Interstate 390

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Interstate 390
Auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System
Genesee Expressway
Maintained by NYSDOT
Length: 75.86 mi[1] (122.08 km)
Formed: 1974[2]
South end: I-86 / NY 15 / NY 17 in Avoca
Major
junctions:		 US 20A in Geneseo
US 20 / NY 5 in Avon
I-90 / Thruway in Henrietta
I-590 in Brighton
North end: I-490 / NY 390 in Gates
Numbered highways in New York
< NY 387 NY 390 >
< NY 400 NY 402 >
Interstate - U.S. - N.Y. - Reference

Interstate 390 (abbreviated I-390) is a 75.86-mile (122.08 km) long north-south auxiliary Interstate Highway located entirely in the state of New York. The southern terminus of the route is at the Southern Tier Expressway (Interstate 86/NY 17) in the town of Avoca. The northern terminus is at Interstate 490 (the Western Expressway) in Rochester. North of I-490, the expressway continues as New York State Route 390 to the Lake Ontario State Parkway in Greece. I-390 connects to its parent, Interstate 90 (the New York State Thruway), in Henrietta, a southern suburb of Rochester. The route is known as the Genesee Expressway from Avoca to Interstate 590 in Brighton, where it becomes part of the Rochester Outer Loop.

I-390 is one of the longest auxiliary interstates in the Interstate Highway System. In addition to servicing Rochester, I-390 serves as an important connecting route between the Buffalo and Rochester metropolitan areas and Corning and the rest of the southern tier of New York. I-390 effectively replaced U.S. Route 15 and parallels New York State Route 15, US 15's successor north of Corning, in upstate New York.

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[edit] Route description

I-390 begins at an interchange with the concurrent routes of Interstate 86 and NY 17 just east of the village of Avoca. NY 15, concurrent with I-86 and NY 17 from Painted Post to Avoca, leaves I-86 and NY 17 and follows I-390 to the northwest along the Cohocton River. At Cohocton, the river leaves the expressway and heads north toward Atlanta. I-390 and NY 15 continue past Cohocton to an interchange with NY 21 south of Wayland. Here, NY 15 exits and follows NY 21 north into Wayland. Past NY 21, I-390 roughly parallels NY 63 west through northern Steuben County toward Dansville. South of the village, I-390 passes to the north of Stony Brook State Park prior to entering Livingston County.

In Dansville, I-390 interchanges with NY 36 twice as it bypasses the village to the southwest. Outside of the village limits, I-390 parallels NY 36 north to Mount Morris, where the two routes interchange for the final time south of the village. While NY 36 heads into Mount Morris, I-390 turns north to bypass the community to the east. Due east of the village center, I-390 interchanges with NY 408 adjacent to the American Rock Salt mine at Hampton Corners. North of NY 408, I-390 begins to parallel the Genesee River.

The expressway continues north through Livingston County to Geneseo, which I-390 skirts to the south and east. Midway between Geneseo and Lakeville, I-390 meets U.S. Route 20A. The route continues on, interchanging with NY 15 southeast of Avon, then U.S. Route 20 and NY 5 east of the community. I-390 passes into Monroe County shortly afterward.

As I-390 heads north through the southern extents of the county, the surroundings become more residential and commercial in nature. The freeway meets NY 15 and NY 251 in Rush ahead of an interchange with both the New York State Thruway (Interstate 90) and NY 253 in southern Henrietta. Past the Thruway, the transition from the rural landscapes of the Southern Tier to residential and commercial area becomes complete as I-390 continues into the commercial center of Henrietta. Roughly 1.5 miles from NY 253, I-390 interchanges with Hylan Drive, a through street leading to Marketplace Mall. Farther north, I-390 meets both NY 15A and NY 252 before entering Brighton.

Shortly after entering Brighton, I-390 meets the southern terminus of Interstate 590 at a large interchange that includes the Erie Canal and South Clinton Avenue, both of which pass under the two freeways. Past the exit, I-390 turns to the northwest, joining the Rochester Outer Loop and following the Erie Canal around the southern edge of Rochester. Between I-590 and Interstate 490, I-390 crosses the Genesee River and interchanges with NY 15, NY 15A, NY 383, NY 204 and NY 33A before coming to an end at I-490 west of the city limits in Gates. North of I-490, I-390 continues on as NY 390.

[edit] History

Major cities
Bolded cities are officially-designated control cities for signs

Portions of I-390 between Wayland and Dansville were constructed in 1966;[3] however, construction on the entire segment continued into the following year.[4] Upon opening in the late 1960s, the freeway was originally designated as New York State Route 401.[5] It later became part of New York State Route 245 in 1973[6][7] before being designated as I-390 in 1974.[2]

I-390 was extended southeast from Wayland to I-86/NY 17 in Avoca in 1976. In 1980, I-390 was extended northwest from Dansville to NY 36 near Groveland. I-390 also opened between U.S. Route 20A near Lakeville and Hylan Drive in Henrietta.[3] Additionally, New York State Route 47, which was designated along what is now I-390 from NY 383 north to I-490 in Rochester, was decommissioned on March 18, 1980.[8][5] The segment of NY 47 from NY 383 to I-490 was redesignated as I-390.

In 1981, the remainder of I-390 in Monroe County, including the I-390/I-590 interchange, was completed, linking the US 20A-Hylan Drive segment to the former NY 47 expressway on the fringe of Rochester. The final gap in the expressway, from NY 36 to US 20A in Livingston County, opened in 1982.[3]

[edit] February 2008 pileup

On February 10, 2008, whiteout conditions caused a 36-car pileup near the Scottsville Road exit which led to a 17-year-old girl's death. Firefighters had to climb over cars and cut off roofs to get to people. More than 20 people were taken to the hospital.[9]

[edit] Exit list

County Location Mile[1] # Destinations Notes
Steuben Avoca 0.00 I-86 / NY 15 south / NY 17 – Jamestown, Binghamton Southbound exit and northbound entrance; NY 15 joins northbound and leaves southbound
2.04 1
To NY 415 – Avoca
11.02 2
To NY 415 – Cohocton
Wayland 16.75 3 NY 15 north / NY 21 – Wayland NY 15 leaves northbound and joins southbound
Livingston Dansville 22.84 4 NY 36 – Dansville
24.19 5 NY 36 – Dansville, Airport
Groveland 32.96 6 NY 36 – Mount Morris, Sonyea
Mount Morris 38.77 7 NY 63 / NY 408 – Geneseo, Mount Morris
Geneseo 48.05 8 US 20A – Lakeville, Geneseo
Avon 51.50 9 NY 15 – Lakeville, Conesus Lake
54.59 10 US 20 / NY 5 – Avon
Monroe Rush 61.94 11 NY 15 / NY 251 – Rush, Scottsville
Henrietta 65.86 12B I-90 / Thruway – Albany, Buffalo Single exit 12 northbound
12A NY 253 (Lehigh Station Road)
67.28 13 Hylan Drive – Marketplace Mall
68.37 14A NY 252 (Jefferson Road) Single exit 14 northbound; access to NY 252 from I-390 north via NY 15A; NY 252 serves Rochester Institute of Technology
14B NY 15A (East Henrietta Road)
69.20 15B Brighton-Henrietta Townline Road Southbound exit only; serves Monroe Community College
Brighton
70.29 15 I-590 – Rochester Signed as exit 15A southbound; southern terminus of I-590
71.69 16B NY 15A (East Henrietta Road) Single exit 16 northbound; southbound access to NY 15 via East River Road
16A NY 15 (West Henrietta Road)
Rochester 73.09 17 NY 383 (Scottsville Road) Serves Rochester Institute of Technology and University of Rochester
73.80 18A-B NY 204 (Brooks Avenue) – Airport
Gates 74.51 19 NY 33A (Chili Avenue)
75.86 20A-B I-490 – Rochester, Buffalo
NY 390 Continuation beyond I-490

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Traffic Data Report - NY 305 to NY 427 (PDF). NYSDOT. Retrieved on 2007-08-13.
  2. ^ a b New York Routes - Interstate 390. Retrieved on 2007-08-13.
  3. ^ a b c National Bridge Inventory, a database compiled by the United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, available at www.nationalbridges.com. Accessed 2007-08-13.
  4. ^ Gousha Road Atlas (1967). Retrieved on 2007-08-27.
  5. ^ a b Humble Oil & Refining Company. New York [map]. Cartography by General Drafting. (1971)
  6. ^ Exxon. Eastern United States [map], 1972-73 edition. Cartography by General Drafting. (1972)
  7. ^ Standard Oil. Northeastern United States with Interstate Strip Maps [map], 1973-74 edition. Cartography by Universal Printing Company. (1973)
  8. ^ Official Description of Highway Touring Routes, Scenic Byways, & Bicycle Routes in New York State. NYSDOT. Retrieved on 2007-08-13.
  9. ^ 36-car accident on 390, one dead

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Auxiliary routes of Interstate 90
South Dakota: 190 — Illinois: 190 • 290 — Ohio: 290 (former) • 490 — New York: 190 • 290 • 390 • 490 • 590 • 690 • 790 • 890 • 990 — Massachusetts: 190 • 290