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| Interstate 390 Auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System |
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| Length: | 75.86 mi[1] (122.08 km) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Formed: | 1973[2][3] | ||||||||||||||||
| South end: |    I-86 / NY 15 / NY 17 in Avoca |
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| Major junctions: |
 US 20A in Geneseo  US 20 / NY 5 in Avon  I-90 / Thruway in Henrietta I-590 in Brighton |
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| North end: |   I-490 / NY 390 in Gates |
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>Interstate 390 (abbreviated I-390) is a 75.86-mile (122.08 km) long north–south auxiliary Interstate Highway located entirely within New York, United States. The southern terminus of the route is at the Southern Tier Expressway (Interstate 86 and NY 17) in the town of Avoca. Its northern terminus is at Interstate 490 (the Western Expressway) in Rochester. North of I-490, the expressway continues as New York State Route 390 to the Lake Ontario State Parkway in Greece. I-390 connects to its parent, Interstate 90 (the New York State Thruway), in Henrietta, a southern suburb of Rochester. The route is known as the Genesee Expressway from Avoca to Interstate 590 in Brighton, where it becomes part of the Rochester Outer Loop.
I-390 is one of the longest auxiliary interstates in the Interstate Highway System. In addition to servicing Rochester, I-390 serves as an important connecting route between the Buffalo and Rochester metropolitan areas and Corning and the rest of the Southern Tier of New York. I-390 effectively replaced U.S. Route 15 and parallels (and for one stretch is actually concurrent with) NY 15, US 15's de facto successor north of Corning. Upon the completion of Interstate 99, which will replace US 15 from Corning into Pennsylvania, the two Interstate Highways will come within only a few miles of each other (separated only by I-86), although there are no plans to extend or merge either highway.
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Route description
I-390 begins at an interchange with the concurrent routes of Interstate 86 and NY 17 just east of the village of Avoca. NY 15, concurrent with I-86 and NY 17 from Painted Post to Avoca, leaves I-86 and NY 17 and follows I-390 to the northwest along the Cohocton River. At Cohocton, the river leaves the expressway and heads north toward Atlanta. I-390 and NY 15 continue past Cohocton to an interchange with NY 21 south of Wayland. Here, NY 15 exits and follows NY 21 north into Wayland. Past NY 21, I-390 roughly parallels NY 63 west through northern Steuben County toward Dansville. South of the village, I-390 passes to the north of Stony Brook State Park prior to entering Livingston County.
In Dansville, I-390 interchanges with NY 36 twice as it bypasses the village to the southwest. Outside of the village limits, I-390 parallels NY 36 north to Mount Morris, where the two routes interchange for the final time south of the village. While NY 36 heads into Mount Morris, I-390 turns north to bypass the community to the east. Due east of the village center, I-390 interchanges with NY 408 adjacent to the American Rock Salt mine at Hampton Corners. North of NY 408, I-390 begins to parallel the Genesee River.
The expressway continues north through Livingston County to Geneseo, which I-390 skirts to the south and east. Midway between Geneseo and Lakeville, I-390 meets U.S. Route 20A. The route continues on, interchanging with NY 15 southeast of Avon, then U.S. Route 20 and NY 5 east of the community. I-390 passes into Monroe County shortly afterward.
As I-390 heads north through the southern extents of the county, the surroundings become more residential and commercial in nature. The freeway meets NY 15 and NY 251 in Rush ahead of an interchange with both the New York State Thruway (Interstate 90) and NY 253 in southern Henrietta. Past the Thruway, the transition from the rural landscapes of the Southern Tier to residential and commercial area becomes complete as I-390 continues into the commercial center of Henrietta. Roughly 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from NY 253, I-390 interchanges with Hylan Drive, a through street leading to Marketplace Mall. Farther north, I-390 meets both NY 15A and NY 252 before entering Brighton.
Shortly after entering Brighton, I-390 meets the southern terminus of Interstate 590 at a large interchange that includes the Erie Canal and South Clinton Avenue, both of which pass under the two freeways. Past the exit, I-390 turns to the northwest, joining the Rochester Outer Loop and following the Erie Canal around the southern edge of Rochester. Between I-590 and Interstate 490, I-390 crosses the Genesee River and interchanges with NY 15, NY 15A, NY 383, NY 204 and NY 33A before coming to an end at I-490 west of the city limits in Gates. North of I-490, I-390 continues on as NY 390.
History
Construction began on a limited-access highway between Wayland and Dansville began in 1966.[4] The highway opened to traffic ca. 1968 as a realignment of New York State Route 245.[5][6] On January 1, 1970, the expressway became part of NY 401, a designation that also extended south to the town of Avoca and north to the city of Rochester along the proposed Genesee Expressway.[7] NY 401 was added to the Interstate Highway System and redesignated Interstate 390 ca. 1973.[2][3] As initially planned, I-390 would continue north into downtown Rochester and end at Interstate 490 while the entirety of the Rochester Outer Loop south of I-490 would become Interstate 590.[8][9]
Construction began ca. 1974 on the portion of I-390 between NY 17 near the village of Avoca and NY 21 south of Wayland.[3][10] It opened to traffic ca. 1976.[4] By 1977, work had begun on the leg between NY 251 in Rush and the New York State Thruway (Interstate 90) in Henrietta.[9] This section was completed by 1981, as were the Dansville–Groveland (NY 36), Avon–Rush, and Thruway – Hylan Drive segments.[4][11] The remainder of I-390 in Monroe County up to the modern I-390 / I-590 interchange was built ca. 1981, and the final gap in the expressway from NY 36 to US 20 in Livingston County opened ca. 1982.[4]
On March 18, 1980, the NY 47 designation, which officially applied to the entirety of the Rochester Outer Loop, was removed.[7][12] Around the same time, the proposed extension of I-390 into downtown Rochester was scrapped, and I-390 was routed on the southwestern portion of the Rochester Outer Loop instead. However, only the portion from from NY 383 north to I-490 was actually once part of NY 47.[11][13]
On February 10, 2008, whiteout conditions caused a 36-car pileup near the Scottsville Road exit, which led to a 17-year-old girl's death. Firefighters had to climb over cars and cut off roofs to get to people. More than 20 people were taken to the hospital.[14]
Exit list
| County | Location | Mile[1] | # | Destinations | Notes |
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| Steuben | Avoca | 0.00 | I-86 / NY 15 south / NY 17 – Jamestown, Binghamton |
Southbound exit and northbound entrance; NY 15 joins northbound and leaves southbound | |
| 2.04 | 1 |    To NY 415 – Avoca |
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| 11.12 | 2 | To NY 415 – Cohocton |
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| Wayland | 16.75 | 3 |  NY 15 north / NY 21 – Wayland |
NY 15 leaves northbound and joins southbound | |
| Livingston | Dansville | 22.84 | 4 |  NY 36 – Dansville |
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| 24.19 | 5 | NY 36 – Dansville, Airport |
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| Groveland | 32.96 | 6 | NY 36 – Mount Morris, Sonyea |
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| Mount Morris | 38.77 | 7 |   NY 63 / NY 408 – Geneseo, Mount Morris |
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| Geneseo | 48.05 | 8 |  US 20A – Lakeville, Geneseo |
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| Avon | 51.50 | 9 |  NY 15 – Lakeville, Conesus Lake |
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| 54.59 | 10 | US 20 / NY 5 – Avon |
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| Monroe | Rush | 61.94 | 11 |  NY 15 / NY 251 – Rush, Scottsville |
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| Henrietta | 65.86 | 12B | I-90 / Thruway – Albany, Buffalo |
Single exit 12 northbound | |
| 12A |  NY 253 (Lehigh Station Road) |
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| 67.28 | 13 | Hylan Drive – Marketplace Mall | |||
| 68.37 | 14A |  NY 252 (Jefferson Road) |
Single exit 14 northbound; access to NY 252 from I-390 north via NY 15A; NY 252 serves Rochester Institute of Technology | ||
| 14B |  NY 15A (East Henrietta Road) |
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| 15B | Brighton–Henrietta Townline Road | Southbound exit only; serves Monroe Community College | |||
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| 70.29 | 15 | I-590 – Rochester |
Signed as exit 15A southbound; southern terminus of I-590 | ||
| 71.69 | 16B | NY 15A (East Henrietta Road) |
Single exit 16 northbound; southbound access to NY 15 via East River Road | ||
| 16A | NY 15 (West Henrietta Road) |
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| Rochester | 73.09 | 17 |  NY 383 (Scottsville Road) |
Serves Rochester Institute of Technology and University of Rochester | |
| 73.80 | 18A-B |  NY 204 (Brooks Avenue) – Airport |
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| Gates | 74.51 | 19 |  NY 33A (Chili Avenue) |
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| 75.86 | 20A-B | I-490 – Rochester, Buffalo |
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| NY 390 |
Continuation beyond I-490 |
See also
- New York State Route 390 for exits 21-27
References
- ^ a b "2007 Traffic Data Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. July 25, 2008. https://www.nysdot.gov/divisions/engineering/technical-services/hds-respository/NYSDOT_Traffic_Data_Report_2007.pdf. Retrieved May 24, 2009.
- ^ a b Exxon. Eastern United States [map], 1972–73 edition. Cartography by General Drafting. (1972)
- ^ a b c Shell Oil Company. New York [map], 1973 edition. Cartography by H.M. Gousha Company. (1973)
- ^ a b c d National Bridge Inventory, a database compiled by the United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, available at www.nationalbridges.com. Accessed 2007-08-13.
- ^ H.M. Gousha Company. Gousha Road Atlas (northern Mid-Atlantic) [map]. (1967) p. 22. Retrieved on May 24, 2009.
- ^ Esso. New York [map], 1969–70 edition. Cartography by General Drafting. (1968)
- ^ a b State of New York Department of Transportation (January 1, 1970) (PDF). Official Description of Touring Routes in New York State. http://www.greaternyroads.info/pdfs/state70.pdf. Retrieved May 24, 2009.
- ^ Faber, Harold (April 9, 1978). "2 Disputed Legs Delay Completion of New York Interstate System". New York Times: p. 50.
- ^ a b Exxon. New York [map], 1977–78 edition. Cartography by General Drafting. (1977)
- ^ Gulf. New York and New Jersey Tourgide Map [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1974)
- ^ a b State of New York. I Love New York Tourism Map [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1981)
- ^ New York State Department of Transportation (January 2009) (PDF). Official Description of Highway Touring Routes, Bicycling Touring Routes, Scenic Byways, & Commemorative/Memorial Designations in New York State. https://www.nysdot.gov/divisions/operating/oom/transportation-systems/repository/2009%20tour-bk.pdf. Retrieved May 24, 2009.
- ^ Rand McNally. New York [map]. (1985) ISBN 0-528-91040-X.
- ^ "36-car accident on 390, one dead". News 10 NBC (Rochester, New York). February 10, 2008. http://www.whec.com/article/stories/S342373.shtml. Retrieved May 24, 2009.
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