New York State Route 31E
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Map of Niagara and Orleans counties with NY 31E highlighted in red
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| Auxiliary route of NY 31 | ||||
| Maintained by NYSDOT, Niagara County, and the village of Medina | ||||
| Length: | 5.29 mi (8.51 km) | |||
| Existed: | January 1, 1949 – present | |||
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| West end: |
  NY 31 / NY 271 in Middleport
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| East end: |
 NY 31 / NY 63 in Medina
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| Counties: | Niagara, Orleans | |||
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New York State Route 31E (NY 31E) is a 5.29-mile (8.51 km) state highway located in western New York in the United States. It serves as a northerly alternate route of NY 31 between the village of Middleport in eastern Niagara County and the nearby village of Medina in Orleans County. NY 31E connects to NY 31 at each end by way of a short overlap with NY 271 in Middleport. Most of NY 31E parallels the Erie Canal, and parts of the route run adjacent to the waterway. Outside of the two villages at each end, NY 31E traverses mostly rural areas of the towns of Royalton and Ridgeway.
The origins of the route date back to 1914 when its routing was included as part of a spur route of Route 30, a cross-state, unsigned legislative route. The spur route was eliminated in 1921, and the road went unnumbered until 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York when it became part of NY 3. Most of NY 3 west of Rochester was replaced by NY 31 in the mid-1930s, and NY 31 was realigned onto its present, more southerly alignment between Middleport and Medina in 1949. Its former canalside alignment became NY 31E at this time. Most of NY 31E is maintained by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT); however, two sections in Niagara County and Medina are locally maintained.
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