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89-518: Storm King Art Center , commonly called Storm King and named for nearby Storm King Mountain , is an open-air museum in New Windsor , New York . It contains perhaps the largest collection of contemporary outdoor sculptures in the United States. Founded in 1960 by Ralph E. Ogden as a museum for Hudson River School paintings, it soon became a major sculpture venue with works from some of

178-458: A New York State Police chopper proved unable to complete the task. The mountain is a major part of Storm King State Park . With wide views of the river and areas surrounding, both Storm King and Butter Hill summits are popular with hikers . The orange- blazed unnamed connector trail, leading to the yellow-blazed Stillman Trail, most often accessed at a parking area on U.S. Route 9W , offers an immediate and steep climb up Butter Hill followed by

267-465: A combination of closed ( ticket-based ), and open ( barrier-based ) tolling. From 2016 to 2018, all flat-rate barriers on the Thruway system transitioned to open road tolling , which replaced cash payment with an all-electronic tolling system using E-ZPass and toll by mail . On November 13, 2020, both ticket systems on the Thruway were converted to open road tolling. The Garden State Parkway Connector,

356-619: A gap in the I-90 designation around Albany until the completion of the 20-mile-long (32 km) Albany-Schodack Freeway in the early 1970s, which is not part of the Thruway system. The entirety of the New England Thruway became part of I-95 upon completion while the Niagara Thruway became I-90N in 1957 when it was built through downtown Buffalo, and later I-190 in 1959 upon completion. The Elmsford– Suffern section of

445-517: A greatly reduced version of the project, and settled another lawsuit against their Indian Point facility by agreeing to regulate the operation of their Hudson River power plants so as to minimize the number of fish they killed and endow the Hudson River Foundation with $ 12 million. After forest fires on the mountain during the dry summer of 1999, unexploded ordnance remaining from 19th century artillery tests and training at

534-613: A large amusement park located in the town of Darien . I-90 and the Thruway continue into Erie County and the Buffalo area. It meets NY 78 at exit 49 near Depew before passing through the Williamsville toll gantry, the northwestern end of the major closed toll system. Just west of the toll gantry, I-90 and the Thruway—now toll-free—connect to I-290 via exit 50, a semi-directional T interchange. At this point,

623-642: A large semi-directional T interchange (exit 15) near the New Jersey border. At this point, I-287 heads south into New Jersey while I-87 and the Thruway turn northward into the valley of the Ramapo River . NY 17 northbound briefly joins the Thruway at the interchange with I-287 in Suffern, and leaves the Thruway a half-mile north at exit 15A in Hillburn. The Thruway continues north through

712-553: A limited amount of mileage information on their third row. The mainline of the Thruway begins (in terms of exit numbers and mileposts) as a continuation of the Major Deegan Expressway , carrying I-87 northward into Westchester County from New York City at the border between Yonkers and the Bronx . The first few exits serve various local streets and destinations in the city. At exit 4, I-87 connects to

801-477: A longer and more relaxing hike to the summit of Storm King. Although attempted infrequently and not permitted by the park authorities, there are documented technical rock climbing routes above the river, as well as ice climbing, when conditions are favorable. New York State Thruway The New York State Thruway (officially the Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway and colloquially " the Thruway ")

890-619: A partial diamond interchange . All southbound trucks are forced to exit here, as the Garden State Parkway prohibits trucks north of exit 105. Thus, the final 0.31 miles (0.50 km) of the road south of the Red Schoolhouse Road exit is the only part of the Thruway system that prohibits trucks. The connector continues to the state line, where it becomes the tolled Garden State Parkway. The New York State Thruway system also consists of three other components:

979-563: A redesign and redevelopment program in the middle of 2021. This project is expected to be completed in two phases with one completed in 2023 and the other in 2025. The operators of the rest stops are Empire State Thruway Partners. They plan to include several restaurant options. Panera Bread All components of the New York State Thruway system except for the Garden State Parkway Connector and

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1068-653: A spur route leading to downtown Buffalo and Niagara Falls , at exit 53. South of the city, the Thruway meets the Aurora Expressway ( NY 400 ) and the Southern Expressway ( US 219 ) at exits 54 and 55, respectively, in West Seneca . Just southwest of exit 55, I-90 and the Thruway pass through the Lackawanna toll gantry, which serves as the northeast end of

1157-487: A year. I-87 leaves the Thruway mainline here, and the Thruway briefly becomes the unsigned reference route NY 915H, before I-90 merges into it, following the Thruway northwestward toward Schenectady . South of Schenectady, but still in Albany County , the Thruway and I-90 meet I-890 , a loop route of I-90 that directly serves the downtown district of Schenectady, at exit 25. The Thruway, meanwhile, bypasses

1246-465: Is a collection of six individual components across the state of New York that connect the state to four neighboring states ( Connecticut , Massachusetts , New Jersey , and Pennsylvania ) as well as the Canadian province of Ontario . Together, the highways extend for 569.83 miles (917.05 km), making the Thruway system one of the largest toll highway systems in the United States. The longest of

1335-683: Is a system of controlled-access toll roads spanning 569.83 miles (917.05 km) within the U.S. state of New York . It is operated by the New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA), a New York State public-benefit corporation . The 496.00-mile (798.23 km) mainline is a freeway that extends from the New York City line at Yonkers to the Pennsylvania state line at Ripley by way of I-87 and I-90 through Albany , Syracuse , and Buffalo . According to

1424-521: Is actually higher, with an elevation of 1,380 feet (420 m). During his initial voyage up the river, Henry Hudson and his crew named the mountain Klinkesberg , due to its wrinkled rock cliffs near the river. Later, the early Dutch colonists of the region referred to the mountain simply as "Boterberg" (Butter Hill, since the mountain looked like a lump of butter ; the English translation

1513-683: Is exit 6A; travel farther north requires a toll payment at the Yonkers toll gantry . After the toll, the thruway continues to exit 7, which grants access to Ardsley and Saw Mill River Road. All three highways take generally parallel tracks to Elmsford , where I-87 directly intersects the Saw Mill River Parkway at exit 7A. Not far to the north is exit 8, a semi-directional T interchange with I-287 (the Cross Westchester Expressway). I-287 joins

1602-566: Is open 24 hours. Free Wi-Fi service was added to all 27 service areas on March 1, 2007. NYSTA also operates the Thruway Authority Highway Advisory Radio (HAR) system, a network of radio stations across the state that broadcast information on traffic conditions along the Thruway. The system broadcasts at 1610 AM in the Rochester , Albany , Kingston , and Newburgh areas, 1620 AM in

1691-708: 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

1780-605: The Connecticut Turnpike , and the Niagara Thruway (July 30, 1959), which connects to Canada's Queen Elizabeth Way via a border crossing near Niagara Falls . The Thruway also directly connects to New Jersey's tolled Garden State Parkway , which eventually connects to the New Jersey Turnpike , which is part of a toll road system linking New York City and Chicago that also uses tolled highways in Pennsylvania , Ohio , and Indiana . On August 14, 1957,

1869-842: The Cross County Parkway , an east-west parkway providing access to the Saw Mill River, Bronx River , and Hutchinson River parkways, all of which run parallel to the Thruway through Yonkers. The Hutchinson River and Bronx River parkways leave to the northeast midway through Yonkers, while the Saw Mill and Sprain Brook parkways follow the Thruway out of the city. Exit 5 connects to Central Park Avenue ( NY 100 ) which connects towards White Plains . After that, exit 6 connects to Tuckahoe Road, connecting towards Yonkers and Bronxville. The last free exit heading northbound

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1958-741: The Finger Lakes and Syracuse areas, 1630 AM near Buffalo , and 530 AM in the New York City metropolitan area . HAR is also used to broadcast Amber / Silver Alerts if one is issued. As of August 9, 2023, a check of the FCC's Universal Licensing System (ULS) shows that all of the Highway Advisory Radio stations licensed to the New York State Thruway Authority show a status of "Expired" or "Cancelled". The New York Thruway Travel Plazas started

2047-653: The Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge . Here, the canal leaves the Thruway for good, turning northwestward to follow the NY ;31 corridor to Rochester and beyond. The portion of the Thruway between Montezuma and the Rochester area is one of mostly rural nature, with the highway passing through remote, open fields, and for the most part avoiding highly populated areas. Along this stretch, it connects to two cities, both located well to

2136-739: The New England Thruway , the Cross Westchester Expressway , and the Niagara Thruway . The New England Thruway (NET) is a 15.01-mile (24.16 km) 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

2225-669: The New York State Police , is 65 miles per hour along most of the Thruway. The main exceptions to this are in the suburbs and city of Buffalo and in Westchester and Rockland counties. There, the speed limit is 55 miles per hour. I-90, which comprises the bulk of the mainline and the Berkshire Connector, runs for 365.55 miles (588.30 km) along the Thruway: 17.70 miles (28.49 km) as part of

2314-587: The Tappan Zee's replacement to be a dual- span twin bridge . Construction officially began in October 2013, with the new spans being built to the north of the existing bridge. The new bridge connects to the existing highway approaches of I-87 and I-287 on both river banks. The northbound/westbound span opened on August 25, 2017. Southbound/eastbound traffic remained on the old bridge until October 6, 2017. At that point, southbound/eastbound traffic shifted to

2403-532: The Turning Stone Resort & Casino via NY 365. The highway continues onward through a sparsely-populated area between Verona and Syracuse, passing roughly 5 miles (8 km) south of Oneida Lake as it connects to the village of Canastota by way of NY 13 at exit 34. As the highway approaches exit 34A ( I-481 ) outside of Syracuse , the surroundings become more developed. The level of development rises sharply west of I-481 as

2492-563: The Whitney Museum of American Art were saved from being dismantled and packed away when Peter Stern asked the artist if the sculptures could be displayed at Storm King. The pieces are now prominently displayed in its South Fields. Throughout the latter part of the 20th century, the center added to its permanent collection and exhibited works in circulation from other museums. For example, the Museum of Modern Art leant four sculptures to

2581-401: The 426-mile (686 km) mainline between Buffalo and the Bronx were completed and opened throughout 1954 and 1955. The last segment, from Yonkers south to the Bronx, was completed on August 31, 1956. The total cost was $ 600 million (equivalent to $ 5.15 billion in 2023), financed by the sale of $ 972 million in bonds (equivalent to $ 8.35 billion in 2023). At the time, it was

2670-477: The Berkshire Connector and 347.85 miles (559.81 km) on the mainline. I-87 comprises the remaining 148.15 miles (238.42 km) of the mainline, including an 18.86-mile (30.35 km) concurrency with I-287 north of New York City. I-287 covers another 29.76 miles (47.89 km) (including the 18.86 miles (30.35 km) shared with I-87), while I-190 spans 21.24 miles (34.18 km) and I-95 covers 15.01 miles (24.16 km). All highways maintained by

2759-719: The Berkshire Connector and follows the spur east into Columbia County . While the Rensselaer County segment follows a mostly east–west routing, the Berkshire Connector in Columbia County takes on a northwest-southeast alignment as the roadway heads towards exit B2 in East Chatham . The junction serves as the northern terminus of the Taconic State Parkway , which connects the spur to the New York City area. About 2 miles (3.2 km) to

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2848-635: 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 maintained by the Thruway Authority from 1991 to 2010, but it was never part of the Thruway system and is currently maintained by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT). The Thruway formerly utilized

2937-489: The Cross Westchester Expressway and the section of the mainline in and around Buffalo are toll-free. Motorists with E-ZPasses receive a greater discount on the toll-by-mail rate than out-of-state E-ZPass members do. The Thruway is partly subsidized by the tolls, whereas other parts are subsidized by NYSDOT, a 50/50 for the toll-free areas, and cashless/tolled areas. The New York State Thruway system

3026-505: The Hudson River for an ambitious power generating scheme which would also have entailed creating a reservoir in much of what is now Black Rock Forest . In a lawsuit brought by the coalition, Scenic Hudson Preservation Conference v. Federal Power Commission , a judge ruled for the first time that environmentalists had standing to challenge executive branch decisions in federal court . During 1979 Con Edison finally abandoned even

3115-574: The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association, the Thruway is the fifth-busiest toll road in the United States. The toll road is also a major route for long distance travelers linking the cities of Toronto , Buffalo, and Montreal with Boston and New York City. A tolled highway connecting the major cities of New York was first proposed in 1949. The first section of the Thruway, between Lowell, New York (south of Rome ) and Rochester , opened on June 24, 1954. The remainder of

3204-551: The Meadows, which includes the western edge of the park and its entrance; and the South Fields, an open expanse in the southwest portion of the center. The landscape of Storm King Art Center has been specifically reshaped. The grounds were shaped for each new monumental work of art, and particularly for site-specific works. The plateau on which stands a 1935 residence, designed to resemble a Norman chateau and later converted to

3293-654: The Mohawk River and the Erie Canal while NY 49 continues northwestward along the northern bank of the water-bodies toward Rome . On the other side of the river, the Thruway curves back to the west, proceeding to exit 32 in Westmoreland . Not far to the west, the Thruway has a junction with NY 365 at exit 33 in Verona . Here, the Thruway connects to the cities of Rome and Oneida and serves

3382-616: The New Rochelle toll barrier was widened by four booths. The Schoharie Creek Bridge was a Thruway bridge over the Schoharie Creek near Fort Hunter and the Mohawk River . On April 5, 1987, it collapsed due to bridge scour at the foundations after a record rainfall. At the time of the collapse, one car and one tractor-semitrailer were on the bridge. Before the road could be blocked off, three more cars drove into

3471-583: The New York State Legislature officially renamed the Thruway in honor of Thomas E. Dewey , the Governor of New York at the time of the Thruway's opening. The official designation is, however, rarely used in reference to the road. The last section of the mainline to receive a designation—from Suffern to Newburgh—finally received one on January 1, 1970, when I-87 was realigned to follow the Thruway for its entire length south of Albany and

3560-492: The New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA) lack the reference markers that exist on all New York State Department of Transportation -maintained roads, as would be expected. In their place, NYSTA-controlled roadways use small, square tenth-mile markers with a white background and blue numbering. These markers differ from the white-on-green reference markers used by NYSDOT on state-maintained highways, which are 10 inches (254 mm) high and 8 inches (203 mm) wide and display

3649-755: The Pennsylvania state line. I-90, however, continues onward into Pennsylvania as a toll-free highway. The Berkshire Connector is a 24.28-mile (39.07 km) east–west spur connecting the Thruway mainline in Coeymans to the Massachusetts Turnpike at the Massachusetts state line in Canaan . It is tolled as part of the closed toll system in place on the mainline between exits 16 and 50. The highway begins at exit 21A off

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3738-523: The Thruway enters Salina , a northern suburb of Syracuse. Within Salina, I-90 and the Thruway intersect I-81 , which connects the Thruway to both downtown Syracuse and Syracuse Hancock International Airport . West of Salina, the Thruway passes north of Liverpool and Onondaga Lake before intersecting I-690 and its northern continuation, NY 690 , at exit 39 in Van Buren . At this point,

3827-426: The Thruway heads northward, roughly paralleling the Hudson River to the river's west as it serves the city of Newburgh , the village of New Paltz , and the city of Kingston , connecting to the short I-587 in the latter. Past Kingston, the highway runs closer to the river as it parallels U.S. Route 9W (US 9W) through the towns of Saugerties , Catskill , Coxsackie , and Ravena . Just north of Ravena,

3916-937: The Thruway here, following I-87 west across the Hudson River into Rockland County on the Tappan Zee Bridge . I-87 and I-287 remain overlapped for 15 miles (24 km) through the densely-populated southern portion of Rockland County, meeting the Palisades Interstate Parkway (exit 13) and the Garden State Parkway Connector , the latter of which provides access to the Garden State Parkway (exit 14A) in New Jersey. The Thruway continues generally westward to Suffern , where I-87 and I-287 split at

4005-483: The Thruway mainline at exit 14A in Ramapo with the Garden State Parkway at the New Jersey state line. It is designated as NY 982L , an unsigned reference route. The highway begins, in terms of mileposts, at Thruway ( I-87 and I-287 ) exit 14A in Ramapo and heads generally southwestward as a toll-free highway toward the state line. Just north of the state line, the southbound connector meets Red Schoolhouse Road ( County Route 41 or CR 41) at

4094-411: The Thruway meets the west end of the Berkshire Connector, a spur linking the Thruway mainline to the Massachusetts Turnpike 25 miles (40 km) to the east. The highway continues into Albany , where it connects to Troy via I-787 at exit 23 and intersects I-90 at exit 24. The latter of the two junctions is the busiest of the Thruway's exits, serving an estimated 27 million vehicles

4183-429: The Thruway serve several riverside communities, including the cities of Amsterdam (exit 27 via NY 30 ) and Little Falls (exit 29A, NY 169 ) and the villages of Fonda (exit 28, NY 30A ), Canajoharie (exit 29, NY 5S and NY 10 ), and Herkimer (exit 30, NY 28 ). Like Schenectady before it, the Thruway bypasses downtown Utica, following an alignment north of

4272-436: The Thruway southwest of Selkirk in the town of Coeymans (south of Albany ) as NY 912M , an unsigned reference route . It proceeds eastward over the Hudson River and into Rensselaer County by way of the Castleton Bridge . It navigates through the southern, rural portion of the county to exit B1 in Schodack , where the connector meets I-90. The unsigned NY 912M designation terminates here while I-90 joins

4361-452: The Thruway turns southward, passing through the immediate eastern suburbs of Buffalo. As it heads south, it meets the Kensington Expressway ( NY 33 ) at exit 51 and Walden Avenue at exit 52, both cloverleaf interchanges . At exit 52, it passes to the west of the Walden Galleria , a shopping mall situated at the nearby junction of Walden Avenue and NY 277 . Two exits later in southern Cheektowaga , I-90 meets I-190 ,

4450-432: The Thruway. The project was to be financed through toll revenue bonds and self-liquidating by receipt of tolls, rents, concessions, and other income. The act also stipulated NYSTA adopt a hybrid system of tolls, with barrier tolls collected in urban areas, and long-distance tickets issued in rural areas. The first section of Thruway, a 115-mile stretch from Lowell to Rochester , opened on June 24, 1954. Other sections of

4539-474: The amount of development along the Thruway sharply declines as it heads generally westward through a marshy area of Onondaga County . I-90 and the Thruway reconnect to the Erie Canal (here part of the Seneca River ) at the western county line. Now in Cayuga County , the highway serves Weedsport via exit 40 and NY 34 , exit 41 serving Del Lago Resort and Casino in Tyre, New York and passes north of Port Byron prior to entering Seneca County and

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4628-402: The bridge carried fewer than 40,000 vehicles per day. Part of the justification for replacing the bridge stems from its construction immediately following the Korean War on a low budget of only $ 81 million. Unlike other major bridges in metropolitan New York , the Tappan Zee was designed only to last 50 years. The Federal Highway Administration issued a report in October 2011 designating

4717-432: The center for a year-long exhibition when its sculpture garden underwent construction in 1982. In 1985, the Star Expansion Company donated two tracts of land for the center's 25th anniversary: 2,300 acres (930  ha ; 3.6  sq mi ) on nearby Schunnemunk Mountain, which is the backdrop for many of the center's monumental sculptures; and a 100- acre (40  ha ; 0.16  sq mi ) piece of farmland next to

4806-540: The center, which has been used to house new additions to the collection. The core collection includes pieces by modern masters, such as Alexander Calder , David Smith , Mark di Suvero, Henry Moore , Douglas Abdell , Isamu Noguchi , Richard Serra , and Louise Nevelson . It also includes large sculptures by contemporary sculptors, including Magdalena Abakanowicz , Alice Aycock , Andy Goldsworthy , Alexander Liberman , Sol LeWitt , Martin Puryear , and Roy Lichtenstein . Maya Lin 's Storm King Wavefield (2009), one of

4895-429: The chain, this sign is peculiar to him. He seems the monarch, and this seems his stately ordering of a change in the weather. Should not STORM-KING, then, be his proper title? The section of New York State Route 218 that winds around the eastern slope of the mountain overlooking the River Hudson was originally named the Storm King Highway . That name is often used presently for the four-lane section of U.S. Route 9W to

4984-432: The city to the south and west, intersecting I-88 at exit 25A in Rotterdam before reuniting with I-890 at exit 26 west of Scotia . Travel between I-88 (Exit 25A) and exits 24, 25, and 26 in either direction is toll-free. From exit 26 west to Utica , the mainline of the Thruway parallels the Erie Canal and the Mohawk River , crossing over the water-bodies at Mohawk . In between Schenectady and Utica, I-90 and

5073-444: The city while I-790 serves it directly. I-790 breaks from the Thruway at exit 31 and runs along two carriageways flanking the mainline on both sides for 1.5 miles (2.4 km) before turning southward onto the North-South Arterial. The adjacent highways become NY 49 , which parallels the Thruway for another 2 miles (3.2 km) northwestward. At the end of this stretch, the Thruway turns slightly southwestward, crossing over

5162-524: The collection expanded over time out into the landscape. The landscape and the main house were redesigned first by landscape architect William Rutherford and his wife Joyce Rutherford, and later by Ogden's previous business partner, Peter Stern, who had become the center's chairman and president, followed by David Collins, the center's director. Stern continued to run the center after Ogden's death in 1974, and added many of its most well-known pieces. In 1975, five monumental works by Mark di Suvero on display at

5251-399: The concurrency of the New York State Thruway, I-87, and I-287, was a cantilever bridge built during 1952–55. The bridge was three miles (4.8 km) long and spanned the Hudson at its second-widest point. Before its replacement in 2017, the deteriorating structure carried an average of 138,000 vehicles per day, substantially more traffic than its design capacity. During its first decade,

5340-425: The day. Two plazas—the New Baltimore plaza at milepost 127 and the Angola plaza at milepost 447—are accessible from both directions of the Thruway; the remainder are accessible from only one direction (although the Sloatsburg and Ramapo service plazas at milepost 33 were connected via a pedestrian bridge until 2021). Each plaza features a gas station and a variety of restaurants, at least one of which

5429-475: The entire Berkshire Connector part of I-90 and redesignating the non-toll part of I-90 from Thruway exit 24 to exit B1 as I-88 . The Thruway main line would be designated as both I-90 and I-88 between exits 25A and 24, and as I-90 and I-87 from exit 24 to exit 21A. This was never implemented, as the FHWA wished to preserve the I-88 numbering for a potential future corridor connecting Albany and northern interior New England. When I-84

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5518-434: The entire Thruway would transition to cashless tolling. Tolls on the entire Thruway became completely cashless two days later. The cashless tolling project cost $ 355 million. There are 27 service areas along the Thruway, all on the New York–Ripley mainline. The service areas, called "travel plazas" by the New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA), are spaced roughly 30 miles (48 km) apart and are open at all hours of

5607-490: The first 21.24 miles (34.18 km) of I-190 from I-90 in Buffalo to NY 384 in Niagara Falls . A toll superhighway connecting the major cities of the state of New York that would become part of a larger nationwide highway network was proposed as early as 1949. The following year, the New York State Legislature passed the Thruway Authority Act creating the New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA), an independent public corporation , which would build and manage

5696-409: The first agency to implement the E-ZPass electronic toll collection system. By December 1996, it was implemented at all of the Thruway's fixed-toll barriers and at exits along the Berkshire Connector and the New York City–Buffalo section of the mainline. E-ZPass was installed at all of the mainline exits by March 1998. In 1999, NYSDOT, the Federal Highway Administration and NYSTA discussed making

5785-413: The former portion of I-87 between White Plains and Brewster became I-684 . On February 28, 1974, exit 14B was opened. The closed-toll (originally ticket) system originally began at Spring Valley but was moved to Woodbury on March 3, 1974, allowing interchanges along the Thruway in Rockland County to be free of tolls. The Suffern toll plaza was demolished soon after this change. In 1984,

5874-459: The gap. The collapse killed ten people. The replacement bridge was completed and fully open to traffic on May 21, 1988. In 1994, exit 5 was rebuilt, replacing the original trumpet interchange with a more complex configuration. Part of the old interchange was not enitrly demloished however. The Spring Vallery barrier's car toll was removed in July 1997. At the time, the toll was $ 0.40 (equivalent to $ 1.00 in 2023). In August 1993, NYSTA became

5963-495: The last on its routing, it cuts through the northwestern portion of the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation , situated on Cattaraugus Creek . The Thruway continues alongside US 20 past Dunkirk and Westfield to the Ripley toll gantry, the southwestern end of the minor closed toll system just northeast of exit 61 for Shortman Road. Travelers heading eastbound from Pennsylvania can access Shortman Road toll-free. The Thruway ends about 1 mile (1.6 km) after exit 61 at

6052-498: The longest toll road in the world. In 1957, the mainline was extended 70 miles (113 km) west from Buffalo along Lake Erie to the Pennsylvania state line . From 1957 to 1960, several spurs of the road were built to connect the road to turnpikes in adjacent states. These include the Berkshire Connector (May 26, 1959), which connects to the Massachusetts Turnpike , the New England Thruway (October 31, 1958) and Cross Westchester Expressway (December 1, 1960), which both connect to

6141-427: The mainline near Selkirk and where it joins up with Interstate 90 at exit B1 in Schodack , and a short section of the mainline within exit 24 in Albany that is located between where I-87 departs the roadway and I-90 enters it. They are designated as New York State Route 982L (NY 982L), NY 912M, and NY 915H, respectively, all unsigned reference routes . The speed limit, enforced by

6230-407: The mainline was designated as part of I-287 upon completion of the Cross Westchester Expressway (also I-287) in 1960. The highway was distinctive in that original signage utilized dark blue backgrounds, the same color blue as displayed on the New York state flag . Over time, these signs were replaced with Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)-approved green backgrounds. On September 1, 1964,

6319-411: The mainline was opened in 1955, and many of its spurs connecting to highways in other states and the Canadian province of Ontario 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,

6408-501: The minor closed toll system. Once again a toll road, the Thruway heads southwestward, roughly paralleling the shoreline of Lake Erie to Blasdell , where it connects to NY 179 (the Milestrip Expressway). Farther southwestward, the Thruway is joined by US 20 , which follows a parallel routing to that of the Thruway to the Pennsylvania state line . As the route passes from Erie County to Chautauqua County ,

6497-748: The most acclaimed artists of the 20th century. The site covers about 500 acres (200  ha ; 0.78  sq mi ), and is located about a one-hour drive north of Manhattan. In early 1958, after retiring from a successful career in his family's business, Star Expansion Company, Ralph E. Ogden purchased a 180-acre estate in Mountainville, New York. In 1960, he opened his land to the public as Storm King Art Center, displaying several small sculptures he bought in Europe. In 1967, he added 13 pieces that he bought from sculptor David Smith . The center's first sculptures were exhibited around its main building, and

6586-485: The museum building, was torn apart in the 1950s by bulldozers gathering gravel for the construction of the New York State Thruway ; it had to be rebuilt when the art center was established on the grounds. Storm King Art Center offers numerous programs for members and everyday visitors to the grounds, including bicycles available for rent and guided trolley rides. Collector Alan Gibbs said Storm King

6675-528: The nearby United States Military Academy was discovered in some areas close to the trails. As a result, hiking on the mountain was prohibited until October 2002, when authorities could be sure it had been removed safely. On February 20, 2011, a NYPD helicopter rescued two Fourth Class "plebes" from the United States Military Academy nearby, who had stranded themselves 500 feet up on the southern cliff face while rappelling , when

6764-534: The newer additions to the collection, consists of seven long rows of undulating land forms. The permanent collection of monumental works is situated throughout the grounds in four main areas: the North Woods, a wooded section in the northeast corner of the property; Museum Hill, an elevated portion on the east edge of the property along the Moodna Creek with views of the surrounding land and its sculptures;

6853-520: The river valley toward Harriman , where it encounters the Woodbury toll gantry, the southeastern end of the mainline's major closed toll system. The gantry is located on the mainline within exit 16 ( NY 17 ), a trumpet interchange . Along with the mainline gantry in Harriman, an toll plaza]] exists on future I-86 midway between the Thruway and NY 17. Now a completely tolled highway,

6942-663: The segment of the mainline between the Pennsylvania border and the Adirondack Northway in Albany became part of I-90 while the portions from the Northway south to Newburgh and from Elmsford south to the New York City line were included in I-87 . Between Elmsford and Newburgh, I-87 followed I-287, what is now I-684, and I-84. Upon its completion, the Berkshire Connector east of US 9 also became part of I-90, creating

7031-594: The six components is the 496-mile (798 km) mainline. Of the 570 miles in the Thruway system, 560.85 miles (902.60 km) (98.4%) carries at least one Interstate Highway designation. Only three sections of the system are not part of the Interstate Highway System; these are the Garden State Parkway Connector in Rockland County , a 6-mile (10 km) portion of the Berkshire Connector between its western terminus at exit 21A on

7120-526: The south of the Thruway: Geneva by way of exit 42 for NY 14 and Canandaigua by way of exit 43 via NY 21 . The next exit along the highway, exit 44 for NY 332 , also serves Canandaigua; the junction is the primary exit for Canandaigua-bound travelers from the Rochester area. Here, the Thruway temporarily widens from four to six lanes as it continues generally westward to meet I-490 at exit 45 near Victor . As in

7209-734: The southbound toll plaza at the Tappan Zee Bridge in Westchester County was closed and replaced with a southbound all-electronic toll gantry on the Rockland County side of the bridge. In late 2018, all remaining flat-rate toll barriers on the Thruway were replaced with electronic toll gantries. In October 2020, it was announced that the transition to cashless tolls would go into effect the following month, which would eliminate all toll booths and their operators. On November 12, 2020, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that

7298-402: The southeast is the Canaan toll gantry, which marks the end of the Thruway ticket system. The last exit on the Berkshire Connector is exit B3 for NY 22 just west of the Massachusetts state line in Canaan . The spur continues east to the state line, where it becomes the Massachusetts Turnpike . The Garden State Parkway Connector is a 2.40-mile (3.86 km) highway that connects

7387-684: The vicinity of Schenectady and Utica, an auxiliary route of I-90—here I-490—directly serves a city (Rochester) while the Thruway bypasses it. It heads northwestward through the city's southern, mostly rural suburbs to Henrietta , where it meets I-390 at exit 46. Henrietta is as close as the Thruway gets to downtown as it proceeds west to Le Roy , where I-490 reconnects to I-90 at exit 47. I-90 continues onward into Genesee County , intersecting with NY 98 at exit 48 north of Batavia and NY 77 at exit 48A in Pembroke . The latter exit provides access to Six Flags Darien Lake ,

7476-618: The west, with Route 218 referred to as the Old Storm King Highway. During 1962 the mountain became the topic of an environmental controversy when local activists formed the Scenic Hudson Preservation Coalition (known presently simply as Scenic Hudson ) to fight plans by utility Consolidated Edison to cut away part of the mountain near the river and build a pumped storage hydro-electric plant complete with transmission lines across

7565-521: The westbound span of the new bridge and the old bridge closed. The bridge's eastbound span opened to traffic on September 11, 2018. Upon completion, the new Tappan Zee Bridge became one of the longest cable-stayed spans in the nation. In late 2018, ramp meters were installed on all entrance ramps to the Thruway mainline in Westchester County (exits 1-9) and at all entrances to the entire Cross Westchester Expressway. Ramp meters were activated at exits 11, 12, and 13 in October 2020. On April 23, 2016,

7654-507: Was a source of inspiration for Gibbs Farm , his private outdoor sculpture museum and landscape in New Zealand . 41°25′31″N 74°03′33″W  /  41.42514°N 74.05930°W  / 41.42514; -74.05930 Storm King Mountain (New York) While thought of as the highest point in the area, its summit reaching approximately 1,340 feet (410 m) above sea level, the eastern summit known officially as Butter Hill

7743-603: Was built through the Newburgh area in the early 1960s, no interchange was built between I-84 and the Thruway. Instead, the connection was made via a short segment of NY 300 , which both I-84 and I-87 meet via interchanges. Construction on a direct connection between the Thruway mainline and I-84 began in August 2003. The portion of the exit carrying traffic from I-84 to the Thruway was opened in July 2009. The opposite direction

7832-429: Was later the common name for the mountain). During the middle of the 19th century, writer Nathaniel Parker Willis , who had become a resident in the region, proposed the name Storm King: The tallest mountain is ... looked upon as the most sure foreteller of a storm. When the white cloud-beard descends upon his breast in the morning ... there is sure to be a rain-storm before night. Standing aloft before other mountains in

7921-534: Was opened two months later on September 23. The connection allows cars to travel between I-87, I-84 and NY 300 via splits in the ramp. On May 14, 2010, a new E-ZPass configuration, consisting of two highway speed E-ZPass lanes in each direction, became operational at the Woodbury toll plaza, with concrete barriers separating the faster traffic from the staffed toll lanes necessary for vehicles not equipped for E-ZPass. The original Tappan Zee Bridge , carrying

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