On April 1, 1980, the section designated as NY 955 was turned over to the county and became a continuation of CR 20.

It headed eastward into Stottville, a small hamlet situated on the western bank of Claverack Creek.

Here, NY 401 passed Stockport Town Hall and crossed over Claverack Creek.

[2][3] The route remained unchanged until the early 1950s when the NY 401 designation was removed from the highway.

[4][5] Ownership and maintenance of NY 401's former routing east of Stottville was transferred from the state of New York to Columbia County at some point prior to 1977 while the remainder of the alignment, designated as NY 955[8] was given to the county on April 1, 1980, as part of a highway maintenance swap between the two levels of government.