 New York State Route 98 | ||||
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 Map of western New York with NY 98 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NYSDOT and the city of Batavia | ||||
| Length | 97.57 mi[1] (157.02 km) | |||
| Existed | 1930[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 219 in Great Valley | |||
 NY 39 in Arcade US 20A in Sheldon US 20 in Alexander   I-90 Toll / New York Thruway in Batavia NY 31 in Albion | ||||
| North end |  Lake Ontario State Parkway in Carlton | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New York | |||
| Counties | Cattaraugus, Wyoming, Genesee, Orleans | |||
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New York State Route 98 (NY 98) is a state highway in the western part of New York in the United States. The southern terminus of the route is at an intersection with U.S. Route 219 (US 219) in the town of Great Valley in Cattaraugus County. The northern end is at an interchange with the Lake Ontario State Parkway in the town of Carlton in Orleans County, near the southern shore of Lake Ontario. In between, NY 98 serves the city of Batavia, connects to the New York State Thruway (Interstate 90 or I-90), and passes by the Attica Correctional Facility. Most of the route passes through rural, undeveloped areas; however, in southern Genesee County, it traverses more urbanized areas that lie in and around Batavia.
Most of modern NY 98 north of Batavia was originally designated as New York State Route 74 in the mid-1920s. It was extended south to US 20 (now US 20A) in Varysburg in the late 1920s. NY 98, meanwhile, was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, utilizing NY 74 north of Varysburg and its modern alignment south of the hamlet. Initially, it followed what is now US 219 into Salamanca and ended at NY 18 in Carlton. The extension into Salamanca was eliminated in the 1960s, while the route was extended north to meet the Lake Ontario Parkway in the 1970s. Other changes, including a pair of substantial realignments, have also occurred in the time since the route was originally assigned.