the new york state thruway was built in the 1950s.
the new york state thruway was built in the 1950s.
when was the new york state thruway built?
in the 1950s
a tolled highway connecting the major cities of new york was first proposed as early as the 1940s. the first section of the thruway, between utica and rochester, opened on june 24, 1954. the remainder of the mainline and many of its spurs connecting to highways in other states and provinces were built in the 1950s. in 1957, much of the thruway system was included as portions of interstate 87 (i-87), i-90, and i-95. other segments became part of i-190 and i-287 shortly afterward. today, the system comprises six highways: the new york–ripley mainline, the berkshire connector, the garden state parkway connector, the new england thruway (i-95), the niagara thruway (i-190), and the cross-westchester expressway (i-287). the portion of i-84 in new york was part of the thruway system from 1991 to 2010.
new york state thruway
the new york state thruway system also consists of three other components: the new england thruway, the cross-westchester expressway, and the niagara thruway. the new england thruway (net) is a section of interstate 95 under the operation and maintenance of the new york state thruway authority. it begins at the pelham parkway interchange (exit 8) in the co-op city section of the bronx and continues northeastward into westchester county to the connecticut state line, where it connects to the connecticut turnpike. the cross-westchester expressway, part of i-287, begins at i-87 exit 8 in elmsford, where i-287 splits from the thruway mainline, and travels east across westchester county to i-95, with connections to both the new england thruway and the connecticut turnpike at exit 12 in rye. the niagara thruway comprises the first of i-190 from i-90 in buffalo to ny 384 in niagara falls.
new york state thruway