Interstate 890 East


A parclo interchange joins I-890 east with NY 890 NY 890 north just beyond the toll collection point. NY 890 constitutes a freeway spur north to NY 5S (River Road) for Rotterdam Junction and NY 5 (Amsterdam Road) and CR 30 (Vley Road) for Scotia.
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The first confirming marker for Interstate 890 east stands along the freeway paralleling the Mohawk River.
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NY 337 heads south from Rice Road and I-890 two miles to NY 159 (Mariaville Road) and 2.7 miles to NY 7 (Duanesburg Road) west of the Rotterdam town center. Rice Road spurs northwest along the Mohawk River.
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Exit 3 comprises an off-ramp onto the adjacent frontage road for the General Electric Truck Terminal.
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Exit 4 departs I-890 east for the frontage road ahead of North Avenue to the General Electric Schenectady campus.
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Points of interest for Exit 4 via Erie Boulevard include Schenectady County Airport (SCH), Stratton Army National Guard Base and Union College.
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Turning south by Downtown Schenectady, Interstate 890 meets Broadway in one half mile at Exit 5. Proctor Theatre lies along State Street (NY 5) just east of Broadway.
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Exit 5 lowers from Interstate 890 east to Broadway at the Mt. Pleasant and Hamilton Hill neighborhoods south of Downtown.
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Francis Avenue spans Interstate 890 and the westbound entrance ramp from Craig Street across the Cotton Factory Hollow Bridge.
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NY 5 Truck joins Interstate 890 along a bypass route circumventing Downtown Schenectady between Exit 4B and Exit 6. NY 5 follows State Street on a parallel alignment to the north.
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Michigan Avenue north and Brandywine Avenue south come together at a diamond interchange (Exit 6) with Interstate 890 at Norwood Avenue. NY 146 follows Duane and Altamont Avenues nearby.
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NY 5 Truck returns to NY 5 (State Street) via Exit 6 and Brandywine Avenue north. NY 146 follows Brandywine Avenue northward from Duane Avenue to Union Street.
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Interstate 890 curves southward to a half cloverleaf interchange (Exit 7) with NY 7 (Crosstown Connection) east.
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A controlled access arterial, NY 7 follows Crosstown Connection east from the I-890 to Union Street and Troy Schenectady Road through east Schenectady.
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Exit 7 loops onto Chisler Avenue / Crosstown Connection east. NY 7 constitutes a major route 14 miles east to the city of Troy.
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Continuing south, I-890/NY 7 meet High Bridge Road at a diamond interchange (Exit 8) in south Schenectady. High Bridge Road is a residential road west to Campbell Road and east to Kings Road.
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NY 7 westbound splits with I-890 at the succeeding exit beyond High Bridge Road. Following Curry Road, NY 7 leads 0.4 miles northwest to a roundabout with NY 146 (Hamburg Road).
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NY 7 runs northwest from I-890 into Rotterdam and then west alongside Interstate 88 to Oneonta and Binghamton.
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Exit 9B provides a direct connection with NY 146 (Carman Road) south of NY 7 along Curry Road. NY 146 ventures 3.3 miles southeast through Fort Hunter to U.S. 20 (Western Turnpike) at Guilderland.
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- Alex Nitzman, Carter Buchanan: 06/28/05
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Page Updated Monday March 09, 2020.