New York State Route 690

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NY Route 690
Length: 6.71 mi[1] (10.80 km)
Formed: 1970s[2][3]
South end: I-90/Thruway/I-690 in Van Buren
North end: NY 48/NY 631 in Lysander
Counties: Onondaga
Numbered highways in New York
< I-690 I-695 >
Interstate - U.S. - N.Y. - Reference

New York State Route 690 is a state highway in Central New York. NY 690's southern terminus is at Interstate 90 (NY Thruway) and Interstate 690 in Van Buren. The northern terminus is at NY 48 and NY 631 in Lysander. NY 690 serves the northwest suburbs of Syracuse and Onondaga County. It also provides a link to routes that run into the populated areas of Oswego County, because its northern terminus is just a few miles shy of the county line.

NY 690 is an extension of Interstate 690 in the northwest suburbs of Syracuse. NY 690 is a divided, four-lane expressway for its entire run, and is signed north-south even though I-690 is signed east-west. NY 690 is one of two NY routes that serve as an extension of an interstate in the Syracuse area. The other is NY 481. NY 690 was commissioned in the 1970s.

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[edit] Route description

NY 690 officially begins at the exit ramp for Interstate 690 exit 1 in Van Buren, where I-690 ends and NY 690 begins. The route, still a limited-access highway, parallels Van Buren Road to its southeast for a short distance, running from northwest to southeast, before interchanging with the road northwest of the Thruway. Outside of Baldwinsville, the road begins to turn to the north as it interchanges Downer Street Road, which carries NY 31 west of the interchange. North of the exit, NY 690 and NY 31 form a concurrency along the western extents of the village as they cross over the Seneca River.[4]

On the north side of the river in Lysander, NY 31 exits onto NY 370 via a partial clover-leaf interchange. The exit with NY 370 is also the northernmost exit on NY 690. The freeway ends shortly after at an at-grade intersection with NY 48 and the northern terminus of NY 631 northwest of Baldwinsville. Although NY 690 ends, the right-of-way of the route continues northward as NY 48 toward Fulton.[4]

[edit] History

The length of NY 690 opened in the early 1970s.[2][3] When the expressway was first constructed, the interchange with the New York State Thruway was located south of the Thruway in the space bounded by Winchell Road, Walters Road, I-690, and the Thruway.[5] The Thruway interchange was rebuilt in 1987, locating it about one mile north to its current location near Jones Road.[6]

[edit] Exit list

Exits and intersections are listed from south to north.

County Location Mile[1] # Destinations Notes
Onondaga Van Buren 0.00 I-690 Continuation beyond I-90 / Thruway
1 I-90 / Thruway – Albany, Buffalo
1.81 Van Buren Road
4.24 NY 31 west – Baldwinsville, Jordan NY 31 joins northbound and leaves southbound
Lysander 5.14 NY 31 east / NY 370 – Meridian, Baldwinsville NY 31 leaves northbound and joins southbound
6.71 NY 48 / NY 631 At-grade intersection; NY 690 continues north as NY 48

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b 2006 Traffic Data Report for New York State (PDF) p. 312. New York State Department of Transportation (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2008-02-15.
  2. ^ a b State of New York Department of Transportation (1970-01-01). Official Description of Touring Routes in New York State. Retrieved on 2008-02-15.
  3. ^ a b Exxon. New York [map], 1977-78 edition. Cartography by General Drafting. (1977)
  4. ^ a b Google Maps. Overview Map of NY 690 [map]. Retrieved on 2008-02-24.
  5. ^ United States Geological Survey. Camillus Quadrangle - New York - Onondaga Co. [map], 1 : 24,000, 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic). (1978) Retrieved on 2008-02-15.
  6. ^ National Bridge Inventory, a database compiled by the United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, available at www.nationalbridges.com. Accessed 2008-02-15.