Site Navigation Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont     Interstate 81 South - Broome County 05/11/05 & 07/04/05 photos taken by Alex Nitzman. 06/28/05 photo taken by Alex Nitzman & Carter Buchanan. Interstate 81 South A truck inspection state resides along Interstate 81 southbound after the Cortland County line. Photo taken 05/11/05. Approaching the village of Whitney Point, Interstate 81 meets U.S. 11 & New York 79 at Exit 8. U.S. 11 & New York 79 share 2.24 miles of pavement between Whitney Point and Lisle. Signage for Exit 8 is erroneous in that it displays "TO" above U.S. 11. Photo taken 05/11/05. A half-diamond interchange connects Interstate 81 south with U.S. 11 & New York 79 north of Whitney Point. The tandem travel one mile south to junction New York 26 (East Main Street) at their split. New York 26 & 79 span the Tioughnioga River together and part ways at junction New York 206. New York 206 continues East Main Street outward from Whitney Point to Triangle and Greene. New York 79 ventures southeast to New York 12 near Chenango Forks. New York 26 meanwhile heads southward from Whitney Point and U.S. 11 to Glen Aubrey and Endicott. Photo taken 05/11/05. A rare state-named shield for Interstate 81 south posted within the Exit 9 interchange. Photo taken 05/11/05. Interstate 81 crosses the Tioughnioga River again at Whitney Point. Photo taken 05/11/05. A second half-diamond interchange brings traffic onto Interstate 81 south from New York 26 and Whitney Point. Photo taken 05/11/05. Scranton, Pennsylvania joins Binghamton as the control cities of Interstate 81 south from Whitney Point. Photo taken 05/11/05. Interstate 81 and parallel U.S. 11 leave the Tioughnioga River and turn southward through the town of Barker. Photos taken 05/11/05. U.S. 11 switches sides with Interstate 81 again at the Exit 7 diamond interchange near Castle Creek. Photo taken 05/11/05. Exit 7 for U.S. 11 leaves Interstate 81 south after the Castle Creek bridge. U.S. 11 continues southward along Castle Creek to Broome County 105 (Brooks Road), a westward connection to West Chenango and Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM). Photo taken 05/11/05. Seven miles separate Castle Creek from the Binghamton via Interstate 81 south. U.S. 11 meets the freeway again south of Glen Castle. Photo taken 05/11/05. There is no direct connection to Interstate 88 east from Interstate 81 south. Traffic bound for Interstate 88 may either use Exit 6 to U.S. 11 south, New York 12 north, and New York 12A east of Exit 5 to U.S. 11's northbound on-ramp. Trucks are advised to use the Exit 6 connection at Chenango Bridge. Photo taken 05/11/05. A half-diamond interchange joins Interstate 81 south with U.S. 11 three blocks west of junction New York 12 at Hinmans Corners. New York 12 begins nearby and travels Front Street north to New York 12A (Chenango Bridge Road). New York 12A tallies just 0.98 miles between Front Street and the Exit 2interchange with Interstate 88 and New York 7. Photo taken 05/11/05. A directional ramp connects U.S. 11 (Front Street) with Interstate 81 south ahead of Nimmonsburg to form a third lane. Photo taken 05/11/05. Nearing the merge with Interstate 88's western terminus, Interstate 81 southbound travelers see a Binghamton upcoming exits sign that includes New York 17 west. Interstate 88 sees a directional interchange with access to both directions of Interstate 81 beyond the sign. Photo taken 05/11/05. Interstate 81 briefly expands to eight overall lanes between Interstate 88 and Exit 5, junction U.S. 11 (Front Street). U.S. 11 provides the second connection to Interstate 88 east via its northbound on-ramp to Interstate 81. Photo taken 05/11/05. U.S. 11 follows Front Street from Broome County Community College nearby to an alignment along the Chenango River into downtown Binghamton. Photo taken 05/11/05. Interstate 88 trailblazer posted on the Exit 5 off-ramp of Interstate 81 south. A folded-diamond interchange facilitates movements between the two roads. Photo taken 05/11/05. U.S. 11 follows Front Street north through the town of Dickinson to Nimmonsburg. Front Street south meets Bevier Street (Broome County 145) at Otsiningo Park just beyond Exit 5. Photo taken 05/11/05. An older text-button copy sign for New York 17 posted on the U.S. 11 (Front Street) overpass, one half mile north of the tri-level stack interchange with the east-west freeway. New York 17 joins Binghamton with Johnson City and Endicott nearby. Photo taken 05/11/05. Interstate 81 splits into two-lane ramps for New York 17 west to Elmira and Interstate 81 south & New York 17 east. New York 17 doubles as the future Interstate 86 corridor throughout southern New York. The freeway is not fully complete between Pennsylvania and Interstate 87, but is mostly freeway leading west to the current Interstate 86 beginning at Elmira. Photo taken 05/11/05. Southbound at the unnumbered exit to New York 17 west to Johnson City. New York 17 and Interstate 86 follow the Southern Tier Expressway from Elmira west to Corning and Jamestown. Interstate 81 south & New York 17 east share 4.41-miles of freeway through Binghamton and Fivemile Point. Note that by July 2005, Owego was added to Elmira as a second control city for New York 17 west. Photo taken 05/11/05. A look at the stacked portion of the Interstate 81 and New York 17 junction. Although not readily visible, U.S. 11 (Front Street) passes underneath the ramps. Photo taken 05/11/05. Interstate 81 south & New York 17 east quickly approach a full-cloverleaf interchange with New York 7 at Exits 4S/N. Photo taken 06/28/05. The freeway tandem reduces to four main lanes with a collector/distributor roadway in each direction to New York 7 (Exits 4S/N). Photo taken 07/04/05. New York 7 constitutes an expressway south from Interstate 81 to Frederick Street and New York 363. New York 363 begins and continues the expressway 1.38 miles south and west along the Susquehanna River to junction New York 434, its southern terminus. New York 7 follows Brandywine Avenue south to junction U.S. 11 (Court Street) at Tompkins Street. Photo taken 05/11/05. Northward, the New York 7 expressway continues to a diamond interchange with Bevier Street, Port Dickinson, and a merge with Interstate 88 at its Exit 1. Photo taken 05/11/05. A half diamond interchange (Exit 3) joins Interstate 81 north & New York 17 west with Broad Avenue. This southbound shield assembly resides ahead of the eastbound on-ramp. Photo taken 05/11/05. Interstate 81 south & New York 17 east's Exit 3 consists of a half-diamond interchange with Broome County 52 (Colesville Road) near Kirkwood Center. Photo taken 05/11/05. New York 17 prepares to split with Interstate 81 south at a directional-cloverleaf interchange at Fivemile Point. Exit 3 leaves the freeway in this scene for Colesville Road. Colesville Road stems northeast from U.S. 11 (Court Street) to an industrial park adjacent to Exit 3 and ultimately to New York 79 at Harpursville. Photo taken 05/11/05. Interstate 86 was designated along the New York 17 freeway between Interstate 81 east to the Delaware County line in December 2006.1 Conversion of the remainder of New York 17 east to Interstate 87 remains unfunded at this time. Photo taken 05/11/05. The freeway that carries Interstate 86 & New York 17 east from Interstate 81 begins from U.S. 11 at Fivemile Point. U.S. 11 remains parallel to the Susquehanna River south to Kirkwood Center and Langdon. Photo taken 05/11/05. Southbound at the split of Interstate 81 and Interstate 86 & New York 17 east. New York 17 continues to Windsor, the Catskills Mountain area, Middletown (junction Interstate 84) and Interstate 87 (New York Thruway) north of New York City. Photo taken 05/11/05. A parting shot of New York 17 east from Interstate 81 south. Currently the state route is the longest touring route in the state. However, once Interstate 86 is completed, the state route will be truncated north of its merge with the freeway at Harriman. Photo taken 05/11/05. The last exit within New York State joins Interstate 81 with Cedarhurst Road and Broome County 20 east of the junctions with U.S. 11 at Kirkwood and New York 7 at Conklin. Photo taken 07/04/05. Broome County 20 constitutes a controlled-access highway west to New York 7 at Broome Corporate Park (Broome Parkway west). New York 7 follows the west banks of the Susquehanna River south to Corbettsville; the state route ends at Pennsylvania 29 parallel to the Snake Creek. U.S. 11 continues along the east banks of the Susquehanna parallel to Interstate 81 through Riverside and Great Bend, Pennsylvania. Photo taken 05/11/05. Passing over Gorman road along Interstate 81 south within the town of Kirkwood. Photo taken 05/11/05. Interstate 81 exits New York on a 45-mile drive to Scranton, Pennsylvania. Photos taken 05/11/05. The first Pennsylvania rest area lies 25 miles south of the New York state line. A truck weigh station however follows just across the border. Photos taken 05/11/05. A pavement change marks the crossing of Interstate 81 south into Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. Photo taken 05/11/05. Sources: Interstate 86 - NY Route 17 exit guide @ UpStateNYRoads. Page Updated August 25, 2009.