Interstate Highways in New York - Interstate 87, Interstate 287, Interstate 86, Interstate 278, Interstate 84 in New York, Interstate 495 (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 54. Chapters: Interstate 87, Interstate 287, Interstate 86, Interstate 278, Interstate 84 in New York, Interstate 495, List of Interstate Highways in New York, Interstate 90 in New York, Interstate 390, Interstate 490, Interstate 81 in New York, Interstate 678, Interstate 88, Interstate 190, Interstate 95 in New York, Interstate 787, Interstate 78 in New York, Interstate 690, Interstate 781, Interstate 590, Interstate 481, Interstate 295, Interstate 895, Interstate 290, Interstate 684, Interstate 890, Interstate 990, Interstate 687, Interstate 790, Interstate 695, Interstate 487. Excerpt: Interstate 287 (I-287) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway in the U.S. states of New Jersey and New York. It is a partial beltway around New York City, serving the northern half of New Jersey and the counties of Rockland and Westchester in New York. I-287, which is signed north-south in New Jersey and east-west in New York, follows a roughly horseshoe-shaped route from the New Jersey Turnpike (I-95) in Edison Township, New Jersey clockwise to the New England Thruway (I-95) in Rye, New York, for 98.72 miles (158.87 km). Through New Jersey, I-287 runs west from its southern terminus in Edison through suburban areas. In Bridgewater Township, the freeway takes a more northeasterly course, paralleled by US 202. The northernmost part of I-287 in New Jersey passes through mountainous surroundings. After crossing into New York at Suffern, I-287 turns east on the New York State Thruway (I-87) and runs though Rockland County. After crossing the Hudson River on the Tappan Zee Bridge, I-287 splits from I-87 near Tarrytown and continues east through Westchester County on the Cross-Westchester Expressway. A bypass around New York City had been planned since the 1950s and would become a part of the Interstate Highway System and receive the I-287 designation. Th...