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New York State Route 426
New York State Route 426
	Map of southwestern New York with NY 426 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by NYSDOT
Length	13.32 mi (21.44 km)
Existed	1930–present
Major junctions
South end	PA 426 at the Pennsylvania state line
	I-86 / NY 17 in Mina
North end	PA 426 at the Pennsylvania state line
Location
Country	United States
State	New York
Counties	Chautauqua
Highway system
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New York State Route 426 (NY 426) is a state highway located entirely within Chautauqua County, New York, in the United States. It runs just over 13 miles (21 km) from one section of the Pennsylvania state line to another, passing through two small hamlets and providing the Southern Tier Expressway (I-86/NY 17) with its westernmost exit in New York. NY 426 is the westernmost north–south state highway in New York.

At both crossings of the state line it continues as Pennsylvania Route 426 (PA 426). It is the only other state highway besides NY 440 that can claim the distinction of being a middle segment of another state's similarly-numbered highway. The New York alignment has remained virtually unchanged since it was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, while the designations of the roads it connects to in Pennsylvania have varied over the years. The two segments of PA 426 were established at different times in the 1940s.

Route description

NY 426 begins where the southern segment of PA 426 leaves off at the Pennsylvania state line in French Creek 6 miles (10 km) north of Corry, Pennsylvania. The route heads north through rural southwestern Chautauqua County to the small community known as Cutting, where it overlaps NY 474 for a tenth of a mile (0.16 km) westward before resuming its trek northward.^[3] Roughly 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Cutting, NY 426 veers to the west to avoid a large ridge situated near Beaver Meadow Brook, a small stream leading to French Creek. The route follows the brook to where it converges with the creek, then parallels French Creek northward toward the waterside hamlet of French Creek. The creek and NY 426 split south of the community, with the creek continuing along French Creek–Mina Road to the hamlet while NY 426 bypasses French Creek to the west. The route enters the town of Mina upon intersecting Harrington Hill Road a mile (1.6 km) to the north.^[4]

A half mile (0.8 km) into Mina, NY 426 comes within view of Findley Lake, a body of water 2 miles (3.2 km) long from south to north and as wide as one-half mile (0.8 km) at points. The route follows the eastern edge of the lake north to the hamlet of Findley Lake, situated at the northern tip of the lake. Here, NY 426 overlaps NY 430 westward for three blocks through the community prior to connecting to the Southern Tier Expressway (I-86 and NY 17) by way of an interchange 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Findley Lake. The exit is the westernmost exit on NY 17; however, the expressway itself continues west to I-90 near Erie, Pennsylvania, as I-86. Past the expressway, NY 426 continues northwest for another 2 miles (3.2 km) through nondescript terrain to the Pennsylvania state line, where it becomes the northern segment of PA 426.^[3]

History

The entirety of NY 426 was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York as a northward extension of PA 189, a short route leading south to Corry, Pennsylvania. Originally, NY 426 broke from its modern alignment at French Creek–Mina Road to serve the hamlet of French Creek via French Creek–Mina and King roads before rejoining its current route west of the hamlet.^[2] The route was realigned onto its present alignment west of French Creek c. 1936.^[5]^[6] In the early 1940s, the 426 designation was extended southward into Pennsylvania as PA 426.^[7]^[8] It was also extended northwestward into Pennsylvania in the mid-1940s, effectively making NY 426 the missing segment of an otherwise discontinuous PA 426.^[8]^[9]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Chautauqua County.

Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
French Creek	0.00	0.00	PA 426 south – Corry	Continuation into Pennsylvania
	2.08	3.35	NY 474 east – Clymer, Jamestown	Southern end of NY 474 concurrency
	2.19	3.52	NY 474 west – Erie, PA	Northern end of NY 474 concurrency; hamlet of Cutting
Mina	10.36	16.67	NY 430 east	Southern end of NY 430 concurrency; hamlet of Findley Lake
	10.62	17.09	NY 430 west – North East, Erie, PA	Northern end of NY 430 concurrency
	11.46	18.44	I-86 / NY 17 – Erie, PA, Jamestown, Binghamton	Exit 4 on I-86
	13.32	21.44	PA 426 north	Continuation into Pennsylvania
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

^ ^a ^b "2008 Traffic Data Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. p. 313. Retrieved December 6, 2009.
^ ^a ^b Tourist Map of Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1930. Retrieved March 25, 2008.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ ^a ^b "New York State Route 426" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved March 25, 2008.
^ Clymer Quadrangle – New York – Chautauqua Co (Map). 1:24,000. 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic). United States Geological Survey. 1954. Retrieved March 25, 2008.
^ Road Map & Historical Guide – New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. Sun Oil Company. 1935.
^ New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Standard Oil Company. 1936.
^ New York Info-Map (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. Gulf Oil Company. 1940.
^ ^a ^b New York with Pictorial Guide (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1942.
^ New York with Pennsylvania (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. Texas Oil Company. 1946.

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[2008tdr-1] "2008 Traffic Data Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. p. 313. Retrieved December 6, 2009.

[1930map-2] Tourist Map of Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1930. Retrieved March 25, 2008.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[google-3] "New York State Route 426" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved March 25, 2008.

[4] Clymer Quadrangle – New York – Chautauqua Co (Map). 1:24,000. 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic). United States Geological Survey. 1954. Retrieved March 25, 2008.

[5] Road Map & Historical Guide – New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. Sun Oil Company. 1935.

[6] New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Standard Oil Company. 1936.

[7] New York Info-Map (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. Gulf Oil Company. 1940.

[1942map-8] New York with Pictorial Guide (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1942.

[9] New York with Pennsylvania (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. Texas Oil Company. 1946.

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 |direction_b=North
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-'''New York State Route&nbsp;426''' ('''NY&nbsp;426''') is a [[state highway]] located entirely within [[Chautauqua County, New York|Chautauqua County]], [[New York]], in the United States. It runs just over {{convert|13|mi|0}} from one section of the [[New York–Pennsylvania border|Pennsylvania state line]] to another, passing through two small hamlets and providing the Southern Tier Expressway ([[Interstate 86 (Pennsylvania–New York)|Interstate 86]] or I-86 and [[New York State Route 17|NY 17]]) with its westernmost exit in New York. NY&nbsp;426 is the westernmost north–south state highway in New York.
+'''New York State Route&nbsp;426''' ('''NY&nbsp;426''') is a [[state highway]] located entirely within [[Chautauqua County, New York|Chautauqua County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], in the United States. It runs just over {{convert|13|mi|0}} from one section of the [[New York–Pennsylvania border|Pennsylvania state line]] to another, passing through two small hamlets and providing the Southern Tier Expressway ([[Interstate 86 (Pennsylvania–New York)|I-86]]/[[New York State Route 17|NY 17]]) with its westernmost exit in New York. NY&nbsp;426 is the westernmost north–south state highway in New York.
 At both crossings of the state line it continues as [[Pennsylvania Route&nbsp;426]] (PA&nbsp;426). It is the only other state highway besides [[New York State Route 440|NY&nbsp;440]] that can claim the distinction of being a middle segment of another state's similarly-numbered highway. The New York alignment has remained virtually unchanged since it was assigned as part of the [[1930 state highway renumbering (New York)|1930 renumbering of state highways in New York]], while the designations of the roads it connects to in Pennsylvania have varied over the years. The two segments of PA&nbsp;426 were established at different times in the 1940s.
 ==Route description==
+[[File:NY 426 north of NY 474.jpg|left|thumb|NY&nbsp;426 north from NY&nbsp;474 in French Creek]]
-NY&nbsp;426 begins where the southern segment of [[Pennsylvania Route 426|PA&nbsp;426]] leaves off at the [[New York–Pennsylvania border|Pennsylvania state line]] in [[French Creek, New York|French Creek]] {{convert|6|mi|0}} north of [[Corry, Pennsylvania]]. The route heads north through rural southwestern [[Chautauqua County, New York|Chautauqua County]] to the small community known as Cutting, where it [[overlap (road)|overlap]]s [[New York State Route 474|NY&nbsp;474]] for a tenth of a mile (0.16&nbsp;km) westward before resuming its trek northward.<ref name=google>{{Google maps |url=http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&ll=42.079878,-79.681091&spn=0.18194,0.458679&z=12 |accessdate=March 25, 2008}}</ref> Roughly {{convert|1.5|mi|1}} north of Cutting, NY&nbsp;426 veers to the west to avoid a large ridge situated near Beaver Meadow Brook, a small stream leading to [[French Creek (Allegheny River)|French Creek]]. The route follows the brook to where it converges with the creek, then parallels French Creek northward toward the waterside hamlet of French Creek. The creek and NY&nbsp;426 split south of the community, with the creek continuing along French Creek–Mina Road to the hamlet while NY&nbsp;426 bypasses French Creek to the west. The route enters the town of [[Mina, New York|Mina]] upon intersecting Harrington Hill Road a mile (1.6&nbsp;km) to the north.<ref>{{cite map |publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]] |title=Clymer Quadrangle &ndash; New York &ndash; Chautauqua Co. |year=1954 |scale=1:24,000 |series=7.5 Minute Series (Topographic) |url=http://gis.ny.gov/gisdata/quads/drg24/usgspreview/index.cfm?code=o42079a6 |accessdate=March 25, 2008}}</ref>
+NY&nbsp;426 begins where the southern segment of [[Pennsylvania Route 426|PA&nbsp;426]] leaves off at the [[New York–Pennsylvania border|Pennsylvania state line]] in [[French Creek, New York|French Creek]] {{convert|6|mi|0}} north of [[Corry, Pennsylvania]]. The route heads north through rural southwestern [[Chautauqua County, New York|Chautauqua County]] to the small community known as Cutting, where it [[overlap (road)|overlap]]s [[New York State Route 474|NY&nbsp;474]] for a tenth of a mile (0.16&nbsp;km) westward before resuming its trek northward.<ref name=google>{{Google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&ll=42.079878,-79.681091&spn=0.18194,0.458679&z=12 |access-date=March 25, 2008}}</ref> Roughly {{convert|1.5|mi|1}} north of Cutting, NY&nbsp;426 veers to the west to avoid a large ridge situated near Beaver Meadow Brook, a small stream leading to [[French Creek (Allegheny River)|French Creek]]. The route follows the brook to where it converges with the creek, then parallels French Creek northward toward the waterside hamlet of French Creek. The creek and NY&nbsp;426 split south of the community, with the creek continuing along French Creek–Mina Road to the hamlet while NY&nbsp;426 bypasses French Creek to the west. The route enters the town of [[Mina, New York|Mina]] upon intersecting Harrington Hill Road a mile (1.6&nbsp;km) to the north.<ref>{{cite map |publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]] |title=Clymer Quadrangle &ndash; New York &ndash; Chautauqua Co. |year=1954 |scale=1:24,000 |series=7.5 Minute Series (Topographic) |url=http://gis.ny.gov/gisdata/quads/drg24/usgspreview/index.cfm?code=o42079a6 |access-date=March 25, 2008}}</ref>
-[[File:426 at Findley Lake interchange.jpg|left|thumb|NY&nbsp;426 at I-86/NY&nbsp;17 in Findley Lake]]
 A half mile (0.8&nbsp;km) into Mina, NY&nbsp;426 comes within view of Findley Lake, a body of water {{convert|2|mi|1}} long from south to north and as wide as one-half mile (0.8&nbsp;km) at points. The route follows the eastern edge of the lake north to the hamlet of Findley Lake, situated at the northern tip of the lake. Here, NY&nbsp;426 overlaps [[New York State Route 430|NY&nbsp;430]] westward for three blocks through the community prior to connecting to the [[Southern Tier Expressway]] ([[Interstate 86 (east)|I-86]] and [[New York State Route 17|NY&nbsp;17]]) by way of an interchange {{convert|1|mi|1}} north of Findley Lake. The exit is the westernmost exit on NY&nbsp;17; however, the expressway itself continues west to [[Interstate 90 (Pennsylvania)|I-90]] near [[Erie, Pennsylvania]], as I-86. Past the expressway, NY&nbsp;426 continues northwest for another {{convert|2|mi|1}} through nondescript terrain to the Pennsylvania state line, where it becomes the northern segment of PA&nbsp;426.<ref name=google />
 ==History==
+<!--
 [[File:Route426.jpg|thumb|right|NY&nbsp;426 runs concurrently with NY&nbsp;430 in the hamlet of Findley Lake.]]
+-->
-The entirety of NY&nbsp;426 was assigned as part of the [[1930 state highway renumbering (New York)|1930 renumbering of state highways in New York]] as a northward extension of [[Pennsylvania Route 189|PA&nbsp;189]], a short route leading south to [[Corry, Pennsylvania]]. Originally, NY&nbsp;426 broke from its modern alignment at French Creek–Mina Road to serve the hamlet of French Creek via French Creek–Mina and King roads before rejoining its current route west of the hamlet.<ref name=1930map>{{cite map|url=ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Statewide/Historic_OTMs/1930fr.pdf |format=PDF|title=Tourist Map of Pennsylvania|publisher=[[Pennsylvania Department of Highways]]|year=1930|accessdate=March 25, 2008}}</ref> The route was realigned onto its present alignment west of French Creek {{circa|1936}}.<ref>{{cite map |title=Road Map & Historical Guide – New York |publisher=[[Sun Oil Company]] |year=1935 |cartography=[[Rand McNally and Company]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite map |title=New York |publisher=[[Standard Oil Company]] |year=1936 |cartography=[[General Drafting]]}}</ref> In the early 1940s, the 426 designation was extended southward into [[Pennsylvania]] as [[Pennsylvania Route 426|PA&nbsp;426]].<ref>{{cite map |title=New York Info-Map |publisher=[[Gulf Oil Company]] |year=1940 |cartography=Rand McNally and Company}}</ref><ref name="1942map">{{cite map |title=New York with Pictorial Guide |publisher=[[Esso]] |year=1942 |cartography=General Drafting}}</ref> It was also extended northwestward into Pennsylvania in the mid-1940s, effectively making NY&nbsp;426 the missing segment of an otherwise discontinuous PA&nbsp;426.<ref name="1942map" /><ref>{{cite map |title=New York with Pennsylvania |publisher=[[Texas Oil Company]] |year=1946 |cartography=Rand McNally and Company}}</ref>
+The entirety of NY&nbsp;426 was assigned as part of the [[1930 state highway renumbering (New York)|1930 renumbering of state highways in New York]] as a northward extension of [[Pennsylvania Route 189|PA&nbsp;189]], a short route leading south to [[Corry, Pennsylvania]]. Originally, NY&nbsp;426 broke from its modern alignment at French Creek–Mina Road to serve the hamlet of French Creek via French Creek–Mina and King roads before rejoining its current route west of the hamlet.<ref name=1930map>{{cite map|url=ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Statewide/Historic_OTMs/1930fr.pdf|format=PDF|title=Tourist Map of Pennsylvania|publisher=[[Pennsylvania Department of Highways]]|year=1930|access-date=March 25, 2008}}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The route was realigned onto its present alignment west of French Creek {{circa|1936}}.<ref>{{cite map |title=Road Map & Historical Guide – New York |publisher=[[Sun Oil Company]] |year=1935 |cartography=[[Rand McNally and Company]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite map |title=New York |publisher=[[Standard Oil Company]] |year=1936 |cartography=[[General Drafting]]}}</ref> In the early 1940s, the 426 designation was extended southward into [[Pennsylvania]] as [[Pennsylvania Route 426|PA&nbsp;426]].<ref>{{cite map |title=New York Info-Map |publisher=[[Gulf Oil Company]] |year=1940 |cartography=Rand McNally and Company}}</ref><ref name="1942map">{{cite map |title=New York with Pictorial Guide |publisher=[[Esso]] |year=1942 |cartography=General Drafting}}</ref> It was also extended northwestward into Pennsylvania in the mid-1940s, effectively making NY&nbsp;426 the missing segment of an otherwise discontinuous PA&nbsp;426.<ref name="1942map" /><ref>{{cite map |title=New York with Pennsylvania |publisher=[[Texas Oil Company]] |year=1946 |cartography=Rand McNally and Company}}</ref>
 ==Major intersections==
-{{NYinttop|length_ref=<ref name="2008tdr">{{cite web |url=https://www.dot.ny.gov/divisions/engineering/technical-services/hds-respository/Traffic%20Data%20Report%202008.pdf |title=2008 Traffic Data Report for New York State |date=June 16, 2009 |format=PDF |page=313 |publisher=[[New York State Department of Transportation]] |accessdate=December 6, 2009}}</ref>|county=Chautauqua}}
+{{NYinttop|length_ref=<ref name="2008tdr">{{cite web |url=https://www.dot.ny.gov/divisions/engineering/technical-services/hds-respository/Traffic%20Data%20Report%202008.pdf |title=2008 Traffic Data Report for New York State |date=June 16, 2009 |format=PDF |page=313 |publisher=[[New York State Department of Transportation]] |access-date=December 6, 2009}}</ref>|county=Chautauqua}}
 {{NYint
 |mile=0.00
-|road={{jct|state=PA|PA|426}}
+|road={{jct|state=PA|PA|426|dir1=south|city1=Corry}}
 |location=French Creek
 |lspan=3
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 {{NYint
 |mile=2.08
-|road={{jct|state=NY|NY|474|dir1=east}}
+|road={{jct|state=NY|NY|474|dir1=east|city1=Clymer|city2=Jamestown}}
 |type=concur
-|notes=Eastern terminus of NY&nbsp;426&nbsp;/ NY&nbsp;474 [[overlap (road)|overlap]]
+|notes=Southern end of NY 474 concurrency
 }}
 {{NYint
 |mile=2.19
-|road={{jct|state=NY|NY|474|dir1=west}}
+|road={{jct|state=NY|NY|474|dir1=west|location1=[[Erie, Pennsylvania|Erie, PA]]}}
 |type=concur
-|notes=[[Hamlet (New York)|Hamlet]] of Cutting; western terminus of NY&nbsp;426&nbsp;/ NY&nbsp;474 overlap
+|notes=Northern end of NY 474 concurrency; [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] of [[Cutting, New York|Cutting]]
 }}
 {{NYint
@@ Line 60: / Line 64: @@
 |road={{jct|state=NY|NY|430|dir1=east}}
 |type=concur
+|notes=Southern end of NY 430 concurrency; hamlet of [[Findley Lake, New York|Findley Lake]]
-|notes=Hamlet of Findley Lake; eastern terminus of NY&nbsp;426&nbsp;/ NY&nbsp;430 overlap
 }}
 {{NYint
 |mile=10.62
-|road={{jct|state=NY|NY|430|dir1=west}}
+|road={{jct|state=NY|NY|430|dir1=west|location1=[[North East, Pennsylvania|North East]]|location2=[[Erie, Pennsylvania|Erie, PA]]}}
 |type=concur
-|notes=Western terminus of NY&nbsp;426&nbsp;/ NY&nbsp;430 overlap
+|notes=Northern end of NY&nbsp;430 concurrency
 }}
 {{NYint
 |mile=11.46
-|road={{jct|state=NY|I|86|NY|17}}
+|road={{jct|state=NY|I|86|NY|17|location1=[[Erie, Pennsylvania|Erie, PA]]|city2=Jamestown|city3=Binghamton}}
-|notes=Exit&nbsp;4 (I-86&nbsp;/ NY&nbsp;17)
+|notes=Exit&nbsp;4 on I-86
 }}
 {{NYint
 |mile=13.32
-|road={{jct|state=PA|PA|426}}
+|road={{jct|state=PA|PA|426|dir1=north}}
-|notes=Continuation into Pennsylvania
+|notes=Continuation into [[Pennsylvania]]
 }}
 {{NYintbtm}}
 ==See also==
-*{{Portal-inline|New York Roads}}
+*{{Portal-inline|U.S. roads}}
 ==References==
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 {{Good article}}
-[[Category:State highways in New York|426]]
+[[Category:State highways in New York (state)|426]]
 [[Category:Transportation in Chautauqua County, New York]]