In the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, SH 1278 and SH 1863 became part of the new NY 88, which began in the village of Sodus and extended southward through Phelps to the intersection of West Avenue and Main Street in Canandaigua. NY 88 was truncated on its southern end to Phelps .
During the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, SH 1278 and SH 1863 were combined into a new highway, NY 88, which started at Sodus village and ran through Phelps before reaching the intersection of West Avenue and Main Street in Canandaigua. The southern end of NY 88 was shortened to Phelps.