NY 531 is a short freeway on the west side of Rochester. The initial section to open, built as part of the plan to extend I-990 from Buffalo to Rochester via Lockport, extended from I-490 to NY 386. It was extended west to Manitou Road and then later to NY 36. There was an effort to extend the freeway west to Redman Road in Brockport, but these plans were dropped in favor of spot improvements on NY 31. These improvements resulted in a truncation of NY 531, as NY 31 was moved onto a formerly one-way section of NY 531 between the old alignment of NY 31 (now a dead end) and NY 36.
| Actual Mile Posted Mile |
Eastbound | Westbound | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe County | |||
| Speed Limit 55 | |||
| 0.0 0.5 |
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  Washington Street |
At-grade intersection |
| Speed Limit 65 | Speed Limit 55 | ||
| 2.6 3.1 |
 Union Street Spencerport |
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| 5.9 6.4 |
 Elmgrove Road Manitou Road |
Manitou Road | Rochester Tech Park |
| 6.4 6.9 |
Rochester Tech Park | ||
| 7.0 7.5 |
Elmgrove Road |
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| Speed Limit 55 | Speed Limit 65 | ||
| 7.6 8.1 |
 WestBuffalo |
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| 8.0 8.5 |
East Rochester |
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| Speed Limit 55 | |||
| Monroe County | |||