New York State Route 952Q
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| Walden Avenue | |
Map of western New York with NY 952Q highlighted in red
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| Maintained by NYSDOT | |
| Length: | 14.08 mi (22.66 km) |
| Existed: | April 1, 1980 – present |
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| West end: | Buffalo city line |
  I-90 / New York Thruway in Cheektowaga
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| East end: |
 NY 33 in Alden
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| Counties: | Erie |
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New York State Route 952Q (NY 952Q) is an unsigned reference route designation for the portion of Walden Avenue outside of the Buffalo city limits in Erie County, New York, in the United States. The western terminus of the 14-mile (23 km) route is at the Buffalo city line in Cheektowaga, where Walden Avenue continues west toward downtown Buffalo. Its eastern terminus is at Genesee Street in Alden, where NY 33 and Genesee Street continue on the linear northeasterly path followed by Walden Avenue for most of its routing.
Walden Avenue is the home of the Walden Galleria, a large shopping mall near the street's interchange with the New York State Thruway (Interstate 90 or I-90) in Cheektowaga. As the road heads east through the towns of Cheektowaga, Lancaster, and Alden, it closely parallels the CSX Transportation-owned Rochester Subdivision rail line. NY 952Q, the longest non-parkway reference route in New York, was assigned in 1980 as part of a highway maintenance swap between the state of New York and Erie County.
NY 952Q begins at the Buffalo city line, picking up Walden Avenue's urban, residential setting. The street heads east through the town of Cheektowaga to an intersection with Harlem Road (NY 240), where Walden Avenue widens from two to four lanes and takes on a suburban commercial setting. Here, the homes that had lined the street are replaced with shopping centers and stores. It continues generally eastward past smaller commercial establishments to New York State Thruway (I-90) exit 52, where the highway widens to six lanes in advance of the sprawling Walden Galleria shopping mall, located adjacent to the northeastern corner of the interchange. Walden Avenue remains a six-lane road for a considerable distance past the mall, meeting Union Road (NY 277) and Dick Road while serving a continuous line of businesses.
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