Interstate 787 New York
Overview
Interstate 787 runs north along the Hudson River from I-87 (New York State Thruway) and U.S. 9W (Southern Boulevard) through Albany, Menands and Watervliet. Turning east alongside NY 7 at Green Island, I-787 spans the Hudson River on the Collar City Bridge into Troy. NY 787 spurs northward from the cloverleaf interchange with I-787 and NY 7 to the city of Cohoes.
The I-787 Exit 1 Connector extends west from the wye interchange linking I-787 with the New York State Thruway at Exit 23. Inventoried by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) as NY 912S, the freeway spur connects I-787 with U.S. 9W (Southern Boulevard) at Hoffman Avenue in south Albany.
History
Interstate 787 was planned as The Riverfront Route along the Hudson River in Albany during the early 1950s.1 I-787 was part of the proposed urban Interstate numerology for New York approved by the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) on November 10, 1958. The number was the result of being the 4th spur branch in order from south to north in the state as the numbering plan developed:
- I-187 – proposed Crosswestchester Expressway east from I-87 (New York Thruway) to I-95 at Port Chester, revised to I-487, and ultimately became a part of I-287.
- I-387 – proposed New York Thruway west from I-87 at Elmsford across the Tappan Zee Bridge to Suffern, became part of I-287 and ultimately part of a westward realignment of I-87 off what became I-684.
- I-587 – spur into Kingston.
Route Information
Source: December 31, 2021 Interstate Route Log and Finders List
I-787 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)
Source: 2019 AADT NYSDOT Traffic Data Viewer
Interstate 787 extended north to NY 32 (Green Street) in Albany by 1970.
 Photo Guides
North End
/ Hoosick Street – Troy, New York
East at Collar City Bridge / Hoosick Street
West at
South End
– Albany, New York
South at
Traffic partitions at the south end of I-787 for I-87 south along the New York Thruway to Kingston and New York and I-87 north to western reaches of Albany. There I-87 shifts to the Adirondack Northway toward Plattsburgh and Montréal, Quebec and I-90 takes over along the Thruway west to Utica and Syracuse. Photo by Douglas Kerr (06/01).
Exit 1 Connector – South at
Hoffman Ave
South at
Exit 1 Connector
Hoffman Ave – South at Exit 1 Connector
North at
South at
Sources:
- Capital Highways – Interstate 787 (Chris Jordan).
http://www.capitalhighways.8m.com/highways/787i/
Page updated April 5, 2023.