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New York State Thruway
Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway
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Map of New York with the Thruway mainline in red; other components of the Thruway system are in blue
Route information
Maintained by NYSTA
Length496.00 mi[2] (798.23 km)
Mainline only
ExistedJune 24, 1954 (June 24, 1954)[1]–present
Component
highways
RestrictionsNo explosives (including in cargo) between exits 9 and 11
No commercial vehicles allowed on the Garden State Parkway Connector
Major junctions
South end I-87 at the Bronx–Yonkers city line
Major intersections
West end I-90 at the New York–Pennsylvania state line in Ripley
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountiesWestchester, Rockland, Orange, Ulster, Greene, Albany, Schenectady, Montgomery, Herkimer, Oneida, Madison, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, Ontario, Monroe, Genesee, Erie, Chautauqua
Highway system

The New York State Thruway (officially the Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway and colloquially "the Thruway") is a system of controlled-access highways spanning 569.83 miles (917.05 km) within the U.S. state of New York. It is operated by the New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA), a New York State public-benefit corporation. The 496.00-mile (798.23 km) mainline is a toll road that extends from the New York City line at Yonkers to the Pennsylvania state line at Ripley by way of Albany, Syracuse, and Buffalo. According to the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association, the Thruway is the fifth busiest toll road in the United States.[3]

A tolled highway connecting the major cities of New York was first proposed as early as the 1940s. The first section of the Thruway, between Utica and Rochester, opened on June 24, 1954. The remainder of the mainline and many of its spurs connecting to highways in other states and Canadian provinces were built in the 1950s. In 1957, much of the Thruway system was included as portions of Interstate 87 (I-87), I-90, and I-95. Other segments became part of I-190 and I-287 shortly afterward. Today, the system comprises six highways: the New York–Ripley mainline, the Berkshire Connector, the Garden State Parkway Connector, the New England Thruway (I-95), the Niagara Thruway (I-190), and the Cross-Westchester Expressway (I-287). The portion of I-84 in New York was maintained by the Thruway Authority from 1991 to 2010, but was never part of the Thruway system and is currently maintained by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT).

The Thruway utilizes a combination of closed (ticket-based), and all-electronic (open road) tolling. Tickets are used on the Thruway mainline between Harriman and Williamsville and from Lackawanna to the Pennsylvania state line. The Berkshire Connector also utilizes a ticket-based tolling system. The New England Thruway, the Niagara Thruway and the portion of the mainline south/east of Harriman use all-electronic tolling, with tolls paid using either E-ZPass or Tolls-By-Mail. The last two components—the Garden State Parkway Connector and the Cross-Westchester Expressway—and the section of the mainline in and around Buffalo are toll-free. A proposed transition to cashless tolls would eliminate all toll booths and their operators by 2020.[4] The Thruway is partly subsidized by the tolls, whereas other parts are subsidized by NYSDOT, a 50/50 for the toll-free areas, and cashless/tolled areas.

Route description

The New York State Thruway heading north in Yonkers

The New York State Thruway system is a collection of six individual components across the state of New York that connect the state to four neighboring states (Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania) as well as the Canadian province of Ontario. Together, the highways extend for 569.83 miles (917.05 km),[2] making the Thruway system one of the largest toll highway systems in the United States.[5] The longest of the six components is the 496-mile (798 km) mainline. Of the 570 miles in the Thruway system, 560.85 miles (902.60 km) (98.4%) carries at least one Interstate Highway designation.[2] Only three sections of the system are not part of the Interstate Highway System; these are the Garden State Parkway Connector in Rockland County, a 6-mile (10 km) portion of the Berkshire Connector between its western terminus at exit 21A on the mainline near Selkirk and where it joins up with Interstate 90 at exit B1 near Castleton-on-Hudson, and a short section of the mainline within exit 24 in Albany that is located between where I-87 departs the roadway and I-90 enters it. They are designated as New York State Route 982L (NY 982L), NY 912M, and NY 915H, respectively, all unsigned reference routes.[6] The speed limit, enforced by the New York State Police, is 65 miles per hour along most of the Thruway. The main exception to this is in the densely populated northern suburbs of New York City; in Westchester and Rockland counties, the speed limit is 55 miles per hour.[7]

I-90, which comprises the bulk of the mainline and the Berkshire Connector, runs for 365.55 miles (588.30 km) along the Thruway: 17.70 miles (28.49 km) as part of the Berkshire Connector and 347.85 miles (559.81 km) on the mainline. I-87 comprises the remaining 148.15 miles (238.42 km) of the mainline, including an 18.86-mile (30.35 km) concurrency with I-287 north of New York City. I-287 covers another 29.76 miles (47.89 km) (including the 18.86 miles (30.35 km) shared with I-87), while I-190 spans 21.24 miles (34.18 km) and I-95 covers 15.01 miles (24.16 km).[2]

All highways maintained by the New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA) lack the reference markers that exist on all New York State Department of Transportation-maintained roads, as would be expected. In their place, NYSTA-controlled roadways use small, square tenth-mile markers with a white background and blue numbering.[8] These markers differ from the white-on-green reference markers used by NYSDOT on state-maintained highways, which are 10 inches (254 mm) high and 8 inches (203 mm) wide and display a limited amount of mileage information on their third row.[9]

Mainline

See also: Interstate 87 (New York) and Interstate 90 in New York

South of Albany

The mainline of the Thruway begins, both in terms of exit numbers and mileposts, at the boundary between the New York City borough of the Bronx and the Westchester County city of Yonkers.[2] Here, I-87 changes from the Major Deegan Expressway to the Thruway as the mainline proceeds northward through Yonkers and southern Westchester County. It connects with Central Park Avenue (NY 100) at exit 1, the first of 12 exits within the county. The first few exits serve various local streets, with exit 2 providing access to Yonkers Raceway and exit 3 serving the Cross County Shopping Center. At exit 4, I-87 connects to the Cross County Parkway, an east–west parkway providing access to the Saw Mill River, Bronx River, and Hutchinson River Parkways, all of which run parallel to the Thruway through Yonkers. The Hutchinson River and Bronx River parkways leave to the northeast midway through Yonkers, while the Saw Mill and Sprain Brook Parkways follow the Thruway out of the city.[10] Exit 5 connects to Central Park Avenue which connects towards White Plains. After that, exit 6 connects to Tuckahoe Road, connecting towards Yonkers and Bronxville. The last free exit heading northbound is at Ridge Hill Boulevard and Stew Leonard Drive (exit 6A). Travel further north from there requires a toll payment at the Yonkers toll gantry.[citation needed]

Tappan Zee Bridge (I-87 and I-287)

After the toll, the thruway continues to exit 7, which grants access to Arsdley and Saw Mill River Road. All three highways take generally parallel tracks to Elmsford, where I-87 directly intersects the Saw Mill River Parkway at exit 7A. Not far to the north is exit 8, a semi-directional T interchange with I-287 (the Cross-Westchester Expressway). I-287 joins the Thruway here, following I-87 west across the Hudson River into Rockland County on the Tappan Zee Bridge. I-87 and I-287 remain overlapped for 15 miles (24 km) through the densely populated southern portion of Rockland County, meeting the Palisades Interstate Parkway (exit 13) and the Garden State Parkway Connector, the latter of which provides access to the Garden State Parkway (exit 14A) in New Jersey. The Thruway continues generally westward to Suffern, where I-87 and I-287 split at a large semi-directional T interchange (exit 15) near the New Jersey border. At this point, I-287 heads south into New Jersey while I-87 and the Thruway turn northward into the valley of the Ramapo River. NY 17 northbound briefly joins the Thruway at the interchange with I-287 in Suffern, and leaves the Thruway a half mile north at exit 15A in Hillburn.[10]

The Thruway continues north through the river valley toward Harriman, where it encounters the Woodbury toll barrier, the southeastern end of the mainline's major closed ticket system. The barrier is located on the mainline within exit 16 (NY 17), a trumpet interchange. Along with the mainline barrier in Harriman, an electronic toll plaza exists on the exit 16 ramp midway between the Thruway and NY 17 exit 131 (NY 32). Now a completely tolled highway, the Thruway heads northward, roughly paralleling the Hudson River to the river's west as it serves the city of Newburgh, the village of New Paltz, and the city of Kingston, indirectly connecting to the short I-587 in the latter.[10]

Past Kingston, the highway runs closer to the river as it parallels U.S. Route 9W (US 9W) through the towns of Saugerties, Catskill, Coxsackie, and Ravena. Just north of Ravena, the Thruway meets the west end of the Berkshire Connector, a spur linking the Thruway mainline to the Massachusetts Turnpike 25 miles (40 km) to the east. The highway continues into Albany, where it connects to Troy via I-787 at exit 23 and intersects I-90 at exit 24.[10] The latter of the two junctions is the busiest of the Thruway's exits, serving an estimated 27 million vehicles a year.[11] I-87 leaves the Thruway mainline here while I-90 merges into it, following the Thruway northwestward toward Schenectady.[10]

Albany to Syracuse

The New York State Thruway (I-87) looking east from Nordkop Mountain in Suffern

South of Schenectady, but still in Albany County, the Thruway and I-90 meet I-890, a loop route of I-90 that directly serves the downtown district of Schenectady, at exit 25. The Thruway, meanwhile, bypasses the city to the south and west, intersecting I-88 at exit 25A in Rotterdam before reuniting with I-890 at exit 26 west of Scotia. Travel between I-88 (Exit 25A) and exits 24, 25 and 26 in either direction is toll-free.[12] From exit 26 west to Utica, the mainline of the Thruway parallels the Erie Canal and the Mohawk River, crossing over the waterbodies at Mohawk. In between Schenectady and Utica, I-90 and the Thruway serve several riverside communities, including the cities of Amsterdam (exit 27 via NY 30) and Little Falls (exit 29A, NY 169) and the villages of Fonda (exit 28, NY 30A), Canajoharie (exit 29, NY 5S and NY 10), and Herkimer (exit 30, NY 28).[10]

Like Schenectady before it, the Thruway bypasses downtown Utica, following an alignment north of the city while I-790 serves it directly. I-790 breaks from the Thruway at exit 31 and runs along two carriageways flanking the mainline on both sides for 1.5 miles (2.4 km) before turning southward onto the North–South Arterial. The adjacent highways become NY 49, which parallel the Thruway for another 2 miles (3.2 km) northwestward. At the end of this stretch, the Thruway turns slightly southwestward, crossing over the Mohawk River and the Erie Canal while NY 49 continues northwestward along the northern bank of the waterbodies toward Rome. On the other side of the river, the Thruway curves back to the west, proceeding to exit 32 in Westmoreland.[10]

I-90, part of the New York State Thruway, looking east near Syracuse

Not far to the west, the Thruway has a junction with NY 365 at exit 33 in Verona. Here, the Thruway connects to the cities of Rome and Oneida and serves the Turning Stone Resort & Casino via NY 365. The highway continues onward through a sparsely populated area between Verona and Syracuse, passing roughly 5 miles (8 km) south of Oneida Lake as it connects to the village of Canastota by way of NY 13 at exit 34. As the highway approaches exit 34A (I-481) outside of Syracuse, the surroundings become more developed. The level of development rises sharply west of I-481 as the Thruway enters Salina, a northern suburb of Syracuse. Within Salina, I-90 and the Thruway intersect I-81, which connects the Thruway to both downtown Syracuse and Syracuse Hancock International Airport.[10]

Syracuse to Buffalo

West of Salina, the Thruway passes north of Liverpool and Onondaga Lake before intersecting I-690 and its northern continuation, NY 690, at exit 39 in Van Buren. At this point, the amount of development along the Thruway sharply declines as it heads generally westward through a marshy area of Onondaga County. I-90 and the Thruway reconnect to the Erie Canal (here part of the Seneca River) at the western county line. Now in Cayuga County, the highway serves Weedsport via exit 40 and NY 34, exit 41 serving Del Lago Resort and Casino in Tyre, New York and passes north of Port Byron prior to entering Seneca County and the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge. Here, the canal leaves the Thruway for good, turning northwestward to follow the NY 31 corridor to Rochester and beyond.[10]

Advance signage for exit 45 (I-490)

The portion of the Thruway between Montezuma and the Rochester area is one of mostly rural nature, with the highway passing through remote, open fields, and for the most part avoiding highly populated areas. Along this stretch, it connects to two cities, both located well to the south of the Thruway: Geneva by way of exit 42 for NY 14 and Canandaigua by way of exit 43 via NY 21. The next exit along the highway, exit 44 for NY 332, also serves Canandaigua; the junction is the primary exit for Canandaigua-bound travelers from the Rochester area. Here, the Thruway temporarily widens from four to six lanes as it continues generally westward to meet I-490 at exit 45 near Victor. Like in the vicinity of Schenectady and Utica, an auxiliary route of I-90—here I-490—directly serves a city (Rochester) while the Thruway bypasses it.[10]

It heads northwestward through the city's southern, mostly rural suburbs to Henrietta, where it meets I-390 at exit 46. Henrietta is as close as the Thruway gets to downtown as it proceeds west to Le Roy, where I-490 reconnects to I-90 at exit 47. I-90 continues onward into Genesee County, intersecting with NY 98 at exit 48 north of Batavia and NY 77 at exit 48A in Pembroke. The latter exit provides access to Darien Lake, a large amusement park located in the town of Darien. I-90 and the Thruway continue into Erie County and the Buffalo area. It meets NY 78 at exit 49 near Depew before passing through the Williamsville toll barrier, the northwestern end of the major closed ticket system.[10]

West of Buffalo

NYS Thruway near Silver Creek

Just west of the toll barrier, I-90 and the Thruway—now toll-free—connect to I-290 via exit 50, a semi-directional T interchange. At this point, the Thruway turns southward, passing through the immediate eastern suburbs of Buffalo. As it heads south, it meets the Kensington Expressway (NY 33) at exit 51 and Walden Avenue at exit 52, both cloverleaf interchanges. At exit 52, it passes to the west of the Walden Galleria, a shopping mall situated at the nearby junction of Walden Avenue and NY 277. Two exits later in southern Cheektowaga, I-90 meets I-190, a spur route leading to downtown Buffalo and Niagara Falls, at exit 53.[10]

South of the city, the Thruway meets the Aurora Expressway (NY 400) and the Southern Expressway (US 219) at exits 54 and 55, respectively, in West Seneca. Just southwest of exit 55, I-90 and the Thruway pass through the Lackawanna toll barrier, which serves as the northeast end of the minor closed ticket system. Once again a toll road, the Thruway heads southwestward, roughly paralleling the shoreline of Lake Erie to Blasdell, where it connects to NY 179 (the Milestrip Expressway). Farther southwestward, the Thruway is joined by US 20, which follows a parallel routing to that of the Thruway to the Pennsylvania state line.[10]

As the route passes from Erie County to Chautauqua County, the last on its routing, it cuts through the northwestern portion of the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation, situated on Cattaraugus Creek. The Thruway continues alongside US 20 past Dunkirk and Westfield to the Ripley toll barrier, the southwestern end of the minor closed ticket system just northeast of exit 61 for Shortman Road. Travelers heading eastbound from Pennsylvania can access Shortman Road toll-free. The Thruway ends about 1 mile (1.6 km) after exit 61 at the Pennsylvania state line. I-90, however, continues onward into Pennsylvania as a toll-free highway.[10]

Berkshire Connector

See also: Interstate 90 in New York

The Berkshire Connector is a 24.28-mile (39.07 km) east–west spur connecting the Thruway mainline in Coeymans to the Massachusetts Turnpike at the Massachusetts state line in Canaan.[2] It is tolled as part of the closed ticket system in place on the mainline between exits 16 and 50. The highway begins at exit 21A off the Thruway southwest of Selkirk in the town of Coeymans (south of Albany)[13] as NY 912M, an unsigned reference route.[6] It proceeds eastward over the Hudson River and into Rensselaer County by way of the Castleton-on-Hudson Bridge. It navigates through the southern, rural portion of the county to exit B1 in Schodack, where the connector meets I-90.[13] The unsigned NY 912M designation terminates here while I-90 joins the Berkshire Connector and follows the spur east into Columbia County.[6][13]

While the Rensselaer County segment follows a mostly east–west routing, the Berkshire Connector in Columbia County takes on a northwest-southeast alignment as the roadway heads towards exit B2 in East Chatham. The junction serves as the northern terminus of the Taconic State Parkway, which connects the spur to the New York City area. About 2 miles (3.2 km) to the southeast is the Canaan toll barrier, which marks the end of the Thruway ticket system. The last exit on the Berkshire Connector is exit B3 for NY 22 just west of the Massachusetts state line in Canaan. The spur continues east to the state line, where it becomes the Massachusetts Turnpike.[13]

Garden State Parkway Connector

The Garden State Parkway Connector is a 2.40-mile (3.86 km) highway that connects the Thruway mainline at exit 14A in Ramapo with the Garden State Parkway at the New Jersey state line.[2] It is designated as NY 982L, an unsigned reference route.[6] The highway begins, in terms of mileposts, at Thruway (I-87 and I-287) exit 14A in Ramapo and heads generally southwestward as a toll-free highway toward the state line. Just north of the state line, the southbound connector meets Red Schoolhouse Road (County Route 41 or CR 41) at a partial diamond interchange. All southbound commercial traffic is forced to exit here as the Garden State Parkway prohibits commercial traffic north of exit 105. Thus, the final 0.31 miles (0.50 km) of the road south of the Red Schoolhouse Road exit is the only part of the Thruway system that prohibits commercial vehicles.[2][14] The connector continues to the state line, where it becomes the tolled Garden State Parkway.

Other components

The New York State Thruway system also consists of three other components: the New England Thruway, the Cross-Westchester Expressway, and the Niagara Thruway. The New England Thruway (NET) is a 15.01-mile (24.16 km) section of Interstate 95 under the operation and maintenance of the New York State Thruway Authority. It begins at the Pelham Parkway interchange (exit 8) in the Co-op City section of the Bronx and continues northeastward into Westchester County to the Connecticut state line, where it connects to the Connecticut Turnpike. The Cross-Westchester Expressway, part of I-287, begins at I-87 exit 8 in Elmsford, where I-287 splits from the Thruway mainline, and travels east across Westchester County to I-95, with connections to both the New England Thruway and the Connecticut Turnpike at exit 12 in Rye. The Niagara Thruway comprises the first 21.24 miles (34.18 km) of I-190 from I-90 in Buffalo to NY 384 in Niagara Falls.[2]

History

Origins and construction

A toll superhighway connecting the major cities of the state of New York that would become part of a larger nationwide highway network was proposed as early as 1949. The following year, the New York State Legislature passed the Thruway Authority Act creating the New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA), an independent public corporation, which would build and manage the Thruway. The project was to be financed through toll revenue bonds and self-liquidating by receipt of tolls, rents, concessions, and other income. The act also stipulated NYSTA adopt a hybrid system of tolls, with barrier tolls collected in urban areas, and long-distance tickets issued in rural areas.[15]

The first section of the Thruway, between Utica and Rochester, opened on June 24, 1954.[1] Other sections of the 426-mile (686 km) mainline between Buffalo and the Bronx were completed and opened throughout 1954 and 1955. The last segment, from Yonkers south to the Bronx, was completed on August 31, 1956. The total cost was $600 million (equivalent to $5.15 billion in 2023), financed by the sale of $972 million in bonds (equivalent to $8.35 billion in 2023).[15][16] At the time, it was the longest toll road in the world. In 1957, the mainline was extended 70 miles (113 km) west from Buffalo along Lake Erie to the Pennsylvania state line.

From 1957 to 1960, several spurs of the road were built to connect the road to turnpikes in adjacent states. These include the Berkshire Connector (May 26, 1959), which connects to the Massachusetts Turnpike, the New England Thruway (October 31, 1958) and Cross Westchester Expressway (December 1, 1960), which both connect to the Connecticut Turnpike, and the Niagara Thruway (July 30, 1959), which connects to Canada’s Queen Elizabeth Way via a border crossing near Niagara Falls.[15] The Thruway also directly connects to New Jersey’s tolled Garden State Parkway, which eventually connects to the New Jersey Turnpike, which is part of a toll road system linking New York City and Chicago that also uses tolled highways in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana.

On August 14, 1957, the segment of the mainline between the Pennsylvania border and the Adirondack Northway in Albany became part of I-90 while the portions from the Northway south to Newburgh and from Elmsford south to the New York City line were included in I-87. Between Elmsford and Newburgh, I-87 followed I-287, what is now I-684, and I-84. Upon its completion, the Berkshire Connector east of US 9 also became part of I-90, creating a gap in the I-90 designation around Albany until the completion of the 20-mile-long (32 km) Albany-Schodack Freeway in the early 1970s, which is not part of the Thruway system. The entirety of the New England Thruway became part of I-95 upon completion while the Niagara Thruway became I-90N in 1957 when it was built through Downtown Buffalo, and later I-190 in 1959 upon completion.[17][18] The Elmsford–Suffern section of the mainline was designated as part of I-287 upon completion of the Cross Westchester Expressway (also I-287) in 1960.[18] The last section of the mainline to receive a designation—from Suffern to Newburgh—finally received one on January 1, 1970, when I-87 was realigned to follow the Thruway for its entire length south of Albany and the former portion of I-87 between White Plains and Brewster became I-684.[19]

The highway was unique in that original signage utilized dark blue backgrounds, the same color blue as displayed on the New York state flag. Over time, these signs were replaced with Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)-approved green backgrounds.[15]

Tappan Zee Bridge replacement

Main article: Tappan Zee Bridge (2017–present)
Original Tappan Zee Bridge

The original Tappan Zee Bridge, carrying the concurrency of the New York State Thruway, I-87, and I-287, was a cantilever bridge built during 1952–55. The bridge was three miles (4.8 km) long and spanned the Hudson at its second-widest point. Before its replacement in 2017, the deteriorating structure carried an average of 138,000 vehicles per day, substantially more traffic than its designed capacity. During its first decade, the bridge carried fewer than 40,000 vehicles per day. Part of the justification for replacing the bridge stems from its construction immediately following the Korean War on a low budget of only $81 million. Unlike other major bridges in metropolitan New York, the Tappan Zee was designed to last only 50 years.[20] The Federal Highway Administration issued a report in October 2011 designating the Tappan Zee's replacement to be a dual-span twin bridge.[21]

Construction officially began in October 2013,[22][23] with the new spans being built to the north of the existing bridge. The new bridge connects to the existing highway approaches of I-87 and I-287 on both river banks.[21] The northbound/westbound span opened on August 25, 2017.[24][25] Southbound/eastbound traffic remained on the old bridge until October 6, 2017. At that point, southbound/eastbound traffic shifted to the westbound span of the new bridge and the old bridge closed.[26][27] The bridge's eastbound span opened to traffic on September 11, 2018.[28][29] Upon completion, the new Tappan Zee Bridge became one of the longest cable-stayed spans in the nation.[30]

Other developments

In the late 1970s, NYSTA experimented with all-metric signage in the Syracuse area, such as these signs at exit 35.

In 1964, the New York State Legislature officially renamed the Thruway in honor of Thomas E. Dewey, the Governor of New York at the time of the Thruway's opening. The official designation is, however, rarely used in reference to the road.[31]

The Schoharie Creek Bridge was a Thruway bridge over the Schoharie Creek near Fort Hunter and the Mohawk River. On April 5, 1987, it collapsed due to bridge scour at the foundations after a record rainfall. At the time of the collapse, one car and one tractor-semitrailer were on the bridge. Before the road could be blocked off, three more cars drove into the gap. The collapse killed ten people.[32][33] The replacement bridge was completed and fully open to traffic on May 21, 1988.[34]

In August 1993, NYSTA became the first agency to implement the E-ZPass electronic toll collection system.[15] By December 1996, it was implemented at all of the Thruway's fixed-toll barriers and at exits along the Berkshire Connector and the New York City–Buffalo section of the mainline.[35] E-ZPass was installed at all of the mainline exits by March 1998.[36] On May 14, 2010, a new E-ZPass configuration, consisting of two highway speed E-ZPass lanes in each direction, became operational at the Woodbury toll plaza, with concrete barriers separating the faster traffic from the staffed toll lanes necessary for vehicles not equipped for E-ZPass.[37]

In 1999 NYSDOT, the Federal Highway Administration and NYSTA discussed making the entire Berkshire Connector part of I-90 and redesignating the non-toll part of I-90 from Thruway exit 24 to exit B1 as I-88. The Thruway main line would be designated as both I-90 and I-88 between exits 25A and 24, and as I-90 and I-87 from exit 24 to exit 21A. This was never implemented, as FHA wished to preserve the I-88 numbering for a potential future corridor connecting Albany and northern interior New England.[38]

When I-84 was built through the Newburgh area in the early 1960s,[39][40] no interchange was built between I-84 and the Thruway. Instead, the connection was made via a short segment of NY 300, which both I-84 and I-87 meet via interchanges.[41] Construction on a direct connection between the Thruway mainline and I-84 began in August 2003.[42] The portion of the exit carrying traffic from I-84 to the Thruway was opened in July 2009. The opposite direction was opened two months later on September 23.[43] The connection allows cars to travel between I-87, I-84 and NY 300 via splits in the ramp.[44]

In late 2018, ramp meters were installed on all entrance ramps to the Thruway mainline in Westchester County (exits 1-9) and at all entrances to the entire Cross-Westchester Expressway. Ramp meters are planned to be installed at all entrances to the mainline in Rockland County (exits 10-15A) in 2020.[45]

Services

All of I-90 within New York is designated as the "AMVETS Memorial Highway", as indicated by this sign at the Port Byron service area.[6]

There are 27 service areas along the Thruway, all on the New York–Ripley mainline. The service areas, called "travel plazas" by the New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA), are spaced roughly 30 miles (48 km) apart and are open at all hours of the day. Two plazas—the New Baltimore plaza at milepost 127 and the Angola plaza at milepost 447—are accessible from both directions of the Thruway; the remainder are accessible from only one direction (although the Sloatsburg and Ramapo service plazas at milepost 33 are connected via a pedestrian bridge). Each plaza features a gas station and a variety of restaurants, at least one of which is open 24 hours.[46] Free Wi-Fi service was added to all 27 service areas on March 1, 2007.[47]

NYSTA also operates the Thruway Authority Highway Advisory Radio (HAR) system, a network of radio stations across the state that broadcast information on traffic conditions along the Thruway. The system broadcasts at 1610 AM in the Buffalo, Rochester, Albany, Kingston, and Newburgh areas, 1620 AM in the Finger Lakes and Syracuse areas, 530 AM in the New York City metropolitan area, 540 AM in the vicinity of Utica, and at 98.7 FM in Chautauqua County. HAR is also used to broadcast Amber/Silver Alerts if one is issued.[48]

Travel plazas

Name Location Direction Milepost Services
Ardsley Greenburgh Northbound 6.0 miles (9.7 km) Burger King, E-ZPass On-the-Go, Popeyes, Starbucks, Sunoco, Travel Mart
Sloatsburg Sloatsburg Northbound 33.0 miles (53.1 km) Burger King, Dunkin' Donuts, E-ZPass On-the-Go, Mix Candy Shop, Sbarro, Starbucks, Sunoco, TDD, tourism information, Travel Mart
Ramapo Southbound Carvel, high-speed EV charging station, Lavazza, McDonald's, Sunoco, Uno Pizzeria & Grill
Plattekill Newburgh Northbound 65.0 miles (104.6 km) Brioche Dorée, E-ZPass On-the-Go, farm market (seasonal), high-speed EV charging station, Nathan's, Roy Rogers, Starbucks, Sunoco, TDD, tourism information, Travel Mart
Modena Southbound 66.0 miles (106.2 km) Carvel, E-ZPass On-the-Go, farm market (seasonal), gift shop, high-speed EV charging station, Lavazza, McDonald's, Moe's Southwest Grill, Sunoco, Uno Pizzeria & Grill
Ulster Ulster Southbound 96.0 miles (154.5 km) Burger King, E-ZPass On-the-Go, farm market (seasonal), high-speed EV charging station, Nathan's, Pizza Hut Express, Starbucks, Sunoco, Travel Mart
Malden Saugerties Northbound 103.0 miles (165.8 km) E-ZPass On-the Go, farm market (seasonal), Gift shop with deli, Gourmet Cup, high-speed EV charging station, McDonald's, Mobil, Original Pizza of Boston, Sandella's
New Baltimore New Baltimore Both 127.0 miles (204.4 km) Auntie Anne's, E-ZPass On-the-Go, Famous Famiglia, farm market (seasonal), Mobil, Quiznos, Roy Rogers, Starbucks, tourism information, Travel Mart
Guiderland Guilderland Eastbound 159.0 miles (255.9 km) E-ZPass On-the-Go, farm market (seasonal), gift shop, McDonald's, Mobil, Original Pizza of Boston
Pattersonville Florida Westbound 168.0 miles (270.4 km) Auntie Anne's, E-ZPass On-the-Go, farm market (seasonal), MKT Pattersonville, Mobil, Roy Rogers, Starbucks, Taste NY Store, Travel Mart
Mohawk Eastbound 172.0 miles (276.8 km) Dippin' Dots, E-ZPass On-the-Go, gift shop, McDonald's, Mobil
Iroquois Danube Westbound 210.0 miles (338.0 km) Burger King, Dunkin' Donuts, E-ZPass On-the-Go, farm market (seasonal), Mobil, snack bar (seasonal), Travel Mart
Indian Castle Eastbound The Driver's Lounge, E-ZPass On-the-Go, farm market (seasonal), Hershey's Ice Cream (seasonal), Mobil, Nathan's (seasonal), Roy Rogers, Starbucks, Travel Mart
Schuyler Schuyler Westbound 227.0 miles (365.3 km) Breyers, E-ZPass On-the-Go, gift shop, McDonald's, Mobil
Oneida Westmoreland Eastbound 244.0 miles (392.7 km) Burger King, E-ZPass On-the-Go, farm market (seasonal), Sbarro, Starbucks, Sunoco, Travel Mart
Chittenango Sullivan Westbound 266.0 miles (428.1 km) E-ZPass On-the-Go, Sbarro, Starbucks, Sunoco, Travel Mart
DeWitt De Witt Eastbound 280.0 miles (450.6 km) E-ZPass On-the-Go, Edy's, gift shop, McDonald's, Sunoco
Warners Van Buren Westbound 292.0 miles (469.9 km) E-ZPass On-the-Go, farm market (seasonal), gift shop, McDonald's, Mobil, Original Pizza of Boston, Paulie's Pretzels, tourism information (seasonal)
Port Byron Montezuma Eastbound 310.0 miles (498.9 km) E-ZPass On-the-Go, Edy's, farm market (seasonal), gift shop, McDonald's, Mobil, Original Pizza of Boston
Junius Ponds Junius Westbound 324.0 miles (521.4 km) Dunkin' Donuts, E-ZPass On-the-Go, farm market (seasonal), Roy Rogers, Sunoco, TDD, Travel Mart
Clifton Springs Manchester Eastbound 337.0 miles (542.3 km) Burger King, E-ZPass On-the-Go, farm market (seasonal), Sbarro, Starbucks, Sunoco, Travel Mart
Seneca Victor Westbound 350.0 miles (563.3 km) Checkers, E-ZPass On-the-Go, farm market (seasonal), gift shop, Mobil, Tim Hortons, tourism information (seasonal)
Scottsville Henrietta Eastbound 366.0 miles (589.0 km) Arby's, E-ZPass On-the-Go, farm market (seasonal), gift shop, Mobil, Tim Hortons, tourism information (seasonal)
Ontario Le Roy Westbound 376.0 miles (605.1 km) Convenience store/gift shop with deli, E-ZPass On-the-Go, Edy's, farm market (seasonal), Lavazza, McDonald's, Original Pizza of Boston, Sunoco
Pembroke Pembroke Eastbound 397.0 miles (638.9 km) Checkers, E-ZPass On-the-Go, farm market (seasonal), gift shop, Sunoco, Taste NY Store (seasonal), Tim Hortons, tourism information (seasonal), Villa International Kitchen (seasonal)
Clarence Lancaster Westbound 412.0 miles (663.0 km) Arby's, E-ZPass On-the-Go, farm market (seasonal), gift shop, Sunoco, TDD, Tim Hortons, tourism information
Angola Evans Both 447.0 miles (719.4 km) Auntie Anne's, Carvel, Cinnabon, E-ZPass On-the-Go, Ella's Pizza and Pasta, gift shop, Lavazza, McDonald's, Moe's Southwest Grill, Sandella's, Subway, Sunoco, tourism information

Tolls

Collection methods

A New York State Thruway toll ticket obtained at exit 25A

All components of the New York State Thruway system except for the Garden State Parkway Connector and the Cross-Westchester Expressway are tolled in some capacity. The New York–Ripley mainline employs both an all-electronic, open road tolling system and a closed, ticket-based tolling system. From the New York City line to the NY 17 exit near Harriman, there are three toll gantries that use all-electronic tolling at highway speeds, with tolls collected by E-ZPass or Tolls by Mail.[49][50] From there northward, a closed system is employed where drivers must obtain tickets which show their point of entry and the cost of traveling from there to their desired point of exit. Upon exiting the Thruway, the ticket must be surrendered and the appropriate toll must be paid.[49][51] Two separate closed systems are used on the Thruway mainline, encompassing all of the mainline between Harriman and the Pennsylvania state line except for a section in and around Buffalo.[49]

The southernmost of the three toll gantries is the Yonkers toll gantry, a bi-directional gantry between exits 6A and 7 in Yonkers. In South Nyack, there is a southbound-only toll gantry for the Tappan Zee Bridge. Lastly, there is a northbound, commercial traffic-only gantry in Spring Valley.[50] The closed ticket system originally began at Spring Valley [51] but was moved to exit 16 on March 3, 1974, allowing interchanges along the Thruway in Rockland County to be free of tolls. The toll plaza at Suffern was dismantled along with this change.[52] On April 23, 2016, the southbound toll plaza at the Tappan Zee Bridge in Westchester County was closed and replaced with an southbound all-electronic toll gantry on the Rockland County side of the bridge. In late 2018, all remaining flat-rate toll barriers on the Thruway were replaced with electronic toll gantries.[53] At Harriman, the longer of the two closed, ticket-based systems begins and extends from NY 17 to just east of exit 50 in Amherst. The Berkshire Connector is enclosed within this ticket system, so traveling between the mainline and the connector via exit 21A does not involve crossing a toll barrier, and the connector's exits up to the toll barrier at exit B3 are listed with the mainline exits on tickets for the major closed system. The other system encompasses the portion of the mainline between exit 56 south of Buffalo and exit 61 near the Pennsylvania state line.[49]

To distinguish between exit 16 and the Woodbury toll barrier, Thruway tickets list the NY 17 interchange as exit 16 and the Woodbury toll plaza as exit 15, although the actual exit 15 is situated almost 15 miles (24 km) to the south.[49] Northbound traffic on I-87 traveling through the Woodbury toll barrier is given a ticket while travelers on southbound I-87 must surrender their ticket and pay the appropriate toll. Traffic heading south on I-87 and exiting at exit 16 must pay the appropriate toll for exit 16 at the Harriman toll plaza. Similarly, traffic heading north on I-87 and exiting at exit 16 are charged a fixed-rate toll electronically at the Harriman toll plaza. Traffic entering the Thruway from NY 17 east are charged a toll electronically at the Harriman plaza and, if traveling north, collect a ticket at the Woodbury barrier.[52] (However, this latter situation is less likely to occur because traffic on 17 eastbound is most likely headed south towards New York City, because of 17's south-east gradient beyond Binghamton.) The ticket is identical to that given for exit 15 with the exception that the toll for exit 16 is subtracted from all of the prices.[54][55]

Approaching the Williamsville toll barrier on I-90 / Thruway westbound

The other components of the system that are tolled have far fewer tolls. On the New England Thruway (I-95), there is a single, fixed-rate toll gantry on I-95 northbound in New Rochelle. Meanwhile, the only tolls along the Niagara Thruway (I-190) are those for major bridges along the highway, namely the North and South Grand Island Bridges.[50]

Cost

When the Thruway opened in the mid-1950s, the cost to travel from Buffalo to New York City was $5.60 (equivalent to $50.00 in 2023). The closed ticket system, which at the time extended from Spring Valley to Williamsville, accounted for $5 of the toll, while the remaining $0.60 was charged at the Yonkers ($0.10) and Tappan Zee ($0.50) toll barriers.[51][16] As of April 2010, this trip costs $24.60: $18.35 for the closed ticket system from Williamsville to Woodbury, $5 for the Tappan Zee Bridge, and $1.25 for the Yonkers toll gantry.[56] After the south end of the major closed ticket system was moved from Spring Valley to Woodbury, the Spring Valley toll barrier became a fixed-rate toll for both cars and trucks.[52] The toll for cars was removed in July 1997. At the time, the toll was $0.40 (equivalent to $1.00 in 2023).[16][57]

As of April 2010, the Berkshire Connector costs $0.85 to travel between the Massachusetts state line and exit B1. Tolls west of exit B1 vary based on which direction a motorist travels on I-87.[58] The toll on the minor closed ticket system from Pennsylvania to exit 55 south of Buffalo is $3.15.[59] On I-190, the Grand Island Bridges cost $1 to cross while the New Rochelle toll gantry on I-95 costs $1.75 to pass through.[50] The Black Rock and City Line toll barriers on the Niagara Thruway in Buffalo charged $0.75 at the time of their removal on October 30, 2006.[60]

All tolls along the Thruway were supposed to be abolished when the construction bonds used to build it had been paid off.[61] The last of the bonds was paid off in 1996; however, the tolls remained in place after the New York State Legislature transferred ownership of the New York State Canal System to NYSTA in 1992.[62]

Exit list

For exits on the Cross-Westchester Expressway, the New England Thruway, or the Niagara Thruway, see the articles on those highways.

Mainline

CountyLocation[63]mi[2]kmExit[2]Destinations[2]Notes
WestchesterYonkers0.000.00–
 I-87 south (Major Deegan Expressway) – New York City		Southern terminus; I-87 continues south into New York City as the toll-free Major Deegan Expressway.
0.480.771Hall Place / McLean AvenueNo northbound signage for McLean Avenue
0.921.482Yonkers Avenue – Yonkers RacewayNorthbound exit and southbound entrance; other movements via exit 4
1.772.853Mile Square RoadNorthbound exit and southbound entrance; other movements via exit 4
2.183.514 Cross County ParkwayCloverleaf interchange with Central Park Avenue; exits 4N-S on Cross County Parkway
2.704.355
 NY 100 north (Central Park Avenue) – White Plains		Northbound exit and southbound entrance; southern terminus of NY 100
4.006.446Tuckahoe Road (CR 36) – Bronxville, Tuckahoe, YonkersSigned as exits 6E (east) and 6W (west) southbound
5.148.276ARidge Hill Boulevard / Stew Leonard Drive
5.478.80Yonkers Toll Gantry (no cash)
Ardsley6.109.82Ardsley Service Area (northbound)
7.5812.207 NY 9A – ArdsleyNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
Elmsford10.3316.627A

 Saw Mill River Parkway north to Taconic State Parkway		Northbound exit and entrance; other movements via exit 8

 Saw Mill River Parkway south		Southbound exit only; other movements via exit 8
10.5016.908

 I-287 east / NY 119 / Saw Mill River Parkway north – White Plains, Rye, Elmsford		Southern terminus of I-287 concurrency; signed as exits 8 (I-287) and 8A (NY 119 / Saw Mill) southbound
Tarrytown12.6520.369
 US 9 / NY 119 east – Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow		NY 119 not signed
Hudson River12.80–
14.50		20.60–
23.34		Tappan Zee (Governor Mario M. Cuomo) Bridge
RocklandSouth Nyack14.7623.75Tappan Zee Bridge Toll Gantry (E-ZPass or Toll by Mail, southbound only[64])
16.4926.5410 US 9W – Nyack, South NyackNo southbound exit
Nyack17.6328.3711
 US 9W / NY 59 west – Nyack, South Nyack		NY 59 not signed
West Nyack18.7630.1912 NY 303 – West NyackModule:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecated
20.9433.7013Lua error in Module:Jct at line 204: attempt to concatenate local 'link' (a nil value).Signed as exit 13N (north) and exit 13S (south); exits 9E-W on Palisades Parkway
Nanuet22.8036.6914 NY 59 – Spring Valley, Nanuet
23.0037.01– CR 35 (Pascack Road)Module:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecatedSouthbound entrance only
Spring Valley23.5337.8714A
 Garden State Parkway south – New Jersey		Access via Garden State Parkway Connector
24.3139.12Spring Valley Toll Gantry (E-ZPass or Toll by Mail, northbound only)
Airmont27.6244.4514B Airmont Road (CR 89) – Airmont, Montebello, Monsey, SuffernAccess to Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center; To NY 59; exit opened February 28, 1974[65]
Suffern30.1748.5515

 I-287 south / Route 17 south – New Jersey		Northern terminus of I-287 concurrency; southern terminus of NY 17 concurrency
31.3550.4515A
 NY 17 north / NY 59 – Sloatsburg, Suffern		Northern terminus of NY 17 concurrency
Sloatsburg33.2053.43Sloatsburg-Ramapo Service Area
OrangeHarriman45.0072.4216 Future I-86 / US 6 / NY 17 / NY 32 – HarrimanModule:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecatedHarriman Toll Gantry; NY 32 not signed
Woodbury Toll Barrier (Southern end of ticketed system)
Newburgh60.1096.7217 I-84 / NY 300 / NY 17K – Scranton, Newburgh, Stewart Airport, DanburyExit 36A on I-84
64.8–
65.9		104.3–
106.1		Plattekill-Modena Service Area
UlsterNew Paltz76.01122.3318 NY 299 – Mid-Hudson Bridge, New Paltz, Poughkeepsie, Hyde Park
Ulster91.37147.0519 NY 28 – Kingston, Rhinecliff Bridge, WoodstockAlso Serves I-587 and US 209
96.30154.98Ulster Service Area (southbound)
Saugerties101.25162.9520 NY 32 / NY 212 – Saugerties, WoodstockWoodstock appears only on southbound signage; NY 212 not signed
103.20166.08Malden Service Area (northbound)
GreeneCatskill113.89183.2921 NY 23 – Cairo, Catskill, Hudson, Rip Van Winkle BridgeVia CR 23B
New Baltimore124.53200.4121B
 US 9W to NY 81 – Coxsackie, Ravena, New Baltimore, Athens
127.30204.87New Baltimore Service Area / Capital Region Welcome Center
AlbanySelkirk133.60215.0121A
 To I-90 – BostonModule:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecated		Access via Berkshire Connector
134.93217.1522
 NY 144 to NY 396 – Selkirk
Albany141.92228.4023
 I-787 north / US 9W – Albany, Troy, Rensselaer		Southern terminus of I-787; also serves Times Union Center
148.15238.4224

 I-87 north / I-90 east – Albany, Montreal, Albany International Airport, Boston		Signage changes from north-south to east-west; northern terminus of I-87 concurrency; eastern terminus of I-90 concurrency; also serves US 20, Crossgates Mall, & UAlbany
Guilderland152.80245.91Guilderland Service Area (eastbound)
SchenectadyRotterdam153.83247.5725
 I-890 west / NY 7 / NY 146 – Schenectady		Eastern terminus of I-890
158.82255.6025A I-88 / NY 7 – Schenectady, BinghamtonEastern terminus of Interstate 88
162.22261.0726 I-890 / NY 5 / NY 5S – Schenectady, ScotiaExit opened August 12, 1955[66]
168.20270.69Pattersonville Service Area (westbound)
MontgomeryAmsterdam171.80276.49Mohawk Service Area (eastbound)
173.59279.3727 NY 30 – Amsterdam
Fultonville182.17293.1728 NY 30A – Fultonville, Fonda
Root311.40501.15Fultonville Rest Area / Mowhawk Valley Welcome Center (westbound)
Town of Canajoharie194.10312.3729 NY 10 – Canajoharie, Sharon SpringsAlso Serves NY 5S
HerkimerDanube209.90337.80Indian Castle-Iroquois Service Area
210.62338.9629A NY 169 – Little Falls, Dolgeville
Village of Herkimer219.70353.5730 NY 28 – Herkimer, Mohawk
Schuyler227.00365.32Schuyler Service Area (westbound)
OneidaUtica232.85374.7431

 I-790 / NY 8 / NY 12 to NY 49 / NY 5 – Utica, Rome		Rome only appears on westbound signage. Eastern terminus of Interstate 790
Westmoreland243.37391.6732 NY 233 – Westmoreland, RomeRome only appears on westbound signage
244.00392.68Oneida Service Area (eastbound)
Verona252.71406.7033 NY 365 – Verona, Oneida, RomeRome only appears on eastbound signage; Oneida only appears on westbound signage
MadisonCanastota261.50420.8434 NY 13 – Canastota, Chittenango, OneidaOneida only appears on eastbound signage; Chittenango only appears on westbound signage
Sullivan266.20428.41Chittenango Service Area (westbound)
OnondagaDeWitt276.58445.1134A I-481 – Syracuse, Oswego, ChittenangoExit 6 on I-481; Chittenango only appears on eastbound signage; Oswego only appears on westbound signage
East Syracuse278.93448.8935 NY 298 / NY 635 – Syracuse, East Syracuse
279.40449.65DeWitt Service Area (eastbound)
Syracuse282.93455.3336 I-81 – Watertown, Binghamton, Syracuse AirportExit 25A on I-81
Liverpool283.79456.7237Electronics Parkway – Liverpool, SyracuseSyracuse only appears on eastbound signage; Liverpool only appears on westbound signage
285.95460.1938 CR 57 – Liverpool, Syracuse
Van Buren289.53465.9539 I-690 / NY 690 – Syracuse, Fulton
291.30468.80Warners Service Area (westbound)
CayugaBrutus304.19489.5540 NY 34 – Weedsport, AuburnTo NY 31
Port Byron308.30496.16Erie Canal Heritage Park (eastbound)
Montezuma310.10499.06Port Byron Service Area (eastbound)
SenecaTyre320.41515.6541 NY 414 – Waterloo, Clyde
Junius323.60520.78Junius Ponds Service Area (westbound)
OntarioTown of Phelps327.10526.4242 NY 14 – Geneva, LyonsAlso serves NY 318
Town of Manchester336.90542.19Clifton Springs Service Area (eastbound)
340.15547.4243 NY 21 – Manchester, Palmyra
Farmington347.13558.6544 NY 332 – Canandaigua, VictorVictor only appears on westbound signage
Town of Victor349.20561.98Seneca Service Area (westbound)
350.99564.8645 I-490 – Rochester, VictorVictor only appears on eastbound signage. Eastern terminus of Interstate 490; To NY 96
MonroeHenrietta362.44583.2946 I-390 – Rochester, CorningAlso serves NY 253 and NY 15
365.30587.89Scottsville Service Area (eastbound)
GeneseeTown of Le Roy375.20603.83Ontario Service Area (westbound)
378.56609.2347 I-490 / NY 19 – Le Roy, RochesterWestern terminus of Interstate 490
Town of Batavia390.13627.8548 NY 98 – Batavia
397.00638.91Pembroke Service Area (eastbound)
Pembroke401.72646.5148A NY 77 – Pembroke, MedinaInterchange opened on February 25, 1971[67]
ErieClarence411.60662.41Clarence Service Area (westbound)
Cheektowaga417.27671.5349 NY 78 – Depew, Buffalo Niagara International Airport
Williamsville419.69675.43Williamsville Toll Plaza (Western end of ticketed system)
Buffalo420.34676.4750 I-290 – Niagara FallsEastern terminus of Interstate 290; interchange formerly served NY 5[68]
420.93677.4250ACleveland DriveEastbound exit and westbound entrance
421.57678.4551 NY 33 – Buffalo, Buffalo Niagara International AirportSigned as 51E (east) and 51W (west); interchange formerly served Maryvale Drive[68]
423.19681.0652Walden Avenue  – Cheektowaga, BuffaloSigned as 52E (east) and 52W (west)
424.92683.8452AWilliam Street
426.17685.8553 I-190 – Downtown Buffalo, Canada, Niagara FallsSouthern terminus of Interstate 190; interchange opened on December 14, 1957.[69]
427.94688.7054 NY 400 / NY 16 – West Seneca, East AuroraNorthern terminus of NY 400; interchange (which formerly served only NY 16)  opened on December 14, 1957.[68][69]
West Seneca429.47691.1655 US 219 – Ridge Road, Lackawanna, West Seneca, Orchard Park, SpringvilleEastbound entrance from and westbound exit to US 219; full access to and from Ridge Road. Northern terminus of US 219; Ridge Road interchange opened on December 14, 1957.[69]
Lackawanna430.51692.84Lackawanna Toll Plaza (Eastern end of ticketed system)
Town of Hamburg432.45695.9656 NY 179 (Mile Strip Road) / US 62 – Blasdell, Orchard ParkOrchard Park only appears on eastbound signage; interchange opened on December 14, 1957.[69]
436.22702.0357 NY 75 – Hamburg, East AuroraEast Aurora only appears on eastbound signage; interchange opened on December 14, 1957.[69]; ramp access at NY 75 converted from trumpet interchange to at-grade intersection in 2018[70][71]
Evans444.87715.9557AEden, AngolaExit opened October 2, 1972[72]
446.60718.73Angola Service Area
ChautauquaHanover455.54733.1258 US 20 / NY 5 – Silver Creek, IrvingAccess to Lakeshore Hospital
Dunkirk467.74752.7559 NY 60 – Dunkirk, Fredonia
Town of Westfield485.00780.5360 NY 394 – Westfield, Mayville
Ripley494.51795.84Ripley Toll Plaza (Western end of ticketed system)
494.92796.5061Shortman Road (NY 950D) – Ripley
496.00798.23–
 I-90 west – Erie		Western terminus; I-90 continues into Pennsylvania as a toll-free highway
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Berkshire Connector

The Berkshire Connector is a closed-ticket system that extends east from the Thruway mainline to the Canaan Toll Barrier, connecting the mainline Thruway to the Mass Pike.

CountyLocation[63]mi[2]kmExit[2]Destinations[2]Notes
AlbanySelkirk0.000.00–

 I-87 / New York Thruway to I-90 west – New York City, Buffalo		Exit 21A on mainline Thruway
Hudson River0.95[63]1.53Castleton Bridge
RensselaerSchodack6.5810.59B1
 I-90 west – Albany, Hudson		Western terminus of concurrency with I-90
ColumbiaChatham15.0924.29B2
 NY 295 / Taconic State Parkway south		Northern terminus of Taconic Parkway
Canaan17.8328.69Canaan Toll Barrier (eastern terminus of ticketed system)
23.2737.45B3 NY 22 – Austerlitz, New Lebanon, West StockbridgeTo Route 102
24.2839.07–
 I-90 east / Mass Pike east – Boston, Springfield		Continuation into Massachusetts; eastern terminus of concurrency with I-90
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Garden State Parkway Connector

The entire route is in Rockland County. [63]All exits are unnumbered.

Location[63]mi[2]kmDestinations[2]Notes
Spring Valley0.000.00 I-87 / I-287 / New York Thruway – New York City, AlbanyExit 14A on the mainline Thruway
NanuetNanuetNorthbound exit only; access via CR 35
Chestnut Ridge2.093.36Red Schoolhouse Road (CR 41) – Chestnut RidgeSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
2.403.86
 Garden State Parkway south		Continuation into New Jersey; no commercial vehicles
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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