Interstate 190 (New York)
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North end | Lewiston | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | New York | |||
Counties | Erie, Niagara | |||
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Interstate 190 (I-190, locally known as One-Ninety) is a north–south
The freeway bisects downtown Buffalo before crossing Grand Island and travelling around the outskirts of Niagara Falls before crossing the Niagara River on the Lewiston–Queenston Bridge into the Canadian province of Ontario. In Canada, the freeway continues as Ontario Highway 405, a short spur connecting with the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW), which in turn provides a freeway connection to Toronto, Canada's largest city. The 28.34-mile-long (45.61 km) route also provides access to the QEW at the Peace Bridge between Buffalo and Fort Erie, Ontario. I-190 is currently the only three-digit interstate to connect directly with Canada, and one of only two to connect to an international border, the other being I-110 in Texas, which connects to Mexico.
Parts of the highway were built along the former
Route description
I-190 begins at an interchange with the
North of downtown Buffalo, I-190 follows the eastern edge of the
I-190 and NY 324 follow parallel routings across Grand Island, with both roads passing on opposite sides of Niagara Amusement Park & Splash World, a local amusement park, near the center of the island. At the northern edge of the island, NY 324, as signed, terminates at exit 20; however, officially, NY 324 rejoins I-190 across the Niagara River once again via the North Grand Island Bridge. Now in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY 324 ends at a complex interchange featuring NY 384, the Niagara Scenic Parkway, and the LaSalle Expressway on the eastern bank of the river. Farther north, I-190 meets US Route 62 (US 62) at exit 22 and NY 182 at exit 23.[3]
Past NY 182, I-190 turns to the northwest, skirting the northeastern edge of Niagara Falls and roughly paralleling
History
Location | Buffalo–Lewiston |
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Existed | 1957[4]–1959[2] |
The portion of modern I-190 south of
On August 14, 1957, the routing of what is now I-190 (including the then-partially complete Niagara Thruway) was originally designated as I-90N, as intercity routes were assigned before
In 1991, maintenance of I-84 in downstate New York was transferred from NYSDOT to the NYSTA. The monies for that purpose came from tolls levied on I-190 in downtown Buffalo.[13] Under the laws authorizing the thruway construction, the tolls were to be removed once the original bonds used to pay for the construction were paid off, which occurred in 1996; however, the tolls would remain for 10 more years. Attorney Carl Paladino brought a lawsuit against the state in 2006 to force the removal of the tolls.[14] On October 30, 2006, the NYSTA voted to both begin the process of returning maintenance of I-84 to NYSDOT and to remove the tolls on I-190 in Buffalo. Collection of the tolls stopped that day.[15] Both major candidates in the 2006 New York gubernatorial election, Democrat Eliot Spitzer and Republican John Faso, had pledged to remove the tolls on I-190 if elected.[16] While the toll barriers in Buffalo were demolished, the tolls further north on the two Grand Island bridges remained for another 12 years.[17][18] They were finally replaced with electronic tolling in 2018 and have since been demolished.[19]
Exit list
County | Location | mi[20] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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Exit 53 on I-90 / Thruway | ||||||
Buffalo | 0.70 | 1.13 | 1 | South Ogden Street | ||
1.56 | 2.51 | 2 | NY 354 (Clinton Street) to US 62 (Bailey Avenue) | |||
2.22 | 3.57 | 3 | NY 16 (Seneca Street) | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
3.14 | 5.05 | 4 | Smith Street / Fillmore Avenue | |||
3.79 | 6.10 | 5 | Hamburg Street | Northbound exit and entrance | ||
4.13 | 6.65 | Louisiana Street | Southbound exit and entrance | |||
4.99 | 8.03 | 6 | Elm Street – Canalside | |||
5.10 | 8.21 | 7 | LECT west – Buffalo Outer Harbor, Lackawanna | No northbound exit | ||
5.20 | 8.37 | Church Street – Buffalo Outer Harbor | No southbound exit | |||
5.86 | 9.43 | 8 | NY 266 (Niagara Street) | |||
6.58 | 10.59 | 9 | LECT (Porter Avenue / Niagara Street) – Peace Bridge, Fort Erie, Canada | To Queen Elizabeth Way and Ontario Highway 3 | ||
8.69 | 13.99 | 11 | NY 198 east (Scajaquada Expressway) | Western terminus of NY 198 | ||
9.18 | 14.77 | 12 | Amherst Street | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
9.44 | 15.19 | 13 | Austin Street | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
9.88 | 15.90 | 14 | Ontario Street | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
10.50 | 16.90 | Vulcan Street | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | |||
NY 325 (Sheridan Drive) / Kenmore Avenue | Southern temrinus of concurrency with NY 324; NY 325 not signed | |||||
13.33 | 21.45 | 16 | Tonawanda | Western terminus of I-290 | ||
14.20 | 22.85 | 17 | Tonawanda | Signed as "Tonawandas" on guide signs | ||
14.26 | 22.95 | Tonawanda Toll Gantry (northbound) | ||||
Niagara River | 14.50– 14.90 | 23.34– 23.98 | South Grand Island Bridge | |||
Grand Island | 15.35 | 24.70 | 18A | NY 324 west (Grand Island Boulevard) | Northern terminus of concurrency with NY 324; northbound exit and southbound entrance | |
15.46 | 24.88 | 18B | Beaver Island State Park | Signed as exit 18 southbound | ||
17.27 | 27.79 | 19 | Whitehaven Road | |||
19.32 | 31.09 | 20B | NY 324 east (Grand Island Boulevard) / Long Road | Signed as exit 20 northbound; southern terminus of concurrency with NY 324 | ||
19.69 | 31.69 | 20A | West River Road | No northbound exit | ||
20.22 | 32.54 | Niagara Falls Toll Gantry (southbound) | ||||
Niagara River | 20.32– 21.12 | 32.70– 33.99 | North Grand Island Bridge | |||
Niagara | Niagara Falls | 21.14 | 34.02 | 21 | NY 384 (Buffalo Avenue) / Niagara Scenic Parkway north – Niagara Falls | Northern terminus of concurrency with NY 324 |
21.24 | 34.18 | Niagara Thruway ( NYSDOT maintenance) | ||||
21.53 | 34.65 | 21A | Tonawanda | Signed as "Tonawandas" on guide signs | ||
22.08 | 35.53 | 22 | US 62 (Niagara Falls Boulevard) – Niagara Falls International Airport | |||
Niagara | 23.74 | 38.21 | 23 | NY 182 (Packard Road / Porter Road) | ||
25.87 | 41.63 | 24 | NY 31 (Witmer Road) | |||
Town of Lewiston | 27.72 | 44.61 | 25A | NY 265 – Lewiston | No southbound exit | |
27.72 | 44.61 | 25B | NY 104 / Niagara Scenic Parkway – Lewiston | Signed as exit 25 southbound; also serves CBP staff parking lot via Upper Mountain Road | ||
Niagara River | 28.34 | 45.61 | Lewiston–Queenston Bridge Canada–US border | |||
– | Highway 405 west – St. Catharines, Hamilton, Toronto | Continuation into Ontario | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
- LaSalle Expressway
- Robert Moses State Parkway
References
- ^ Starks, Edward (January 27, 2022). "Table 2: Auxiliary Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways". FHWA Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- ^ a b c American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (2006). "Today in Interstate History: February 24". Retrieved April 22, 2012.
February 24, 1959: The American Association of State Highway Officials formally approved changing the designation for I-90N in New York to I-190.
[permanent dead link] - ^ a b c d Microsoft; Nokia (September 13, 2012). "overview map of Interstate 190" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
- ^ American Association of State Highway Officials. August 14, 1957.
- ISBN 0879755792.
- ^ "Niagara Thruway Begun". The New York Times. July 17, 1954. p. 11.
- ^ "Thruway Spurs in North Rushed". The New York Times. August 6, 1955. p. 57.
- ^ "Thruway Crosses Buffalo as Niagara Strip Opens". The New York Times. July 30, 1959. p. 10.
- ^ Spieler, Cliff (May 6, 1964). "Niagara Highway Network Nears Completion". The New York Times. p. XX7.
- H.M. Gousha Company. Sunoco. 1961.
- ^ New York with Sight-Seeing Guide (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1962.
- ^ New York and Metropolitan New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. Sinclair Oil Corporation. 1964.
- ^ Rife, Judy (September 20, 2007). "Thruway retains I-84 upkeep". Times Herald-Record. Middletown, NY. Retrieved October 30, 2007.
- ^ Smerd, Jeremy (September 26, 2010). "Accidental candidate". Crain's New York Business. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
- ^ "Thruway Authority Tolls Ceased At Black Rock and City Line Toll Barriers" (Press release). New York State Thruway Authority. October 30, 2006. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved October 30, 2007.
- ^ Fink, James (October 30, 2006). "I-190 tolls in rear-view mirror". Business First of Buffalo. Retrieved October 30, 2007.
- ^ "The Grand Island Bridges". Niagara Falls Info. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
- ^ "The I-190 Tolls". Higgins for Congress. Archived from the original on January 24, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
- ^ "Grand Island cashless tolls begin; here's what you need to know". WGRZ. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
- ^ Mileage derived as follows:
- I-90 to exit 21: "New York State Thruway Interchange Listing" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 3, 2007. Retrieved October 29, 2007.
- Exits 21 to 25B: "2008 Traffic Data Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. p. 260. Retrieved January 28, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- Exit 25B to Canada: FHWA Route Log and Finder List
External links
- Interstate 190 at Alps' Roads • New York Routes • Upstate New York Roads