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77-510: The parkway mainline and the connector to NY 18 are both part of the Seaway Trail , a National Scenic Byway that extends along the shores of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario from northwestern Pennsylvania to the North Country area of New York. The Lake Ontario State Parkway passes through mostly open and rural areas, except near Greece and Rochester, where the land surrounding the highway

154-493: A bill in the New York State Legislature that would set aside $ 30 million (equivalent to $ 621 million in 2024) for the construction of several parkways across New York. One of the parkways that would receive funding from the measure was the proposed Lake Ontario State Parkway, which would receive $ 4.6 million (equivalent to $ 95.3 million in 2024) toward its construction. The bill was approved by both houses of

231-528: A junction with Hamlin–Parma Town Line Road. Junctions with NY 259 and two more local roads come next, followed by the last of the eight at-grade intersections: Payne Beach Road on the Parma– Greece town line. In Greece, the parkway takes a more southeasterly routing, matching the curvature of Lake Ontario's shoreline. About 1.5 miles (2.4 km) into Greece, the parkway becomes a four-lane freeway ahead of an interchange with NY 261 . At this point,

308-827: A larger rebranding of the byway itself, which was renamed the Great Lakes Seaway Trail. According to Seaway Trail, Inc. president Teresa Mitchell, research revealed that the Seaway Trail name was publicly associated more with the Saint Lawrence Seaway than the Great Lakes region, prompting the change. An extension of the Seaway Trail further westward into the Great Lakes—specifically Ohio—was considered in December 2000; however, that state established

385-586: A ready market for wheat and lumber. It also made the way easier for more settlement. The first Norwegian immigrant community in the United States was begun at the Kendall Settlement in 1825. They settled in a body along the lakeshore in the northeast part of town. Norwegian-American pioneer leader Cleng Peerson subsequently founded a settlement in the Fox River Valley of Illinois during 1834, near

462-424: A short distance along Empire Boulevard, and the trail follows them east and north-northeast along the shore of the bay. The trail next follows Bay Road, staying close to the bay shore, north-northwest to its terminus at Lake Road , just a tenth of a mile (.15 km) from Lake Ontario. Alternately, during the winter months, Seaway Trail travelers can take Culver Road approximately 1-mile (1.6 km) north toward

539-486: A total of 518 miles (834 km). It traverses a total of 11 counties as it crosses the two states; however, all but one— Erie County, Pennsylvania —is located in New York. There, the Seaway Trail traverses the counties of Chautauqua , Erie , Niagara , Orleans , Monroe , Wayne , Cayuga , Oswego , Jefferson , and St. Lawrence . The Seaway Trail begins, at its southwestern end, on U.S. Route 20 (US 20) at

616-670: Is a town in Orleans County , just west of the town of Hamlin in Monroe County , in New York State , United States. The population of Kendall was 2,724 at the 2010 census. The Town of Kendall is in the northeast corner of Orleans County and is northwest of Rochester . The town was part of the Connecticut Tract, also called the 100,000 Acre Tract. The first settlers arrived circa 1812. The Erie Canal opened in 1825, making

693-438: Is a lighthouse at Port Ontario, and the village of Pulaski is nearby. Route 3 continues to carry the Seaway Trail north along the eastern shore of Lake Ontario. East of Sackets Harbor , Route 3 turns east toward the city of Watertown . The Seaway Trail instead turns north again along NY 180 . Just north of the village of Dexter , the trail turns northwest along NY 12E . Route 12E passes through

770-664: Is in Carlton , Orleans County . Seaway Trail The Great Lakes Seaway Trail , formerly named and commonly known as the Seaway Trail , is a 518-mile (834 km) National Scenic Byway in the northeastern United States, mostly contained in New York but with a small segment in Pennsylvania . The trail consists of a series of designated roads and highways that travel along the Saint Lawrence Seaway —specifically, Lake Erie ,

847-580: Is maintained by the non-profit Seaway Trail, Inc. The Seaway Trail was first designated in 1978 as an 80-mile (129 km) byway leading from the Seaway International Bridge to the Thousand Islands Bridge . It was extended southwestward across the state of New York in the mid-1980s and into Pennsylvania in 1996. The byway is recognized as a state scenic byway by both New York and Pennsylvania (the latter designation coming in 2003) and

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924-610: Is more developed. It serves mostly as a connector between Rochester and several lakeside state parks and communities. From its western terminus to the Rochester suburbs, the parkway is the closest continuous roadway to the Lake Ontario shore. The highway was one of several parkways built as part of a 145-mile (233 km) expansion to the state's parkway system in 1944. Construction of the Lake Ontario State Parkway began in

1001-732: Is not driveable in the winter. The NYSDOT considered permanently closing the deteriorated part of the parkway, which saw only a few hundred cars a day, but the parkway remained open. The entirety of the 35.05-mile (56.41 km) Lake Ontario State Parkway mainline is designated as NY 947A, while the 0.55-mile (0.89 km) connector between the parkway and NY 18 in Lakeside Beach State Park —named Lakeside Beach Road—is designated as NY 948A. Both are reference route designations and are thus unsigned . The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation has jurisdiction over NY 948A and at least part of

1078-798: Is the Chautauqua Institution , the Midway Park amusement park, and the city of Jamestown . In Erie County, aside from the many attractions in the city of Buffalo, nearby destinations include Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park and a series of three museums in East Aurora . Hamburg features a visitors center and overlook, the Lake Erie Seaway Trail Center , on the Lake Erie shoreline. The Erie Canal starts at Tonawanda Creek just east of

1155-678: Is the town of Palmyra , where the Latter Day Saint movement ( Mormonism ) began in 1830. To the direct east, Cayuga County is relatively thin near Lake Ontario, so the Seaway Trail doesn't take long to pass through it. Fair Haven Beach State Park is nearby, and in July and August, travelers can visit the Sterling Renaissance Festival . The city of Oswego in Oswego County contains several attractions, including Fort Ontario . There

1232-595: The Erie Maritime Museum , and the North East winery region. At the New York border, PA 5 becomes New York State Route 5 (NY 5), and the Seaway Trail continues along it to the Erie County border. Route 5 and the Seaway Trail cross Cattaraugus Creek together at the county line, but the trail quickly turns off to the west and then back north again along Old Lake Shore Road, to more closely follow

1309-664: The Genesee Country Village and Museum , the New York Museum of Transportation , and Mendon Ponds Park . From County Line Road, Seaway Trail continues along Lake Road passing the Ginna Nuclear Generating Station (3.4 miles) and on to Sodus Point , on the shores of Sodus Bay . There, the trail takes NY 14 south to Ridge Road . "The Ridge" heads east through the village of Wolcott to its eastern terminus at NY 370 . Route 370 takes

1386-523: The Hojack Line . East of Latta Road, it passes into the city of Rochester and its Charlotte neighborhood, where it terminates just 0.25 miles (0.40 km) later at an intersection with Lake Avenue. The right-of-way of the parkway and the Seaway Trail both continue eastward as Pattonwood Drive, which leads to the Colonel Patrick O'Rorke Memorial Bridge a short distance to the east. Two blocks north of

1463-608: The Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail instead. The area along the Seaway Trail was a major front in the War of 1812 . At the time, Canada was still a British territory, and the waters dividing the United States and Canada often saw battle. Throughout the Seaway Trail, travelers can find 42 special brown-and-white "War of 1812" markers, designating sites significant to the war. The Seaway Trail connects to these highways of regional importance: Kendall, New York Kendall

1540-681: The Lake Ontario State Parkway at its western terminus. The Parkway continues east, coming very close to the Lake Ontario shore at times, until crossing the border into Monroe County. Orleans County is largely rural; attractions include the Cobblestone Society Museum complex in Childs , the Historic Courthouse Square in the county seat of Albion , Point Breeze , and two state parks: Lakeside Beach State Park and

1617-618: The Niagara River , Lake Ontario , and the Saint Lawrence River . It begins at the Ohio state line in rural Erie County, Pennsylvania , and travels through several cities and villages (including the cities of Buffalo , Niagara Falls , Rochester , Oswego , and Ogdensburg ) before ending at the Seaway International Bridge northeast of the village of Massena in St. Lawrence County, New York . It

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1694-662: The Oak Orchard State Marine Park . Some distance to the south, straddling the Genesee County border, is the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge . The Seaway Trail continues along the Lake Ontario State Parkway to its eastern terminus just inside the city of Rochester . The trail crosses Lake Avenue and onto the Colonel Patrick O'Rorke Bridge over the Genesee River . Now on Pattonwood Drive,

1771-475: The Ohio –Pennsylvania border, but stays on that route for only 1.5 miles (2.4 km), when it switches to Pennsylvania Route 5 (PA 5). Aside from some complicated routing in and around the city of Erie , the trail remains on Route 5 the rest of the way to the New York border . Attractions along this segment of the Seaway Trail include the city of Erie itself, Presque Isle State Park , Erie Bluffs State Park , Waldameer Park and Water World ,

1848-480: The United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 33.0 square miles (85 km ), of which 32.9 square miles (85 km ) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km ) (0.24%) is water. Kendall borders Lake Ontario on its north. The eastern boundary, marked by New York State Route 272 , is the on Monroe County , New York , ( Town of Hamlin ). The Lake Ontario State Parkway parallels

1925-597: The village of Clayton . Route 12 continues to carry the Seaway Trail northeast to the county line, passing through Alexandria Bay . Seaway Trail, Inc., is headquartered in Sackets Harbor, and the Seaway Trail Discovery Center is located there. There are several lighthouses along this section of the trail, and the Thousand Islands resort region begins here. The city of Watertown, not far from

2002-727: The Erie Canal Junction at Tonawanda Creek, the Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum in North Tonawanda, Fort Niagara in Youngstown, and Golden Hill State Park in Somerset . There are also several historic lighthouses along the route. Not far away, Erie Canal tours are offered out of the city of Lockport . The Seaway Trail follows Route 18 eastward about halfway through Orleans County, where it switches onto

2079-562: The Route ;265 crossing. Crossing Tonawanda Creek into North Tonawanda , the Seaway Trail continues along Route 265, which soon overlaps with NY 384 . Both routes run along River Road very close to the eastern fork of the Niagara River (around Grand Island ). The road curves to the west toward Niagara Falls . River Road becomes Buffalo Avenue when it enters the city of Niagara Falls , and soon Route 265 splits off to

2156-495: The Seaway Trail eastward along the northern edge of the town of Webster to the county line. The Seaway Trail travels through only a small sliver of the city of Rochester, but the bulk of the city is not far to the south and contains numerous attractions. Aside from those, attractions near the trail route include Hamlin Beach State Park , more lighthouses, and Seabreeze Amusement Park . Not far away, south of Rochester, are

2233-518: The Seaway Trail ends just shy of the Franklin County line. Travelers finding themselves at the end of the trail can cross the border into Canada on the Seaway International Bridge , traversing a thin wedge of Quebec before ending up in Cornwall, Ontario . This is the point at which New York's northern border straightens out and proceeds due east (along the 45th parallel north ) rather than following

2310-525: The Seaway Trail in Niagara Falls and here does so again. Route 104 continues Route 104A's northeastern path, gradually getting closer to the lake shore, until it enters the city of Oswego . Crossing the Oswego River , Route 104 continues eastward. Just before the hamlet of New Haven , the Seaway Trail veers northeast onto NY 104B at its western terminus. Route 104B approaches

2387-775: The St. Lawrence River, which cuts through Quebec. Attractions along this northeasternmost segment of the Seaway Trail include Singer Castle , the Frederic Remington Art Museum in Ogdensburg, the Eisenhower Locks on the river near Massena, and a few more historic lighthouses. State parks in this area include Jacques Cartier State Park , Eel Weir State Park , Coles Creek State Park , St. Lawrence State Park , and Robert Moses State Park . The Thousand Islands resort area also continues through this region. The Seaway Trail

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2464-489: The byway's modern 454-mile (731 km) alignment within New York. It was later designated as a New York State Scenic Byway. On September 19, 1996, the Seaway Trail was one of the first 20 byways nationwide to be named a National Scenic Byway by the United States Department of Transportation . That same year, Seaway Trail, Inc., the non-profit organization maintaining the byway, reached an agreement with

2541-624: The city of Ogdensburg . There, it follows NY 68 , the Downtown Arterial Highway, which runs closer to the St. Lawrence River than Route 37. After crossing the Oswegatchie River mouth, the trail leaves Route 68 and winds its way through the western half of the city, eventually reaching NY 812 , which it traverses for a fifth of a mile (300 m) to get back to Route 37. Route 37 continues northeast and starts to turn slightly eastward as it approaches

2618-625: The community of Norway, Illinois . The Town of Kendall was incorporated from the Town of Murray . On April 7, 1837, about half of the Town of Murray became the new Town of Kendall. It was formerly called "North Murray" and was settled slowly due to swampy terrain, being called the "Black North", due to the bogs and forests. The town was named after Amos Kendall , the U.S. Postmaster General under Presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren . According to

2695-496: The exit. The parkway leaves the lake for good after the East Manitou Road junction, staying roughly 1 mile (1.6 km) from the lake shore for the remainder of its routing. As it proceeds onward, it runs along the southwestern side of Long Pond and subsequently meets Long Pond Road. Here, the surroundings of the parkway begin to change, becoming more developed as homes gradually overtake the forests and fields that had surrounded

2772-459: The highways to be built as part of the expansion was the Lake Ontario State Parkway. The first section of the parkway to be built was the piece from Hamlin Beach State Park to NY 261 at Manitou Beach. Construction on the segment began in the late 1940s and was completed in the early 1950s. At some point between 1952 and 1954, work began on an extension eastward to Dewey Avenue in Greece . By 1956,

2849-553: The junction is the National Register of Historic Places -listed Charlotte–Genesee Lighthouse , located off Lake Avenue. Prior to the construction of the Lake Ontario State Parkway, there were no highways that ran along the Lake Ontario shoreline in eastern Orleans County or western Monroe County . At the time, the northernmost continuous east–west highway in these areas was NY 18 ; however, it deviated significantly from

2926-510: The lake at an interchange with NY 237 , and for the next 2 miles (3.2 km) it follows a more inland path through another set of open fields. The more southerly alignment takes the route south of the lakeside hamlet of Troutburg, located at the north end of NY 272 , which runs along the Orleans– Monroe county line. The parkway crosses into Monroe County upon connecting to NY 272 at an interchange 0.3 miles (0.5 km) from

3003-540: The lake shore again as it heads toward the hamlet of Texas . The route ends at NY 3 east of Texas. The Seaway Trail follows Route 3 northeast, then north, crossing the Salmon River at Port Ontario. Route 3 continues north across the county line. Wayne County is largely rural. Attractions here include the Sodus Point lighthouse , boating on Sodus Bay, and Chimney Bluffs State Park . A bit farther south

3080-422: The lake shore, cross the seasonal Irondequoit Bay Outlet Bridge to Lake Road and rejoin the normal Seaway Trail in approximately 1-mile (1.6 km) at the intersection of Bay Road. The route avoids the longer trip (11.8 miles or 19.0 kilometres) around the bay to the south and takes in additional scenic landmarks such as Seabreeze Amusement Park and the jetties at the outlet. In either case, Lake Road carries

3157-412: The lake shore. Now in the town of Hamlin , the parkway heads southeastward along the southern edge of Hamlin Beach State Park . Roughly midway through the park, it connects to the park itself by way of a large, modified trumpet interchange that also connects Moscow Road—an east–west connector between Redman Road (former NY 215 ) and NY 19 —to the parkway and Hamlin Beach State Park. East of

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3234-406: The lakeshore east of Carlton and followed a more inland route to Rochester . Between Carlton and Rochester, the lake shore was accessible only by way of north–south highways off NY 18 or by local east–west roads. Plans were made as early as 1941 to construct the Lake Ontario State Parkway. On January 13, 1941, New York State Council of Parks chairman Robert Moses indirectly sponsored

3311-519: The late 1940s, and the first section of the route—linking Hamlin Beach State Park to NY 261 —opened in the early 1950s. The remainder of the highway through Greece and Rochester was built in stages during the 1950s and early 1960s, while the section between Lakeside Beach and Hamlin Beach State Parks was constructed in the early 1970s. The original plans for the highway called for it to extend as far west as Niagara Falls ; later proposals moved

3388-417: The legislature and given to Governor Herbert H. Lehman , who signed it on March 28, 1941. However, its ultimate approval was dependent on the passage of a constitutional amendment that would allow the legislature to use $ 60 million (equivalent to $ 1.24 billion in 2024) intended for eliminating grade crossings for the construction of highways instead. The $ 30 million earmarked for parkway construction

3465-606: The mouth of the Niagara River and swings eastward, now following the Lake Ontario shoreline. Route 18F ends a short distance east of the river's mouth at NY 18 . Route 18 hosts the Seaway Trail for the rest of its length in Niagara County, which is almost 30 miles (48 km). Aside from the Falls themselves, and the twin cities of Niagara Falls on either side of the border, nearby attractions include Artpark in Lewiston,

3542-524: The north. Route 384 continues westward, where the Seaway Trail picks up the Robert Moses State Parkway at its eastern terminus at the northern Grand Island bridge, which carries Interstate 190 (I-190). The Robert Moses Parkway follows extremely close to the river to Quay Street; continuing west would take drivers directly into Niagara Falls State Park , but the Seaway Trail instead uses Quay Street to access Rainbow Boulevard, which

3619-650: The park, the parkway comes close to the lake shore once again; however, most of the route in Hamlin is separated from the lake by a series of linear, lakeside hamlets. Roughly 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east of Hamlin Beach, the highway becomes a four-lane expressway ahead of a four-way intersection with NY 19 . Past NY 19, the parkway crosses over Sandy Creek and heads into a portion of Hamlin with less open fields and more forested areas. It has intersections with three more roads—including NY 260 —before passing into Parma at

3696-414: The parkway between Lakeside Beach State Park and Lake Shore Road handles an average of just under 1,200 vehicles per day, making it the least-traveled section of the highway. Furthermore, the 2-mile (3.2 km) piece west of NY 98 serves an average of 800 vehicles during the summer months and a fraction of that number during the winter months. On November 21, 2012, NYSDOT announced plans to close

3773-420: The parkway between Lakeside Beach State Park and NY 98 during the winter months, citing the low wintertime traffic volumes along the road. The move was predicted to save roughly $ 70,000 annually in costs related to plowing and salting. The practice has continued to the present. A detour is posted along NY 18, which parallels the parkway for most of its length. All exits are unnumbered. The entire route

3850-409: The parkway called for it to extend westward along the entirety of the Lake Ontario shoreline to Niagara Falls , and from there as far southward as Buffalo . By 1960, the proposed routing was adjusted to meet the northern end of the Robert Moses State Parkway in Porter , near Fort Niagara . When the city of Niagara Falls released its Regional Highway Plan for the Buffalo–Niagara Falls area in 1971,

3927-427: The parkway mainline; however, NYSDOT maintains both highways. The Lake Ontario State Parkway begins at an interchange with Lakeside Beach Road in Lakeside Beach State Park, located within the town of Carlton in north-central Orleans County . It heads eastward as a four-lane freeway as part of the Seaway Trail , which enters the area from the west on NY 18 and turns north onto Lakeside Beach Road to access

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4004-435: The parkway makes a turn to the northeast, meeting Lake Shore Road at a diamond interchange just south of the southern shoreline of Lake Ontario . The highway continues to the shoreline itself, at which point it turns eastward to run along the lake shore for most of the next 6 miles (10 km). While on the lake shore, the parkway crosses into Kendall , the northeasternmost town in the county. It begins to move southward from

4081-432: The parkway since Carlton. The parkway winds its way southeastward, passing by homes to the south and marshlands surrounding Beatty Point to the north. At the eastern edge of the marsh, the Lake Ontario Parkway meets the northern end of the controlled-access NY 390 . From here eastward, the parkway travels through highly populated areas of the town, meeting Dewey Avenue, Greenleaf Road, and Latta Road and passing under

4158-516: The parkway was open to East Manitou Road and under construction to Lake Avenue in Charlotte . The portion of the highway from East Manitou Road to Long Pond Road was opened by 1958, and the section from Long Pond Road to Dewey Avenue was opened to traffic on October 14, 1958, following a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Governor W. Averell Harriman and State Council of Parks chairman Robert Moses. The segment between Dewey and Lake avenues opened to traffic c.  1962 . Long-term plans for

4235-399: The parkway. The four-lane parkway exits the park and enters an area dominated by open, cultivated fields, where it skirts the southern edge of Oak Orchard State Marine Park , a small park situated at the mouth of the Oak Orchard River . Not far to the east, the parkway crosses the river itself and connects to the northern terminus of NY 98 by way of an interchange. East of NY 98,

4312-475: The proposed routing of the Lake Ontario State Parkway was unchanged. Despite the widespread intentions of extending the parkway westward to Niagara County , the highway never extended any farther westward than Lakeside Beach State Park . The lone portion of the extension that was built—between Hamlin Beach and Lakeside Beach state parks—was constructed between 1969 and December 1972 and officially opened on February 16, 1973. The 5-mile (8.0 km) section of

4389-404: The region. The route was recognized as one of the "Top 50 Most Comfortable Touring Drives" in the nation by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in October 2010. Since its inception in 1978, the trailblazers along the byway had been white-on-green signs with a pair of footprints adjacent to the words "Seaway Trail". On June 22, 2010, the Seaway Trail unveiled a new marker design as part of

4466-426: The shore of Lake Erie. The Seaway Trail rejoins Route 5 in Hamburg , and they continue north into the city of Buffalo , the largest city on the Seaway Trail. In Buffalo, the Seaway Trail leaves Route 5 for good as it heads north through downtown. It soon picks up NY 266 and follows it to the tip of Lake Erie. Now paralleling the Niagara River , going north, the trail follows Route 266 through

4543-488: The shore of Lake Ontario. North-south highway New York State Route 237 (Kendall Highway) intersects east-west highway New York State Route 18 (Roosevelt Highway) south of Kendall village. As of the census of 2000, there were 2,838 people, 979 households, and 794 families residing in the town. The population density was 86.3 inhabitants per square mile (33.3/km ). There were 1,103 housing units at an average density of 33.5 per square mile (12.9/km ). The racial makeup of

4620-409: The state of Pennsylvania that extended the byway another 50 miles (80 km) southwestward to the Ohio state line, bringing the route's total length to 518 miles (834 km). This extension of the Seaway Trail became a Pennsylvania Scenic Byway on August 8, 2003, and a National Scenic Byway on September 22, 2005, making the Seaway Trail the first and, thus far, only interstate byway in

4697-425: The terminus to the north end of the Robert Moses State Parkway near Fort Niagara . The parkway has been underfunded for years by the state. At the beginning of its life, it was planned to go from Rochester to Niagara Falls. In 2017, the western half of the parkway was finally gifted $ 9 million, to begin project to repave the sections of Route 19 in Hamlin to Payne Beach (approximately 8 miles). In 2018, $ 5.2 million

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4774-405: The top of New York State, passing through the village of Waddington . At NY 131 's western terminus, the trail switches to Route 131, which runs north of the village of Massena rather than through it. Past the city, Route 131 turns south toward its eastern terminus at Route 37. Route 37 then carries the trail to the hamlet of Rooseveltown in the town of Massena , where

4851-422: The town of Tonawanda and into the city of Tonawanda , a Buffalo suburb. Just before crossing Tonawanda Creek , which forms the county line, Route 266 ends and the Seaway Trail picks up NY 265 to cross the creek and the border. Points of interest along the Chautauqua County piece of the trail include the Barcelona Lighthouse in Westfield , Lake Erie State Park , and the city of Dunkirk . Nearby

4928-539: The town was 97.04% White , 0.63% African American , 0.56% Native American , 0.18% Asian , 0.56% from other races , and 1.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.20% of the population. There were 979 households, out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.1% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.8% were non-families. 14.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who

5005-444: The trail almost immediately exits this narrow strip of the city and enters the town of Irondequoit . The Seaway Trail meanders along Lake Shore Road through northern Irondequoit and the city-owned Durand–Eastman Park and Sweet Fern Drive to Culver Road. The trail takes Culver Road south, away from Lake Ontario, in order to go around Irondequoit Bay . At Empire Boulevard, the trail starts eastward again. NY 404 begins

5082-437: The trail north less than one mile (1.6 km) to its northern terminus at NY 104 . NY 104A begins here and picks up the Seaway Trail designation. Route 104A takes the trail north toward the lake shore, through the village of Red Creek , but turns northeast and hits the county line still some distance from the lake. The Seaway Trail enters Cayuga County heading northeast along Route 104A and soon enters

5159-437: The trail was erected shortly afterward by the New York State Department of Transportation . It received its first designation in 1983 when it was recognized as a National Recreation Trail by the National Park Service . The trail was extended southwestward around the edge of Lake Ontario to Niagara Falls in 1984 and along the shores of the Niagara River and Lake Erie to the Pennsylvania state line in 1986, completing

5236-597: The trail, has several attractions as well. Nearby state parks include Southwick Beach State Park , Westcott Beach State Park , Long Point State Park , Burnham Point State Park , Cedar Point State Park , Grass Point State Park , Wellesley Island State Park , Keewaydin State Park , and Kring Point State Park . The Seaway Trail enters the state's largest county along Route 12, heading northeast. It passes through Chippewa Bay and Oak Point before reaching NY 37 , Route 12's northern terminus. The trail continues northeast along Route 37 to just outside

5313-403: The trees that had surrounded the parkway begin to dwindle in number, once again opening up views of the lake. At NY 261, the parkway briefly turns southward, crossing over Salmon Creek and passing west of Braddock Bay before resuming a southeasterly alignment at the East Manitou Road interchange. Here, the Lake Ontario Parkway connects to Braddock Bay State Park , located just northeast of

5390-443: The village of Chaumont and turns west around Chaumont Bay , then turns northwest again to Cape Vincent . Here, Route 12E turns sharply to the northeast, just an eighth of a mile (200 m) from the shore at the headwaters of the St. Lawrence River. Canada, specifically Wolfe Island , is just across a narrow channel. Route 12E continues northeast along the river. Route 12E ends at its parent route, NY 12 , in

5467-429: The village of Fair Haven , on the southern shore of Little Sodus Bay. Route 104A turns east toward the hamlet of Sterling , then north again before again moving northeast, paralleling the Lake Ontario shore at a distance of about two miles (3.5 km). Just a mile later, Route 104A hits the county line. Continuing northeast, Route 104A terminates at its parent route, NY 104, which previously carried

5544-454: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.18. In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.4% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.7 males. The median income for

5621-483: Was conceived in 1978 by William E. Tyson, executive director of the St. Lawrence-Eastern Ontario Commission, whose initial work led to the New York State Legislature designating the trail in 1980. It was originally an 80-mile (129 km) byway extending from the Thousand Islands Bridge to the Seaway International Bridge by way of a series of highways paralleling the Saint Lawrence Seaway . Signage for

5698-510: Was given by the State Of New York. This project paved 7 miles, east and westbound lanes, west of Route 19 (Hamlin) and Route 237 (Kendall). The paving project began in April 2018 and finished in the fall of the same year. During these projects, shoulders were narrowed from 12 to 8 feet. Still, in 2019, about 12 miles of the parkway are in poor condition; consequently, it sees barely any traffic and

5775-519: Was named a National Scenic Byway in two stages. In New York, the Seaway Trail became one of the first byways in the nation to be declared a National Scenic Byway when it received the distinction in 1996. The Pennsylvania portion of the byway was added in 2005. The Seaway Trail was officially renamed the Great Lakes Seaway Trail in 2010. The interstate Seaway Trail extends for 64 miles (103 km) in Pennsylvania and 454 miles (731 km) in New York for

5852-517: Was once part of NY 384. Rainbow Boulevard turns north and ends at NY 104 (Main Street) just east of the Rainbow Bridge to Niagara Falls, Ontario , Canada. The Seaway Trail continues north on Route 104 to NY 18F in the village of Lewiston . Route 18F jogs west and north through Lewiston and then north to Youngstown . North of Youngstown, Route 18F comes very close to

5929-417: Was part of the $ 60 million in question. On November 4, 1941, the amendment was approved in a statewide referendum on the issue, allowing for the money to be transferred. On August 17, 1944, Moses announced a 145-mile (233 km) expansion of the existing system of parkways in New York that was intended to accommodate an increase in vehicular traffic that came about following World War II . One of

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