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A modified diamond interchange at Exit 16 links Interstate 81 with U.S. 11 in the Onondaga Nation Indian Territory.
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Interstate 481 encircles Syracuse to the east along a 15.14 mile long loop from Exit 16 A to Exit 29.
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I-481 runs east into the town of De Witt then north to I-690 at East Syracuse.
01/17/17
A three-wye interchange joins I-81 and I-481 adjacent to Brighton Avenue. The planned Community Grid project removing the elevated section of I-81 through Syracuse replaces I-481 with a relocation of Interstate 81 around the city.
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Heading north from Interstate 481, a modified diamond interchange connects I-81 next with E Calthrop Avenue at Exit 17.
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Calthrop Avenue connects Interstate 81 with adjacent U.S. 11 (S Salina Street). Brighton Avenue ties into U.S. 11 five blocks to the north.
01/17/17
E Brighton Avenue heads 1.52 miles south from U.S. 11 (S Salina Street) to I-481 at Exit 1 and NY 173 (Seneca Turnpike). W Brighton Avenue extends 0.91 miles west to NY 175 (South Avenue).
01/17/17
Missing after 2017, this Interstate 81 confirming marker appeared beyond the Brighton Avenue underpass.
01/17/17
The succeeding exit from Interstate 81 northbound connects with Adams Street east and Harrison Street west via Almond Street, an east side frontage road.
01/17/17
A lane drop occurs at Exit 18 along Interstate 81 north. Adams Street east leads to Syracuse University and the adjacent hospitals. Harrison Street runs west to the Upstate Medical Arena at The Oncenter War Memorial in Downtown Syracuse.
01/17/17
Reassurance marker posted ahead of the split diamond interchange (Exit 18) with Adams and Harrison Streets.
01/17/17
Spanning the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad ahead of Exit 18, Interstate 81 elevates onto a viaduct north to the exchange with I-690.
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Built in the 1960s, the I-81 Viaduct east of Downtown Syracuse is functionally obsolete. Instead of replacing the aging bridge system, it will be demolished and replaced with Business Loop I-81 as part of the Community Grid proposal.
01/17/17
Interstate 690 converges with I-81 north at an unnumbered directional T interchange northeast of Downtown Syracuse.
01/17/17
A Record of Decision for the $2.25 billion Interstate 81 Viaduct Project removing the elevated roadway through Syracuse was signed on May 31, 2022.1
01/17/17
All of Interstate 81 north to the eastern exchange with I-690 over NY 5 (Erie Boulevard) will be removed during the I-81 Viaduct Project.
01/17/17
Interstate 690 comprises an urban loop south from I-90 (New York Thruway) at the town of Geddes to I-481 at East Syracuse.
01/17/17
Paralleling NY 5 (Erie Boulevard), Interstate 690 travels east along an industrial corridor through eastern Syracuse.
01/17/17
I-81 north and I-690 west run side by side northwest to Salina Street.
01/17/17
Interstate 690 branches west from I-81 toward Solvay and Onondaga Lake.
01/17/17
Passing over U.S. 11 (State Street), I-81 north partitions with the westbound entrance ramp to I-690. Interstate 690 joins Syracuse with the New York State Fairgrounds, I-90 (New York Thruway) at Van Buren and NY 690 northwest to Baldwinsville.
01/17/17
Interstate 81 north lowers to grade level between N Salina Street and Butternut Street.
08/22/21
NY 298 angles northeast from I-690 along Bear Street 0.81 miles to a split diamond interchange (Exit 22) with Interstate 81 at Court Street.
08/22/21
NY 298 partitions into a couplet along Genant Drive east and Sunset Avenue west to Court Street at Exit 22. NY 298 continues northeast to the town of Salina and Syracuse Industrial Park.
08/22/21
NY 370 stems north from U.S. 11 (Wolf Street) along Park Street to meet Interstate 81 at Exit 23 A. NY 370 runs 35.09 miles northwest from Syracuse to NY 104/104A in the town of Wolcott.
09/27/09
Commercial trucks bound for NY 370 west into Liverpool are directed onto Old Liverpool Road (CR 137) west in lieu of Onondaga Lake Parkway. Old Liverpool Road parallels NY 370 from Exit 24 B to Oswego Street in the village of Liverpool.
05/09/05
Exits 24 A/B separate from an I-81 service road (NY 936E) that spans the CSX Railroad north to ramps for NY 370 (Onondaga Lake Parkway), Park Street and Old Liverpool Road.
09/27/09
Exit 23 ties into NY 370 (Park Street) at Central New York (CNY) Regional Market north of Hiawatha Boulevard. Hiawatha Boulevard parallels U.S. 1 (Wolf Street) northeast toward NBT Bank Stadium, home of the Syracuse Mets Minor League Baseball team.
08/22/21
NY 370 passes below Interstate 81 to the north of Destiny USA shopping mall.
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Turning northeast, Interstate 81 crosses Ley Creek and enters the town of Salina ahead of the New York Thruway.
08/22/21
Auxiliary lanes accompany Interstate 81 between NY 370 and Exit 25 for 7th North Street (CR 45).
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7th North Street heads southeast to NY 298 (Court Street) in Syracuse and northwest to Electronics Parkway by the New York Thruway interchange at Exit 37.
08/22/21
One half mile ahead of the trumpet interchange (Exit 25 A) with the New York Thruway on I-81 north at Exit 25.
08/22/21
Interstate 81 crosses over the New York Thruway ahead of the loop ramp at Exit 25 A for the access road to I-90.
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Interstate 90 follows the New York Thruway west to the Pennsylvania state line and east to I-87 at the capital city of Albany.
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Interstate 90 connects Syracuse with Rochester and Buffalo to the west and Utica and Schenectady to the east.
08/22/21
Six interchanges along the New York Thruway serve the greater Syracuse area.
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Continuing north through Salina, Interstate 81 parallels Beartrap Creek.
05/09/05
U.S. 11 (Brewerton Road) returns to Interstate 81 between Mattydale and Pitcher Hill in northern Salina.
05/09/05
Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) lies east of U.S. 11 (Brewerton Road) and south of Interstate 81 off Exit 27 / Col. Eileen Collins Boulevard.
05/09/05
Exit 26 ties into U.S. 11 (Brewerton Road) across from Northern Lights Shopping Center. U.S. 11 follows Brewerton Road north from Wolf Street in Syracuse.
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Staying west of I-81 to Exit 38, U.S. 11 (Brewerton Road) continues north into the village of North Syracuse and town of Cicero.
05/09/05
A collector distributor roadway separates from I-81 north at Exit 27 for Col. Eileen Collins Boulevard east to the passenger terminal at Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) and Exit 28 to Taft Road.
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Exit 28 follows as a diamond interchange with Taft Road (CR 19) on the north side of Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR).
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Taft Road runs east across southwest Cicero and west along the Clay town / North Syracuse village line to U.S. 11 (S Main Street).
05/09/05
Interstate 81 navigates through an S-curve into North Syracuse ahead of the cloverleaf interchange (Exit 29) with I-481 south and NY 481 north.
05/09/05
The northern arc of Interstate 481 passes through Cicero into De Witt ahead of NY 298 and the New York Thruway.
05/09/05
The freeway along I-481 extends northwest along NY 481 to Fulton. NY 481 measures 31.79 miles in length between I-81/481 and NY 104 at Oswego.
05/09/05
Originally a trumpet interchange linked the north end of Interstate 481 with I-81. This reassurance marker stands north of the cloverleaf between the two routes.
05/09/05
The first of three exits for the Oneida Lake region links Interstate 81 with NY 31 (Seymour Street) in Cicero.
05/09/05
A diamond interchange connects Interstate 81 with NY 31 (Seymour Street) at Exit 30. A 208.74 mile long highway between Niagara Falls and Vernon Center, NY 31 heads west to Clay and east to Bridgeport.
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Exit 30 ties into NY 31 (Seymour Street) across from Pardee Road (CR 235), an east side frontage road for Interstate 81. The Cicero town center is at the cross roads of NY 31 and U.S. 11. Bridgeport is eight miles to the east.
05/09/05
Sources:
- "Governor Hochul and Senator Schumer Announce Major Milestone for $2.25 Billion I-81 Viaduct Project In Syracuse." (New York) Governor's Press Office, May 31, 2022.
Photo Credits:
05/09/05, 09/27/09, 01/17/17, 08/22/21 by AARoads
Connect with:
Interstate 90 / New York Thruway
Interstate 481
Interstate 690
Page Updated 11-16-2022.