Transportation

 

From 1848 until 1890, the plank road served as a major thoroughfare from Elmira to the Pennsylvania border. The toll road ran from the Lake Street Bridge along what is now Pennsylvania Avenue through Southport Corners, Bulkhead, Pine City, Webb Mills, and Seeley Creek. The Erie Railroad first came through in 1849 and the Northern Central (Pennsylvania) Railroad line was completed in 1854. There was a stop along the line at the Seeley Creek Station. Automobiles first appeared in the area in the early 20th century. In 1901, Pennsylvania Avenue was one of the first macadam roads constructed in New York State.