Interstate 87 (New York)
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North end | A-15 at the Canada–United States border in Champlain | |
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Country | United States | |
State | New York | |
Counties | Bronx, Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Ulster, Greene, Albany, Saratoga, Warren, Essex, Clinton | |
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Interstate 87 (I-87) is a 333.49-mile-long (536.70 km) north–south
I-87 was assigned in 1957 as part of the establishment of the Interstate Highway System. The portion of I-87 south of Albany follows two controlled-access highways that predate the Interstate Highway designation, the Major Deegan Expressway (locally known as "the Deegan") in New York City and the tolled New York State Thruway from the New York City line to Albany. North of Albany, I-87 follows the Adirondack Northway, a highway built in stages between 1957 and 1967 (finished just in time to bring Americans to the World Exhibition held in Montreal that year). Early proposals for I-87 called for the route to take a more easterly course through the Hudson Valley and extreme southwestern Connecticut between New York City and Newburgh. These plans were scrapped in 1970 when I-87 was realigned onto the Thruway between Westchester County and Newburgh.
Route description
I-87 makes up most of the major strategic corridor between New York City, the largest metropolitan area in the US, and Montreal, the second-largest metropolitan area in Canada (formerly the largest). The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) considers the route important for commerce, as it connects with numerous highways in the region and serves approximately 80 million people in the Mid-Atlantic states, New England, and Quebec. Motorists can connect to multiple highways to travel farther south along I-95 through the Mid-Atlantic states or farther east into New England.[4]
The highest traffic counts on the highway are between the
South of Albany
Major Deegan Expressway
I-87 and the Major Deegan Expressway begins in
North of Kingsbridge, the expressway follows a generally northeasterly alignment, passing through the center of
New York State Thruway
At the New York City–Yonkers border, I-87 changes to the New York State 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 & Empire City Casino 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. The north–south parkways and I-95 run parallel to the Thruway through Southern Westchester. The Bronx River parkway leaves to the northeast midway through Yonkers, while the Saw Mill and Sprain Brook parkways follow the Thruway out of the city.[6]
All three highways take generally parallel tracks to
The Thruway continues north as a six-lane tollway through the river valley toward
Past Kingston, the highway runs closer to the river as it parallels
Adirondack Northway
Off the Thruway, I-87 and I-90 overlap for a half-mile (0.80 km) along I-90's toll-free path through the Albany area. The brief concurrency ends at exit 1 of the Adirondack Northway in Guilderland, a junction also numbered as exit 1 on I-90. The Adirondack Northway and I-87 are still separate routes that share the same path; the Northway itself actually begins not at I-87/I-90 but about one mile (1.6 km) south from its interchange, the Northway reaches its southern terminus at Western Ave (US 20), and then joins with I-87 for the rest of its route. I-87 turns to head north toward the Canada–United States border at Champlain while I-90 continues east toward downtown Albany and Rensselaer County.[5] South of this point, the Northway feeds into a 0.86-mile (1.38 km) expressway spur known locally as Fuller Road Alternate,[2] which links I-87 and I-90 to US 20.[5] Fuller Road Alternate is designated as New York State Route 910F (NY 910F), an unsigned reference route, by NYSDOT.[2] In 2004, NYSDOT ceremonially designated the entire 176-mile (283 km) Northway as the Adirondack Veterans Memorial Highway.[8]
Fuller Road Alternate
The Northway, the part of Interstate 87 (I-87) north of the New York State Thruway, was built in segments, which became I-87 as they were completed and linked to the pre-existing route. Construction began in the late 1950s on the portion of the Northway between the Thruway and NY 7 near Latham.[9] This segment was open to traffic by 1960.
Fuller Road Alternate, the lone portion of the Adirondack Northway not part of I-87, was originally intended to be part of the Southern Albany Expressway, a proposed highway which would have connected the Northway to Interstate 787 and run parallel to the Thruway between exits 23 and 24.[10]
Exit 1 of the Northway is the only exit on the highway that is within Albany, it connects the highway to
Albany and Saratoga counties
I-87 heads northeast from I-90 as a six-lane freeway with three lanes in each direction. It immediately traverses the
After a brief stretch of housing tracts, I-87 connects to NY 2 and NY 7 at exit 6, a single-point urban interchange, in a commercialized part of Latham. NY 7 joins I-87 here, following the freeway for roughly 0.8 miles (1.3 km) to exit 7, the west end of a limited-access highway previously known locally as Alternate Route 7. While NY 7 heads east toward Troy, I-87 continues north past gradually less commercialized areas as it approaches the northern county line. The businesses ultimately give way to stretches of homes and subdivisions as the highway crosses into Saratoga County by way of the Thaddeus Kosciusko Bridge, called by locals "the twin bridges", spanning the Mohawk River.[5] The northern portion of the Northway through Colonie and Saratoga County is now a heavily traveled commuter route as a six-lane freeway. Since the highway's construction, Saratoga County has become the fastest growing area of the Capital District, and indeed all of upstate New York.[11]
For its first few miles in Saratoga County, I-87 runs across lightly developed parts of the towns of Halfmoon and Clifton Park. Near exit 9, however, the freeway passes through the commercial center of Clifton Park as it connects to NY 146. Clifton Park Center, one of several shopping plazas at the junction, is situated southwest of the exit. Past exit 9, the commercial development subsides as I-87 traverses another area dominated by housing tracts. Just north of the exit, the freeway passes a rest area for northbound traffic. The freeway continues on, passing to the west of the centers of Round Lake at exit 11 and Malta at exit 12. The roadway then meets US 9 at Exit 13, a cloverleaf interchange providing access to Saratoga Spa State Park and downtown Saratoga Springs. I-87 turns slightly to the northeast and begins to loosely parallel the northwestern edge of Saratoga Lake as it crosses Kayaderasseras Creek and enters Saratoga Springs.[5]
As the route travels the east side of Saratoga Springs, it meets NY 9P at exit 14. The junction is adjacent to the regionally popular Saratoga Race Course and thus receives heavy traffic during the racing season. A southbound-only entrance ramp exists off Nelson Avenue Extension about one mile (one point six kilometres) south of exit 14, designed to handle traffic exiting the track at Saratoga Race Course and the Saratoga Casino Hotel. The highway continues around the eastern edge of Saratoga Springs to exit 15, where the relatively undeveloped areas east of I-87 are briefly replaced by Wilton's commercial district along NY 50. As I-87 continues northeast through Wilton, it heads across significantly less developed areas, with open fields becoming the most common feature along the road. It continues into Moreau, connecting to US 9 and serving Moreau Lake State Park by way of exit 17, a once cloverleaf interchange being converted to a "Parclo A2" Partial cloverleaf interchange, before crossing the Hudson River and entering Warren County.[5]
Warren and Essex counties
Between the bridge and exit 18, I-87 passes two rest areas, one for each direction. The road's northward course quickly brings it to the outskirts of
North of Lake George, the Northway runs alongside US 9 to
In North Hudson, the valley becomes less pronounced as the Schroon River reaches its source near exit 30. Here, US 9 and I-87 cross paths again, with the former heading northwest toward Keene and the latter continuing northeast in a narrow valley formed by Ash Craft Brook. After five miles (8.0 km), the stream reaches its source at Lincoln Pond, leaving the Northway to climb in elevation and wind its way northeastward across the surrounding mountains. It reaches slightly more level ground in Westport, where I-87 connects to NY 9N at exit 31. From here, the highway takes a generally northerly track across the Boquet River to the town of Lewis, rejoining US 9 as both roads head toward Clinton County. They split again after seven miles (11 km) as US 9 veers more easterly than I-87 to serve Keeseville. The Northway, meanwhile, heads to the northwest, bypassing the village to cross the Ausable River and enter Clinton County.[5]
Clinton County
Just across the county line, I-87 intersects NY 9N again at exit 34 in
The section of I-87 between exits 38 and 39 crosses a marshy area surrounding Dead Creek, a stream feeding into nearby
I-87 takes a northerly track from US 11, crossing the Chazy River and briefly entering the village limits, where it runs past a series of homes and businesses built up along nearby US 9. As both roads head north out of the village, US 9 connects to the Northway one last time (also the northern terminus of US 9) at exit 43, the last interchange on I-87 before the Canada–United States border. Past the exit, the highway doubles in width, becoming eight lanes wide as it begins to run past the customs facilities on the American side of the border. The Northway and I-87 end shortly thereafter at the Canada–United States border, where the highway continues past the Champlain–St. Bernard de Lacolle Border Crossing into Quebec as A-15 toward Montreal.[5]
History
Designation and early construction
The origins of the Major Deegan Expressway date back to 1936 when the Regional Plan Association concluded that in order to relieve New York City's traffic problems, a limited-access, truck-accessible expressway should be built on the west side of the Bronx. This route would connect the brand-new Triborough Bridge to the proposed New York State Thruway in Westchester County. A 1.5-mile (2.4 km) section of the expressway from the bridge to the Grand Concourse was completed in April 1939. The highway was adorned with Whitestone-style light posts placed every 75 feet (23 m) of the six-lane highway, each of which were 12 feet (3.7 m) in width.[12] The expressway was designated as New York State Route 1B (NY 1B) c. 1941;[13][14][15] however, the designation was removed by 1947.[16] In 1945, public works planner Robert Moses proposed extending the highway to the proposed Thruway. Construction on the extension began in 1950, and the new route was opened in 1956.[12] The Major Deegan Expressway is named for William Francis Deegan, who died in 1932. He was an architect, a major in the Army Corps of Engineers, and a Democratic political leader in New York City.[17]
I-87 was assigned on August 14, 1957, as part of the establishment of the Interstate Highway System.
The Northway was built in segments, which became I-87 as they were completed and linked to the preexisting route. Construction began in the late 1950s on the portion of the Northway between the Thruway and NY 7 near Latham.[21] This segment was open to traffic by 1960, by which time work had begun on two additional segments from Latham to Malta (at NY 67) and from US 9 in northern Saratoga County to US 9 and NY 149 midway between Glens Falls and Lake George village.[19] The expressway was completed between Latham and Clifton Park (NY 146) and from US 9 south of Glens Falls to the Hudson River c. 1961.[22] The US 9–NY 149 section of the highway was finished on May 26, 1961, at a total cost of $9.5 million (equivalent to $74.2 million in 2023[23]).[24] Work on the Latham–Malta segment concluded on November 22 of that year with the opening of a $6.6-million (equivalent to $51.5 million in 2023[23]) piece between NY 146 and NY 67.[25] When the Latham–Malta segment was opened, it featured one of the few railroad grade crossings on an Interstate Highway, just south of the Thaddeus Kosciusko Bridge over the Mohawk River. This at-grade crossing was removed within a couple of years when the railroad line was cut backward and the crossing was no longer needed.[26] Construction on the portion of highway between the two segments began c. 1962.[22][27] The 1.8-mile (2.9 km) part between NY 9P and NY 50 near Saratoga Springs was finished on July 19, 1963,[28] and the entire NY 67–US 9 segment was completed by 1964.[29] An extension linking NY 149 to NY 9N south of Lake George village opened in mid-1963.[28]
By July 1963, the Northway was completed from the Canada–United States border south to exit 34 at
Filling the gaps
The gap in the Northway between Pottersville and Keeseville was narrowed considerably by July 1967 with the completion of a 25-mile (40 km) segment from Pottersville to exit 30 at Underwood. It was closed further on July 25, 1967, with the opening of a three-mile (4.8 km) stretch near Keeseville between exits 34 and 33.[34] The last section of the Northway to be built, a 30-mile (48 km) stretch between Underwood and Keeseville (exit 33), was finished on August 31, 1967.[35] The completion of the Northway linked New York City with Montreal by way of a direct, limited-access highway, with I-87 becoming A-15 at the Canada–United States border.[36] The total cost to build the Adirondack Northway was $208 million (equivalent to $1.45 billion in 2023[23]).[35]
Another gap in I-87 existed in downstate New York, as the plan to build I-87 along the proposed Hudson River Expressway had been scrapped by 1962. Instead, I-87 was now proposed to begin in Port Chester and follow a new routing through Purchase, Armonk, and Katonah to Brewster, where it would join I-84.[37] The routing was modified slightly by 1968: I-87 still began in New York City, then overlapped with I-287 east to Purchase. From there, I-87 headed north along the now-open expressway to Armonk, where it ended at NY 22. Another portion of the highway, from Goldens Bridge (NY 138) to Brewster, was open as well while the part from Armonk to Katonah was under construction.[33] This segment, as well as the part from Katonah to Goldens Bridge, was completed by 1971.[38] On January 1, 1970, I-87 was rerouted between Elmsford and Newburgh to follow the mainline of the Thruway instead, leaving the Purchase–Brewster freeway to become I-684.[39]
Tappan Zee Bridge replacement
The original Tappan Zee Bridge, carrying the concurrency of 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 (equivalent to $719 million in 2023[23]). Unlike other major bridges in New York metropolitan area, the Tappan Zee was designed to last only 50 years.[40] The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) issued a report in October 2011 designating the Tappan Zee's replacement to be a dual-span twin bridge.[41]
Construction officially began in October 2013,[42] 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.[41] The northbound/westbound span opened on August 25, 2017.[43][44] 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.[45][46] The bridge's eastbound span opened to traffic on September 11, 2018.[47][48] Upon completion, the new Tappan Zee Bridge became one of the longest cable-stayed spans in the nation.[49]
In June 2017, the Tappan Zee Bridge was renamed the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge.[50] The renaming resulted in controversy from the public who wanted to keep the name to honor Tappan Indians and Dutch who previously resided in the area.[51] In August 2019, some signs for the bridge were replaced because they did not include the governor's middle initial in the name.[52]
Other developments
In the wake of former New York Yankees player Joe DiMaggio's death on March 8, 1999, Governor George Pataki proposed renaming the Deegan Expressway to the "Joe DiMaggio Highway." However, New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani favored renaming the West Side Highway for DiMaggio instead.[53] Pataki agreed to Giuliani's proposal one week later.[54]
A long stretch of the Northway through the
Exit 6 on the Adirondack Northway was originally a diamond interchange.[58] Construction to convert the junction into a single-point urban interchange began in mid-2008[59] and was completed on September 12, 2010.[60] The total cost of the project was $41.9 million (equivalent to $57.2 million in 2023[23]).[59]
Albany Airport Connector
Until October 2019, there was no exit 3 on the Northway section of I-87, as this number was reserved for an interchange with the now-canceled I-687.[61] A project to improve motorist access to the Albany International Airport at exit 4 took place in the late 2010s. The two old deteriorating bridges at exit 4 which had carried 102,000 vehicles a day were replaced. Once the new replacement bridges were built, the old bridges were demolished. Construction began in February 2015 and was completed on October 31, 2015.[62]
In August 2018, plans were announced to build a new exit 3 on the Northway, providing more direct access from both directions to Albany International Airport.[63] The project was completed by Lancaster Development and Tully Construction at a cost of $50 million, with a target completion date of mid-2020.[64] As part of the interchange, a flyover ramp was constructed over the Northway, allowing northbound and traffic direct access to Albany Shaker Road/NY 155 near the Desmond Hotel Albany. Southbound traffic was able to both exit and enter to/from the connector.[65][66]
The southbound entrance for the connector (exit 3) opened on September 27, 2019,[67] while the southbound exit opened the next month.[68][69] Traffic signals were installed at the intersection of Albany Shaker Road and the connector. The northbound exit opened in November 2019.[70] Other changes completed as part of the project include:[68][70]
- Exit 4 on I-87 northbound was changed to a right turn only onto Wolf Road.
- Exit 4 on I-87 southbound was changed to a right turn only onto Old Wolf Road.
- A new direct entrance ramp was built from exit 5 (Watervliet-Shaker Road/NY 155) to I-87 southbound.
- Turn lanes, sidewalks, and medians were added to Albany Shaker Road between the intersections with the flyover ramps and Wolf Road. A new shared use path was built along Albany Shaker Road between the intersections with the flyover ramps and Albany International Airport.
- A new noise wall along I-87 northbound was built between exits 4 and 5.
Afternoon traffic was expected to be reduced by 54 percent, and morning traffic was expected to decrease by 29 percent.[65] During construction, the project received criticism over the fact that some of the ramps were built on sacred Indian land. Murals were supposed to be installed on the exit 3 overpass, but the murals had still not been installed after the completion of all work on exit 3 in late 2020.[71] The murals were finally installed in early 2021.[72][73]
Exit list
The mileposts below follow actual signage, even though the route is continuous. For the Bronx section of I-87, mile 0.00 is just north of the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge. For the Thruway section of I-87, mile 0.00 is at the Yonkers–Bronx city line. For the Northway section of I-87, mile 0.00 is just north of the overpass with I-90.[74][75]
County | Location[75] | mi[75] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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I-278 east (Bruckner Expressway) – New Haven | Southern terminus | |||||
0.27 | 0.43 | – | Bruckner Boulevard / East 135th Street | Northbound entrance only | ||
Queens | Southbound exit and northbound entrance; exit 47 on I-278 | |||||
0.40 | 0.64 | 1 | Brook Avenue | Southbound exit only | ||
0.56 | 0.90 | 2 | Willis Avenue – Third Avenue Bridge | No southbound entrance | ||
0.80– 1.15 | 1.29– 1.85 | 3 | Grand Concourse / East 138th Street / Madison Avenue Bridge | Madison Avenue Bridge not signed northbound; Grand Concourse not signed southbound | ||
1.30 | 2.09 | 4 | East 149th Street / 145th Street Bridge – Yankee Stadium | Northbound exit only | ||
Highbridge | 2.44 | 3.93 | 5 | East 161st Street / Macombs Dam Bridge – Yankee Stadium | ||
2.30 | 3.70 | 6 | East 153rd Street / River Avenue – Yankee Stadium | Southbound exit and entrance | ||
3.40 | 5.47 | 7 | ||||
University Heights | 4.10 | 6.60 | 8 | West 179th Street | Northbound exit and entrance | |
4.76 | 7.66 | 9 | West Fordham Road / University Heights Bridge | |||
Kingsbridge | 5.92 | 9.53 | 10 | West 230th Street | ||
Van Cortlandt Park | 6.88 | 11.07 | 11 | Van Cortlandt Park South | To Van Cortlandt Park | |
7.21 | 11.60 | 12 | To Henry Hudson Parkway south / Saw Mill River Parkway north | Access via Mosholu Parkway; northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
7.60 | 12.23 | Van Cortlandt Service Area | ||||
7.55 | 12.15 | 13 | East 233rd Street | Also serves Jerome Avenue; northbound ramp diverges before service area | ||
8.20 | 13.20 | 14 | McLean Avenue | Northbound exit and southbound entrance; other movements via Thruway exit 1 | ||
Van Cortlandt Park–Yonkers line | 8.30 0.00 | 13.36 0.00 | Transition between Major Deegan Expressway and New York State Thruway | |||
Westchester | Yonkers | 0.48 | 0.77 | 1 | Hall Place / McLean Avenue | No northbound access to McLean Avenue |
0.92 | 1.48 | 2 | Raceway | Northbound exit and southbound entrance; other movements via exit 4 | ||
1.77 | 2.85 | 3 | Mile Square Road | Northbound exit and southbound entrance; other movements via exit 4 | ||
2.18 | 3.51 | 4 | Cross County Parkway / Mile Square Road | Exits 4S-N on Cross County Parkway; no northbound access to Mile Square Road | ||
2.70 | 4.35 | 5 | NY 100 north (Central Park Avenue) – White Plains | Northbound exit and southbound entrance; southern terminus of NY 100 | ||
4.00 | 6.44 | 6 | Tuckahoe Road ( | Signed as exits 6E (east) and 6W (west) southbound | ||
5.14 | 8.27 | 6A | Ridge Hill Boulevard / Stew Leonard Drive | |||
5.47 | 8.80 | Yonkers Toll Gantry ( Toll by Mail ) | ||||
Greenburgh | 6.10 | 9.82 | Ardsley Service Area (northbound) | |||
Ardsley | 7.58 | 12.20 | 7 | NY 9A – Ardsley | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | |
Greenburgh | 10.33 | 16.62 | 7A | Saw Mill River Parkway to Taconic State Parkway north | Same-directional access only; no southbound entrance; exit 20 on Saw Mill River Parkway | |
10.50 | 16.90 | 8 | Southern end of I-287 concurrency; signed as exits 8 (I-287) and 8A (NY 119/Saw Mill) southbound | |||
Tarrytown | 12.65 | 20.36 | 9 | US 9 / NY 119 east – Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow | NY 119 not signed | |
Hudson River | 12.80– 14.50 | 20.60– 23.34 | Tappan Zee (Governor Mario M. Cuomo) Bridge | |||
Toll by Mail, southbound only[76] ) | ||||||
16.49 | 26.54 | 10 | US 9W – Nyack, South Nyack | No southbound exit | ||
NY 59 not signed | ||||||
West Nyack–Valley Cottage line | 18.76 | 30.19 | 12 | NY 303 / Palisades Center Drive – West Nyack | Palisades Center Drive not signed northbound | |
Bear Mountain, George Washington Bridge | Signed as exit 13N (north) and exit 13S (south); exits 9E-W on Palisades Parkway | |||||
Nanuet | 22.80 | 36.69 | 14 | NY 59 – Spring Valley, Nanuet | To NY 45 | |
23.00 | 37.01 | – | Pascack Road ( CR 35 ) / Old Turnpike Road | Southbound entrance only | ||
Garden State Parkway Connector | ||||||
24.31 | 39.12 | Toll by Mail , northbound buses/trucks/trailers only) | ||||
Northern end of I-287 concurrency; southern end of NY 17 concurrency | ||||||
Hillburn | 31.35 | 50.45 | 15A | NY 17 north / NY 59 east – Sloatsburg, Suffern, Tuxedo | Northern end of NY 17 concurrency; western terminus of NY 59 | |
Ramapo | 32.40 | 52.14 | Tandem Trailer Area | |||
Sloatsburg | 33.20 | 53.43 | Sloatsburg-Ramapo Service Area | |||
Toll by Mail ) for northbound exit and southbound entrance; NY 32 not signed | ||||||
Woodbury Toll Gantry ( Toll by Mail ) | ||||||
Exit 36A on I-84; no direct southbound access to NY 17K; to NY 52 & NY 207 | ||||||
64.8– 65.9 | 104.3– 106.1 | Plattekill-Modena Service Area | ||||
Town of New Paltz | 76.01 | 122.33 | 18 | NY 299 – Mid-Hudson Bridge, New Paltz, Poughkeepsie, Hyde Park | To NY 55 & US 44 | |
Rhinecliff Bridge, Woodstock | I-587 not signed; to US 209 | |||||
96.30 | 154.98 | Ulster Service Area (southbound) | ||||
Town of Saugerties | 101.25 | 162.95 | 20 | NY 32 / NY 212 – Saugerties, Woodstock | Woodstock only signed southbound; NY 212 not signed | |
103.20 | 166.08 | Malden Service Area (northbound) | ||||
Greene | Town of Catskill | 113.89 | 183.29 | 21 | NY 23 – Cairo, Catskill, Hudson, Rip Van Winkle Bridge | Via CR 23B |
127.30 | 204.87 | New Baltimore Service Area / Capital Region Welcome Center | ||||
Bethlehem | 134.93 | 217.15 | 22 | NY 144 to NY 396 – Selkirk | ||
139.80 | 224.99 | Toll Gantry ( Toll by Mail ) | ||||
Southern terminus of I-787; also serves MVP Arena and Albany–Rensselaer station; to NY 32 & NY 443 | ||||||
Toll by Mail ) | ||||||
Northern end of Thruway concurrency; southern end of I-90 concurrency | ||||||
1S-E | NY 910F ; signed as exits 1S (US 20) and 1E (I-90); northern end of I-90 concurrency | |||||
Village of Colonie | 1.32 | 2.12 | 2 | NY 5 (Central Avenue) / Wolf Road – Albany, Schenectady | Signed as exits 2E (east) and 2W (west); Wolf Road not signed southbound | |
Town of Colonie | 3.00 | 4.83 | 3 | NY 155 west / Albany Shaker Road – Albany International Airport | Opened November 2019; northbound entrance via exit 4; formerly planned for I-687 | |
3.10 | 4.99 | 4 | Wolf Road ( NY 910B ) | Southbound entrance via exit 3 | ||
4.21 | 6.78 | 5 | NY 155 east – Latham | |||
5.46 | 8.79 | 6 | NY 7 west / NY 2 east – Schenectady, Watervliet | Southern end of NY 7 concurrency | ||
6.01 | 9.67 | 7 | Northern end of NY 7 concurrency | |||
Mohawk River | 8.24 | 13.26 | Thaddeus Kosciusko Bridge | |||
NY 911P – Vischer Ferry, Crescent | Eastern terminus of CR 92 | |||||
11.56 | 18.60 | 8A | Grooms Road ( CR 91) – Waterford | Exit opened in 1994[78] | ||
Clifton Park | 13.10 | 21.08 | 9 | NY 146 – Clifton Park, Halfmoon | Signed as exits 9E (east) and 9W (west) southbound | |
14.20 | 22.85 | Clifton Park Rest Area (northbound) | ||||
16.00 | 25.75 | 10 | Ushers Road ( Ballston Lake, Jonesville | Ballston Lake not signed southbound | ||
CR 80) – Burnt Hills, Round Lake | ||||||
Malta | 20.86 | 33.57 | 12 | NY 67 – Ballston Spa, Malta | ||
24.54 | 39.49 | 13 | Saratoga Lake, Ballston Spa, Saratoga Springs | Signed as exit 13S (south) and exit 13N (north); also serves Saratoga County Airport | ||
Saratoga Springs | 27.30 | 43.94 | — | Crescent Avenue | Southbound entrance only | |
28.56 | 45.96 | 14 | Saratoga Lake | NY 29 not signed southbound | ||
Saratoga Springs–Wilton line | 30.35 | 48.84 | 15 | NY 50 to NY 29 – Saratoga Springs, Gansevoort, Schuylerville | NY 29 not signed northbound; access to Saratoga Hospital | |
Moreau | 40.64 | 65.40 | 17 | US 9 (Saratoga Road) – South Glens Falls, Moreau Lake State Park | Former cloverleaf signed as exits 17N (north) and 17S (south); converted to parclo B2 interchange | |
Hudson River | 42.73 | 68.77 | Bridge | |||
Adirondacks Welcome Center | ||||||
45.17 | 72.69 | 18 | Corinth Road ( CR 28) – Glens Falls, Corinth | Access to Glens Falls Hospital | ||
47.52 | 76.48 | 19 | NY 254 – Glens Falls, Hudson Falls | Hudson Falls not signed northbound; also serves Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport | ||
49.80 | 80.15 | 20 | NY 149 / US 9 – Fort Ann, Whitehall | |||
Queensbury–Lake George town line | 51.23 | 82.45 | Southern boundary of Adirondack Park | |||
Town of Lake George | 52.98 | 85.26 | 21 | NY 9N – Lake Luzerne, Lake George | Lake George Village not signed southbound; to US 9, NY 9L, Prospect Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway | |
Village of Lake George | 55.02 | 88.55 | 22 | US 9 / NY 9N – Lake George, Diamond Point, Bolton Landing | Diamond Point not signed southbound | |
CR 35) – Warrensburg, Diamond Point | To US 9 & NY 28 | |||||
CR 11) – Bolton Landing | ||||||
Chester | 73.22 | 117.84 | 25 | NY 8 – Chestertown, Hague | ||
78.00– 78.59 | 125.53– 126.48 | 26 | US 9 – Pottersville, Minerva | |||
Essex | Schroon | 81.99 | 131.95 | 27 | US 9 – Schroon Lake | Northbound exit and southbound entrance |
88.70 | 142.75 | 28 | Ticonderoga, Crown Point | Also serves Fort Ticonderoga and Ticonderoga-Larrabees Ferry | ||
CR 84) – Newcomb, North Hudson | ||||||
99.50 | 160.13 | High Peaks Rest Area | ||||
104.46 | 168.11 | 30 | Keene Valley, Keene, North Hudson | |||
Westport | 117.58 | 189.23 | 31 | NY 9N – Elizabethtown, Westport | Access to Essex NY-Charlotte VT Ferry | |
Lewis | 122.90 | 197.79 | Lewis Rest Area | |||
123.48 | 198.72 | 32 | Stowersville Road (CR 12) – Lewis, Willsboro | Willsboro not signed southbound | ||
Chesterfield | 134.98 | 217.23 | 33 | US 9 / NY 22 – Keeseville, Willsboro, Essex | Access to Essex NY-Charlotte VT Ferry | |
Ausable River | 138.34 | 222.64 | Bridge | |||
Au Sable | 138.74 | 223.28 | 34 | NY 9N – Au Sable Forks, Keeseville | ||
Au Sable–Peru town line | 142.41 | 229.19 | Northern boundary of Adirondack Park | |||
Valcour, Port Kent | ||||||
146.60 | 235.93 | Valcour Rest Area (northbound) | ||||
Town of Plattsburgh | 150.10 | 241.56 | 36 | NY 22 – Plattsburgh International Airport | ||
153.06 | 246.33 | 37 | NY 3 – Plattsburgh, Saranac Lake | Saranac Lake not signed southbound; access to Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital | ||
154.87 | 249.24 | 38 | NY 22 / NY 374 – Plattsburgh, Dannemora, Saranac Lake | Signed as exits 38S (south) and 38N (north) | ||
156.36 | 251.64 | 39E | NY 314 east – Cumberland Head, Plattsburgh Bay | Signed as exit 39 northbound; access to Cumberland Head NY-Grand Isle VT Ferry | ||
39N | Moffitt Road | Southbound exit only | ||||
Point au Roche | Formerly NY 456 | |||||
162.10 | 260.87 | Point au Roche-Beekmantown Rest Area / Gateway Information Center | ||||
Sciota | Formerly NY 191 | |||||
Town of Champlain | 174.21 | 280.36 | 42 | US 11 – Mooers, Rouses Point | ||
175.53 | 282.49 | 43 | US 9 – Champlain | Northern terminus of US 9; last exit in the United States | ||
176.16 | 283.50 | — | A-15 north – Montreal | Continuation into Canada at Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Northway Stub/Fuller Road Alternate
The entire route is in Albany County. [75]
Location[75] | mi[79] | km | Exit[79] | Destinations[79] | Notes |
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Guilderland | 0.00 | 0.00 | – | US 20 (Western Avenue) | Southern terminus |
0.3 | 0.48 | Crossgates Mall Road Crossgates Mall | Southbound exit only | ||
New York, Buffalo | Signed as exit 1E (I-90 East) and exit 1W (I-90 West, I-87 South, Thruway); Southern terminus of I-87 concurrency. | ||||
I-87 north (Adirondack Northway) – Saratoga Springs, Glens Falls, Montreal | Continuation Beyond Exit 1. | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Auxiliary routes
The road has three current spur routes, all located along the Thruway portion of I-87.
Two other spurs of I-87 were planned but never constructed, with no plans to sign them in the near future. In the Hudson Valley, I-487 would have run along the Hudson River from I-87 and I-287 in Tarrytown to I-84 east of Beacon.[81][82] The other spur, I-687, would have connected I-90 in Albany to I-87 near Albany International Airport in Colonie.[61] Both routes were canceled in the 1970s as a result of public opposition.[82][83] Part of what would have been I-487 is now the Croton Expressway, which is part of US 9, and part of what would have been I-687 is now the Albany Airport Connector, which provides direct access between the Northway (I-87) and Albany International Airport.[84]
See also
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