Site Navigation Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont     Interstate 690 Westbound Looping through the city of Syracuse, Interstate 690 travels between Van Buren, Solvay and East Syracuse. The Interstate 690 freeway continues northwest from the New York Thruway interchange to Baldwinsville as New York 690. Interstate 690 East Traveling the southbound on-ramp from Interstate 481 south to the westbound beginning of Interstate 690. Posted along the ramp is an advance guide sign for Bridge Street to East Syracuse (Exit 17). Photo taken 05/09/05. Interstate 690 is designated as the Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway through the Syracuse metropolitan area. Guide signs such as this are posted at each end of the freeway. Photo taken 05/09/05. Exit 17 quickly departs Interstate 690 westbound after its departure from the Interstate 481 directional interchange. A folded-diamond interchange joins Bridge Street with the freeway near Shoppingtown Mall and East Syracuse. Photo taken 05/09/05. Westbound at the Exit 17 loop ramp to Bridge Street. Bridge Street joins Interstate 690 with New York 5 (Erie Boulevard) to the south and New York 290 (Manlius Center Road) to the north. New York 290 and Bridge Street merge between Manlius Center Road and Manlius Street in East Syracuse. Photo taken 05/09/05. A collector/distributor roadway departs Interstate 690 westbound beyond Bridge Street to serve the full-cloverleaf interchange with New York 635 (Thompson Road). New York 635 travels north-south between New York 5 (Erie Boulevard) and New York 298 (Carrier Parkway). Photo taken 05/09/05. Exit 16N leaves the c/d roadway of Interstate 690 westbound for New York 635 (Thompson Road). New York 635 ventures northwest toward East Syracuse, intersecting Burnet Avenue and James Street nearby. Photo taken 05/09/05. The southbound off-ramp to New York 635 (Thompson Road) departs Interstate 690 westbound for New York 5 (Erie Boulevard) near Lemoyne College. New York 5 enters the area from DeWitt to the southwest, paralleling Interstate 690 west into downtown Syracuse. Photo taken 05/09/05. The first westbound reassurance shield lies west of the Exit 16 c/d roadway return. Photo taken 05/09/05. Exit 15 joins Interstate 690 with Midler Avenue near Eastwood in east Syracuse. Midler Avenue travels north from New York 5 (Erie Boulevard) at Seeley Road to junction New York 290 (James Avenue) and New Court Avenue. Photo taken 05/09/05. Westbound at the Exit 15 ramp departure onto Burnet Avenue ahead of its intersection with Midler Avenue. Burnet Avenue parallels Interstate 690 closely between New York 635 (Thompson Road) and U.S. 11 (State Street). Photo taken 05/09/05. Interstate 690 continues through east Syracuse toward the Exit 14 diamond interchange with Teall Avenue. Teall Avenue represents a north-south street traveling between Columbus Avenue & New York 5 (Erie Boulevard) and New York 298 (Court Street). Photo taken 05/09/05. Exit 14 departs Interstate 690 westbound for Teall Avenue. Teall Avenue intersects Burnet Avenue just north of the freeway on the 0.75 mile drive to junction New York 290 (James Street). Photo taken 05/09/05. A large diagrammatical overhead prefaces Interstate 690's approach into downtown Syracuse. The freeway intertwines with Interstate 81 briefly adjacent to the central business district. Exit 13 descends toward Townsend Street from the mix of the two Interstate highways. Photo taken 05/09/05. Interstate 690 enters a short viaduct between Teall Avenue and Beech Street. Pictured here is a reassurance marker posted at the elevated highway. Photo taken 05/09/05. Travelers bound for Cortland, Binghamton, Scranton, Pennsylvania, and points south should move into the left-hand lane for the Interstate 690 ramp to Interstate 81 south. A flyover ramp departs beyond the Crouse Avenue underpass for Interstate 81 south ahead of its Harrison Street exit. Photo taken 05/09/05. Interstate 690 westbound at the dual ramp departures to Interstate 81 south and Townsend Street. Interests to Syracuse University should use Interstate 81 south while interests to the business district should depart for Townsend Street and nearby U.S. 11 (State Street). Photo taken 05/09/05. Ascending the exit ramp to Interstate 81 south from Interstate 690 west. Interstate 81 continues south from downtown 32 miles to Cortland and 72 miles to Binghamton. Photo taken 05/09/05. Interstate 690 westbound near the Exit 3 ramp departure onto Farrell Road for New York 48 (State Fair Boulevard) north at Van Buren. New York 48 begins nearby from John Glenn Boulevard (Exit 4). Photo taken 05/09/05. Exit 3 leaves Interstate 690 west for Farrell Road, a loop road between New York 48 (State Fair Boulevard) and John Glenn Boulevard. New York 48 travels northwest five miles to Baldwinsville parallel to the Interstate 690 and New York 690 freeways. Farrell Road meanwhile serves an industrial park area. Photo taken 05/09/05. Interstate 690 nears its final two interchanges, Exit 2 with Jones Road, and Exit 1 with Interstate 90 (New York Thruway). Jones Road constitutes a connector between New York 48 (State Fair Boulevard) and Van Burne Road. Interstate 90 follows the New York Thruway mainline between the Pennsylvania state line and Capital District. Photo taken 05/09/05. A partial-cloverleaf interchange joins Interstate 690 with Jones Road at Van Buren. Jones Road serves the Interstate Island Road industrial park area in addition to Brickyard Road, an east-west highway between Warners Road and Van Buren Road. Photo taken 05/09/05. Looking up at the Exit 1 sign bridge for the trumpet interchange with Interstate 90 (New York Thruway). Interstate 690 west transitions into New York 690 for Baldwinsville and Fulton beyond Exit 1. Interstate 90 travels 61 miles west to junction Interstate 490 for Rochester and 147 miles east to Albany. Photo taken 05/09/05. Page Updated March 28, 2006.