History
The segment of modern NY 305 north of Cuba was originally the southernmost portion of Route 16, an unsigned legislative route assigned by the New York State Legislature in 1908. At Belfast, Route 16 continued north on what is now NY 19. The Cuba–Belfast section of legislative Route 16 was assigned a posted route designation as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York when it was designated as the northern half of NY 94, which continued south through Cuba to NY 17 (now NY 417) in Portville. At the same time, what is now NY 45 in Rockland County was designated as NY 305. The NY 94 and NY 305 designations were swapped in the early 1940s, placing NY 305 on its current alignment from Portville to Belfast. South of Portville, what is now NY 305 was originally designated as part of NY 16 c. 1931. It was added to NY 305 c. 1963 when NY 16 was rerouted south of Olean to follow what had been NY 16A.
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