ˌɛnwˈaɪ tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː bɪɡˈɪnz æɾ ɐn ˌɪntɚsˈɛkʃən wɪð ˌɛnwˈaɪ nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt ɪnðə kˈæɾɐɹˌɔːɡəs kˈaʊnti tˈaʊn ʌv fɹˈiːdəm, dʒˈʌst nˈɔːɹθ ʌvðə fˈɑːɹmɚzvˌɪl fɹˈiːdəm tˈaʊn lˈaɪn.
NY 243 begins at an intersection with NY 98 in the Cattaraugus County town of Freedom, just north of the Farmersville–Freedom town line.