New York State Route237 (NY237) is a north–south state highway located in the western part of New York in the United States. The southern terminus of the route is at an intersection with NY5 in Stafford. Its northern terminus is at an interchange with the Lake Ontario State Parkway immediately south of Lake Ontario in Kendall. NY237 passes through mostly rural areas of Genesee and Orleans counties; however, it also passes through several small communities, including the village of Holley.
In the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, NY237 was assigned to the portion of its modern alignment south of what is now NY104 in Murray while the segment of modern NY237 between current NY104 and NY18 was designated as New York State Route385. NY237 was extended northward to Kendall c.1932, replacing NY385. It was extended northward once more in the early 1970s to meet the Lake Ontario State Parkway.
Route description
NY237 proceeding north from NY5 in Stafford
NY237 begins at an intersection with NY5 east of Batavia in the Genesee County town of Stafford. It heads northward from the hamlet of Stafford as Morganville Road, traversing open fields on its way to the hamlet of Morganville1 mile (1.6km) to the north. Here, the route takes on a northeast alignment for a brief distance before resuming a northerly alignment as it exits the community. North of Morganville, NY237 crosses open terrain and passes over the New York State Thruway (Interstate90) ahead of an isolated junction (formerly known as Pea Viner Corners) with NY33—which parallels the Thruway along this stretch—near the northern town line. The route continues north into the town of Byron and the hamlet of South Byron, a small community built up around the CSX Transportation-owned Rochester Subdivision. NY237 quickly proceeds through South Byron, passing under the railroad line on its way toward the hamlet of Byron.[3]
In the center of Byron, NY237 meets NY262, which becomes county-maintained as the eastern segment of County Route13 (CR13) east of NY 237. Past NY262, NY237 proceeds through the residential northern outskirts of the hamlet to Pumpkin Hill, the last community that NY237 enters prior to crossing into Orleans County. Outside of Pumpkin Hill, the route passes through sparsely developed areas of Byron and Clarendon, serving the small hamlet of Honest Hill in the southern portion of the latter. NY237 continues north to the hamlet of Clarendon, situated at the junction of NY237 and NY31A. At this point, NY237 turns to follow a more northeasterly alignment toward the village of Holley, the largest community on NY237. After another 2.5 miles (4.0km) of rural surroundings, the route enters the Holley village limits in the town of Murray, becoming South Main Street and turning back to the north upon passing under the Falls Road Railroad south of the village center.[3]
The highway continues north along South Main Street for three blocks to the center of Holley, where it intersects NY31 northwest of the village's business district. NY237 continues on as North Main Street, passing by the Holley Central School District's elementary and high schools and crossing over the Erie Canal before exiting the mostly residential village. Now named North Main Street Road, NY237 continues generally northward through rural portions of Murray to a junction with NY104 (Ridge Road). NY237 turns west here, following NY104 for just under 1 mile (1.6km) to the hamlet of Murray, where NY237 breaks from NY104 and continues north into the town of Kendall as Kendall Road.[3]
NY237 at the junction with NY104 in Murray
In Kendall, NY237 heads north across mostly undeveloped areas to the vicinity of the town center, where it enters a more residential area as it meets NY18 south of the hamlet of Kendall. NY237 proceeds northward into Kendall itself, passing Kendall Elementary School and serving the community's center before continuing into another rural area of the town of Kendall. The route traverses another 2 miles (3.2km) of open fields toward the Lake Ontario shoreline, where NY237 comes to an end at an interchange with the Lake Ontario State Parkway. Although NY237 terminates here, Kendall Road continues northward for another 300 yards (274m) to serve a pair of lakeside communities.[3]
History
NY237 was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York to the portion of its current alignment south of then-NY31 (now NY104).[2] At the same time, the portion of modern NY237 between NY104 and NY18 was designated as NY385.[4] The NY385 designation was short-lived, however, as it became part of an extended NY237 c.1932.[5][6] The route was extended again in the early 1970s to meet the Lake Ontario State Parkway at an interchange on the shoreline of Lake Ontario.[7][8] This extension of NY237 is maintained by Orleans County as CR57A from NY18 to Carr Road and as CR70 north of Carr Road. Both county route designations are unsigned. While NY237 ends at the parkway, CR70 continues northward for an additional 0.25 miles (0.40km) to a dead end at Lake Ontario.[9]
12Automobile Legal Association (ALA) Automobile Green Book, 1930–31 and 1931–32 editions, (Scarborough Motor Guide Co., Boston, 1930 and 1931). The 1930–31 edition shows New York state routes prior to the 1930 renumbering
