NY 288 was assigned in the early 1940s and existed until 1981 when ownership and maintenance of the road was transferred to Montgomery County.

From there, it headed to the northeast, following the two-lane Noeltner Road on a linear alignment for roughly 1.3 miles (2.1 km) across rolling, open fields.

It broke from the straight path near a junction with CR 120, turning northward into a brief but dense wooded area.

The route continued through the narrow forest to a more open area just south of the Mohawk River and the New York State Thruway, where it ended at a junction with NY 5S east of the hamlet of Auriesville.

[7] The original designation of NY 288 was in northern Oswego County from Sandy Creek to Smartville, at a length of 6.36 miles.