Salmon River Falls
Salamanca, New York
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43°32'56.4"N 75°56'35.9"W Maps | Directions |
| State: | New York |
Swim
Directions
From Salamanca, New York
- Head east on Wildwood Ave toward Seneca St (0.6 mi)
- Turn left to stay on Wildwood Ave (0.4 mi)
- Turn left onto US-219 N/Central AveContinue to follow US-219 N(5.3 mi)
- Continue straight onto NY-98 N (12.4 mi)
- Turn left onto NY-16 N/NY-98 N (3.2 mi)
- Turn right onto NY-98 N (9.4 mi)
- Turn right onto NY-243 E (1.1 mi)
- Turn left onto Fairview Rd (4.1 mi)
- Continue onto Co Rd 36 (0.2 mi)
- Turn right onto Pike Rd (4.0 mi)
- Continue onto Dewitt Rd (2.7 mi)
- Continue onto Main St (1.0 mi)
- Continue onto NY-19 N (0.4 mi)
- Turn right onto Griffith Rd (4.7 mi)
- Turn right onto NY-19A S/NY-436 E (0.3 mi)
- Turn left onto NY-436 E (3.5 mi)
- Turn left onto Short Tract Rd (1.7 mi)
- Turn left onto Oakland Rd (2.1 mi)
- Slight right onto River Rd (1.9 mi)
- Turn left to stay on River Rd (1.2 mi)
- Turn left to stay on River Rd (3.2 mi)
- Turn left onto NY-408 N (2.6 mi)
- Turn left onto Main St (262 ft)
- Turn right at the 1st cross street onto E State St (0.4 mi)
- Continue onto NY-408 N/Mt Morris Geneseo Rd (1.7 mi)
- Turn right onto the Interstate 390 N ramp to Rochester (0.3 mi)
- Merge onto I-390 N (26.4 mi)
- Take exit 12 for I-90/NY-253/Lehigh Station Rd toward Thruway (0.1 mi)
- Keep left, follow signs for Interstate 90 ThruwayToll road(0.7 mi)
- Keep left at the fork, follow signs for I-90 E/Albany and merge onto I-90 EToll road(79.6 mi)
- Take exit 36 to merge onto I-81 N toward WatertownPartial toll road(27.3 mi)
- Take exit 34 for NY-104 toward Mexico (0.3 mi)
- Turn right onto NY-104 E (3.3 mi)
- Turn left onto County Rte 22 (4.4 mi)
- Turn right onto NY-13 S (0.1 mi)
- Turn left at the 1st cross street onto Cemetery St (0.2 mi)
- Continue onto County Rte 22 (4.3 mi)
- Turn right onto Falls RdDestination will be on the right(1.4 mi)
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