New York State Route 787
New York State Route 787 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cohoes Boulevard | ||||
Map of Albany County in eastern New York with NY 787 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Auxiliary route of I-787 | ||||
| Maintained by NYSDOT | ||||
| Length | 2.56 mi[1] (4.12 km) | |||
| Existed | by 1990[2][3]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   I-787 / NY 7 in Colonie | |||
| North end |  NY 32 in Cohoes | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New York | |||
| Counties | Albany | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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New York State Route 787 (NY 787) is a state highway in Albany County, New York, in the United States. It is a northern extension of Interstate 787 (I-787), continuing northward from the underpass at exit 9 for NY 7 near Green Island to downtown Cohoes at NY 32. NY 787 is a four-lane divided boulevard named Cohoes Boulevard. For its entire length, NY 787 runs parallel to, and between, NY 32 and the Hudson River.
Route description
NY 787 begins at the partial cloverleaf interchange connecting NY 7 to I-787, the continuation of NY 787 south of the NY 7 arterial, near Green Island. Unlike I-787, which is a limited-access highway for its entire length, NY 787 is predominantly a divided highway as it lowers to grade level a small distance north of the I-787/NY 7 interchange. Near the Green Island-Cohoes city line, NY 787 intersects Tibbits Avenue, the first in a series of local streets connecting NY 787 to NY 32, which NY 787 parallels as it heads northward through Cohoes.
After intersections with Dyke Avenue and Bridge Avenue (the latter leading to lower Van Schaick Island) on the western bank of the Hudson River, NY 787 intersects NY 470, an east–west route linking Cohoes to northern Troy via upper Van Schaick Island. Past NY 470, NY 787 curves to the northwest and immediately intersects NY 32. Although NY 787 terminates here, New Courtland Street (later named North Mohawk Street and Cohoes Crescent Road) continues northwest from the intersection along the Mohawk River to U.S. Route 9 in Colonie, just south of the hamlet of Crescent, in Saratoga County.
Along NY 787, markers continue from those of I-787, without interruption. At the beginning of NY 787, some reference markers have the letter "I" along the top (route) row. The markers continue from those of I-787 and the control segments thereof.
History
The southernmost section of NY 787 was originally built in the early 1970s as part of I-787. At the time, the highway ended at a junction with Arch Street.[4][5] It was extended north to Tibbits Avenue on May 22, 1985, using what would become the northbound lanes while the southbound lanes were replacing Arch Street;[6] these were opened along with its extension to Dyke Street on November 1, 1985.[7] Further extensions opened to Bridge Street on December 3, 1987,[8] and to NY 32 on August 16, 1988,[9] at which time the portion of the I-787 freeway north of NY 7 was designated as NY 787.[3]
Major intersections
Mileposts are a northern continuation of mileposts from I-787. The entire route is in Albany County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Colonie | 9.55 | 15.37 |  I-787 south – Albany | Continuation south | |
  NY 7 to I-87 – Schenectady, Saratoga Springs, Troy, Bennington | Exits 9E–W on I-787 | ||||
| 10.31 | 16.59 | Northern end of freeway section | |||
| Tibbits Avenue – Maplewood, Green Island | To NY 32 | ||||
| Cohoes | 11.99 | 19.30 |  NY 470 – Troy | ||
| 12.11 | 19.49 | NY 32 / New Courtland Street – Waterford | Northern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ a b "2008 Traffic Volume Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. p. 244. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
- ^ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs named1985map - ^ a b Upstate New York City Street Maps (Map) (1st ed.). 1" = 1/2 mile. Cartography by DeLorme Mapping. DeLorme Mapping. 1990. p. 39. ISBN 0-89933-300-1.
- ^ New York Thruway (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. New York State Thruway Authority. 1971.
- ^ New York (Map) (1973 ed.). Cartography by H.M. Gousha Company. Shell Oil Company. 1973.
- ^ Picchi, Joe (May 22, 1985). "DOT to close section of Arch Street". Albany Times-Union. p. B-2.
- ^ "Cohoes Arterial opening today". Albany Times-Union. November 1, 1985. p. B-4.
- ^ "Getting closer". Albany Times-Union. December 4, 1987. p. B-1.
- ^ "Cohoes Arterial extended". Troy Record. August 17, 1988. p. 9.
External links
- New York State Route 787 at New York Routes