Interstate 90/New York Thruway and Ridge Road west button copy overheads on the northbound c/d lanes of Interstate 90. All signage at the U.S. 219/Ridge Road interchange complex is replaced as of 2001. Photo taken 05/27/00.
Button copy sign bridge on the northbound c/d lanes of Interstate 90 at Ridge Road. These c/d lanes carry U.S. 219 traffic to the mainline Interstate 90. Photo taken 05/27/00.
Interstate 90 leaves the greater Rochester area near the town of Victor for the northern Finger Lakes Region. Made famous for its scenery and vineyards, the Finger Lakes area encompasses the region of Upstate New York between Interstate 390 and Interstate 81. Exits 44 through 41 serve area interests. Photo taken 05/09/05.
The New York Thruway mainline next encounters New York 332 (Rochester Road). The state highway begins at Exit 44 and ventures southward 7.5 miles to the city of Canandaigua. Photo taken 05/09/05.
Eastbound at the Exit 44 ramp departure onto New York 332 (Rochester Road) southbound. New York 332 intersects New York 96 (Victor Manchester Road) in 1.75 miles near East Victor and Farmington. The state highway otherwise continues southeast to junction New York 21 in Canandaigua. Canandaigua itself derives its name from the adjacent Canandaigua Lake. Photo taken 05/09/05.
New York 21 travels northeast from Canandaigua seven miles to meet Interstate 90 and the New York Thruway mainline at Exit 43. The state highway meets the Thruway midway between Shortsville and Palmyra. New York 96 intersects New York 21 (Main Street) in Manchester just south of the Exit 43 trumpet interchange. Photo taken 05/09/05.
Traffic interests to the communities of Newark, Phelps, and Clifton Springs should also use Exit 43 to New York 21. New York 21 meets New York 31 six miles to the north at the city of Palmyra, eight miles west of Newark. New York 96 parallels Interstate 90 east five miles to Clifton Springs. Phelps meanwhile also lies along New York 96, nine miles east of Manchester. Photo taken 05/09/05.
Interstate 90 eastbound at the Exit 43 ramp departure to New York 21 (Main Street) at Manchester. New York 21 constitutes a lengthy north-south route between Pultneyville along the Lake Ontario shoreline and North Hornell in the Southern Tier. Use New York 21 south to U.S. 20 & New York 5 east to New York 247 south for the Keuka Lake area. Photo taken 05/09/05.
Eastbound reassurance shield posted after the Exit 43 trumpet interchange with New York 21. Photo taken 05/09/05.
Next in line for eastbound travelers is the Clifton Springs Service Area of the New York Thruway. Traveler services ranging from gas, tourist information, and food are available at the facility. Photos taken 05/09/05.
Even though Interstate 90 is still well outside of the Syracuse metropolitan area, truck interests to the Interstate 81 southbound corridor are given a "heads-up" to use Interstate 690 in lieu of the Exit 36 interchange. Photo taken 05/09/05.
New York 14 interchanges with the New York Thruway mainline at Exit 42 east of Phelps. The north-south highway joins Interstate 90 with the city of Geneva to the south and the village of Lyons to the north. Photo taken 05/09/05.
New York 14 southbound travels along Seneca Lake from Geneva southward to Watkins Glen. The state highway eventually reaches the city of Elmira. New York 96 crosses paths with New York 14 just south of Interstate 90. New York 96 ventures seven miles east to Waterloo and 49 miles southeast to Ithaca. Photo taken 05/09/05.
Travelers bound for New York 14 (Lyons Road) departs Interstate 90 eastbound at the Exit 42 . New York 318 (Old Street) stems east from the trumpet interchange parallel to the New York Thruway to Magee. New York 14 ends 23 miles to the north at Sodus Bay on Lake Ontario. Photo taken 05/09/05.
Interstate 90 eastbound continues east and interchanges with New York 414 (Ridge Road / Mound Road) at Exit 41. The north-south state route travels south 4.7 miles south to junction U.S. 20 & New York 5 midway between Waterloo and Seneca Falls. Seneca Falls resides near the north end of Cayuga Lake, which is home to Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge. Photo taken 05/09/05.
New York 414 heads north along Ridge Road eight miles to Clyde from Interstate 90. Southward the state highway merges with U.S. 20 & New York 5 through Seneca Falls en route to Corning. Seneca Falls is home to Women's Rights National Park. Photo taken 05/09/05.
Eastbound mileage sign listing the New York Thruway mainline distances to Syracuse, Albany, and New York City. Photo taken 05/09/05.
Interstate 90 skims the northern reaches of Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge in northeastern Seneca County. The wetlands separate the New York Thruway from U.S. 20 & New York 5 to the south as the federal highway is visible from the toll road just east of its crossing with New York 89. New York 90 enters the scene from the southwest as Interstate 90 leaves the wildlife area to parallel the Thruway to its northern terminus at junction New York 31. Photos taken 05/09/05.
The Port Byron Service Area provides traveler services to Thruway motorists just west of the town by the same name. Note the embossed and internally overhead posted ahead of the service plaza off-ramp. Photos taken 05/09/05.
Interstate 90 eastbound at the Oakland Road over crossing, one mile west of junction New York 34 (Exit 40) and Weedsport. New York 34 represents a long north-south route between the Pennsylvania state line and New York 104 at Hannibal. Weedsport is home to 1,985 residents and derives its name from settlers Elihu and Edward Weed. Photo taken 05/09/05.
New York 34 acts as the main route between the New York Thruway and the city of Auburn. The state highway also provides a direct route to Oswego along Lake Ontario via New York 104 and the Skaneateles and Owasco Finger Lakes south and east of Auburn. Photo taken 05/09/05.
Exit 40 leaves Interstate 90 eastbound for New York 34 (Seneca and Erie Streets) at Weedsport. New York 34 travels eight miles north to junction New York 370 at Cato and nine miles south to downtown Auburn at junction U.S. 20 & New York 5. Auburn is a city rich in history, representing the home of former New York Governor William H. Seward and the post-Civil War home of Harriet Tubman. Over 28,000 live in the city named after the Yorkshire town cited in Oliver Goldsmith's poem, "Deserted Village". Photo taken 05/09/05.
Interstate 90 leaves Weedsport and enters Onondaga County, home of the city of Syracuse. The first of five interchanges to serve the metropolitan area joins the New York Thruway with Interstate 690 & New York 690. The east-west freeway serves downtown Syracuse and trucking interests to Interstate 81 south to Cortland and Binghamton. New York 690 continues the freeway northwest of its interchange with Interstate 90 toward Baldwinsville and Fulton. Photo taken 05/09/05.
Exit 39 serves the Onondaga Lake area and the New York State Fairgrounds via Interstate 690 east to Syracuse. New York 690 continues as a freeway 5.8 miles to junction New York 370 (Genessee Road) near Baldwinsville and from there the state highway ends in 1.25 miles at junction New York 48 (Oswego Road). New York 48 continues northward nine miles to Fulton. Photo taken 05/09/05.
Traffic to the eastbound beginning of Interstate 690 and New York 690 north depart Interstate 90 eastbound at Exit 39. Interstate 690 travels southeast 5.5 miles to Solvay and nine miles to junction Interstate 81 at downtown Syracuse. The Interstate highway ends at Interstate 481 (Syracuse east bypass) in 14 miles. Interstate 690 parallels the Onondaga Lakeshore on the drive. Connections with New York 695 provide access to the New York 5 freeway to Fairmount and Camillus. Photo taken 05/09/05.
