This kind of question keeps me awake at night (poll)

[Fredddie]

Google is no help. I get Route nn and State Route nn as well as New York State Route nn

[Alps]

I will just say NY ## in general or NY Route, since there is no NYC Route to compete with the state.

[Rothman]

NYSDOT generally uses Route NN for State and US routes in its project documents and titles.  Still uses INN for Interstates (I81, no hyphen, e.g.).

[amroad17]

As a native New Yorker (Syracuse/Auburn area), most folks just said the Thruway (instead of I-90 or Route 90), Route 5, Route 31, Route 81, Route 11, or other ways like 690 or 321--if we are describing how people said what highway they were going on or where a business was on said highway, such as "We are going to the Pizza Hut on Route 5 in Auburn." or "We are going to take 690 to get to Carousel Center DestinyUSA."

If we are going by NYSDOT, Rothman's statement is correct.

You may sleep now.

[Rothman]

If we are going by NYSDOT, Rothman's statement is correct.

I would hope so since I work there.

[amroad17]

If we are going by NYSDOT, Rothman's statement is correct.

I would hope so since I work there.

Yes, I do know that.  I did not add "He should know as he works there." as I was originally going to post. 

[machias]

As native of the Lake Ontario snow belt just off "Route 81", I don't consider myself a "New Yorker". That's a downstate thing.

[wilbur_the_goose]

Or do what they do in Western NY - they stole the Los Angeles thing of calling everything "The".

"The 33".  "The 290".  "The 198", etc... 

I hate it

[steviep24]

Or do what they do in Western NY - they stole the Los Angeles thing of calling everything "The".

"The 33".  "The 290".  "The 198", etc... 

I hate it

In Rochester everyone just says the number. 390, 490, 590, 104, etc.

[jp the roadgeek]

Or do what they do in Western NY - they stole the Los Angeles thing of calling everything "The".

"The 33".  "The 290".  "The 198", etc... 

I hate it

In Rochester everyone just says the number. 390, 490, 590, 104, etc.

That's a thing across the border in Ontario.  The 401, The 405, etc.  The toll-free portion of the Thruway is The I-90

[machias]

Or do what they do in Western NY - they stole the Los Angeles thing of calling everything "The".

"The 33".  "The 290".  "The 198", etc... 

I hate it

In Rochester everyone just says the number. 390, 490, 590, 104, etc.

That's a thing across the border in Ontario.  The 401, The 405, etc.  The toll-free portion of the Thruway is The I-90

Back when I lived in the area in the early 90s I always heard "The Mainline" when referring to the free portion of I-90