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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 ...
The first mile (1.6 km) of the road in New York runs along the New Jersey state line, then curves to the north to climb the Shawangunk Ridge and cross Orange County, where it intersects New York State Route 17 (NY 17; future I-86) and later the New York State Thruway . I-84 includes the Newburgh–Beacon Bridge across the Hudson River at Newburgh.
Traffic continuing north remains on a controlled-access route, designated but not signed as NY 981B, to the last signed exit with the concurrent routes of US Route 6 (US 6) and US 202 adjacent to East Branch Reservoir. The highway carrying both roads parallels I-84 at this point.
"This overpass is one of the most highly traveled portions of Route 52, since it connects to I-84 via exit 37 in Newburgh," Jacobson said in a statement provided by the DOT. "I travel across this ...
Oregon fires close I-84. Wildfires burning were playing havoc with traffic heading east from the Tri-Cities on Interstate 84 through Oregon.. The Oregon Department of Transportation said Monday ...
There are a combined 1,673 miles (2,692 km) of Interstate Highways within New York, which handles about 19 percent of vehicle travel in New York. [2] At approximately 0.50 miles (0.80 km), I-78 is the shortest main Interstate Highway, while I-90 is the longest, spanning 385.88 miles (621.01 km) within New York.
The highway was originally designated as Interstate 82 (I-82) but was changed shortly after to its well-known designation, Interstate 84 (I-84). [5] In 1970 through 1973, the first segments of the highway started construction, the segment now designated as I-384 , and the Willimantic Bypass. [ 3 ]
Twenty to 30 cars were involved in a pileup Thursday on Interstate 84 in Multnomah County, Oregon. It happened amid whiteout conditions.