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Major Deegan Expressway, New York Thruway, Northway |
Direction: North/South
Southern Terminus: Bruckner Expressway (I-278) in the Bronx
Northern Terminus: United States-Canada border
I-87 is a major north/south route in eastern New York. It begins at the
Bruckner Expressway (I-278) in the Bronx, just north of the Triboro Bridge.
It runs north along the east side of the Harlem River as the Major Deegan
Expressway. At the Bronx-Westchester border, I-87 becomes the New York Thruway,
New York's main toll highway and the longest toll highway in the country. The
Thruway runs north through Westchester. In Elmsford, it curves to the west and
merges with the Cross Westchester Expressway (I-287). The Thruway runs to the
west, crossing the Hudson River on the Tappan Zee Bridge as I-87/I-287. In
Suffern, I-287 leaves the Thruway and runs south into New Jersey. The Thruway
continues north on the west side of the Hudson River to Albany. At exit 24 in
Albany, the Thruway curves to the west and becomes I-90. I-87 leaves the Thruway
and becomes the Northway. The Northway runs north through the Adirondack
Mountains to the Canadian border. Unlike the Thruway, the Northway has no tolls.
Note that each of the three highways that make up I-87 has its own set of exit
numbers. Therefore, I-87 goes through no less than three different sets of exits
with the same numbers. The exit numbers reset at the Bronx-Westchester border
and then again at exit 24 of the Thruway in Albany.
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