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NYStateRoute33sign.png[WWW]Wikimedia Commons Image NY State Route 33 connects downtown Buffalo to downtown Rochester. It is most commonly known by its local names, however. Many will recognize it as the main route running in front of the Buffalo Airport.

Traveling east towards Rochester, Route 33 starts as two one way streets, East Tupper and East Goodell Streets that become the Kensington Expressway. The expressway intersects with Interstate 90 (the toll-free segment) at exit 51 and then turns into Genesee St at the Buffalo-Niagara International Airport. It then passes through Bowmansville, Millgrove, Peters Corners and Corfu, finally entering Batavia as Pearl St.

In Batavia, 33 signage disappears briefly, as it follows 98, 63 and 5. However, if you then turn right on to West Main Street, you're once again on 63/33/5. Take the left fork on to Main Street and you're now on 33/5. Then turn left on to Clinton Street and it's good old 33 again.

East of Batavia, 33 crosses over the Thruway. South of Bergen, it forks with Route 33A at exit 2 on I-490. Now identified as Buffalo Road, it passes through Churchville and North Chili, intersecting with I-490 again (this time at exits 7A and 7B, commonly used to access Tinseltown) in Gates.

Entering Rochester, it forms a traffic circle with Mt. Read Boulevard, makes a couple sharp turns and becomes West Avenue. Merging with Chili Avenue (aka Route 33A), the two roads form West Main Street. After passing under 490 again, it becomes East Main Street. Shortly after crossing the Genesee River, the road loses its Route 33 designation. However, East Main Street continues onward until it intersects with Winton Road.

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