U.S. Route 219
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U.S. Highway 219 is a spur of U.S. Highway 19. It runs for 535 miles (861 km) from West Seneca, New York at Interstate 90 to Rich Creek, Virginia at U.S. Highway 460. Its passes through the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia and Virginia.
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New York
U.S Route 219 is located in Western New York, arriving at its northern terminus south of the City of Buffalo at the New York State Thruway (Interstate 90) near the west town line of West Seneca.
US 219 enter New York from Pennsylvania south of the Village of Limestone in the Town of Carrollton in Cattaraugus County. Proceeding northward, the highway crosses the Allegheny River and the Southern Tier Expressway (Interstate 86) and joins New York State Highway 417 to the City of Salamanca. Separating from NY 417, US 219 turns northward through the rest of Cattaraugus County, passing through Peth, Great Valley, Ellicottville, and Ashford Hollow before crossing the Cattaraugus Creek and entering Erie County. At [Springville, New York]], US 219 becomes a divided, limited access highway. As such, it continues north through half of the county, terminating at exit 55 of the Thruway. Before joining the Thruway it runs parallel to it for about one mile.
Appalachian System
Part of the route is Corridor N of the Appalachian Development Highway System. Corridor N stretches from near Grantsville, Maryland to near Ebensburg, Pennsylvania.
See also
References
- Appalachian Regional Commission (September 30, 2004). "ARC|ADHS Approved Corridors and Termini". Retrieved 28 July 2005.