Mar 31, 2011  This video shows the Albany Interchange on the NY Thruway at Exit 24. From: Points North NY State Thruway 87 to Exit 21 (Catskill)-After tollbooth, turn left at stop sign. Continue for about 1/2 mile, to just under the overpass and turn.

.The New York State Thruway (officially the Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway and colloquially ' the Thruway') is a system of spanning 569.83 miles (917.05 km) within the U.S. It is operated by the (NYSTA), a.

The 496.00-mile (798.23 km) mainline is a that extends from the line at to the at by way of,. According to the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association, the Thruway is the fifth busiest toll road in the United States.A tolled highway connecting the major cities of New York was first proposed as early as the 1940s. The first section of the Thruway, between and, opened on June 24, 1954. The remainder of the mainline and many of its spurs connecting to highways in other states and Canadian provinces were built in the 1950s.

In 1957, much of the Thruway system was included as portions of (I-87),. Other segments became part of and shortly afterward. Today, the system comprises six highways: the New York–Ripley mainline, the Berkshire Connector, the Garden State Parkway Connector, the (I-95), the (I-190), and the (I-287).

The portion of was maintained by the Thruway Authority from 1991 to 2010, but was never part of the Thruway system and is currently maintained by the (NYSDOT).The Thruway utilizes a combination of closed , and all-electronic tolling. Tickets are used on the Thruway mainline between and and from to the Pennsylvania state line. The Berkshire Connector also utilizes a ticket-based tolling system. The New England Thruway, the Niagara Thruway and the portion of the mainline south/east of Harriman use all-electronic tolling, with tolls paid using either or Tolls-By-Mail.

The last two components—the Garden State Parkway Connector and the Cross-Westchester Expressway—and the section of the mainline in and around Buffalo are toll-free. A proposed transition to would eliminate all toll booths and their operators by 2020. The Thruway is partly subsidized by the tolls, whereas other parts are subsidized by NYSDOT, a 50/50 for the toll-free areas, and cashless/tolled areas. The New York State Thruway heading north in YonkersThe New York State Thruway system is a collection of six individual components across the state of that connect the state to four neighboring states (, and ) as well as the Canadian province of. Together, the highways extend for 569.83 miles (917.05 km), making the Thruway system one of the largest toll highway systems in the United States.

The longest of the six components is the 496-mile (798 km) mainline. Of the 570 miles in the Thruway system, 560.85 miles (902.60 km) (98.4%) carries at least one designation. Only three sections of the system are not part of the Interstate Highway System; these are the Garden State Parkway Connector in, a 6-mile (10 km) portion of the Berkshire Connector between its western terminus at exit 21A on the mainline near and where it joins up with at exit B1 near, and a short section of the mainline within exit 24 in that is located between where departs the roadway and enters it. They are designated as New York State Route 982L (NY 982L), NY 912M, and NY 915H, respectively, all unsigned.

The speed limit, enforced by the, is 65 miles per hour along most of the Thruway.I-90, which comprises the bulk of the mainline and the Berkshire Connector, runs for 365.55 miles (588.30 km) along the Thruway: 17.70 miles (28.49 km) as part of the Berkshire Connector and 347.85 miles (559.81 km) on the mainline. I-87 comprises the remaining 148.15 miles (238.42 km) of the mainline, including an 18.86-mile (30.35 km) with north of New York City. I-287 covers another 29.76 miles (47.89 km) (including the 18.86 miles (30.35 km) shared with I-87), while spans 21.24 miles (34.18 km) and covers 15.01 miles (24.16 km).All highways maintained by the New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA) lack the that exist on all -maintained roads, as would be expected. In their place, NYSTA-controlled roadways use small, square tenth-mile markers with a white background and blue numbering. These markers differ from the white-on-green reference markers used by NYSDOT on state-maintained highways, which are 10 inches (254 mm) high and 8 inches (203 mm) wide and display a limited amount of mileage information on their third row. Mainline.

See also: and South of Albany The mainline of the Thruway begins, both in terms of and mileposts, at the boundary between the of and the city of. Here, I-87 changes from the to the Thruway as the mainline proceeds northward through Yonkers and southern Westchester County.

It connects with Central Park Avenue at exit 1, the first of 12 exits within the county. The first few exits serve various local streets, with exit 2 providing access to and exit 3 serving the. At exit 4, I-87 connects to the, an east–west providing access to the Saw Mill River, and Parkways, all of which run parallel to the Thruway through Yonkers. The Hutchinson River and Bronx River parkways leave to the northeast midway through Yonkers, while the Saw Mill and Parkways follow the Thruway out of the city. Exit 5 connects to which connects towards.

After that, exit 6 connects to Tuckahoe Road, connecting towards Yonkers and Bronxville. The last free exit heading northbound is at Ridge Hill Boulevard and Stew Leonard Drive (exit 6A). Travel further north from there requires a toll payment at the Yonkers toll gantry. Tappan Zee Bridge (I-87 and I-287)After the toll, the thruway continues to exit 7, which grants access to Arsdley and Saw Mill River Road.

All three highways take generally parallel tracks to, where I-87 directly intersects the Saw Mill River Parkway at exit 7A. Not far to the north is exit 8, a with I-287 (the Cross-Westchester Expressway). I-287 joins the Thruway here, following I-87 west across the into on the. I-87 and I-287 remain for 15 miles (24 km) through the densely populated southern portion of Rockland County, meeting the (exit 13) and the, the latter of which provides access to the (exit 14A) in New Jersey. The Thruway continues generally westward to, where I-87 and I-287 split at a large semi-directional T interchange (exit 15) near the border. At this point, I-287 heads south into New Jersey while I-87 and the Thruway turn northward into the valley of the.

NY 17 northbound briefly joins the Thruway at the interchange with I-287 in Suffern, and leaves the Thruway a half mile north at exit 15A in Hillburn.The Thruway continues north through the river valley toward, where it encounters the toll barrier, the southeastern end of the mainline's major closed ticket system. The barrier is located on the mainline within exit 16 , a.

Along with the mainline barrier in Harriman, an electronic exists on the exit 16 ramp midway between the Thruway and NY 17 exit 131. Now a completely highway, the Thruway heads northward, roughly paralleling the Hudson River to the river's west as it serves the, the, and the city of, indirectly connecting to the short in the latter.Past Kingston, the highway runs closer to the river as it parallels (US 9W) through the towns of,. Just north of Ravena, the Thruway meets the west end of the Berkshire Connector, a spur linking the Thruway mainline to the 25 miles (40 km) to the east. The highway continues into, where it connects to via at exit 23 and intersects at exit 24. The latter of the two junctions is the busiest of the Thruway's exits, serving an estimated 27 million vehicles a year.

I-87 leaves the Thruway mainline here while I-90 merges into it, following the Thruway northwestward toward. Albany to Syracuse. The New York State Thruway looking east from Nordkop Mountain inSouth of Schenectady, but still in, the Thruway and I-90 meet, a loop route of I-90 that directly serves the downtown district of Schenectady, at exit 25. The Thruway, meanwhile, bypasses the city to the south and west, intersecting at exit 25A in before reuniting with I-890 at exit 26 west of.

Travel between I-88 (Exit 25A) and exits 24, 25 and 26 in either direction is toll-free. From exit 26 west to, the mainline of the Thruway parallels the and the, crossing over the waterbodies at. In between Schenectady and Utica, I-90 and the Thruway serve several riverside communities, including the cities of (exit 27 via ) and (exit 29A, ) and the villages of (exit 28, ), (exit 29, and ), and Mohawk (exit 30, ).Like Schenectady before it, the Thruway bypasses downtown Utica, following an alignment north of the city while serves it directly. I-790 breaks from the Thruway at exit 31 and runs along two carriageways flanking the mainline on both sides for 1.5 miles (2.4 km) before turning southward onto the North–South Arterial.

The adjacent highways become, which parallel the Thruway for another 2 miles (3.2 km) northwestward. At the end of this stretch, the Thruway turns slightly southwestward, crossing over the Mohawk River and the Erie Canal while NY 49 continues northwestward along the northern bank of the waterbodies toward. On the other side of the river, the Thruway curves back to the west, proceeding to exit 32 in. I-90, part of the New York State Thruway, looking east near SyracuseNot far to the west, the Thruway has a junction with at exit 33 in. Here, the Thruway connects to the cities of Rome and and serves the via NY 365. The highway continues onward through a sparsely populated area between Verona and Syracuse, passing roughly 5 miles (8 km) south of as it connects to the village of by way of at exit 34.

As the highway approaches exit 34A outside of, the surroundings become more developed. The level of development rises sharply west of I-481 as the Thruway enters, a northern suburb of Syracuse.

Within Salina, I-90 and the Thruway intersect, which connects the Thruway to both. Syracuse to Buffalo West of Salina, the Thruway passes north of and before intersecting and its northern continuation, at exit 39 in. At this point, the amount of development along the Thruway sharply declines as it heads generally westward through a area of. I-90 and the Thruway reconnect to the Erie Canal (here part of the ) at the western county line.

Now in, the highway serves via exit 40 and, exit 41 serving in and passes north of prior to entering and the. Here, the canal leaves the Thruway for good, turning northwestward to follow the corridor to and beyond. Advance signage for exit 45 (I-490)The portion of the Thruway between and the Rochester area is one of mostly rural nature, with the highway passing through remote, open fields, and for the most part avoiding highly populated areas. Along this stretch, it connects to two cities, both located well to the south of the Thruway: by way of exit 42 for and by way of exit 43 via. The next exit along the highway, exit 44 for, also serves Canandaigua; the junction is the primary exit for Canandaigua-bound travelers from the Rochester area. Here, the Thruway temporarily widens from four to six lanes as it continues generally westward to meet at exit 45 near. Like in the vicinity of Schenectady and Utica, an auxiliary route of I-90—here I-490—directly serves a city (Rochester) while the Thruway bypasses it.It heads northwestward through the city's southern, mostly rural suburbs to, where it meets at exit 46.

Henrietta is as close as the Thruway gets to downtown as it proceeds west to, where I-490 reconnects to I-90 at exit 47. I-90 continues onward into, intersecting with at exit 48 north of and at exit 48A in. The latter exit provides access to, a large amusement park located in the town of.

I-90 and the Thruway continue into and the area. It meets at exit 49 near before passing through the toll barrier, the northwestern end of the major closed ticket system. West of Buffalo.

NYS Thruway near Silver CreekJust west of the toll barrier, I-90 and the Thruway—now toll-free—connect to via exit 50, a semi-directional T interchange. At this point, the Thruway turns southward, passing through the immediate eastern suburbs of Buffalo. As it heads south, it meets the at exit 51 and Walden Avenue at exit 52, both. At exit 52, it passes to the west of the, a shopping mall situated at the nearby junction of Walden Avenue. Two exits later in southern, I-90 meets, a spur route leading to downtown Buffalo and, at exit 53.South of the city, the Thruway meets the and the at exits 54 and 55, respectively, in.

Just southwest of exit 55, I-90 and the Thruway pass through the toll barrier, which serves as the northeast end of the minor closed ticket system. Once again a toll road, the Thruway heads southwestward, roughly paralleling the shoreline of to, where it connects to (the Milestrip Expressway).

Farther southwestward, the Thruway is joined by, which follows a parallel routing to that of the Thruway to the.As the route passes from Erie County to, the last on its routing, it cuts through the northwestern portion of the, situated on. The Thruway continues alongside US 20 past and to the toll barrier, the southwestern end of the minor closed ticket system just northeast of exit 61 for Shortman Road. Travelers heading eastbound from can access Shortman Road toll-free.

The Thruway ends about 1 mile (1.6 km) after exit 61 at the Pennsylvania state line. I-90, however, continues as a toll-free highway. Berkshire Connector. See also:The Berkshire Connector is a 24.28-mile (39.07 km) east–west spur connecting the Thruway mainline in to the at the state line in. It is tolled as part of the closed ticket system in place on the mainline between exits 16 and 50. The highway begins at exit 21A off the Thruway southwest of in the town of Coeymans (south of ) as NY 912M, an unsigned. It proceeds eastward over the and into by way of the.

It navigates through the southern, rural portion of the county to exit B1 in, where the connector meets I-90. The NY 912M designation terminates here while I-90 joins the Berkshire Connector and follows the spur east into.While the Rensselaer County segment follows a mostly east–west routing, the Berkshire Connector in Columbia County takes on a northwest-southeast alignment as the roadway heads towards exit B2 in.

The junction serves as the northern terminus of the, which connects the spur to the area. About 2 miles (3.2 km) to the southeast is the toll barrier, which marks the end of the Thruway ticket system. The last exit on the Berkshire Connector is exit B3 for just west of the state line in. The spur continues east to the state line, where it becomes the.

Garden State Parkway Connector The Garden State Parkway Connector is a 2.40-mile (3.86 km) highway that connects the Thruway mainline at exit 14A in with the at the state line. It is designated as NY 982L, an unsigned reference route.

The highway begins, in terms of mileposts, at Thruway ( and ) exit 14A in Ramapo and heads generally southwestward as a toll-free highway toward the state line. Just north of the state line, the southbound connector meets Red Schoolhouse Road ( or CR 41) at a partial. All southbound commercial traffic is forced to exit here as the Garden State Parkway prohibits commercial traffic north of exit 105. Thus, the final 0.31 miles (0.50 km) of the road south of the Red Schoolhouse Road exit is the only part of the Thruway system that prohibits commercial vehicles. The connector continues to the state line, where it becomes the tolled Garden State Parkway.Other components The New York State Thruway system also consists of three other components: the, the, and the.

The New England Thruway (NET) is a 15.01-mile (24.16 km) section of under the operation and maintenance of the New York State Thruway Authority. It begins at the interchange (exit 8) in the section of the and continues northeastward into to the state line, where it connects to the. The Cross-Westchester Expressway, part of I-287, begins at I-87 exit 8 in, where I-287 splits from the Thruway mainline, and travels east across to I-95, with connections to both the New England Thruway and the Connecticut Turnpike at exit 12 in. The Niagara Thruway comprises the first 21.24 miles (34.18 km) of from I-90 in to in. History Origins and construction A toll connecting the major cities of the state of that would become part of a larger nationwide highway network was proposed as early as 1949.

The following year, the passed the Thruway Authority Act creating the (NYSTA), an independent, which would build and manage the Thruway. The project was to be financed through and self-liquidating by receipt of tolls, rents, concessions, and other income. The act also stipulated NYSTA adopt a hybrid system of tolls, with barrier tolls collected in urban areas, and long-distance tickets issued in rural areas.The first section of the Thruway, between and, opened on June 24, 1954. Other sections of the 426-mile (686 km) mainline between and were completed and opened throughout 1954 and 1955. The last segment, from south to the Bronx, was completed on August 31, 1956. The total cost was $600 million (equivalent to $4.32 billion in 2018), financed by the sale of $972 million in bonds (equivalent to $7 billion in 2018).

At the time, it was the longest toll road in the world. In 1957, the mainline was extended 70 miles (113 km) west from Buffalo along to the.From 1957 to 1960, several spurs of the road were built to connect the road to turnpikes in adjacent states. These include the Berkshire Connector (May 26, 1959), which connects to the, the (October 31, 1958) and (December 1, 1960), which both connect to the, and the (July 30, 1959), which connects to Canada’s via a border crossing near.

The Thruway also directly connects to New Jersey’s tolled, which eventually connects to the, which is part of a toll road system linking and that also uses tolled highways in, and.On August 14, 1957, the segment of the mainline between the Pennsylvania border and the in became part of while the portions from the Northway south to and from south to the line were included in. Between Elmsford and Newburgh, I-87 followed I-287, what is now I-684, and I-84. Upon its completion, the Berkshire Connector east of also became part of I-90, creating a gap in the I-90 designation around Albany until the completion of the 20-mile-long (32 km) Albany-Schodack Freeway in the early 1970s, which is not part of the Thruway system. The entirety of the New England Thruway became part of upon completion while the Niagara Thruway became in 1957 when it was built through Downtown Buffalo, and later in 1959 upon completion.

The Elmsford– section of the mainline was designated as part of upon completion of the Cross Westchester Expressway (also I-287) in 1960. The last section of the mainline to receive a designation—from Suffern to Newburgh—finally received one on January 1, 1970, when I-87 was realigned to follow the Thruway for its entire length south of Albany and the former portion of I-87 between and became.The highway was unique in that original signage utilized dark blue backgrounds, the same color blue as displayed on the. Over time, these signs were replaced with (FHWA)-approved green backgrounds. Tappan Zee Bridge replacement. Original Tappan Zee BridgeThe original, carrying the concurrency of the New York State Thruway, I-87, and I-287, was a built during 1952–55.

The bridge was three miles (4.8 km) long and spanned the Hudson at its second-widest point. Before its replacement in 2017, the deteriorating structure carried an average of 138,000 vehicles per day, substantially more traffic than its designed capacity. During its first decade, the bridge carried fewer than 40,000 vehicles per day. Part of the justification for replacing the bridge stems from its construction immediately following the on a low budget of only $81 million. Unlike other major bridges in, the Tappan Zee was designed to last only 50 years.

The issued a report in October 2011 designating the to be a dual-.Construction officially began in October 2013, with the new spans being built to the north of the existing bridge. The new bridge connects to the existing highway approaches of I-87 and I-287 on both river banks. The northbound/westbound span opened on August 25, 2017. Southbound/eastbound traffic remained on the old bridge until October 6, 2017. At that point, southbound/eastbound traffic shifted to the westbound span of the new bridge and the old bridge closed. The bridge's eastbound span opened to traffic on September 11, 2018.

Upon completion, the new Tappan Zee Bridge became one of the longest cable-stayed spans in the nation. Other developments. In the late 1970s, NYSTA experimented with all-metric signage in the area, such as these signs at exit 35.In 1964, the New York State Legislature officially renamed the Thruway in honor of, the at the time of the Thruway's opening.

The official designation is, however, rarely used in reference to the road.The over the near and the. On April 5, 1987, it due to at the after a record rainfall. At the time of the collapse, one car and one tractor-semitrailer were on the bridge. Before the road could be blocked off three more cars drove into the gap, the collapse killed ten people.

The replacement bridge was completed and fully open to traffic on May 21, 1988.In August 1993, NYSTA became the first agency to implement the electronic toll collection system. By December 1996, it was implemented at all of the Thruway's fixed-toll barriers and at exits along the Berkshire Connector and the New York City–Buffalo section of the mainline. E-ZPass was installed at all of the mainline exits by March 1998. On May 14, 2010, a new E-ZPass configuration, consisting of two highway speed E-ZPass lanes in each direction, became operational at the Woodbury toll plaza, with concrete barriers separating the faster traffic from the staffed toll lanes necessary for vehicles not equipped for E-ZPass.In 1999 NYSDOT, the and NYSTA discussed making the entire Berkshire Connector part of I-90 and redesignating the non-toll part of I-90 from Thruway exit 24 to exit B1 as. The Thruway main line would be designated as both I-90 and I-88 between exits 25A and 24, and as I-90 and I-87 from exit 24 to exit 21A. This was never implemented, as FHA wished to preserve the I-88 numbering for a potential connecting Albany and northern interior New England.When I-84 was built through the Newburgh area in the early 1960s, no interchange was built between I-84 and the Thruway. Instead, the connection was made via a short segment of, which both I-84 and I-87 meet via interchanges.

Construction on a direct connection between the Thruway mainline and I-84 began in August 2003. The portion of the exit carrying traffic from I-84 to the Thruway was opened in July 2009. The opposite direction was opened two months later on September 23.

The connection allows cars to travel between I-87, I-84 and NY 300 via splits in the ramp.In late 2018, were installed on all entrance ramps to the Thruway mainline in Westchester County (exits 1-9) and at all entrances to the entire Cross-Westchester Expressway. Ramp Meters are planned to be installed at all entrances to the mainline in Rockland County (exits 10-15A) in 2020.

Services. All of I-90 within New York is designated as the 'AMVETS Memorial Highway', as indicated by this sign at the service area.There are 27 along the Thruway, all on the New York–Ripley mainline. The service areas, called 'travel plazas' by the New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA), are spaced roughly 30 miles (48 km) apart and are open at all hours of the day. Two plazas—the plaza at milepost 127 and the plaza at milepost 447—are accessible from both directions of the Thruway; the remainder are accessible from only one direction (although the Sloatsburg and Ramapo service plazas at milepost 33 are connected via a pedestrian bridge). Each plaza features a gas station and a variety of restaurants, at least one of which is open 24 hours. Free service was added to all 27 service areas on March 1, 2007.NYSTA also operates the Thruway Authority (HAR) system, a network of radio stations across the state that broadcast information on traffic conditions along the Thruway. The system broadcasts at 1610 AM in the, and areas, 1620 AM in the and areas, 530 AM in the, 540 AM in the vicinity of, and at 98.7 FM in.

HAR is also used to broadcast / if one is issued. A New York State Thruway toll ticket obtained at exit 25AAll components of the New York State Thruway system except for the Garden State Parkway Connector and the Cross-Westchester Expressway are tolled in some capacity. The – mainline employs both an all-electronic, tolling system and a closed, ticket-based tolling system. From the New York City line to the exit near, there are three toll gantries that use all-electronic tolling at highway speeds, with tolls collected. From there northward, a closed system is employed where drivers must obtain tickets which show their point of entry and the cost of traveling from there to their desired point of exit. Upon exiting the Thruway, the ticket must be surrendered and the appropriate toll must be paid.

Two separate closed systems are used on the Thruway mainline, encompassing all of the mainline between Harriman and the except for a section in and around.The southernmost of the three toll gantries is the toll gantry, a bi-directional gantry between exits 6A and 7 in Yonkers. In, there is a southbound-only toll gantry for the. Lastly, there is a northbound, commercial traffic-only gantry in. The closed ticket system originally began at Spring Valley but was moved to exit 16 on March 3, 1974, allowing interchanges along the Thruway in to be free of tolls. The toll plaza at Suffern was dismantled along with this change. On April 23, 2016, the southbound toll plaza at the Tappan Zee Bridge in Westchester County was closed and replaced with an southbound all-electronic toll gantry on the Rockland County side of the bridge.

In late 2018, all remaining flat-rate toll barriers on the Thruway were replaced with electronic toll gantries. At Harriman, the longer of the two closed, ticket-based systems begins and extends from NY 17 to just east of exit 50 in. The Berkshire Connector is enclosed within this ticket system, so traveling between the mainline and the connector via exit 21A does not involve crossing a toll barrier, and the connector's exits up to the toll barrier at exit B3 are listed with the mainline exits on tickets for the major closed system. The other system encompasses the portion of the mainline between exit 56 south of Buffalo and exit 61 near the Pennsylvania state line.To distinguish between exit 16 and the Woodbury toll barrier, Thruway tickets list the NY 17 interchange as exit 16 and the Woodbury toll plaza as exit 15, although the actual exit 15 is situated almost 15 miles (24 km) to the south.

Northbound traffic on I-87 traveling through the Woodbury toll barrier is given a ticket while travelers on southbound I-87 must surrender their ticket and pay the appropriate toll. Traffic heading south on I-87 and exiting at exit 16 must pay the appropriate toll for exit 16 at the Harriman toll plaza. Similarly, traffic heading north on I-87 and exiting at exit 16 are charged a fixed-rate toll electronically at the Harriman toll plaza. Traffic entering the Thruway from NY 17 east are charged a toll electronically at the Harriman plaza and, if traveling north, collect a ticket at the Woodbury barrier.

(However, this latter situation is less likely to occur because traffic on 17 eastbound is most likely headed south towards New York City, because of 17's south-east gradient beyond Binghamton.) The ticket is identical to that given for exit 15 with the exception that the toll for exit 16 is subtracted from all of the prices. Approaching the Williamsville toll barrier on I-90 / Thruway westboundThe other components of the system that are tolled have far fewer tolls.

On the , there is a single, fixed-rate toll gantry on I-95 northbound in. Meanwhile, the only tolls along the are those for major bridges along the highway, namely the and.In March 2020 due to the, anyone who has to pay cash will instead be sent a bill in the mail. Motorists without an E-ZPass will continue through without collecting a ticket. When the motorists exits, they will inform the toll collector where they entered the Thruway and provide their license plate information. Cost When the Thruway opened in the mid-1950s, the cost to travel from Buffalo to New York City was $5.60 (equivalent to $42.00 in 2018). The closed ticket system, which at the time extended from Spring Valley to, accounted for $5 of the toll, while the remaining $0.60 was charged at the Yonkers ($0.10) and Tappan Zee ($0.50) toll barriers.

As of April 2010, this trip costs $24.60: $18.35 for the closed ticket system from Williamsville to Woodbury, $5 for the Tappan Zee Bridge, and $1.25 for the Yonkers toll gantry. After the south end of the major closed ticket system was moved from Spring Valley to Woodbury, the Spring Valley toll barrier became a fixed-rate toll for both cars and trucks. The toll for cars was removed in July 1997.

At the time, the toll was $0.40 (equivalent to $1.00 in 2018).As of April 2010, the Berkshire Connector costs $0.85 to travel between the state line and exit B1. Tolls west of exit B1 vary based on which direction a motorist travels on I-87.

The toll on the minor closed ticket system from Pennsylvania to exit 55 south of Buffalo is $3.15. On I-190, the Grand Island Bridges cost $1 to cross while the New Rochelle toll gantry on I-95 costs $1.75 to pass through. The Black Rock and City Line toll barriers on the Niagara Thruway in charged $0.75 at the time of their removal on October 30, 2006.All tolls along the Thruway were supposed to be abolished when the construction used to build it had been paid off. The last of the bonds was paid off in 1996; however, the tolls remained in place after the transferred ownership of the to NYSTA in 1992.

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