Route 7
New York Route 7 is a vital transportation link through the Capital District. Starting out as a two lane road, it enters the area through the town of Duanesburg, intersecting with U.S. 20 and ramps with Interstate 88. The road flows into the western Capital District city of Schenectady, meeting NY 158, NY 337 and NY 146 along a combination of Duanesburg and Curry Roads to Interstate 890. NY 7 combines with I-890 north from Exit 9A to Exit 7. East from I-890 to NY 5, Balltown Road and Union Street, NY 7 follows a four lane, at grade expressway that was anticipated for an Interstate 88 extension through Albany.
Past Union Street, NY 7 continues on as a four lane arterial with a center turn lane, serving the Albany suburbs of Niskayuna and Latham. Within Latham, NY 7 meets Interstate 87 and overlaps with the freeway north for less than a mile. Resuming an eastward course at Exit 7, NY 7 continues from I-87 along a five lane freeway also once proposed as part of an extended Interstate 88. Heading east to the eastern Capital District city of Troy, I-787 ties into NY 7 at Green Island. The two overlap across the Collar City Bridge spanning the Hudson River. East of 10th Street in Troy, the state route narrows onto a four lane boulevard, and eventually back to a two lane road as it leaves the city for the town of Brunswick. Beyond the Capital District, NY 7 continues east to the Green Mountain State of Vermont, where it becomes VT 9 into Bennington.
East
NY 145 southbound combines with NY 7 east 3.4 miles from Main Street in Cobleskill. The two split just north of the diamond interchange (Exit 22) joining Interstate 88 with NY 145.
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NY 7 continues east to Central Bridge while NY 145 heads south eight miles to Middleburgh.
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A collector distributor roadway runs along NY 7 east at the directional cloverleaf interchange with I-787/NY 787. NY 787 (Cohoes Boulevard) spurs north to Cohoes and Waterford.
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I-787 combines with NY 7 east across the Collar City Bridge between the village of Green Island and city of Troy. I-787 however is unmarked along the state route eastbound.
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The Interstate 787 shield was removed from the confirming assembly for NY 7 east along the Collar City Bridge.
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The Collar City Bridge lowers onto Hoosick Street beyond the ramps to Downtown Troy via 6th Avenue and U.S. 4 (River and King Streets).
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NY 7 descends from the Collar City Bridge onto Hoosick Street eastbound for Sycaway and Brunswick Center. The state route continues east from Troy to Pittstown, Hoosick and Bennington, Vermont as VT 9.
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The Downtown Troy off-ramp departs the Collar City Bridge for Hutton Street west to U.S. 4 (River Street) and 6th Avenue south.
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NY 7 (Hoosick Street) intersects 8th Street at the end of the Collar City Bridge. NY 40, a state route north to Schaghticoke Hill, Easton and Argyle east of U.S. 4, follows at 10th Street.
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NY 7 advances east from NY 40 (10th Street) 25 miles to the Vermont state line.
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West
NY 7 (Hoosick Street) westbound descends toward the Collar City Bridge in Troy. The state route crosses the Hudson River en route to Green Island. Hoosick Street separates from the state route west to 6th Avenue and U.S. 4 (River Street).
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NY 7 upgrades to a freeway as it crosses the Collar City Bridge. An on-ramp joins the span from 6th Avenue.
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Interstate 787 overlays NY 7 west across the Collar City Bridge. The designation is unmarked along the span eastbound.
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Interstate 787 splits with NY 7 at a directional cloverleaf interchange joining the west end of the Collar City Bridge with NY 787 (Cohoes Boulevard) north to Cohoes and Waterford.
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A two lane ramp takes I-787 south onto the freeway paralleling the Hudson River 7.5 miles south to Downtown Albany.
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Traffic partitions from NY 7 west for I-787 south to Watervliet, Menands and Albany and NY 787 (Cohoes Boulevard), an arterial route north to NY 32 in Cohoes.
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NY 145 combines with NY 7 west from a point just north of Interstate 88 at Exit 22 into the town of Cobleskill.
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Photo Credits:
- Alex Nitzman, Carter Buchanan: 06/28/05
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Page Updated Thursday March 12, 2020.