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The New York State Thruway (officially the Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway and colloquially "the Thruway") is a system of controlled-access toll roads 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.
Maintained by New York State Parks Department 957B: 2.29 3.69 West River Road South Parkway (SH 35-2 and SH 35-1) on Grand Island: I-190 / Thruway: Maintained by New York State Parks Department 957C: 8.48 13.65 South Parkway West River Parkway (SH 49-1 and SH 51-3) on Grand Island: I-190 / Thruway: Maintained by New York State Parks Department ...
The route of what became I-84 through New York state began in the late 1940s, when the then-New York State Department of Public Works (now NYSDOT) was planning Gov. Thomas Dewey's proposed Thruway system. The plan was for the Thruway's main line to cross the river between Newburgh and Beacon, an area then in the middle of a 30-mile (48 km) gap ...
Interstate 88 (I-88) is an Interstate Highway located entirely within the US state of New York.Nominally signed as an east–west road as it has an even number, it extends for 117.75 miles (189.50 km) in a northeast–southwest direction from an interchange with I-81 north of the city of Binghamton to an interchange with the New York State Thruway west of Schenectady.
A reference marker on NY 17 (the small square sign next to the sign that warns motorists of New York's ban on cell-phones while driving).. The reference markers (popularly referred to as "little green signs", or "tenth-mile markers") are typically-green signs that measure 8 inches (200 mm) wide by 10 inches (252 mm) high and are placed every 528 feet (161 m) on state roads, freeways, and parkways.
The New York State Thruway portion of I-287 was planned around 1950 as part of a tolled limited-access highway that was to connect the major cities of New York. [ 29 ] [ 30 ] A bridge across the Hudson River was planned between Nyack and Tarrytown at a site that was close enough to New York City but far enough from the Port Authority of New ...
Jul. 12—Later this month, two local thruway services areas will temporarily close as work begins on a $450 million project to renovate 27 service areas across the New York State Thruway. The ...
The vast majority of I-90 in New York is part of the New York State Thruway system; the only segment that is not part of the system is a 20-mile (32 km) portion in the city of Albany and its eastern suburbs. Aside from Albany, I-90 also serves Buffalo, Rochester (via I-490), Syracuse, and Utica. [6] I-90N: 27.75: 44.66 I-90/New York State ...