U.S. 20 West - Rensselaer / Albany

U.S. 9/20 ascend onto the Dunn Memorial Bridge from Columbus Street in Rensselaer. Intended to connect with an extension of the South Mall Expressway east to Interstate 90, a stub at the east of the span would have linked with a viaduct above Rensselaer.¹

08/04/07

U.S. 9/20 expand to eight overall lanes on the Dunn Memorial Bridge. Crossing the Hudson River, the westbound roadway partitions with flyovers for I-787 north and the continuation of U.S. 9.

08/04/07

I-787 and U.S. 9 parallel each other north from the Circle Stack Interchange to Clinton Avenue. U.S. 20 drops to S Pearl Street (NY 32), where the route turns south to Madison Street and Downtown Albany. The South Mall Arterial extends northwest from the Dunn Memorial Bridge to Empire State Plaza.

08/04/07

U.S. 20 (Western Avenue) west at CR 204 (Schoolhouse Road) south in McKownville and the south end of the Adriondack Northway (Route 910F). CR 210 loops south from U.S. 20 to North Bethlehem.

08/04/07

The Adirondack Northway (Route 910F) begins at a parclo intercahnge with U.S. 20 (Western Avenue) and CR 204. Route 910F leads 1.11 miles north to the exchange joining I-87 and I-90 east of the New York Thruway (Exit 24).

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The Adirondack Northway spur was planned to connect with the unconstructed South Albany Expressway. The South Albany Expressway would have paralleled the NY Thruway south to Interstate 787.²

08/04/07

Interstate 87 follows the Northway between I-90 and the Canadian border at Champlain. I-90 branches east from the Thruway to Roessleville, Albany and Greenbush.

08/04/07

A loop ramp joins CR 204 (Schoolhouse Road) north and U.S. 20 east with the Adirondack Northway (Route 910F) northbound above Western Avenue.

08/04/07

The Adirondack Northway south end ties into U.S. 20 (Western Avenue) adjacent to the underpass for Interstate 87 (New York Thruway).

08/04/07

U.S. 20 continues across I-87 to Church Road ahead of Crossgates Mall and Westmere.

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