Interstate 90 (New York)

Western Entrance: Pennsylvania State Line near Ripley

Eastern Entrance: Massachusetts State Line southeast of Canaan, at the Berkshire Connector-Massachusetts Turnpike transition

Length: 385.88 miles

Counties: Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Madison, Oneida, Otsego, Montgomery, Albany, Columbia

Routing: I-90 begins its trek through Upstate New York at the Pennsylvania State Line near Ripley.  Heading northeast to Buffalo, I-90 then turns east and runs almost due east-west by Rochester, Syracuse and Utica on the way to Albany.  There, I-90 crosses I-87, then continues east as the Berkshire Connector to Massachusetts, and a connection to the Massachusetts Turnpike.  With the exception of stretches near Buffalo and Albany, all of I-90 is part of the New York State Thruway System.

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Pictures are arranged in order from west to east.  I-90 East photos are left-aligned in the last column, while I-90 West photos are right-aligned. 
Center-line pictures are centered within the last column.

Location

Description

Photo

East-
Bound

West-
Bound

I-90 coverage continues from Pennsylvania.  Click here for I-90 images into Pennsylvania.

Chautauqua County
Town of Ripley

View looking easterly along a very rural stretch of I-90 from the Forsyth Road overpass, which is located between Ripley and Westfield.

Photographed by: AsphaltPlanet.ca

Date: 7/09/2007

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Erie County
Town of Hamburg

View looking west from the US 62 overpass along I-90 south of Buffalo.

Photographed by: AsphaltPlanet.ca

Date: 7/09/2007

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Erie County
Town of Hamburg

View looking east, once again from the US 62 overpass.  Notice the rock outcropping in the median.  Limestone outcrops are fairly common in the median along this stretch of the Thruway.

Photographed by: AsphaltPlanet.ca

Date: 7/09/2007

Erie County
Town of Hamburg

Looking west from the NY 179 overpass along I-90 in suburban Buffalo.

Photographed by: AsphaltPlanet.ca

Date: 7/09/2007

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Erie County
Town of Hamburg

Looking easterly towards the trumpet interchange between I-90 and NY 179, as viewed from the NY 179 overpass.  This interchange, Exit 57 off of the New York Thruway, was reconstructed in the Summer of 2007.

Photographed by: AsphaltPlanet.ca

Date: 7/09/2007

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US 219 heads south from I-90 through New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Virginia before ending at US 460 in Rich Creek, Virginia.  
Click here for US 219 images.
Erie County
Town of West Seneca

View looking west along I-90 from the Ridge Rd. overpass near West Seneca.  There is approximately one mile of collector-distributor lanes along I-90 in both directions in the vicinity of Ridge Rd., in order to minimize weaving between the closely spaced Ridge Rd. and US 219 interchanges.

Photographed by: AsphaltPlanet.ca

Date: 7/09/2007

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Erie County
Town of West Seneca

Two easterly views of a very photogenic S-curve along I-90 from the Ridge Road overpass.  Interestingly, judging from the signage at Ridge Road, it would appear that US-219 runs concurrent with I-90 between the mainline US-219 interchange and the collapse of the C-D system just beyond the pictured S-curve.

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Photographed by: AsphaltPlanet.ca

Date: 7/09/2007

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Erie County
Town of West Seneca

Sign gantry spanning the entire width of I-90 with two-lane pull-through sign for I-90 West and exit only sign for US 219 (Exit 55) on I-90 West in advance of the interchange serving as US 219's Northern Terminus.  Note that this exit sign does not include any reference to the Ridge Road interchange, which is accessible from this ramp as well.

Photographed by: AsphaltPlanet.ca

Date: 7/09/2007

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NY 400 is a four-lane freeway spur by-passing NY 16 through West Seneca and East Aurora.  Click here for NY 400 images.
Erie County
Town of West Seneca

Sign truss featuring three-lane pull-through sign for I-90 West and exit sign for NY 400 & NY 16 (Exit 54) on I-90 West at the Northern Terminus of NY 400 This two-lane ramp departs quite sharply from the right side of I-90.

Photographed by: AsphaltPlanet.ca

Date: 7/09/2007

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Erie County
Town of West Seneca

1 mile advance diagrammatical exit sign for the NY 400 & NY 16 interchange (Exit 54), affixed to sign truss on I-90 West.

Photographed by: AsphaltPlanet.ca

Date: 7/09/2007

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A semi-directional "Y" interchange with I-90 marks the Southern Terminus of I-190, which passes through downtown Buffalo, heads onto Grand Island, enters into Niagara Falls, and ultimately arrives at the Ontario Border at the Queenston-Lewiston Bridge.  Click here for I-190 images.
Erie County
Town of Cheektowaga

Sign gantry featuring three-lane pull-through signage for I-90 West and exit sign for I-190 (Exit 53, without an exit tab) on I-90 West at I-190's Southern Terminus.  The text on this sign next to the I-190 shield that is now covered up most likely said "Toll".  This text was greened-out in October 2006 upon the removal of tolls from that portion of I-190 at that point.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 8/03/2008

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Erie County
Town of Cheektowaga

Sign truss with three-lane pull-through signage for I-90 West and exit only sign for I-190 (Exit 53, again sans an exit tab) on I-90 West approaching the I-190 interchange.  The far right lane of I-90 West at this location becomes exit only for I-190 North.  Again, note that a green cover is used to block text adjacent to the I-190 shield. 

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 8/03/2008

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I-90 meets I-290 near Williamsville.  I-290 serves as a northern by-pass of Buffalo, providing a shortcut for I-90 traffic heading toward I-190 and Niagara Falls.  
Click here for I-290 images.
Genesee County
Town of Pembroke

1 mile advance exit sign for NY 77 (Exit 48A) on I-90 West.  NY 77 is the primary route for traffic heading to the Darien Lake Theme Park from the Thruway.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 8/03/2008

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Genesee County
Town of Batavia

1 mile advance exit sign for NY 98 (Exit 48) on I-90 East.

Photographed by: AsphaltPlanet.ca

Date: 3/29/2007

Genesee County
Town of Batavia

Exit sign for NY 98 (Exit 48) on I-90 East.  This interchange off of the Thruway serves the Batavia vicinity.

Photographed by: AsphaltPlanet.ca

Date: 3/29/2007

Genesee County
Town of Batavia

View looking west along I-90 from the NY 98 overpass in Batavia.

Photographed by: AsphaltPlanet.ca

Date: 3/29/2007

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Genesee County
Town of Batavia

Easterly view of I-90 from the NY 98 overpass.  Like the majority of interchanges along the Thruway, NY 98 is accessible via a toll-booth controlled trumpet interchange.

Photographed by: AsphaltPlanet.ca

Date: 3/29/2007

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Genesee County
Town of Le Roy

View looking west along I-90 from the NY 19 overpass.

Photographed by: AsphaltPlanet.ca

Date: 3/29/2007

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Genesee County
Town of Le Roy

Scene looking east from the NY 19 overpass.  NY 19 crosses over I-90 just west of the western I-490 interchange.

Photographed by: AsphaltPlanet.ca

Date: 3/29/2007

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Monroe County
Town of Henrietta

1 mile advance exit sign for I-390 (Exit 46) on I-90 East.  Up ahead, I-90 meets I-390 at a double-trumpet interchange.

Photographed by: AsphaltPlanet.ca

Date: 7/17/2007

I-390 traverses between I-86 northwest of Corning and I-490 in Rochester.  Click here for I-390 images.
Ontario County
Town of Victor

1 mile advance exit sign for NY 332 (Exit 44) on I-90 East.  The 3 mile stretch of I-90 between the eastern I-490 interchange and NY 332 features a six lane cross-section.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 8/03/2007

Ontario County
Town of Victor

Exit sign for NY 332 (Exit 44) on I-90 East.  This trumpet interchange serves as the Northern Terminus of NY 332, a four- to five-lane highway that directly links the Thruway to the City of Canandaigua 5 miles to the southeast.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 8/01/2008

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Ontario County
Town of Manchester

View looking west along I-90 from the Ontario County Rd. 25 overpass.  County Rd. 25 crosses the Thruway near Clifton Springs, between the NY 21 and NY 14 interchanges.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 8/04/2007

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Ontario County
Town of Manchester

Easterly view of I-90 from the County Rd. 25 overpass.

Photographer: Dan Garnell

Date: 8/04/2007

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Cayuga County
Town of Brutus

Exit sign for NY 34 (Exit 40) on I-90 East.  The NY 34 interchange serves the Village of Weedsport, which is located just to the south of here.

Photographed by: AsphaltPlanet.ca

Date: 7/09/2007

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Onondaga County
Town of Van Buren

1 mile advance exit sign for I-690 & NY 690 (Exit 39) on I-90 East.  From the Thruway interchange, I-690 heads southeasterly into downtown Syracuse, while NY 690 goes northwesterly toward Baldwinsville.

Photographed by: AsphaltPlanet.ca

Date: 7/09/2007

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