New York State Route 256

New York State Route 256
Map of Livingston County in the Finger Lakes Region of New York with NY 256 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NYSDOT
Length	21.08 mi[1] (33.92 km)
Existed	1930[2]–present
Major junctions
South end	NY 63 in Dansville
Major intersections	US 20A on Geneseo–Livonia town line
North end	NY 15 on Geneseo–Livonia town line
Location
Country	United States
State	New York
Counties	Livingston
Highway system
New York Highways Interstate US State Reference Parkways
← NY 255 → NY 257

New York State Route 256 (NY 256) is a north–south state highway located within Livingston County, New York, in the United States. It extends for 21.08 miles (33.92 km) across mostly rural terrain from an intersection with NY 63 in the village of Dansville to a junction with NY 15 on the Geneseo–Livonia town line. The northern half of NY 256, named West Lake Road, passes along the western shore of Conesus Lake. NY 256 was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York to an alignment extending from Groveland to modern U.S. Route 20A (US 20A) west of Lakeville. It was extended north to its current northern terminus c. 1940 and south to Dansville in stages during the 1930s and 1940s.