 The portion within Elbridge was included in the state highway system on December 7, 1911, as part of SH 5080.The Jordan segment was added to the state highway system as part of SH 5630 sometime after 1920.Valley Drive received its first posted designation in the mid-1920s when it was designated as NY 31A, a spur route of NY 31 that linked NY 31 in Jordan to NY 5 in Elbridge.