NY Hwy L § 340-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 12 - State Routes 340-A - Designation of State Interstate Routes.

§  340-a.  Designation  of  state  interstate routes. State interstate   routes are hereby set forth and generally described as follows:Interstate Route 501.  Beginning  at  the  New  York  City-Westchester   county  line  north  of  Pelham Bay park, thence generally northeasterly   through or in the vicinity of Mt. Vernon, New Rochelle and Rye,  to  the   New  York-Connecticut  border  in  the  vicinity  of  Port  Chester, the   foregoing route being a portion of the New York state thruway.Interstate Route 502.  Beginning  on  the  New  York  City-Westchester   county  line  at  the  Major  Deegan  expressway,  thence  in  a general   northerly direction through Yonkers to interstate route  connection  520   in  the vicinity of Elmsford, the foregoing route being a portion of the   New York state thruway, thence from interstate route connection  520  in   the  vicinity  of  White  Plains  in  a  general  northerly direction to   interstate route 503 in the vicinity  of  Brewster,  excluding  a  short   section through the western tip of Fairfield county, Connecticut, thence   from  interstate  route  503  in  the  vicinity  of Newburgh, continuing   generally northerly passing through or in the vicinity of  Kingston  and   Albany, intersecting interstate route 504 in the vicinity of Albany, the   foregoing  route  between Newburgh and Albany being a portion of the New   York state thruway, thence continuing in a general  northerly  direction   crossing  the  Mohawk river on a new bridge to be constructed as part of   this route, such bridge shall be designated and shall be  known  as  the   "Thaddeus  Kosciuszko bridge", and passing through or in the vicinity of   Saratoga  Springs,  Glens  Falls   and   Plattsburgh   to   the   United   States-Canada border in the vicinity of Champlain. In order to provide a   continuous  and uninterrupted interstate route section from the vicinity   of  White  Plains  to  the  vicinity  of  Brewster  as  aforesaid,   the   commissioner of transportation is authorized and empowered to enter into   an  agreement  or agreements with the duly authorized representatives of   the state of Connecticut in order to provide for  the  construction  and   maintenance  of  necessary connections between said interstate route 502   and an interstate route to be  constructed  through  the  said  excluded   section  of  interstate  route  502  running  through the western tip of   Fairfield county, Connecticut.Interstate Route 503. Beginning at the Pennsylvania-New York border in   the vicinity of Port Jervis, thence  generally  easterly,  crossing  the   Hudson  River  in  the  vicinity  of  Newburgh  and  Beacon,  to the New   York-Connecticut border in the vicinity of Brewster.Interstate Route 504. Beginning on the Pennsylvania-New York border in   the vicinity of Lake Erie, thence in a general  northeasterly  direction   passing  in  the  vicinity  of  Dunkirk, to the vicinity of Big Tree and   generally northerly to the town of Cheektowaga, and continuing northerly   to the vicinity of Williamsville and generally easterly  through  or  in   the  vicinity of Batavia and Syracuse, intersecting interstate route 505   in the vicinity  of  Syracuse,  continuing  generally  easterly  passing   through or in the vicinity of Oneida, Utica, Little Falls, Amsterdam and   Schenectady to an intersection with interstate route 502 in the vicinity   of  Albany  the  foregoing  route  being a portion of the New York state   thruway; thence in a general easterly  direction  through  the  city  of   Albany  to  an  intersection with interstate route connection 540 in the   vicinity of Lower Patroon Island,  thence  in  a  general  southeasterly   direction  to  a  point  on  the Berkshire section of the New York state   thruway in the vicinity of state highway five thousand  eighty-four,  as   determined by the commissioner of transportation and the chairman of the   New  York  state thruway authority, thence continuing along the New York   state thruway to the  New  York-Massachusetts  border,  such  interstate   route to be designated, in addition to any other name or designation, as   the "AMVETS Memorial Highway". Interstate Route 505. Beginning at the Pennsylvania-New York border in   the  vicinity of Corbettsville, thence generally northerly through or in   the  vicinity  of  Binghamton,  Cortland  and   Syracuse,   intersecting   interstate  route  504 in the vicinity of Syracuse, continuing generally   northerly  through  or  in  the  vicinity  of  Watertown  to  the United   States-Canada  border  in  the  vicinity  of  Grass  Point  Park,   also   continuing  from  a point on interstate route 505 north of Watertown and   in a northeasterly direction to or in the vicinity  of  Massena,  thence   easterly  and  southeasterly  passing  in  the  vicinity of Malone, to a   connection with interstate route 502 in the vicinity of Plattsburgh.Interstate Route 506. Beginning at interstate route 504 in the town of   Cheektowaga,  thence  generally  westerly  and   northwesterly   through   Buffalo, across Grand Island, the foregoing route being a portion of the   New  York  state  thruway,  and  thence generally westerly to the United   States-Canada border in the  vicinity  of  Lewiston;  also  including  a   connection  beginning  at  the Peace bridge toll plaza, as determined by   the commissioner of transportation, thence generally  southwesterly  and   southerly  to  a  point on the southbound lane of the Niagara section of   the New York  state  thruway  in  the  vicinity  of  Porter  avenue,  as   determined by the commissioner of transportation and the chairman of the   New York state thruway authority.Interstate  Route  507. Beginning at the New Jersey-New York border in   the  vicinity  of  Suffern,  Rockland  county,  thence  in   a   general   northwesterly direction to Delaware county, thence in a general westerly   direction  to  the  Pennsylvania line in the county of Chautauqua, along   the southern section of New York State, following substantially what  is   now touring route 17.Interstate Route 508. Beginning at interstate route 505 in or near the   city of Binghamton thence generally northeasterly within the Susquehanna   river  valley and through or near the city of Oneonta, thence continuing   northeasterly through or in the vicinity of the city of Schenectady,  to   a connection with interstate route 502 in the vicinity of Latham.Interstate  Route  509.  Beginning  at  a  point  on the Southern Tier   expressway in the vicinity of Avoca, thence generally  northwesterly  to   the   vicinity  of  Dansville  and  continuing  generally  northerly  to   interstate route connection 580 in the city of Rochester.New York City Routes and Connections.Interstate Route Connection 511. Cross Bronx  expressway  from  George   Washington  bridge  approach to Bruckner expressway. Bruckner expressway   from Cross Bronx expressway to New England thruway, New England  thruway   from Bruckner expressway to Westchester county line.Interstate   Route  Connection  512.  Staten  Island  expressway  from   Goethals  bridge  approach  to   Verrazzano-Narrows   bridge   approach,   Brooklyn-Queens  expressway  from  Verrazzano-Narrows bridge approach to   Grand  Central  parkway,  Grand  Central  parkway  from  Brooklyn-Queens   expressway to Robert F. Kennedy bridge approach, Major Deegan expressway   from  Robert F.   Kennedy bridge approach to the Westchester county line   connecting with interstate route 502.Interstate Route Connection  513.  Nassau  expressway  from  Van  Wyck   boulevard  to 150th street, Clearview expressway from Hillside avenue to   Throgs Neck bridge approach, Throgs Neck  expressway  from  Throgs  Neck   bridge  approach to Bruckner expressway including Cross Bronx expressway   from Throgs Neck expressway to Bruckner expressway.Interstate  Route  Connection  514.  Queens-Midtown  expressway   from   Brooklyn-Queens   expressway   to   Queens   boulevard,  Horace  Harding   expressway from Queens boulevard to Clearview expressway.Interstate  Route  Connection  515.  From  Brooklyn-Queens  expressway   easterly to Northern boulevard in the vicinity of Grand Central parkway;    Northern  boulevard and Whitestone parkway from Grand Central parkway to   Bronx-Whitestone bridge approach, including  Van  Wyck  expressway  from   Horace  Harding  expressway  northerly to Whitestone parkway, Hutchinson   River  expressway  from  Bronx-Whitestone  bridge  approach  to Bruckner   expressway.Interstate Route Connection 516. Bruckner expressway  from  Robert  F.   Kennedy bridge approach to Cross-Bronx expressway.Interstate  Route  Connection  517. Arthur V. Sheridan expressway from   Bruckner expressway to Cross-Bronx expressway.Interstate   Route   Connection   518.   West   Side   highway    from   Brooklyn-Queens  expressway  via  Hugh  L.  Carey  tunnel to the Lincoln   tunnel,  including  a  connection  from  the  Lincoln  tunnel  to   West   Seventy-second  street.  In  no event shall traffic by any type of motor   vehicle used for commercial purposes,  such  as  the  transportation  of   goods,  wares  and merchandise including trailers and semi-trailers, and   tractors when used in combination with trailers and  semi-trailers,  and   motor  coaches  carrying passengers except taxicabs be permitted on this   route north of Fifty-ninth street, and  such  commercial  traffic  shall   exit  from  or enter on this route no further north than the connections   or ramps to this route at Fifty-seventh street.Up State Connections.Interstate Route Connection 520. From  interstate  route  502  in  the   vicinity of Elmsford, generally easterly passing through or northerly of   White  Plains  to a connection with interstate route 501 in the vicinity   of Rye, including  an  interchange  with  interstate  route  501,  which   interchange   is  to  be  maintained  and  constructed  jointly  by  the   department of transportation and the New York State thruway authority in   a manner determined by the commissioner of transportation  and  the  New   York  State  thruway  authority.  The  county  of  Westchester is hereby   authorized to convey to the state of New  York  all  the  right,  title,   interest and option rights of the people of Westchester county in and to   such  parts  of  the lands, buildings and other real property and rights   thereto acquired and held by it, as deemed necessary by the commissioner   of transportation of the state of New York for purposes  connected  with   an   expressway  known  as  interstate  route  connection  520  (Central   Westchester highway-Cross Westchester expressway) from interstate  route   502  in  the  vicinity  of  Elmsford  in  the  town  of  Greenburgh to a   connection with interstate route 501 in the vicinity of Rye, through and   over the Tarrytown-White Plains parkway reservation, Central Westchester   parkway reservation, Bronx river parkway reservation, Silver  Lake  park   reservation,  Mamaroneck  river parkway reservation and Hutchinson river   parkway reservation.Such conveyance is to be  made  upon  the  express  condition  and  in   express  consideration  of  the  agreement  of  the state of New York to   construct and maintain at its own cost and expense, or with federal aid,   interstate route connection 520 along such right of way  as  hereinabove   described  and  to  acquire at its own cost and expense, or with federal   aid or by gift such additional property as  may  be  required  for  such   construction.The  fee title to all property so conveyed shall vest in the people of   the state of New York, subject to all restrictions,  convenants,  leases   and  easements  of record, and subject to any state of facts an accurate   survey may show as of the date of such conveyance.  The  people  of  the   state  of  New York shall thereupon take possession of such property and   hold and maintain the same in perpetuity at their own expense,  or  with   federal  aid,  for  highway purposes, and the people of the state of New   York shall be the successor  of  such  county  as  to  the  real  estate   acquired  under  the  provisions of this section and shall have the same    powers and  duties  with  respect  to  its  improvement,  operation  and   maintenance as if the same had been originally acquired by the state for   highway purposes.Nothing  in this section shall be construed to limit the obligation of   Westchester county to pay  the  principal  and  interest  on  any  bonds   heretofore  issued  by  the county of Westchester for the acquisition of   the land to be conveyed to the state pursuant to this  section,  nor  to   place any liability on the state of New York for any damages or injuries   to person or property arising out of or incidental to the acquisition or   ownership  by  Westchester  county  of  such  property, which shall have   occurred prior to the  date  of  such  conveyance  from  the  county  of   Westchester to the state of New York.Interstate  Route Connection 525. Beginning at the New Jersey-New York   border in  the  vicinity  of  Suffern,  thence  in  a  general  easterly   direction across the Hudson river in the vicinity of Nyack to interstate   route  502,  in  the  vicinity  of  Elmsford,  said portion of the route   between Suffern and Elmsford being a  portion  of  the  New  York  state   thruway.Interstate  Route  Connection  530.  From  interstate route 502 in the   vicinity of Kingston, generally southeasterly to  the  vicinity  of  the   intersection of Albany avenue and Broadway in the city of Kingston.Interstate  Route  Connection  540.  From interstate route 502, in the   vicinity of Albany, the Village of Menands, and the city  of  Watervliet   into  the  city  of  Troy  in the vicinity of Hoosick Street and Seventh   avenue. The bridge on such route spanning  the  Hudson  river  shall  be   designated and known as the "Collar City Bridge".Interstate  Route  Connection  542.  From  interstate route 504 in the   vicinity  of  the  Albany  north  city  line  generally  northerly   and   northwesterly  to a connection with interstate route 502 in the vicinity   of the Albany-Shaker road.Interstate Route Connection 550. From interstate route  504  south  of   Schenectady,  northerly  and  westerly,  passing  through  the  city  of   Schenectady to interstate route 504 west of Schenectady.Interstate Route Connection 560. From interstate route  504  generally   southwesterly  to  the  vicinity  of the intersection of the North-South   Arterial and Oriskany Street in the city of Utica.Interstate  Route  Connection  570.   From   interstate   route   504,   southeasterly south of Onondaga Lake to the city of Syracuse, continuing   southeasterly and easterly to an intersection with interstate route 571,   continuing  northerly  to  an  intersection  with  interstate route 504,   continuing northerly and westerly  to  interstate  route  505  north  of   Syracuse.Interstate  Route  Connection  571.  From  Interstate Route 505 in the   vicinity of the Syracuse south city line easterly and  northerly  to  an   intersection with Interstate Route Connection 570.Interstate  Route  Connection  575.  From  interstate route 505 in the   vicinity of its intersection with touring route 68,  generally  westerly   to  a  connection  with arterial highway route 37 in the vicinity of the   Ogdensburg-Prescott international bridge.Interstate Route Connection 580. From interstate  route  504  west  of   Rochester,  generally northeasterly to the city of Rochester, continuing   northeasterly, easterly and southeasterly through the city of  Rochester   and continuing southeasterly to interstate route 504 east of Rochester.Interstate   route  connection  581.  Beginning  at  interstate  route   connection 580 west of city of  Rochester  thence  generally  southerly,   easterly   and   northerly  to  an  interchange  with  interstate  route   connection 580 near the easterly line of the city of Rochester. Interstate route connection 590. From interstate route  506  south  of   Grand  Island,  generally  easterly,  southeasterly,  and  southerly  to   interstate route 504 in the vicinity of Williamsville to  be  designated   and known as "The Elmer G. H. Youngmann Memorial Highway."Interstate  Route  Connection  591.  From  interstate route 590 in the   vicinity of Millersport highway northeasterly to the vicinity  of  North   French road northeast of Buffalo.