History
The portion of modern NY 248 east of Whitesville was originally designated as Route 4-b, an unsigned legislative route, by the New York State Legislature in 1912. On March 1, 1921, Route 4-b was renumbered to Route 46 and extended westward along what is now NY 248 and NY 19 to Wellsville. No part of legislative Route 46 was assigned a posted designation when the first set of posted routes in New York were assigned in 1924; however, the entire route received a number as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. From Stannards to Greenwood, legislative Route 46 was designated as NY 17G, a southerly alternate route of NY 17 (now NY 417). The section of the route between Stannards and Wellsville became part of NY 19 while the remainder of old Route 46—from Greenwood to Canisteo—became NY 248. NY 17G became part of an extended NY 248 in the early 1940s.
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