Interstate 787

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Interstate 787
Auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System

Length:

10 mi (16 km)

South end:

I-87 in Albany, NY

Major
junctions:

I-90 in Albany, NY

North end:

NY 7 in Watervliet, NY

NY 695

NY 787

Interstate 787 (abbreviated I-787) is a 10.51 mile (16.91 km) Interstate Highway spur in New York. Its southern end is at the Exit 23 toll plaza of the New York State Thruway (Interstate 87); its northern end is at the Collar City Bridge in Troy, NY where it connects with New York Route 787 in the city of Cohoes.

I-787 is the main highway for those traveling into and out of downtown Albany. As I-87 does not have a direct exit in the city of Albany, I-787 serves as the most direct route between Albany and points south on I-87.

At Exit 5 (Mile 3), I-787 connects to Interstate 90, which runs through north Albany to reconnect with the NYS Thruway at Exit 24 and the Adirondack Northway section of I-87 to the west, and to the southeast through Rensselaer County to connect with the Berkshire Spur segment of the NYS Thruway.