ðə ɹᵻmˈeɪndɚɹ ʌv wʌt ɪz nˈaʊ ˌɛnwˈaɪ θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ fɹʌm mˈeɪvɪl sˈaʊθ tə lˈeɪkwʊd wʌz dˈɛzɪɡnˌeɪɾᵻd æz ˌɛnwˈaɪ sˈɛvəntˌiːn dʒˈeɪ. ɪnðə mˈɪd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi z, ˌɛnwˈaɪ sˈɛvəntˌiːn dʒˈeɪ wʌz ɛkstˈɛndᵻd ˈiːstwɚd ɐlˈɔŋ ˌɛnwˈaɪ sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ tə ɹᵻdʒˈɔɪn ˌɛnwˈaɪ sˈɛvəntˌiːn æt wˈɑːʃɪŋtən stɹˈiːt ɪn dʒˈeɪmztaʊn.
The remainder of what is now NY 394 from Mayville south to Lakewood was designated as NY 17J. In the mid-1930s, NY 17J was extended eastward along NY 74 to rejoin NY 17 at Washington Street in Jamestown.