Interstate 990 - Lockport Expressway

Interstate 990 constitutes a 6.53 mile long spur northeast from I-290 to NY 263 (Millersport Highway) within the town of Amherst. The commuter freeway serves the University at Buffalo (UB), the community of Getzville, and is part of a route north to Lockport with NY 263 and NY 78. Traffic counts recorded in 2019 by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) along I-990 range from 50,455 vehicles per day (vpd) north of Exit 2 to 24,100 vpd west of NY 263.

North

Interstate 990 (Lockport Expressway) commences north from a directional T interchange (Exit 4) along I-290.
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A wye interchange follows along I-990 north at Exit 1 with a high speed ramp (NY 954F) onto John James Audubon Parkway encircling the University at Buffalo (UB) campus.
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The first confirming marker for Interstate 990 precedes the Chestnut Ridge Road underpass.
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NY 954F links I-990 north with John James Audubon Parkway 0.51 miles to the east of Exit 1.
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Curving eastward, Interstate 990 proceeds 0.75 miles north to a parclo interchange (Exit 2) with Sweet Home Road.
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John James Audubon Parkway extends 1.89 miles north from UB to the diamond interchange at Exit 3.
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North French Road (CR 233) meets Interstate 990 (Lockport Expressway) at a diamond interchange (Exit 4) in a half mile.
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North French Road intersects NY 270 (Campbell Boulevard) north of Getzville 0.39 miles to the west of I-990 and NY 263 (Millersport Highway) 0.62 miles to the east.
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Interstate 990 (Lockport Expressway) north concludes at a half diamond interchange (Exit 5) with NY 263 (Millersport Highway).
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NY 263 angles 7.39 miles northeast from U.S. 62 in Amherst to Interstate 990 at Exit 5.
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NY 263 (Millersport Highway) continues 3.09 miles northeast from the end of I-990 to NY 78 (Transit Road) at Millersport.
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A roadway stub remains from the cancelled extension of the Lockport Expressway north to Lockport.
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South

Interstate 990 (Lockport Expressway) stems west from NY 263 (Millersport Highway) ahead of the Hopkins Road (CR 87) overpass.
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Curving southwest, Interstate 990 first meets North French Road (CR 299) at a diamond interchange (Exit 4).
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North French Road (CR 299) leads west onto East Robinson Road en route to the city of North Tonawanda.
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John James Audubon Parkway heads south from the diamond interchange at Exit 3, 1.89 miles to the University at Buffalo (UB) north campus.
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Continuing southwest across Ellicott Creek, Interstate 990 next meets Sweet Home Road at a parclo interchange (Exits 2 B/A).
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Sweet Home Road is inventoried by NYSDOT as NY 952T north 2.25 miles from Maple Road (CR 192) to adjacent Ellicott Creek Road.
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Sweet Home Road extends 2.35 miles from N Ellicott Creek Road to Empire State Trail (CR 2).
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Sweet Home Road (NY 952T) runs 1.23 miles south from I-990 to Rensch Road for the UB campus.
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The I-990 Trailway pedestrian bridge spans the Lockport Expressway south beyond this confirming marker.
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Exit ramps to Interstate 290 at the south end of I-990 (Lockport Expressway) are unnumbered.
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The final confirming marker for Interstate 990 stands beyond the wye interchange linking John James Audubon Parkway at UB with the Lockport Expressway southbound.
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Interstate 290 (Youngmann Memorial Highway) comprises an urban loop around the north side of Buffalo west to I-190 at the town of Tonawanda and east to I-90 (New York State Thruway) at the town of Cheektowaga.
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The two lane ramp for I-290 westbound forms auxiliary lanes to Exit 3 for U.S. 62 (Niagara Falls Boulevard).
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Connect with:

Interstate 290

Route 263 - Grover Cleveland Hwy / Millersport Hwy

Page Updated Wednesday March 01, 2023.