Interstate 87 North - Albany to Saratoga Springs

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North

I-87/I-90 overlap 0.25 miles east from the New York State Thruway to a directional cloverleaf interchange (Exit 1) with the Adirondack Northway (NY 910F). The former Thruway toll plaza was located on this stretch.
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The Adirondack Northway spurs 1.17 miles south from I-87 to Crossgates Mall and U.S. 20 (Western Avenue). Cancelled plans outlined extending the Northward south parallel to the NYS Thruway to I-787 at Exit 23.
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Interstate 87 turns north along a two lane exit ramp from I-90 east onto the Adirondack Northway by Six Mile Waterworks Park. I-90 runs east across the capital city to Rensselaer.
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Interstate 87 (Adirondack Thruway) proceeds north from Albany into the town of Colonie ahead of a cloverleaf interchange (Exit 2) with NY 5 (Central Avenue).
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Interstate 87 north from Albany is also the Adirondack Veterans Memorial Highway.
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Exit 2 E connects with both NY 5 (Central Avenue) east to Roessleville and parallel Wolf Road (NY 910B) north 1.92 miles to CR 155 (Albany Shaker Road).
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NY 5 travels west from Albany across Upstate New York to Buffalo and southwest to Erie, Pennsylvania as PA 5.
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NY 5 (Central Avenue) continues northwest from Colonie to the town of Niskayuna and the city of Schenectady.
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South of Albany International Airport (ALB), Exit 4 follows onto Wolf Road (NY 910B) adjacent to Albany Shaker Road (CR 155).
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Exit 3 was originally reserved for an exchange with Interstate 687, an unbuilt route between I-90 at Exit 5 A and the cancelled I-88 extension. Albany Shake Road north to ALB Airport is part of NY 155.
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Wolf Road continues northeast of Albany Shaker Road as part of NY 155 to a roundabout with Watervilet Shaker Road and Old Niskayuna Road (CR 160). NY 155 turns east along Watervilet Shake Road to the parclo interchange at Exit 5.
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NY 155 extends 4.30 miles east from Exit 5 to NY 32 (2nd Avenue) in the city of Watervliet.
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An auxiliary lane opens north from NY 155 to Exit 6 for NY 2/7 (Troy-Schenectady Road).
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NY 2 commences east from the SPUI (Exit 6) with I-87/NY 7 at Latham. Forming a multi state highway with Massachusetts Route 2 to Boston, NY 2 travels 30.81 miles east to Troy, Grafton and Petersburgh.
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NY 7 (Troy-Schenectady Road) branches west from I-87 to Niskayuna and I-890 in Schenectady. NY 7 is a lengthy highway, accompanying the I-88 corridor southwest to Binghamton.
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East

NY 7 east combines with I-87 north for 0.27 miles to the trumpet interchange at Exit 7. NY 7 constitutes a freeway 4.06 miles east to Interstate 787 at Green Island.
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The freeway along NY 7 east ties directly into the bridge taking I-787 across the Collar City Bridge into Troy. NY 7 east to Green Island was to be part of the unconstructed Interstate 88 extension.
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Interstate 87 lowers through an S-curve to cross the Mohawk River / Erie Canal.
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The crossing taking I-87 over the Mohawk River is formally the Thaddeus Kosciusko Bridge and locally referred to as the "Twin Bridges".
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Built in 1959, the steel through arch bridges on Interstate 87 are 773 feet long and 23 feet above the Mohawk River.1

Built in 1959, the steel through arch bridges on Interstate 87 are 773 feet long and 23 feet above the Mohawk River.¹
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Interstate 87 enters the town of Halfmoon and Saratoga County midway across the Mohawk River.
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Crescent Road (CR 92) meets I-87 at a diamond interchange (Exit 8) west of Crescent in Halfmoon and northeast of Vischer Ferry in the town of Clifton Park.
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