New York State Route 39

"NY 39" redirects here. The term may also refer to New York's 39th congressional district.
This article is about the current alignment of NY 39. For the former alignment of NY 39 in Dutchess and Putnam counties, see New York State Route 39 (1920s–1930).
New York State Route 39 marker
New York State Route 39
Map
Map of western New York with NY 39 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NYSDOT and the village of Geneseo
Length98.89 mi[1] (159.15 km)
Existed1930[2]–present
Major junctions
West end US 20 in Sheridan
Major intersections US 62 in Gowanda and Collins
US 219 in Springville
US 20A in Leicester and Geneseo
East end US 20 / NY 5 in Avon
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountiesChautauqua, Cattaraugus, Erie, Wyoming, Livingston
Highway system
← NY 39→ NY 40
← NY 20CNY 20D→ NY 20N

New York State Route 39 (NY 39) is an east–west state highway in the western portion of New York in the United States. It begins and ends at intersections with U.S. Route 20 (US 20) 98.89 miles (159.15 km) apart. The western terminus of NY 39 is east of Fredonia in the Chautauqua County town of Sheridan, while the eastern terminus is in the Livingston County village of Avon. At its east end, NY 39 also ends at NY 5, which is concurrent to US 20 at this point. NY 39 serves several villages, including Gowanda and Geneseo, and intersects a handful of major north–south highways, such as US 219 in Springville and NY 19 near Pike. Most of the route is a two-lane highway that passes through rural, undeveloped areas.

NY 39 was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York to an alignment extending from Dunkirk in the west to Geneva in the east via Pike, Dansville, and Naples. From Pike eastward, NY 39 used large parts of modern NY 436 and NY 245. At the time, what is now NY 39 northeast of Pike was part of then-NY 245 from Pike to Perry and US 20 from outside of Leicester to Avon. US 20 was realigned between Geneseo and East Avon c. 1931 to follow a more easterly alignment via Lakeville, at which time the Geneseo–Avon highway became New York State Route 20D. Over the next decade, the Pike–Perry–Avon highway underwent several designation changes, culminating with the realignment of NY 39 onto it c. 1940. The route was cut back to its current western terminus in the mid-1960s.

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