New York State Route 243

NYS Route 243
Route information
Maintained by NYSDOT
Length:	11.03 mi[2] (17.75 km)
Existed:	1930[1] – present
Major junctions
West end:	NY 98 in Fairview
East end:	NY 19 in Caneadea
Location
Counties:	Cattaraugus, Allegany
Highway system
Numbered highways in New York Interstate • U.S. • N.Y. (former) • Reference • County ← NY 242 NY 244 →

New York State Route 243 (NY 243) is a short east–west state highway in the Southern Tier of Western New York. Despite its minimal length, it is an important route as it provides access to Rushford Lake.

Route description

Signage for NY 243 at its western terminus

It begins at an awkward intersection with NY 98 at the hamlet of Fairview in the Cattaraugus County town of Farmersville. Shortly afterwards, it crosses the Allegany County line at a five-way intersection.

It then wends its way southward to Rushford, then east again to run along the north shore of the lake and through the hamlet of Balcom Beach. Two miles (3.2 km) past the lake, it ends at NY 19 in Caneadea.

History

NY 243 was assigned to its current alignment in the 1930 renumbering and has not been altered since.^[1]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[2]	Destinations	Notes
Cattaraugus	Farmersville	0.00	NY 98	Hamlet of Fairview
Allegany	Caneadea	11.03	NY 19
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

New York Roads portal

1. ^ ^{a b} Dickinson, Leon A. (January 12, 1930). "New Signs for State Highways". The New York Times: p. 136. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "2008 Traffic Volume Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. p. 195. https://www.nysdot.gov/divisions/engineering/technical-services/hds-respository/NYSDOT%20TVR%202008%20by%20Route.pdf. Retrieved February 1, 2010. 

External links

• New York Routes – New York State Route 243
• New York State Highway Termini – New York State Route 243