=http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menugetf.cgi?COMMONQUERY=LAWS|title=Highway Law, Article 12, Section 341|accessdate=2008-04-23] The designation of 268 would later go to use in the village of Hancock. [cite web|url=https://www.nysdot.gov/portal/page/portal/ver-STAGE/divisions/operating/oom/transportation-systems/repository/2007%20tour-bk.pdf|title=Official Description of Highway Touring Routes, Bicycling Touring Routes, Scenic Byways, & Commemorative/Memorial Designations in New York State|author=New York State Department of Transportation|date=October 2007|accessdate=2008-04-23]

Major intersections

NYint
county=Erie
cspan=3
mile=0.00
road=
location=Clarence
lspan=2
notes=Southern terminus of CR 560.NYint
mile=6.67
road=County Route 559/CR 43
notes=Northern terminus of CR 560.

See also

*New York State Route 268

References