New York State Route 787

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NY Route 787

Cohoes Arterial

Length:

2.56 mi^[1] (4.12 km)

South end:

I-787 / NY 7 in Green Island

North end:

NY 32 in Cohoes

Counties:

Albany

Numbered highways in New York
< I-787		I-790 >
Interstate - U.S. - N.Y. - Reference

New York State Route 787 is a superhighway extension of I-787, continuing from the underpass at Exit 9 for NY 7 in Green Island to downtown Cohoes at NY 32. It is a four-lane divided highway, having only grade intersections.

NY 787 is known as the Cohoes Arterial, running parallel to and between NY 32 and the Hudson River.

1 Route description
2 History
3 Major intersections
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Route description

NY 787 begins at the partial cloverleaf interchange connecting NY 7 to Interstate 787, the continuation of NY 787 south of the NY 7 arterial, in Green Island. Unlike I-787, which is a limited-access highway for its entire length, NY 787 is predominantly a divided highway as it lowers to grade level a small distance north of the I-787/NY 7 interchange. Near the Green Island-Cohoes city line, NY 787 intersects Tibbits Avenue, the first in a series of local streets connecting NY 787 to NY 32, which NY 787 parallels as it heads northward through Cohoes.

After intersections with Dyke Avenue and Bridge Avenue (the latter leading to lower Van Schaick Island) on the western bank of the Hudson River, NY 787 intersects NY 470, an east-west route linking Cohoes to northern Troy via upper Van Schaick Island. Past NY 470, NY 787 curves to the northwest and immediately intersects NY 32. Although NY 787 terminates here, New Cortland Street (later named North Mohawk Street and Cohoes Crescent Road) continues northwest from the intersection along the Mohawk River to U.S. Route 9 in Colonie.

Along NY 787, mile markers continue from those of I-787, without interruption. At the beginning of NY 787, some reference markers have the letter "I" along the top (route) row. The markers continue from those of I-787 and the control segments thereof.

[edit] History

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Though never implemented, the original plans called for Route 787 to continue across the Mohawk River through the historic village of Waterford in Saratoga County. The route was to use the bed of the Champlain Canal. However, the exact route and terminus is not clear.

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile^[1]	Roads intersected	Notes
Albany	Green Island	0.00	I-787 NY 7	Interchange; northern terminus of I-787; exits 9E/9W (I-787)
	Green Island	0.76	Tibbits Avenue to NY 32
	Cohoes	1.51	Dyke Avenue to NY 32
		2.03	Bridge Avenue to NY 32
		2.44	NY 470 (Ontario Street)
		2.56	NY 32 (Saratoga Street)