ʌntˈɪl ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks ɹᵻnˈʌmbɚɹɪŋ, ðə dʒɛnˈoʊə lˈeɪn sˈɛkʃən ʌv ˌɛsˈɑːɹ tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪks wʌz stˈeɪt ɹˈaʊt fˈɪfti sˈɛvən, kənˈɛktɪŋ dʒɛnˈoʊə tə jˌuːˈɛs θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv.
Until the 1976 renumbering, the Genoa Lane section of SR 206 was State Route 57, connecting Genoa to US 395.