Lake Ontario State Parkway

Lake Ontario State Parkway marker

Western Terminus: At Lakeside Beach Road, just a short distance north of State Route 18.

Eastern Terminus: At Lake Avenue in Rochester.

Length: 35.1miles

Counties: Orleans, Monroe

Routing: The Lake Ontario State Parkway runs from Lakeside Beach Park, roughly 35 miles west of Rochester to Lake Street in a western suburb of Rochester. Because of the proximity of the western suburbs of Rochester the eastern portion of the Parkway is used extensively by commuters traveling two and from the city. The western segment of the Parkway is lightly traveled, and is in my opinion the most scenic stretch of road. Like other New York State Parkways commercial traffic is restricted from traveling on the Lake Ontario State Parkway

Photos:

Photos shown in this table are arranged from West to East:

County Name	Photo Description and Location	Photo
Pictures taken from driver's perspective appear offset from centre-line pictures:		East- Bound	West- Bound
Orleans County	A view looking easterly along the Lake Ontario State Parkway as it nears the diamond interchange with Route 272. Traffic volumes were extremely light along the western parts of the Lake Ontario State Parkway when these early spring photos were taken. Photograph taken on March 29, 2007 - © Scott Steeves. Low-res: 30kb. High-res: 115kb.	Low-res High-res
Orleans County	Close up of the button copy signage for Route 272. Perhaps because Ontario never used button copy signage such as this, I have a certain affinity for these signs. The high-resolution image is a close up of the sign that shows the intricate glass beads in great detail. Photograph taken on March 29, 2007 - © Scott Steeves. Low-res: 50kb. High-res: 110kb.	Low-res High-res
Monroe County	View looking westerly through the Route 261 overpass. Between Route 261 and the Hamlin Beach State Park interchange, the Lake Ontario State Parkway meets all cross roads at-grade. Photograph taken on March 29, 2007 - © Scott Steeves. Low-res: 35kb. High-res: 130kb.	Low-res High-res
Monroe County	View looking east through the elegant East Manitou Road overpass. Notice the central pier extends further out then the arched spans, almost creating a pedestrian look out from atop the overpass. Photograph taken on March 29, 2007 - © Scott Steeves. Low-res: 70kb. High-res: 270kb.	Low-res High-res
Monroe County	View looking westerly along the Parkway from the East Manitou Road overpass. Notice the narrow median between the two carriageways in this photo. This would be undesirable on a freeway, however the 55MPH limit coupled with heavy truck restrictions imposed on all New York State parkways reduce the need for a central barrier. Photograph taken on March 29, 2007 - © Scott Steeves. Low-res: 40kb. High-res: 150kb.	Low-res High-res
Monroe County	View looking easterly from the East Manitou Road overpass. Photograph taken on March 29, 2007 - © Scott Steeves. Low-res: 55kb. High-res: 205kb.	Low-res High-res
Monroe County	A stone faced concrete rigid frame bridge carries Long Pond Road overtop of the Lake Ontario State Parkway. This is the first westbound interchange along the parkway from the Route 390 interchange. Photograph taken on March 29, 2007 - © Scott Steeves. Low-res: 35kb. High-res: 75kb.	Low-res High-res

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