Route Description
NY 242 begins at an intersection with NY 394 just north of Stillson Pond in Randolph. NY 242 proceeds northeast through Randolph on a two-lane rural road that crosses from Randolph to the town of Napoli. The route winds northeast, intersecting with Jamestown Road, where it turns eastward. At Manley Hill Road, NY 242 bends northeast into a junction with County Route 10 (Allegany Road). The surroundings along NY 242 do not change much as it continues northeast, and after several miles, residences become more sporadic. Just south of the intersection of Kyler Hill Road, the route leaves Napoli and crosses into the town of Little Valley.
Paralleling a nearby brook, NY 242 crosses northeast through a small portion of the town of Little Valley, crossing into the Little Valley village a short distance later. Now named Fair Oak Street, NY 242 crosses through the county seat into the center of the city. Turning eastward along Fair Oak Street, NY 242 becomes a two-lane residential street, reaching an intersection with NY 353 (Erie Street). At this junction, NY 242 and NY 353 become concurrent, turning southeast along Rock City Road, a two-lane residential street. Just west of the junction with Hill Street, the routes turn east and crosses over the former Erie Railroad Allegany Division (which ran to Dunkirk from Salamanca). Just east of the right-of-way, NY 242 and NY 353 fork in different directions, connected by a junction with CR 96 (Kilburne Corners Road).
NY 242 continues eastward, making a gradual bend to the north into a junction with CR 88 (Baker Road). Crossing along a hillside in the town of Little Valley, NY 242 intersects with the southern terminus of CR 15 (Dublin Road) and turns east into a section of dense wilderness. Climbing northeast, the route leaves Little Valley for the town of Mansfield and intersects with the other terminus of CR 15. At the junction with Windsor Road, NY 242 bends eastward for a short stretch, entering a small residential section as the route leaves Mansfield for the village of Ellicottville. In Ellicottville, NY 242 gains the moniker of West Washington Street, paralleling Sunset Hill Cemetery into downtown, where the route intersects with US 219 (Jefferson Street).
NY 242 and US 219 become concurrent at the junction of Jefferson and Washington, running northeast through the village as a two-lane commercial street along the Great Valley Creek. At the junction with Mill Street, NY 242 and US 219 take East Washington Street northeast along Great Valley Creek, entering the town of Ellicottville. The two routes fork nearby as NY 242 winds northeast along the creek through Ellicottville, paralleling railroad tracks into the hamlet of Ashford, where it intersects with the southern terminus of NY 240. The route continues northeast out of Ashford, crossing the railroad tracks a short distance from NY 240. Making a more east-northeast progression, NY 242 crosses into the town of Franklinville and the hamlet of Devereaux.
After Devereaux, NY 242 turns northward and crosses through swampland in Franklinville. Crossing into the hamlet of Bakerstand, the route intersects with the western terminus of CR 17 (Bakerstand Road). After Bakerstand, the route crosses into the town of Machias, leaving the swamp for the hamlet of Bird. After Bird, NY 242 turns northeast near Very Road to an intersection with CR 62 (Maple Avenue). Paralleling the railroad tracks, the route crosses south of the hamlet of Machias, reaching an intersection with NY 16 (Main Street). This junction marks the eastern terminus of NY 242.
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