Map of New York with Chautauqua County highlighted in red
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There are 18 state-designated highways in Chautauqua County, New York, which comprise a combined 387.2 miles (623.1 km) of the touring route total mileage in New York. The 18 state highways include 11 state touring routes and seven reference routes. The nationally-assigned US 20 and US 62 also go through the county, as do I-86 and I-90.
NY 5 is a major east–west highway in upstate New York that passes through fourteen counties before ending in the state capital of Albany. It extends for a total of 370.87 miles (596.86 km), 41.23 miles (66.35 km) of which is in Chautauqua County.
NY 5 begins in Chautauqua County at the Pennsylvania state line (into Pennsylvania, the road becomes Pennsylvania Route 5). NY 5 follows the shore of Lake Erie through the county, passing through Ripley, Westfield, Portland, Dunkirk, Sheridan, Silver Creek and Irving before crossing into Erie County.
Lake Erie State Park in Portland is accessible from NY 5.
NY 17 is concurrent with I-86 through Chautauqua County, as it is throughout most of the Southern Tier. It extends for a total of 396.84 miles (638.65 km) through twelve counties. 37.86 miles (60.93 km) of its path is within Chautauqua County. In Chautauqua County, NY 17 passes through Mina, Sherman, North Harmony, Bemus Point, Jamestown, Falconer and Kennedy.