Dansville, New York

Dansville, NY

NY 63 north at NY 36 - Dansville

Main Street northbound in Downtown Dansville. The village has only four signalized intersections, three of which are located on Main Street. - 05/11/2005

Overview

Dansville lies between two hills within the town of North Dansville. Population of the village was 4,433 as of the 2020 Census.

Map of Dansville, NY

Dansville lies between two hills within the town of North Dansville. Population of the village was 4,433 as of the 2020 Census.

Dansville's Castle on the Hill

The Dansville water cure, known initially as "Our Home on the Hillside" then later the Jackson Sanatorium opened in 1858. This health resort featured prominently on East Hill and was a retreat for the weary and the health conscious. In 1929 the facility switched ownership and gained new direction as the Physical Culture Hotel under health faddist Bernarr Macfadden. Macfadden converted the former water cure facility into a exercise resort with outdoor sports and therapeutic treatments. The resort flourished until his death in 1955, changing roles for a final time as "Bernarr Macfadden's Castle on the Hill". Abandoned since 1971, the facility may be renovated with funds from a $2.5 million state grant awarded in 2008.2

Dansville is also known for its Labor Day balloon festival. Started in 1982, the annual festival draws tourists from the region to the village from its launch site at Dansville Municipal Airport (DSV) every year. Dansville Airport opened in 1927.3

Routes

Interstates Shield Genesee Expressway

Interstate 390 was constructed as a freeway between NY 21 near Wayland and NY 36 near Dansville Airport between 1966 and 1968. Known as the Dansville-Wayland Expressway, the roadway was initially designated NY 245. Work on the freeway between NY 36 and Groveland followed by 1981.4, The Genesee Expressway was designated as Interstate 390 on November 24, 1971.5

State Routes Shield New York Route 36

NY 36 enters Dansville from the southwest via Clara Barton Street. The state route joins NY 63 in Downtown along a 0.13-mile overlap on Main Street. Ossian Street carries the route west to Franklin Street and a northwest course to Dansville Municipal Airport (DSV). Overall the highway travels 95.17 miles between PA 249 at Troupsburg and NY 31 at Adams Basin.6

State Routes Shield New York Route 63

NY 63 connects Dansville with the Steubon County seat community of Wayland. Following Main Street, the state route bisects the village of Dansville, briefly combining with NY 36. The route totals 82.20 miles between NY 15/21 in Wayland and NY 18 at Yates.7

State Routes Shield New York Route 245

NY 245 followed what is now the alignment of NY 436 into Dansville from the west and an overlap with NY 63 along Main Street to Wayland. The state route turned southward with NY 21 to Naples, joining its current alignment from there.

Once the Dansville-Wayland Expressway segment opened to traffic in 1974, NY 245 was relocated from the overlap with NY 63 onto the new freeway. The Dansville-Wayland Expressway was briefly designated as NY 401 prior to the renumbering to NY 245.8

State Routes Shield New York Route 256

Following Perine Street from NY 63 (Main Street), NY 256 turns northward from Dansville along a 21.08-mile course to NY 15 at Lakeville.9

State Routes Shield New York Route 436

Replacing NY 245, NY 436 heads west from NY 36 in Dansville to Nunda. The state route travels 23.80 miles to NY 39 at Lamont.10

City Streets and Roads

County Route 9 Thumbnail
County Route 9 (9 photos) ，其他 Roads Thumbnail
Other Roads (3 photos)

References

  1. History, Dansville Public Library.
  2. Castle on the Hill, Dansville Public Library.
  3. Dansville Airport, Dansville Public Library.
  4. Interstate 390. Wikipedia.org.
  5. Interstate 390 (Kurumi).
  6. New York Routes (Routes 30-39)
  7. New York Routes (Routes 60-69)
  8. New York Routes (Routes 240-249)
  9. New York Routes (Routes 250-259)
  10. New York Routes (Routes 430-439)

Page Updated Saturday March 07, 2020