Interstate 90 joins the New York Thruway mainline at Exit 24 with Interstate 87. Interstate 87 ventures south toward New York City while Interstate 90 turns northwest toward Schenectady. Pictured here is a westbound mileage sign listing the distances to Utica, Syracuse, and Buffalo. Buffalo is the main westbound control city for the New York Thruway mainline. Photo taken 06/28/05.
Posted at the Old State Road over crossing is an advance guide sign for the Patterson Service Area. The thruway system features service plazas at regular intervals to provide traveler services to Interstate 90 motorists so that they do not need to exit the freeway. Photo taken 06/28/05.
Five miles to the west, Interstate 90 meets the east end of Interstate 890 (Exit 26). Interstate 890 constitutes a 9.35-mile loop through the city of Schenectady with nearby connections serving New York 7 (Curry Road) and New York 146 (Carman Road). Photo taken 06/28/05.
Westbound Interstate 90 at the Exit 25 trumpet interchange with the east end of Interstate 890. Interstate 890 westbound merges with New York 7 nearby on the 3.25-mile drive to downtown Schenectady. New York 7 westbound serves Rotterdam and junction New York 146 (Carman Road) to Fort Hunter and south Schenectady. Interstate 890 west & New York 7 east otherwise split at the Crosstown Plaza interchange outside of central Schenectady. Photo taken 06/28/05.
An Interstate 88 trailblazer prefaces the next interchange (Exit 25A) on Interstate 90 westbound beyond the Interstate 890 eastern terminus. There is no toll charged for Thruway motorists between the Interstate 87 & 90 interchange and Interstate 88. Photo taken 06/28/05.
Connections with Interstate 88 west and New York 5 serve the Central Leatherstocking Region of the Empire State. Photo taken 06/28/05.
One mile east of the Exit 25A junction with Interstate 88 west to New York 7 for Rotterdam, Schenectady, and points west including Oneonta and Binghamton. Interstate 88 and New York 7 parallel one another between the Capital District and Southern Tier of New York. Interstate 88 ends 117.75 miles to the west at junction Interstate 81. Photo taken 06/28/05.
Auxiliary guide sign touting the Interstate 88 and New York 7 connections to Oneonta and Rotterdam. Rotterdam is a western suburb of Schenectady nearby while Oneonta lies 61 miles to the west at the cross roads with New York 23. Exit 1 of Interstate 88 joins the freeway with New York 7 (Duanesburg Road) in 0.75 miles for Rotterdam bound traffic. Photo taken 06/28/05.
Exit 25A leaves Interstate 90 westbound for the westbound beginning of Interstate 88. Interstate 88 travels through the northern Catskill Mountains along a very scenic route between the Capital District and Binghamton. Photos taken 06/28/05.
Interstate 90 westbound leaves the Interstate 88 eastern terminus and reduces back to two overall lanes. New York 159 (Mariaville Road) passes over the New York Thruway in this scene. Photo taken 06/28/05.
Interstate 890 returns to Interstate 90 at the Exit 26 trumpet interchange west of Schenectady. The interchange serves the nearby highways of New York 5 (Amsterdam Road) and New York 5S (River Road) for Rotterdam Junction and Scotia. Photo taken 06/28/05.
Departing the freeway here is the eastbound beginning of Interstate 890 back toward Schenectady. Interstate 890 turns east at junction New York 890 adjacent to Interstate 90. New York 890 represents a northwest freeway spur to New York 5S (River Road) north and New York 5 (Amsterdam Road) to Scotia. Photo taken 06/28/05.
Looking west at Interstate 90 from the Exit 45 Thruway interchange with Interstate 490's eastern terminus near Victor. At the time of the photograph, construction resulted in a three-mile back=up for eastbound travelers. Photo taken 07/02/05.
Westbound reassurance shield posted after the Interstate 390 and New York 15 interchange at West Henrietta. Interstate 90 essentially avoids the entire Rochester metropolitan area. Interests to the city should use Interstate 490 west or Interstate 390 north. Photo taken 07/02/05.
Mileage sign touting the distances to Buffalo and Niagara Falls (via Interstate 190, the Niagara Section of the New York Thruway). Photo taken 07/02/05.
The next ten interchanges serve the Greater Niagara Region including Orleans, Genessee, Niagara, and Erie Counties. Interstate 90 travels west to Buffalo and southwest along the Lake Erie shore southeast of the Niagara River and St. Catharines, Ontario. Photo taken 07/02/05.
Interstate 90 sees the Ontaro Service Plaza of the New York Thruway ahead of the Exit 47 interchange with Interstate 490's western terminus. Traveler services ranging from gas, tourist information, and food are available at the facility near the village of Le Roy. Photos taken 07/02/05.
Drawing to within one mile of the Exit 47 trumpet interchange with Interstate 490. Interstate 490 begins ahead and travels northeast through the Rochester western suburbs of Bergen, Chili, and Gates. The first interchange of Interstate 490 involves New York 19, a north-south highway serving Le Roy and Brockport. Photo taken 07/02/05.
New York 19 travels south from Interstate 490 to Le Roy and junction New York 5. New York 5 travels east to Caledonia and west to Stafford. Situated near Caledonia is the community of Mumford that is home to the Genesee Country Village & Museum. Brockport, home to a State University, resides 12 miles north of Interstate 490. Photo taken 07/02/05.
Westbound at the Exit 47 trumpet interchange with Interstate 490 east to New York 19 (Lake Road). Interstate 490 travels 16 miles east to junction New York 204 (Spencerport Expressway) near Rochester International Airport, and 19 miles to junction Interstate 390 & New York 390 at the city limits of Rochester. Photo taken 07/02/05.
