plˈænz fɚɹə bˈaɪpæs ʌv ɹˈʌʃfɚd wɜː dɹˈɔːn ˌʌp baɪ ðə stˈeɪt æz ˈɜːli æz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn, wˌɛn ðə ɹˌiːɐlˈaɪnmənt wʌz pɹəpˈoʊzd æz pˈɑːɹt əvə lˈɑːɹdʒɚɹ ˈɛfɚt tʊ ɪmpɹˈuːv ˈɔːl ʌv ˌɛnwˈaɪ tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː bᵻtwˌiːn ðə hˈæmlɪts ʌv ɹˈʌʃfɚd ænd keɪnˈeɪdiə.
Plans for a bypass of Rushford were drawn up by the state as early as 1961, when the realignment was proposed as part of a larger effort to improve all of NY 243 between the hamlets of Rushford and Caneadea.