Route 695
New York Route 695 links Interstate 690 by the State Fairgrounds in the town of Geddes with the Fairmount interchange along the NY 5 Camillus bypass. Funded primarily with federal interstate grants, the $33.6 million project for NY 695 commenced on September 3, 1971. The 2.40 mile long freeway was scheduled for completion in July 1974.1
North
Ramps from NY 5 combine along NY 695 northbound ahead of the entrance ramp from Horan Road.
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The lone confirming marker for NY 695 north.
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NY 695 defaults onto I-690 east to the adjacent New York State Fairgrounds and city of Syracuse. A flyover connects with I-690 west to I-90 (New York Thruway) at Van Buren.
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The freeway spans a CSX Railroad line leading into the directional T interchange with Interstate 690. I-690 west becomes NY 690 north to Lysander and Baldwinsville beyond the New York Thruway.
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An end shield for NY 695 precedes the ramp split for Interstate 690.
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The ramp for I-690 east spans State Fair Boulevard and part of the Fairgrounds parking area beyond the flyover for I-690 west.
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Traffic from NY 695 north to I-690 adds a general travel lane and an auxiliary lane east to NY 297 (Bridge Street) south at State Fair Boulevard.
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South
The ramp from Interstate 690 east to NY 695 south includes access to Pumphouse Road for State Fair Boulevard (CR 80).
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State Fair Boulevard (CR 80) parallels I-690 south to the New York State Fairgrounds and northwest into the Lakeland community.
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Ramps from both directions of I-690 combine ahead of the southbound off-ramp for Gerelock Road.
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Gerelock Road heads east to Belle Isle Road in the village of Solvay and west to Thomas Avenue and the Camillus Landfill.
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NY 695 leaves the town of Geddes and enters the town of Camillus at the Gerelock Road underpass.
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A three-wye interchange joins NY 695 south with NY 5 along the freeway bypass of Fairmount and the village of Camillus.
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Southbound NY 695 expands with two lanes dedicated for each ramp to NY 5. NY 5 follows Genesee Street east into the city of Syracuse from the freeway end near Solvay.
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NY 695 ends at the ramp split for NY 5. NY 5 continues west from Camillus to the city of Auburn and U.S. 20. The state route travels 370.8 miles overall between the Pennsylvania state line and the city of Albany.
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References:
- "New Highway." The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY), November 15, 1971.
Photo Credits:
- Alex Nitzman: 05/09/05
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Page Updated Wednesday March 11, 2020.