History
The portion of modern NY 247 between Potter and Rushville was originally designated as part of NY 52, an east–west route extending from Dansville to Geneva via Naples and Middlesex, in the mid-1920s. From Naples to Geneva, NY 52 mostly followed what is now NY 245. NY 52 was realigned in the late 1920s to follow current NY 245 from Middlesex to Rushville, bypassing modern NY 364 and NY 247. Although all of what is now NY 247 was state-maintained by 1926, no other designations were assigned to the highway until the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York.
In the 1930 renumbering, NY 247 was assigned to what is now NY 53 between Prattsburgh and Naples. The current alignment of NY 247 was simultaneously designated as the northernmost portion of NY 53, which originally followed a series of north–south roads between Prattsburgh and Potter. NY 53 was realigned in the early 1940s to follow NY 247 from Prattsburgh to Naples. As part of the change, NY 247 was reassigned to the portion of NY 53's former alignment north of NY 364 in Potter.
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