New York State Route 488

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NY Route 488
Length:	9.53 mi[1] (15.34 km)
South end:	NY 21 near Chapin
North end:	NY 96 in Phelps
Counties:	Ontario
Numbered highways in New York < NY 481 I-490 > Interstate - U.S. - N.Y. - Reference

New York State Route 488 is an east-west and north-south running route located entirely within Ontario County. The southern terminus of the route is located at NY 21 in Chapin, near Canandaigua. Its northern terminus is at NY 96 in Phelps. The entire length of NY 488 was once NY 88.

Contents 1 Route description 2 Communities along the route 3 Major intersections 4 History 5 References

[edit] Route description

After departing route 21, NY 488 runs east-west for just over six miles until the hamlet of Orleans, where the route turns to the north, paralleling the former path of the Pennsylvania Railroad through the region. The road crosses over an old railroad grade before reaching its northern terminus at NY 96 midway between the village of Phelps and Clifton Springs. Midlakes High School is located on the northern terminus.

Despite having an east-west alignment for two-thirds of its length, the route is signed north-south along its entire length.^[2]

[edit] Communities along the route

• Chapin (hamlet)
• Orleans
• Phelps

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Roads intersected	Notes
Ontario	Chapin	0.0	NY 21
	Phelps	9.5	NY 96

[edit] History

The entire length of NY 488 was once part of NY 88. Prior to its truncation to its current southern terminus, NY 88 traveled west out of Phelps, overlapping route 96 before turning south onto present-day NY 488. NY 88 then ran the length of route 488 to route 21, where routes 21 and 88 overlap to Canandaigua.^[3] NY 88 then ended at NY 332.^[4]

[edit] References

1. ^ New York Routes - New York State Route 488
2. ^ NY State Route 488 Ends
3. ^ New York Routes - New York State Route 88
4. ^ New York Routes - NY 21/NY 88 concurrency