(abbreviated '''I-87''') is a 346
Mile (558
Km )
Intrastate Interstate Highway located entirely within the state of
New York . Its southern end is at an intersection with
Interstate 278 in
New York City 's
The Bronx ; its northern end is in
Champlain, New York at the
Canadian border, where it connects with
Quebec Autoroute 15 .
The section of highway between the
New York City line and the junction with
Interstate 90 at
Albany is part of the
New York State Thruway , for which it was originally constructed in the middle
1950s . The section received its designation as Interstate 87 in
1958 .
The
Tappan Zee Bridge was created as an extension of the original Thruway route to
Suffern, New York . It crosses the
Hudson River enabling the route to
New York City .
In
New York City I-87 is known as the (NYSDOT #871; 8.5 miles long), which was opened in
1956 before the Interstate highway system was created. The expressway was named for
William Francis Deegan , a major in the Army Corps of Engineers, responsible for the construction of many of the army bases in and around New York during
World War I . It is the primary access route to
Yankee Stadium because subway and
Metro North access is limited.
North of
Albany , Interstate 87 is known as the or simply the '''Northway''' and continues all the way to the United States/Canada border. The Northway was designated in
1967 by
Parade Magazine as ''America's Most Scenic Highway''.
Bolded cities are officially-designated
Control Cities for signs.
- ---Exit number not signed, based on milepost or reserved number
See the
Thruway Exit List , for the first 148.15 miles of mainline.
There is a very short section (less than a mile) of concurrency with "Free" I-90, between the Thruway and Northway.
- ---Exit number not signed, based on milepost or reserved number
I-287 connects with its parent in a 19-mile (31 km) long multiplex in the middle of the highway. It is a partial beltway around New York City. West of the multiplex, it loops around New York to meet the
New Jersey Turnpike in
Middlesex County, New Jersey ; the northern sections of this part near the New York state line have nice mountain scenery. East of the multiplex, I-287 continues as the
Cross Westchester Expressway to end at
I-95 (the
New England Thruway ) in
Rye, New York , near the
Connecticut border. Note that I-287 leaves New York state, while its parent does not.
Intersections of I-287 with other interstates:
I-487 (AKA: Hudson River Expressway) was planned to be the I-87 of the east-side of the Hudson. It was planned to run from where I-87 crosses the Hudson at the Tappen Zee Bridge to I-84 in the
City Of Beacon, NY . Was on the books as a project from the 1930s until the later 1970s.
I-587 is less than 2 miles (3.2 km) long. It is unusual in that it has no interchanges along its length: its eastern terminus is at a
Signalized intersection, while its western terminus is at a
Roundabout (where it connects to Interstate 87).
I-687 was planned as a bypass around
Albany, New York , but it was never built. The interchange that connects Corporate Woods Boulevard to
I-90 was intended originally for I-687.
I-87 and its
Autoroute 15 successor provide a very popular New York-to-Montréal route because of the breathtaking scenery.
Not counting the Canadian border crossing, I-87 is longest Interstate Highway that does ''not'' cross any state lines.
Interstate 87 is one of only two highways that touch both
New York City and the
Canadian border in New York (the other is
New York State Highway 22 ).
US 9 used to, but it now ends at a
Cul-de-sac just shy of the border.
I-95 and
US 1 run from New York City to the border in
Maine .
Interstate 87 is multiplexed with
Interstate 90 for 0.4 miles. The exit list in this article does not include this small section of ''Free 90'' between the Thruway and the Northway:
