Talk:Ridge Road (Western New York)

Split Page?
I think as per project guidelines, this page should be split into one page for each designation. Smartyshoe 17:31, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose. None of the designations, save NY 104, are signed and thus are, IMO, not notable or significant enough to stand on their own. I also believe that splitting the article does nothing to improve this article's quality. -- T M F Let's Go Mets - Stats 17:34, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose Splitting makes the article messier, and as TMF said, the designations are not signed, and are thus not notable. ( [ →] zel zany  - new age roads) 17:36, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

Question
Do we have a source for the statement in the lead about the Ridge following the Niagara Escarpment? I've seen conflicting descriptions of how the Ridge formed, namely that it was the former shoreline of Glacial Lake Iroquois. I suppose it could be both. =) Powers T 12:36, 7 July 2009 (UTC)


 * I was recently pointed to the Fall 1992 issue of Rochester History, which has Part I of an article about the Genesee River gorge... which necessarily includes discussion of the escarpment. It makes it quite clear -- including a direct quotation from DeWitt Clinton himself -- that the Ridge and the Escarpment are two separate geological features.  I will make the necessary corrections (hopefully) tomorrow.  Powers T 02:24, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

There is no mention of the troop movements that occurred along Route 104 during the War of 1812. I think that would be a good addition to the history section of the page. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:6000:1003:817F:26A7:D975:11AE:52E6 (talk) 04:10, 7 August 2017 (UTC)

At one time, there was no discontinuity along Ridge Road!
In the "Rochester area" section, the following statement is made: "Ridge Road itself does not traverse Irondequoit Bay; this task is accomplished by New York State Route 404 at the southern tip of the bay, NY 104 via the Irondequoit Bay Bridge, and Culver and Lake Roads at the mouth of the bay via a seasonal swing bridge that is open only during the winter months. This gap in Ridge Road is the only major discontinuity along its length."

I grew up in the vicinity (Webster, NY) during the early 1970s. Every summery, my family would go to Seabreeze Amusement Park. From east of Irondequoit Bay we drove west along Ridge Road across the mouth of the bay via a stationary bridge. (I'm not sure how boats entered or exited the bay.) If my memories are correct, there was no discontinuity along Ridge Road's length at this time; this fact would be worth adding to the article.

I moved out of state but visited again one summer in the mid-1980s. At that time, the stationary bridge had been removed, leaving no apparent way to drive across the mouth of the bay. If I recall correctly, a cul-de-sac was present on both sides of the bay's mouth.

Obviously, all of this was prior to the installation of the swing bridge.

Can someone confirm these memories? --Cgwaters (talk) 00:25, 4 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Ridge Road is nowhere near the mouth of the bay. If you crossed the bay on the Ridge, it would have been on the Irondequoit Bay Bridge, which opened in 1967.  If you crossed at the mouth, that would have been on the former routing of New York State Route 18, using the 2-lane timber precursor to the current swing bridge.  That old bridge was torn down in 1985.   Powers T 01:17, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

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