wˌʌt ɪz nˈaʊ ˌɛnwˈaɪ tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː wˈɛst ʌv lˈɪɾəl vˈæli wʌz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli pˈɑːɹt ʌv ˌɛnwˈaɪ sˈɛvəntˌiːn ˈeɪ, ɐn ɔːltˈɜːnət ɹˈaʊt ʌv ˌɛnwˈaɪ sˈɛvəntˌiːn bᵻtwˌiːn ɹˈændɑːlf ænd sˌælɐmˈæŋkə ðæt wʌz ɐsˈaɪnd ɪnðə mˈɪd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti z.
What is now NY 242 west of Little Valley was originally part of NY 17A, an alternate route of NY 17 between Randolph and Salamanca that was assigned in the mid-1920s.