New York State Thruway
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{{Infobox road
|state=NY
|marker_image=[[Image:NYS Thruway Sign.svg|88x70px]]
|highway_name=New York State Thruway
|maint=[[New York State Thruway Authority|NYSTA]]
|map=
|length_mi=496.00
|length_round=2
|length_ref=
<ref name="mileage">[http://www.nysthruway.gov/travelers/interchanges/index.html NYSTA Interchange Listing with Mileposts]</ref>
|established=1950s
|direction_a=West
|direction_b=South
|terminus_a={{Jct|state=PA|I|90}} at [[Pennsylvania]] state line
|junction={{Jct|state=NY|NY|400}} in [[West Seneca, New York|West Seneca]]<br>{{Jct|state=NY|I|390}} near [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]]<br>{{Jct|state=NY|I|81}} in [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]]<br>{{Jct|state=NY|I|88}} near [[Schenectady, New York|Schenectady]]<br>{{Jct|state=NY|I|87|I|90}} near [[Albany, New York|Albany]]<br>{{Jct|state=NY|I|84}} in [[Newburgh, New York|Newburgh]]<br>{{Jct|state=NY|NY|17}} in [[Harriman, New York|Harriman]]<br>{{Jct|state=NY|Parkway|Garden State}} in [[Ramapo, New York|Ramapo]]<br>{{Jct|state=NY|Parkway|Palisades}} in [[West Nyack, New York|West Nyack]]
|terminus_b={{Jct|state=NY|I|87}} in [[New York City, New York|New York City]]
|commons=category
}}
The '''New York State Thruway''' (officially the '''Governor [[Thomas E. Dewey]] Thruway''') is a limited-access [[toll road|toll]] [[highway]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New York]]. Built in the 1950s by the State of New York in order to connect the major cities of New York, it is the longest toll road in the United States, with the 496.00 mile (798.23 km) mainline extending from the [[Pennsylvania]]/New York State border in the west to [[Albany, New York|Albany]] in the east, and the [[New York City]] borderline to the south. In 1958 it was incorporated into the [[Interstate Highway System]] as portions of [[Interstate 87]], [[Interstate 287]], [[Interstate 95 in New York|Interstate 95]], [[Interstate 90]], [[Interstate 84 (east)|Interstate 84]], and [[Interstate 190 (New York)|Interstate 190]]. It is operated by the '''New York State Thruway Authority''' (NYSTA).
Only three sections of the Thruway system are not part of the Interstate Highway System. One such section is the [[Garden State Parkway]] Connector, which branches from the Thruway mainline at exit 14A in [[Spring Valley, New York|Spring Valley]] to connect to the Garden State Parkway at the New Jersey state line near [[Montvale, New Jersey|Montvale]]. Another section is located on the Thruway mainline within exit 24 in [[Albany, New York|Albany]], as the mainline is unnumbered for a brief distance between the point where [[Interstate 87]] departs the roadway and [[Interstate 90 (New York)|Interstate 90]] enters it. The third section, the longest such section on the Thruway, is a six-mile portion of the Berkshire Connector, which has no Interstate designation between exit 21A on the Mainline in [[Selkirk, New York|Selkirk]] and exit B1 in [[Schodack, New York|Schodack]], where the Berkshire Connector merges with I-90.
Of the 641.29 miles in the Thruway system, 632.31 miles (98.6%) carries at least one Interstate designation. [[Interstate 90 (New York)|Interstate 90]], which comprises the bulk of the mainline and the Berkshire Connector, runs for 365.55 miles along the Thruway, including 17.70 miles as part of the Berkshire Connector and 347.85 miles on the mainline. [[Interstate 87]] comprises the remaining 148.15 miles of the mainline, including an 18.86 mile long [[concurrency (road)|concurrency]] with [[Interstate 287]] north of New York City. [[Interstate 84 (New York)|Interstate 84]] covers another 71.46 miles, including the [[New York State Bridge Authority]]-maintained [[Newburgh-Beacon Bridge]], while Interstate 287 spans 29.76 miles (including the 18.86 miles shared with I-87), [[Interstate 190 (New York)|Interstate 190]] lasts for 21.24 miles and [[Interstate 95 (New York)|Interstate 95]] covers 15.01 miles.<ref name="mileage" />
[[Image:NYS Thruway Yonkers.JPG|thumb|The New York State Thruway in [[Yonkers]]]]
==Route description==
The New York State Thruway system is a collection of seven individual components across the state of [[New York]], with the 496 mile long mainline as the centerpiece. The system connects New York to four neighboring states ([[Connecticut]], [[Massachusetts]], [[New Jersey]], and [[Pennsylvania]]) as well as the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Ontario]].
All highways maintained by the NYSTA lack the green [[reference marker (New York)|reference marker]]s 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. These markers differ from those used by NYSDOT on [[limited-access highway]]s as state-maintained expressways typically feature tenth-mile signage similar to that used in the remainder of the [[United States]] while [[List of State Routes in New York|state routes]] utilize the reference markers, which display mileage information on their third row.
Except on the mainline, mile markers on NYSTA-maintained roads bear the Thruway logo on the top and an identifier for that highway, such as an I-84 shield for [[Interstate 84 (New York)|Interstate 84]] and the letters "CW" for the Cross-Westchester Expressway ([[Interstate 287]]). Mainline mile markers feature only the word "mile" and the current milepost of the Thruway in relation to New York City.
===Mainline===
[[Image:I-90 exit 45 2.jpg|thumb|right|Advance signage for exit 45 ([[I-490 (NY)|I-490]]).]]
The Thruway begins as Interstate 90 at the [[Pennsylvania]] state line in [[Chautauqua County, New York|Chautauqua County]]. It follows the shore of [[Lake Erie]] northeast and passes along the far western side of [[Cheektowaga, New York|Cheektowaga]], a large [[suburb]] of [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] directly east of the city.. [[U.S. Route 20 in New York|U.S. Route 20]] and [[New York State Route 5]] (both which also start at the Pennsylvania border), parallel Interstate 90 as it travels up the western section of New York. Exit 61 is for Shortman Road (RR 950D) in [[Ripley, New York]]. Interstate 90 parallels the shoreline of [[Lake Erie]], one of the five [[Great Lakes]] for several miles. Interstate 90 passes through [[Westfield, New York|Westfield]] and interchanges at Exit 60 with [[New York State Route 394]]. Route 90 passes [[SUNY Fredonia]] and interchanges with [[New York State Route 60]] at Exit 59.
In [[Silver Creek, New York|Silver Creek]], Routes 20 and 5 are now concurrent and still parallel Interstate 90. Interstate 90 enters [[Erie County, New York|Erie County]], interchanging with several state and county roads. Exit 56 is for the [[New York State Route 179]] (the Milestrip Expressway) in [[West Seneca, New York|West Seneca]]. The Southern Expressway ([[U.S. Route 219 in New York|US 219]]) merges into the Thruway at Exit 55. Interstate 90 enters [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], where it interchanges with its first spur, [[Interstate 190 (New York)|Interstate 190]] at Exit 53. Interstate 90 passes to the west of [[Walden Galleria]] after Exit 52W. [[Interstate 290 (New York)|Interstate 290]] interchanges at Exit 50 in [[Amherst, New York|Amherst]]. Interstate 90 turns to the east and heads towards [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]]. Route 90 now parallels [[New York State Route 33]] and Route 5 again as it re-enters Erie County.
Across upstate New York, it roughly parallels the route of cross-state railroad tracks, which in turn follow the [[Erie Canal]], passing north of [[Batavia, New York|Batavia]], south of [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]], north of [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]], and north of [[Utica, New York|Utica]] before following the valley of the [[Mohawk River]] to [[Albany, New York|Albany]]. Interstate 90 intersects with [[New York State Route 77]] at Exits 48A/B in [[Genesee County, New York|Genesee County]]. Interstate 90 enters [[Monroe County, New York|Monroe County]] and interchanges with [[Interstate 490 (New York)|Interstate 490]] at Exit 47. Interstate 90 continues eastward, edging closer to [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]]. Interstate 90 interchanges with an auxiliary route, [[Interstate 390 (New York)|Interstate 390]] in Henrietta.
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South of Albany, it continues as the southern portion of Interstate 87, roughly paralleling the [[Hudson River]] to the river's west, passing near [[Kingston, New York|Kingston]], [[New Paltz (village), New York|New Paltz]], and [[Newburgh, New York|Newburgh]]. In [[Harriman, New York|Harriman]], the major closed ticket system comes to an end at the [[Woodbury, New York|Woodbury]] toll barrier, located on the mainline within exit 16 ([[New York State Route 17]]), a [[trumpet interchange]]. Along with the mainline barrier in Harriman, a separate toll plaza exists on the exit 16 ramp midway between the Thruway and NY 17 exit 131 ([[New York State Route 32]]). 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 to the south.
Northbound traffic on I-87 traveling through the Woodbury toll barrier is given a ticket stamped for exit 15 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. Traffic heading north on I-87 and exiting at exit 16 must pay a fixed-rate toll at the Harriman plaza. Traffic entering the Thruway from NY 17 east must pay a fixed-rate toll at the Harriman barrier and, if traveling north, collect a discounted ticket stamped exit 16 at the Woodbury barrier. 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.
[[Image:NewYorkStateThruway(I-87).jpg|thumb|left|The New York State Thruway ([[Interstate 87|I-87]]) looking east from Nordkop Mountain in [[Suffern, New York|Suffern]].]]
South of Harriman, the Thruway follows the valley of the [[Ramapo River]] until its junction near the [[New Jersey]] border with [[Interstate 287]], which it joins, then cuts east across [[Rockland County, New York|Rockland County]]. It connects with the New York segment of the [[Garden State Parkway]] then crosses the Hudson on the [[Tappan Zee Bridge]]. On the east side of the Hudson it continues south through [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester County]] to the Bronx. The exit numbering system begins at the Bronx/Westchester County line with exit 1 and ends with exit 61 at the Pennsylvania/New York border.
[[Image:Bridge w reflection2.jpg|thumb|right|Tappan Zee Bridge (I-87)]]
The highway employs both open-system and closed-system tolling. From the Bronx/Westchester County line to the [[New York State Route 17]] exit, an open system (coin-drop) is used. 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. Two separate closed systems are used on the Thruway mainline; one between NY 17 and Buffalo (with an inclusive spur route) and another from Buffalo to Exit 61.
===Berkshire Connector===
The Berkshire Connector is a 24.28 mile long east-west spur connecting the Thruway mainline to the [[Massachusetts Turnpike]]. The connector is enclosed within the mainline's major closed 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 end of the closed system past exit B2 are listed with the mainline exits on tickets for the major closed system.
The spur separates from the Thruway at exit 21A in [[Selkirk, New York|Selkirk]], south of [[Albany, New York|Albany]], and proceeds east over the [[Castleton Bridge]], crossing the [[Hudson River]], before navigating through the southernmost portion of [[Rensselaer County, New York|Rensselaer County]]. In [[Schodack, New York|Schodack]], the Connector meets [[Interstate 90 (New York)|Interstate 90]] at exit B1. I-90 joins the Berkshire Connector, following the spur east into [[Columbia County, New York|Columbia County]].
Unlike the Rensselaer County segment, which runs east-west, the Berkshire Connector in Columbia County takes on a northwest-southeast alignment as the roadway heads toward [[Massachusetts]]. In [[East Chatham, New York|East Chatham]], I-90 and the Connector interchange with the northern terminus of the [[Taconic State Parkway]] at exit B2. Two miles to the southeast, the closed ticket system comes to an end at the [[Canaan, New York|Canaan]] toll barrier. The Thruway then interchanges with [[New York State Route 22]] before crossing into Massachusetts and becoming the Mass Pike.
===Cross-Westchester Expressway===
{{main|Cross Westchester Expressway}}
In 1990, the State Legislature directed the Authority to purchase the Cross-Westchester Expresway ([[Interstate 287]]) from the State, as a toll-free component of the Thruway system for $20 million. The Cross-Westchester begins at I-87/Thruway exit 8 in [[Elmsford, New York|Elmsford]], where I-287 splits from the Thruway mainline, and travels to the southeast across [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester County]] to [[Interstate 95 (New York)|Interstate 95]], the New England Thruway, exit 21 in [[Rye, New York|Rye]].
===Garden State Parkway Connector===
The Garden State Parkway Connector is a 2.40 mile long road that connects the Thruway with the [[Garden State Parkway]] at the [[New Jersey]] state line via interchange 14A. The final 0.31 miles, south of the Schoolhouse Road - Chestnut Ridge exit, is the only part of the Thruway system that prohibits commercial vehicles as the Garden State Parkway prohibits commercial traffic north of exit 105.<ref>{{cite web | title = Commercial Services: TOPS: Invalid Routes | publisher = New York State Thruway Authority | date = | url = http://www.nysthruway.gov/commercial/tops/invalid-routes.html | accessdate = [[2008-06-17]]}}</ref> Although the connector itself is toll free, the Garden State Parkway mainline in [[New Jersey]] is tolled.
[[Image:New York Thruway Toll Ticket.jpg|thumb|A New York State Thruway toll ticket, obtained at exit 25A.]]
===Interstate 84===
{{main|Interstate 84 (New York)}}
Similar to I-287, in 1991, the Authority was directed to assume the cost of operating and maintaining a 70-mile segment of [[Interstate 84 (New York)|Interstate 84]], an annual expense of approximately $14 million. Only one portion of I-84 in [[New York]], the [[Newburgh-Beacon Bridge]] connecting [[Newburgh, New York|Newburgh]] and [[Beacon, New York|Beacon]], carries a toll. However, the bridge is operated and maintained by the [[New York State Bridge Authority]], which collects all revenue from tolls on the structure.
As of 2007, there is no direct connection between the Thruway mainline and Interstate 84. Instead, exits from both expressways (I-87/Thruway exit 17 and I-84 exit 7) use [[New York State Route 300]]. The lone interruption along the shared portion of NY 300 is a single [[traffic light]] at the intersection of NY 300 and Stewart Avenue, a local street connecting NY 300 to [[New York State Route 17K]]. Improvements have brought both interchanges individually up to freeway standards, though at a loss to local traffic. The Thruway Authority is currently constructing an interchange which will allow direct access between I-84 and I-87, without compromising local access to either.<ref>[http://www.thruway.state.ny.us/projectsandstudies/projects/i84-i87/index.html NYSTA I-84/I-87 Interchange Project]</ref>
At its October, 2006 meeting, the Authority Board approved an action related to the elimination of the toll barriers at Black Rock and City Line in [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]]. After accounting for the cost of toll collection, these barriers were expected to generate approximate $14.1 million. To allow for cessation of toll collections at these locations, the Authority accepted $14.1 million from the State Senate to replace the expected toll revenue for one year. The Board action also authorized providing one-year notice of the return of operational responsibilities of [[Interstate 84 (New York)|Interstate 84]] to the [[NYSDOT]] as provided for in the Authority's agreement with the same. The return was the only option available to the Board that did not require legislation and was revenue neutral.<ref>[http://www.nysthruway.gov/news/pressrel/2006/10/2006-10-30-buff-tolls-ceased.html NYSTA Press Release on Buffalo tolls]</ref> The [[Grand Island, New York|Grand Island]] Bridge tolls on I-190 remain intact.
===New England Thruway===
{{main|New England Thruway}}
The New England Thruway (NET) is a 15.01 mile long segment of [[Interstate 95 (New York)|Interstate 95]] under the operation and maintenance of the Thruway Authority. The Thruway begins at the end of the [[Bruckner Expressway]] at [[Pelham Parkway]] (exit 8) and continues along I-95 to the [[Connecticut]] state line, where I-95 becomes the [[Connecticut Turnpike]].
Between the [[The Bronx]] and [[New Rochelle, New York|New Rochelle]], the Thruway is toll-free. At New Rochelle, a $1.50 cash toll (discounted to $1.13 with EZPass) is collected by way of a northbound-only toll barrier, the only such structure on the NET.<ref>[http://www.nysthruway.gov/tolls/barrier.html#nr NYSTA Toll Barriers]</ref> No toll exists on the entirety of I-95 southbound.
===Niagara Thruway===
{{main|Interstate 190 (New York)}}
The first 21.24 miles of Interstate 190 from I-90 in [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] to [[New York State Route 384]] in [[Niagara Falls, New York|Niagara Falls]] is known as the Niagara Thruway and is maintained by the Thruway Authority. North of NY 384, the expressway is named the Niagara Expressway and is maintained by the NYSDOT.
==History==
{{Unreferencedsection|date=July 2007}}
A toll [[superhighway]] connecting the major cities of New York State which would become part of a larger nationwide highway network was first proposed in 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 turnpike. The project was to be financed through [[toll revenue bond]]s 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.
The Thruway opened in sections in the early to mid 1950s. The first toll section, between [[Westmoreland, New York|Lowell]] and [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]], opened on [[June 24]], [[1954]]. The last section of the 426 mile (681 km) mainline between Buffalo and the Bronx was completed on [[August 31]], [[1956]]. The total cost was $600 million, financed by the sale of $972 million in bonds. At the time, it was the longest toll road in the world.
The ticket system originally began at the [[Spring Valley, New York|Spring Valley]] toll barrier but was later moved to exit 16 to make it possible to build simple toll-free interchanges in the stretch between the two. The toll plaza at Suffern was dismantled along with this change.<ref> "Tappan Zee Car Toll To Rise to $3 in July", ''[[The New York Times]]'' [[January 28]] [[1997]] </ref> The Spring Valley toll barrier remains today as a westbound-only commercial traffic toll.
[[Image:I90metric.gif|frame|left|Example of all-metric signage near Syracuse during the late 1970s.]]
In 1957, the mainline was extended 70 mi (112 km) west from Buffalo along [[Lake Erie]] to the [[Pennsylvania]] border. From 1957 to 1960, several spurs of the road were built to connect the road to turnpikes in the neighboring states of [[Connecticut]] and [[Massachusetts]]. In 1958, sections of the Thruway were given the current designations as part of the Interstate Highway System.
In 1964, the New York State Legislature officially renamed the Thruway in honor of former governor [[Thomas E. Dewey]]. The official designation is, however, rarely used in reference to the road.
In the late 1970s, the NYSTA experimented with all-metric signage in the [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]] area. This experiment included all metric signing for Exits 35 and 36 and a couple of "Speed Limit 88 km/h" signs. Local folklore suggests this stretch of the Thruway was chosen for the experiment because of strong political opposition in the area to the metric conversion plans.
In August 1993, the NYSTA became the first agency to implement the [[E-ZPass]] electronic toll collection system. By December 1996 it was implemented at all toll barriers on the Thruway.
In 1997, the construction [[Bond (finance)|bond]] used to build the Thruway had been paid off, and all tolls along the Thruway were supposed to be abolished. However, the [[New York State Legislature]] voted to maintain the tolls. This action has engendered regional hostility within the state, particularly from the upstate counties which see the maintenance of the toll as a regional-based tax and that the tolls help maintain the economic disparity between the poor, rural upstate and the rich, urban downstate.
In 2006, the Thruway Authority voted to end tolls on a six mile section of the I-190 portion of the Thruway at the urging of many Buffalo area politicians. Both major candidates in the [[New York gubernatorial election, 2006|2006 gubernatorial election]], Democrat and eventual victor [[Eliot Spitzer]] and Republican [[John Faso]], vowed to eliminate the tolls if elected. Tolls remain on the 496 mile Thruway mainline, as well as on the [[North Grand Island Bridge|North]] and [[South Grand Island Bridge|South]] [[Grand Island, New York|Grand Island]] Bridges connecting I-190 with the island.
On [[March 1]], [[2007]], the Thruway Authority announced that wireless internet access ([[Wi-Fi]]) would be available at all service areas along the Thruway.<ref>[http://www.nysthruway.gov/news/pressrel/2007/03/2007-03-01-wifi.html Thruway Authority announces Wi-Fi Availability at Travel Plazas] </ref> Signage for the 27 service areas was updated to reflect this new feature.
==Exit list==
===Mainline===
{| class="wikitable"
!County
!Location
!Mile<ref name="mileage" />
![[Exit number|#]]
!Destinations
!Notes
|-
|rowspan="18"|[[Westchester County, New York|Westchester]]
|rowspan="9"|[[Yonkers, New York|Yonkers]]
|0.00
!colspan="3"|South end of Thruway
|-
|0.48
|1
|Hall Place, McLean Avenue
|
|-
|1.42
|2
|[[Yonkers Avenue]] - [[Yonkers Raceway]]
|Northbound exit and southbound entrance
|-
|1.77
|3
|Mile Square Road
|Northbound exit and southbound entrance
|-
|2.18
|4
|{{jct|state=NY|Parkway|Cross County|road=Mile Square Road}}
|
|-
|2.70
|5
|{{jct|state=NY|NY|100|name1=Central Park Avenue|city1=White Plains}}
|Northbound exit and southbound entrance
|-
|4.00
|6
|Tuckahoe Road - [[Bronxville, NY|Bronxville]], [[Yonkers, NY|Yonkers]]
|Signed as exits 6E (east) and 6W (west) southbound
|-
|5.14
|6A
|Stew Leonard Drive
|
|-
|5.47
!colspan="3"|Yonkers toll barrier- $1 toll in both directions
|-
|[[Dobbs Ferry, New York|Dobbs Ferry]]
|7.84
|7
|{{jct|state=NY|NY|9A|city1=Ardsley}}
|Northbound exit and southbound entrance
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Greenburgh, New York|Greenburgh]]
|10.33
|7A
|{{jct|state=NY|Parkway|Saw Mill|dir1=north|to2=to|Parkway|Taconic State}}
|Northbound exit only
|-
|10.33
|7A
|{{jct|state=NY|Parkway|Saw Mill|dir1=south}}
|Southbound exit and northbound entrance
|-
|11.31
|8A
|{{jct|state=NY|NY|119|Parkway|Saw Mill|dir2=north|city1=Elmsford}}
|Northbound exit is part of exit 8
|-
|
|8
|{{jct|state=NY|I|287|dir1=east|name1=[[Cross Westchester Expressway]]|city1=White Plains|city2=Rye}}
|
|-
!colspan=4|South end of I-287 overlap
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Tarrytown, New York|Tarrytown]]
|12.85
|9
|{{jct|state=NY|US|9|city1=Tarrytown}}<!--and Sleepy Hollow?-->
|
|-
|13.07
!colspan=3|Tappan Zee Bridge toll barrier- $4.50 toll (southbound only)
|-
|rowspan=2|
!colspan="3" rowspan=2|[[Tappan Zee Bridge]] over the [[Hudson River]]
|-
|rowspan="12"|[[Rockland County, New York|Rockland]]
|rowspan=2|[[South Nyack, New York|South Nyack]]
|-
|16.75
|10
|{{jct|state=NY|US|9W|city1=Nyack|city2=South Nyack}}
|No southbound exit
|-
|[[Nyack, New York|Nyack]]
|17.42
|11
|{{jct|state=NY|US|9W|city1=Nyack|city2=South Nyack|name1=[[NY 59]]}}
|
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Clarkstown, New York|Clarkstown]]
|18.76
|12
|{{jct|state=NY|NY|303|city1=West Nyack|road=Palisades Center Drive}}
|
|-
|20.94
|13
|{{jct|state=NY|Parkway|Palisades|city1=Bear Mountain}}; [[New Jersey]]
|Signed as exits 13N (north) and 13S (south)
|-
|22.80
|14
|{{jct|state=NY|NY|59|city1=Spring Valley|city2=Nanuet}}
|
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Ramapo, New York|Ramapo]]
|23.53
|14A
|{{jct|state=NY|Parkway|Garden State}} - [[New Jersey]]
|
|-
|24.31
!colspan="3"|[[Spring Valley, New York|Spring Valley]] toll barrier (northbound commercial vehicles without [[EZ-Pass]] only)
|-
|27.62
|14B
|Airmont Road ([[County Route 89 (Rockland County, New York)|CR 89]]) – [[Airmont, New York|Airmont]], [[Montebello, New York|Montebello]]
|
|-
!colspan=4|North end of I-287 overlap
|-
|30.17
|15
|{{jct|state=NJ|I|287|dir1=south|NJ|17|dir2=south}} - [[New Jersey]]
|South end of NY 17 overlap
|-
|31.35
|15A
|{{jct|state=NY|NY|17|dir1=north|NY|59|city1=Sloatsburg|city2=Suffern}}
|North end of NY 17 overlap
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Orange County, New York|Orange]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Woodbury, New York|Woodbury]]
|45.03
!colspan=4|Woodbury toll barrier
|-
|45.20
|16
|{{jct|state=NY|US|6|NY|17|city1=Harriman}}
|
|-
|[[Newburgh (town), New York|Newburgh]]
|60.10
|17
|{{jct|state=NY|NY|17K|NY|300|to3=to|I|84|city1=Newburgh|city2=Middletown}}, [[Stewart International Airport]]
|
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Ulster County, New York|Ulster]]
|[[New Paltz (town), New York|New Paltz]]
|76.01
|18
|{{jct|state=NY|NY|299|city1=New Paltz|city2=Poughkeepsie}}
|
|-
|[[Kingston, New York|Kingston]]
|91.37
|19
|{{jct|state=NY|NY|28|name1=[[I-587 (NY)|I-587]]|city1=Kingston|city2=Rhinecliff Bridge}}
|
|-
|[[Saugerties (town), New York|Saugerties]]
|101.25
|20
|{{jct|state=NY|NY|32|city1=Saugerties|city2=Woodstock}}
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Greene County, New York|Greene]]
|[[Catskill (town), New York|Catskill]]
|113.89
|21
|{{jct|state=NY|NY|23|city1=Cairo|city2=Catskill}}
|
|-
|[[New Baltimore, New York|New Baltimore]]
|124.53
|21B
|{{jct|state=NY|US|9W|to2=to|NY|81|city1=Coxsackie}}
|
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[Albany County, New York|Albany]]
|[[Coeymans, New York|Coeymans]]
|133.60
|21A
|{{jct|state=NY|to1=to|I|90|dir1=east|name1=[[Mass Turnpike]]}} - [[Boston, MA|Boston]]
|
|-
|[[Bethlehem, New York|Bethlehem]]
|134.93
|22
|{{jct|state=NY|NY|144|to2=to|NY|396|city1=Selkirk}}
|
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Albany, New York|Albany]]
|141.92
|23
|{{jct|state=NY|I|787|US|9W|city1=Albany|city2=Troy|city3=Rensselaer}}
|
|-
!colspan=4|North end of I-87 overlap
|-
|148.15
|24
|{{jct|state=NY|I|87|dir1=north|I|90|dir2=east|city1=Albany}}, [[Montreal, QC|Montreal]]
|
|-
!colspan=4|East end of I-90 overlap
|-
|[[Guilderland, New York|Guilderland]]
|153.83
|25
|{{jct|state=NY|I|890|NY|7|NY|146|city1=Schenectady}}
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Schenectady County, New York|Schenectady]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Rotterdam, New York|Rotterdam]]
|158.82
|25A
|{{jct|state=NY|I|88|NY|7|city1=Schenectady|city2=Binghamton}}
|
|-
|162.22
|26
|{{jct|state=NY|I|890|NY|5|NY|5S|city1=Schenectady|city2=Scotia}}
|
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Montgomery County, New York|Montgomery]]
|[[Amsterdam, New York|Amsterdam]]
|173.59
|27
|{{jct|state=NY|NY|30|city1=Amsterdam}}
|
|-
|[[Glen, New York|Glen]]
|182.17
|28
|{{jct|state=NY|NY|30A|city1=Fultonville|city2=Fonda}}
|
|-
|[[Canajoharie, New York|Canajoharie]]
|194.10
|29
|{{jct|state=NY|NY|10|city1=Canajoharie|city2=Sharon Springs}}
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Herkimer County, New York|Herkimer]]
|[[Danube, New York|Danube]]
|210.62
|29A
|{{jct|state=NY|NY|169|city1=Little Falls|city2=Dolgeville}}
|
|-
|[[Herkimer, New York|Herkimer]]
|219.70
|30
|{{jct|state=NY|NY|28|city1=Herkimer|city2=Mohawk}}
|
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Oneida County, New York|Oneida]]
|[[Utica, New York|Utica]]
|232.85
|31
|{{jct|state=NY|I|790|NY|8|NY|12|city1=Utica}}
|
|-
|[[Westmoreland, New York|Westmoreland]]
|243.37
|32
|{{jct|state=NY|NY|233|city1=Westmoreland|city2=Rome}}
|
|-
|[[Verona, New York|Verona]]
|252.71
|33
|{{jct|state=NY|NY|365|city1=Verona|city2=Oneida|city3=Rome}}
|
|-
|[[Madison County, New York|Madison]]
|[[Lenox, New York|Lenox]]
|261.5
|34
|{{jct|state=NY|NY|13|city1=Canastota|city2=Chittenango|city3=Oneida}}
|
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Onondaga County, New York|Onondaga]]
|[[Dewitt, New York|Dewitt]]
|276.58
|34A
|{{jct|state=NY|I|481|city1=Syracuse|city2=Oswego|city3=Chittenango}}
|
|-
|[[East Syracuse, New York|East Syracuse]]
|278.93
|35
|{{jct|state=NY|NY|298|city1=Syracuse|city2=East Syracuse}}
|
|-
|[[Mattydale, New York|Mattydale]]
|282.93
|36
|{{jct|state=NY|I|81|city1=Watertown|city2=Binghamton}}
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Salina, New York|Salina]]
|283.79
|37
|Electronics Parkway - [[Liverpool, New York|Liverpool]], [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]]
|
|-
|285.95
|38
|{{jct|state=NY|CR|57|county1=Onondaga|city1=Liverpool|city2=Syracuse}}
|
|-
|[[Van Buren, New York|Van Buren]], [[Geddes, New York|Geddes]]
|289.53
|39
|{{jct|state=NY|I|690|NY|690|city1=Syracuse|city2=Fulton}}
|
|-
|[[Cayuga County, New York|Cayuga]]
|[[Brutus, New York|Brutus]]
|304.19
|40
|{{jct|state=NY|NY|34|city1=Weedsport|city2=Auburn}}
|
|-
|[[Seneca County, New York|Seneca]]
|[[Tyre, New York|Tyre]]
|320.41
|41
|{{jct|state=NY|NY|414|city1=Waterloo|city2=Clyde}}
|
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Ontario County, New York|Ontario]]
|[[Phelps, New York|Phelps]]
|327.10
|42
|{{jct|state=NY|NY|14|city1=Geneva|city2=Lyons}}
|
|-
|[[Manchester, New York|Manchester]]
|340.15
|43
|{{jct|state=NY|NY|21|city1=Manchester|city2=Palmyra}}
|
|-
|[[Farmington, New York|Farmington]]
|347.13
|44
|{{jct|state=NY|NY|332|city1=Canandaigua (city)|city2=Victor}}
|
|-
|[[Victor, New York|Victor]]
|350.99
|45
|{{jct|state=NY|I|490|city1=Rochester|city2=Victor}}
|
|-
|[[Monroe County, New York|Monroe]]
|[[Henrietta, New York|Henrietta]]
|362.44
|46
|{{jct|state=NY|I|390|city1=Rochester|city2=Corning}}
|
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Genesee County, New York|Genesee]]
|[[Bergen (town), New York|Bergen]]
|378.56
|47
|{{jct|state=NY|I|490|NY|19|city1=LeRoy|city2=Rochester}}
|
|-
|[[Batavia (town), New York|Batavia]]
|390.13
|48
|{{jct|state=NY|NY|98|city1=Batavia}}
|
|-
|[[Pembroke, New York|Pembroke]]
|401.72
|48A
|{{jct|state=NY|NY|77|city1=Pembroke|city2=Medina}}
|
|-
|rowspan="14"|[[Erie County, New York|Erie]]
|[[Cheektowaga, New York|Cheektowaga]]
|417.27
|49
|{{jct|state=NY|NY|78|city1=Depew|city2=Lockport}}
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Williamsville, New York|Williamsville]]
|419.69
!colspan=3|Williamsville toll barrier
|-
|420.34
|50
|{{jct|state=NY|I|290|city1=Niagara Falls}}
|
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Cheektowaga, New York|Cheektowaga]]
|420.70
|50A
|Cleveland Drive
|Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
|-
|421.57
|51
|{{jct|state=NY|NY|33|city1=Buffalo Niagara International Airport|city2=Buffalo}}
|Signed as exits 51W (west) and 51E (east)
|-
|423.19
|52
|Walden Avenue ([[New York State Route 952Q|NY 952Q]]) - [[Buffalo, NY|Buffalo]], [[Cheektowaga, NY|Cheektowaga]]
|Signed as exits 52W (west) and 52E (east)
|-
|424.92
|52A
|William Street
|
|-
|426.17
|53
|{{jct|state=NY|I|190|city1=Downtown Buffalo}}, [[Canada]], [[Niagara Falls, NY|Niagara Falls]]
|
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[West Seneca, New York|West Seneca]]
|427.94
|54
|{{jct|state=NY|NY|400|NY|16|city1=West Seneca|city2=East Aurora}}
|
|-
|429.47
|55
|{{jct|state=NY|US|219|city1=Orchard Park|city2=Springville|road=Ridge Road|city3=Lackawanna|city4=West Seneca}}
|
|-
|430.51
!colspan="3"|Lackawanna toll barrier
|-
|[[Lackawanna, New York|Lackawanna]]
|432.45
|56
|{{jct|state=NY|NY|179|name1=Mile Strip Road|city1=Blasdell|city2=Orchard Park}}
|
|-
|[[Hamburg, New York|Hamburg]]
|436.22
|57
|{{jct|state=NY|NY|75|city1=Hamburg|city2=East Aurora}}
|
|-
|[[Evans, New York|Evans]]
|444.87
|57A
|[[Eden, New York|Eden]], [[Angola, New York|Angola]]
|
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Chautauqua County, New York|Chautauqua]]
|[[Hanover, New York|Hanover]]
|455.54
|58
|{{jct|state=NY|US|20|NY|5|city1=Silver Creek|city2=Irving}}
|
|-
|[[Dunkirk, New York|Dunkirk]]
|467.74
|59
|{{jct|state=NY|NY|60|city1=Dunkirk|city2=Fredonia}}
|
|-
|[[Westfield, New York|Westfield]]
|485.00
|60
|{{jct|state=NY|NY|394|city1=Westfield|city2=Mayville}}
|
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Ripley, New York|Ripley]]
|494.51
!colspan="3"|Ripley toll barrier
|-
|494.92
|61
|Shortman Road ([[New York State Route 950D|NY 950D]]) - [[Ripley, New York|Ripley]]
|
|-
|496.00
!colspan="3"|West end of Thruway
|}
===Berkshire Connector===
{| class=wikitable
!County
!Location
!Mile<ref name="mileage" />
![[Exit number|#]]
!Destinations
!Notes
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Albany County, New York|Albany]]
|rowspan=2|[[Coeymans, New York|Coeymans]]
|0.00
|
|{{jct|state=NY|I|87|to2=to|I|90|city1=New York City|city2=Albany|city3=Buffalo}}
|Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
|-
|rowspan=2|
!rowspan=2 colspan=3|[[Castleton Bridge]] over the [[Hudson River]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Rensselaer County, New York|Rensselaer]]
|rowspan=2|[[Schodack, New York|Schodack]]
|-
|6.58
|B1
|{{jct|state=NY|I|90|dir1=west|US|9|city1=Albany|city2=Hudson}}
|West end of I-90 overlap
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Columbia County, New York|Columbia]]
|[[Chatham (town), New York|Chatham]]
|15.09
|B2
|{{jct|state=NY|Parkway|Taconic|NY|295}}
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Canaan, New York|Canaan]]
|17.83
!colspan=3|Canaan toll barrier
|-
|23.27
|B3
|{{jct|state=NY|NY|22|city1=Austerlitz|city2=New Lebanon}}
|-
|24.28
!colspan=3|East end of the Thruway
|}
===Cross-Westchester Expressway===
See [[Cross Westchester Expressway]].
===Garden State Parkway Connector===
{| class=wikitable
!County
!Location
!Mile<ref name="mileage" />
![[Exit number|#]]
!Destinations
!Notes
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Rockland County, New York|Rockland]]
|rowspan=3|[[Spring Valley, New York|Spring Valley]]
|0.00
|
|[[Image:I-87.svg|20px]][[Image:I-287.svg|25px]] [[Interstate 87|I-87]]/[[Interstate 287|I-287]] - [[Albany, New York|Albany]], [[New York City]]
|
|-
|2.09
|
|[[Image:Rockland County Route 41 NY.svg|20px]] [[County Route 41 (Rockland County, New York)|CR 41]], Schoolhouse Road - [[Chestnut Ridge, New York|Chestnut Ridge]]
|Southbound: exit only. Northbound: entrance only.
|-
|2.40
!colspan=3|[[New Jersey]] state line.<br>GSP Connector continues south as the [[Image:GSPkwy Shield.svg|20px]] [[Garden State Parkway]].
|}
===Interstate 84===
See [[Interstate 84 (east)|Interstate 84]].
===New England Thruway===
See [[New England Thruway]].
===Niagara Thruway===
See [[Interstate 190 (New York)|Interstate 190]].
==References==
<references/>
==External links==
*[http://www.nycroads.com/roads/thruway/ NYC Roads: New York State Thruway]
*[http://www.thruway.state.ny.us New York State Thruway Authority]
*[http://www.upstatenyroads.com/thruway-history1.shtml Thruway Chronology 1942-2000]
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A296192 The Thruway's entry in BBC h2g2]
*[http://www.thruway.state.ny.us/travelers/interchanges/index.html Official Interchange Listing]
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[[Category:Toll roads in New York]]
[[Category:New York State Thruway Authority]]
[[Category:Public benefit corporations in New York State]]
[[Category:Tolled sections of Interstate Highways]]
[[Category:U.S. Route 20]]
[[Category:Interstate 90]]
[[Category:Interstate 87]]
[[Category:Limited-access roads in New York|Thruway]]
[[Category:Highways with full control of access and no cross traffic in the United States]]
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