The route proceeded east on Morton Road, passing through a lightly populated area and crossing a pair of tributaries that feed into Yanty Creek.

At Lake Road West Fork, NY 360 veered southeast.

As NY 360 continued along the roadway, the amount of development increased as the route approached of the hamlet of Hamlin.

At the same time, hundreds of state-maintained highways that did not yet have a route number were assigned one.

The act was signed into law by Governor Eliot Spitzer on August 28.

Under the terms of the act, it took effect 90 days after it was signed into law; thus, the maintenance swap officially took place on November 26, 2007.

[14] As a result of the change in maintenance, NY 360 became part of four unsigned county routes.

On Morton Road, NY 360 was co-designated as County Route 279 (CR 279).