Route 256

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Traveling wholly within Livingston County, New York Route 256 runs 21.03 miles north from NY 63 in Dansville to NY 15 northwest of Lakeville. Leaving the village of Dansville, the state route runs across agricultural areas and timberland through the town of Sparta. North from the community of Scottsburg, NY 256 passes through western reaches of Conesus and northeastern Groveland. Straddling the west side of Conesus Lake, NY 256 continues to U.S. 20A east of I-390 and west of Livonia.

New York Route 256 North
NY 256 begins in Dansville at the intersection of Perine Street and NY 63 (Main Street). 05/08/05
Five blocks east of Main Street (NY 63), NY 256 turns from Perine Street onto Health Street. 05/08/05
NY 256 heads north from Dansville 11 miles to Conesus and 18 miles to Livonia. Dansville's Castle on the Hill lies on the hillside just beyond the initial stand of trees. 05/08/05
NY 256 (Health Street) ascends from William Street out of Dansville. 05/08/05
Depot Road, an old alignment of NY 256, branches from the state route just ahead this reassurance marker. 05/08/05
NY 256 (Health Street) passes through northern reaches of North Dansville along a 0.29 mile stretch between Dansville and the Sparta town line. 05/08/05
Advancing north into Sparta, NY 256 traverses farmland over the ensuing 5.31 miles to CR 71 (Stagecoach Road). 05/08/05
NY 256 next intersects Deiter Road west and CR 29 (Reeds Corner Road) north. 05/08/05
Mainly serving agricultural interests, Livingston County Route 29 leads northward to Reeds Corners and CR 38 (Liberty Pole Road). 05/08/05
Northbound reassurance shield for NY 256 posted after Reeds Corners Road. 05/08/05
Church Road west and Sparta Center Road east come together at NY 256. Turning north alongside NY 256, Sparta Center Road represents another old alignment of the route. 05/08/05
Continuing north from Church and Sparta Center Roads on NY 256. 05/08/05
CR 71 (Stagecoach Road) branches northeast from NY 256 to NY 15 at Conesus. 05/08/05
County Route 71 represents the former alignment of NY 255, a state route decommissioned in 1995.1 05/08/05
NY 256 progresses northwest toward Scottsburg. 05/08/05
CR 1 (Scottsburg Road) west and CR 1A (Springwater Road) east converge with SR 256 at the settlement of Scottsburg. 05/08/05
CR 1 leads west to NY 63 at Groveland. CR 1A heads east to CR 71 (Stagecoach Road) at CR 38 (Liberty Pole Road). 05/08/05
Leaving Scottsburg along NY 256 northbound. 05/08/05
Livingston County Route 33 (Sliker Hill Road) stems east from NY 256 to NY 15 at Conesus. 05/08/05
NY 265 (W Lake Road) runs alongside Conesus Inlet Wildlife Management Area northward from CR 33 to Conesus Lake. 05/08/05
Following the west side of Conesus Lake, NY 256 (West Lake Road) next meets CR 45 (Maple Beach Road). 05/08/05
Livingston County Route 45 meanders northwest to East Groveland, and CR 10 (Groveland Road) northwest to Geneseo. 05/08/05
NY 256 (West Lake Road) proceeds north from CR 45 along the west side of Conesus Lake. 05/08/05
Cottages and lakefront homes line the east side of the W Lake Road as NY 256 passes through Cottonwood and Long Point. 05/08/05
CR 32 (Long Point Road) joins NY 256 (W Lake Road) at Long Point with CR 10 (Groveland Road) outside Geneseo. 05/08/05
Leaving Long Point, NY 256 (West Lake Road) heads toward Sacketts Harbor. 05/08/05
Staddling the Geneseo and Livonia town line, NY 256 (W Lake Road) diverges from Conesus Lake northward to U.S. 20A at Lakeville. 05/08/05
U.S. 20A east follows Big Tree Road east to NY 15 north of Pebble Beach. The two overlap 2.17 miles east into the village of Livonia. 05/08/05
U.S. 20A west follows Lakeville Road 1.16 miles to Interstate 390 at Exit 8 and six miles to Geneseo. 05/08/05
Rochester lies 21 miles north of U.S. 20A via NY 256 and NY 15. 05/08/05
A second reassurance marker for NY 256 (W Lake Road) was posted just north of U.S. 20A at Sonora Way and the Lakeville Village subdivision. 05/08/05
NY 15 (Rochester Road) converges with the north end of NY 256 (W Lake Road) just beyond Lima Road. NY 15 follows old U.S. 15 north to Rochester. U.S. 15 was truncated south to Painted Post in 1974. 05/08/05
A NY 256 end shield precedes the wye intersection with NY 15 (Rochester Road). 05/08/05
NY 15 (Rochester Road) leads south back into Lakeville at Conesus Lake and north to I-390 at Exit 9 and U.S. 20/NY 5 at East Avon. 05/08/05
New York Route 256 South
NY 256 lowers from the town of Sparta into North Dansville. Entering the village of Dansville, NY 256 initially follows Health Street south and then Perine Street west to NY 63 (Main Street). 05/28/00



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05/28/00, 05/08/05 by AARoads

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U.S. 20A
Route 15
Route 63

Page Updated 03-19-2020.

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