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Encyclopedia > Interstate 490 (New York)
Interstate 490
Auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System
Length: 37.40 mi[1] (60.19 km)
Formed: 1974 (completion date)[1]
West end: I-90/Thruway in Bergen, NY
Major
junctions:		 I-390 in Rochester, NY
I-590 in Rochester, NY
East end: I-90/Thruway in Victor, NY
Numbered highways in New York
< NY 488 I-495 >
Interstates - U.S. Routes - State Routes

Interstate 490 (abbreviated I-490) is an 37.40-mile interstate highway loop route that serves the City of Rochester in Monroe County, New York. The western terminus is located in the town of Le Roy at Interstate 90 (the New York State Thruway). It interchanges with Interstate 390 and New York State Route 390 on the western side of Rochester and Interstate 590 and New York State Route 590 on the east side of the city (the latter is a complex interchange nickanamed the Can of Worms by locals describing the interchange prior to its reconstruction from 1988 to 1991). I-490 terminates in Victor where it meets back with the New York State Thruway. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Interstate Highways in the 48 contiguous states. ... 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Interstate 390 an Interstate Highway that is located entirely in the state of New York. ... This article is about the city of Rochester in Monroe County. ... Image File history File links I-590. ... Interstate 590 is a tertiary spur interstate route of Interstate 90 in the City of Rochester, New York. ... This article is about the city of Rochester in Monroe County. ... Image File history File links I-90. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 90 Interstate 90 (abbreviated I-90) is the longest interstate highway in the United States at nearly 3,100 miles (5,000 kilometers). ... The New York State Thruway (officially the Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway) is a limited-access toll highway in the U.S. state of New York. ... 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Dewey Thruway) is a limited-access toll highway in the U.S. state of New York. ...


I-490 comprises the southern half of the Inner Loop, a beltway around the interior of Rochester. West of the Inner Loop, I-490 is known as the Dutchtown Expressway, a name given to the freeway by the locals to describe the area's original immigrant settlers. East of the Inner Loop, I-490 is known as the Eastern Expressway, a name given to the freeway upon its construction in the former Rochester Subway bed in 1957. The Inner Loop is an expressway that encloses downtown Rochester, New York, acting primarily as a traffic artery, but also creating a division, both physically and mentally, between downtown and the rest of the city, and defining a definite center for Rochester. ... This article is about the city of Rochester in Monroe County. ... The city of Rochester New York once had an underground rapid transit system, called the Rochester Subway. ...

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Route description

Heading northeast from the Thruway, I-490 passes through rural western Monroe County, skirting the towns of Bergen and Churchville. Gradually, the expressway takes a more easterly alignment near exit 3 before returning to the northeast at exit 4. At exit 6, I-490 intersects the Airport Expressway (NY 204). Past this interchange, I-490 heads due north, interchanging with NY 33 and NY 531 before returning east. Prior to crossing the Erie Canal, I-490 interchanges with NY 390 and I-390 as I-490 enters the city of Rochester. Monroe County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... Bergen, New York is the name of two places in Genesee County, New York: Village of Bergen Town of Bergen For other places with a similar name, see Bergen. ... Churchville is a village located in Monroe County, New York. ... New York State Route 204 is an east-west running route located just southeast of Rochester in Monroe County, New York. ... Junction Location NY-5 NY-31 Legend New York State Routes Current - Deleted New York State Route 33 is a New York State highway that travels from Buffalo, New York to Rochester, New York. ... Junction Location NY-31 0. ... The Erie Canal (currently part of the New York State Canal System) is a canal in New York State, United States, that runs from the Hudson River to Lake Erie, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. ... Junction Location Monroe I-390 (ST) 76. ... Interstate 390 (abbreviated I-390) is an interstate highway spur route that is located entirely in the state of New York. ...


Between the Mount Read Blvd. interchange at exit 10 and the Genesee River, I-490 is referred to as the "Western Gateway". This section, which has seen major decorative as well as structural improvements in recent years[2], travels due east through heavily residential neighborhoods before turning to the southeast near Frontier Field and the junction with the Inner Loop at exit 13. I-490 now becomes part of the Inner Loop as it passes just south of the city center and heads toward the Genesee River. I-490 then turns south into the former pathway of the Erie Canal and the Rochester Subway through the east side of the city. Upper Genesee near Belmont, New York, a series of pools and riffles The Middle Falls of the Genesee in Letchworth State Park The Genesee Rivers name is derived from the Iroquois meaning good valley or pleasant valley. ... Frontier Field is a baseball stadium located at One Morrie Silver Way in downtown Rochester, New York. ... The city of Rochester New York once had an underground rapid transit system, called the Rochester Subway. ...

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

I-490 continues to run in the former bed until exit 21, when I-490 continues east past NY 590 and I-590, the latter of which runs in the former Erie Canal route through the eastern suburbs. Between exits 21 and 24, I-490 parallels the CSX Rochester Subdivision rail line, intersecting NY 441, a limited-access highway in the process. South of exit 25, I-490 runs through the eastern suburbs of Rochester, passing close to East Rochester, Pittsford and Bushnell's Basin before intersecting NY 96 three times and passing Eastview Mall as it approaches its eastern terminus at the Thruway in Ontario County. This sign in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma lists control cities of Wichita, Kansas and Ft. ... Nickname: Location of Buffalo in New York State County Government  - Mayor Byron Brown (D) Area  - City 52. ... This article is about the city of Rochester in Monroe County. ... Victor is a village located in within the Town of Victor in Ontario County, New York. ... Junction Location I-590 (ST) 5. ... Interstate 590 (abbreviated I-590) is a tertiary spur interstate route of Interstate 90 that skirts the southeast border of the City of Rochester, New York. ... Categories: Companies traded on NYSE | Railway companies of the United States | Alabama railroads | Connecticut railroads | Delaware railroads | Florida current railroads | Georgia railroads | Illinois railroads | Indiana railroads | Kentucky railroads | Louisiana railroads | Maryland railroads | Massachusetts railroads | Michigan railroads | Mississippi railroads | New Jersey railroads | New York railroads | North Carolina railroads | Ohio railroads | Pennsylvania... The Rochester Subdivision is a railroad line owned by New York Central Lines LLC and operated by CSX Transportation in the U.S. state of New York. ... Junction Location Monroe NY-96 (WT) 0. ... Coordinates: Country United States State New York County Monroe Settled 1897 (as Despatch) Incorporated 1906 Government  - Mayor David Bonacchi Area  - Town/Village  1. ... Pittsford is a village located in Monroe County, New York. ... Junction Location Tioga NY-434 (ST) 0. ... Eastview Mall, located in Victor, New York, is an indoor shopping center owned and operated by Wilmorite Properties, Inc. ... Ontario County is a county located in the state of New York. ...


History

The portion of I-490 from exit 9 (I-390/NY 390) in Gates to exit 27 (NY 96) in Perinton was designated the Erie Canal Expressway by the New York State Legislature on August 16, 2005. The name is ceremonial in nature and is not part of the official name of the expressway.[3] The Erie Canal (currently part of the New York State Canal System) is a canal in New York State, United States, that runs from the Hudson River to Lake Erie, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. ... The New York Legislature is the U.S. state of New Yorks legislative branch, seated at the states capital, Albany. ... is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Exit list

County Location Mile[4] # Destinations Notes
Genesee Le Roy 0.00   I-90/New York State Thruway - Albany, Buffalo Western terminus. Exit 47 (I-90/Thruway).
0.19 1 NY 19 - Le Roy, Bergen, Brockport  
Genesee-Monroe County line 3.38 2 NY 33 via NY 33A - Bergen, Batavia  
Monroe Riga 6.35 3 NY 36 - Churchville  
Chili 10.78 4 NY 259 - North Chili, West Chili  
14.09 5 NY 386 - Chili Center  
Gates 15.78 6 NY 204 east - Airport  
16.58 7A-B NY 33 - Gates Center Eastbound also contains shields for NY 531.
17.17 8 NY 531 west - Spencerport, Brockport No access to NY 531 from I-490 east.
19.02 9A-B NY 390 north/ I-390 south - Greece, Airport Exits 20A-B (I-390/NY 390).
Rochester 20.17 10 Mount Read Blvd. Eastbound exit separated into A and B exits.
20.95 11 Ames Street (south), Child Street (north)  
21.85 12 Broad Street, Brown Street - Frontier Field Eastbound exit, westbound entrance.
22.25 13 Inner Loop CW - Amtrak Station Inner Loop joins eastbound and leaves westbound.
22.76 14 Broad Street, Plymouth Avenue - Frontier Field Westbound exit, eastbound entrance.
22.94 15 Inner Loop CCW/ NY 15 via South Avenue No access to Inner Loop CCW from I-490 west.
Inner Loop leaves eastbound and joins westbound.
23.42 16 Clinton Avenue - Downtown Rochester Westbound exit, eastbound entrance.
23.92 17 Goodman Street To Inner Loop CCW (westbound).
24.37 18 NY 31 (Monroe Avenue)  
24.91 19 Culver Road  
25.91 20 Winton Road Connection made via University Avenue (westbound).
Brighton 26.44 21 NY 590 north/ I-590 south Can of Worms. Exit 5 (I-590/NY 590).
27.03 22 Penfield Road Eastbound exit, westbound entrance.
Former NY 441.
27.82 23 NY 441 (Linden Avenue) - Penfield  
Pittsford 29.14 24 East Rochester (West Commercial Street) No access to Commercial from I-490 west.
29.55 25 NY 31F - Fairport To East Rochester (westbound).
32.13 26 NY 31 - Pittsford, Palmyra  
33.76 27 NY 96 - Bushnell's Basin  
35.05 28 NY 96 - Eastview Mall Eastbound exit, westbound entrance.
Ontario Victor 37.00 29 NY 96 - Victor, Eastview Mall  
37.40   I-90/New York State Thruway - Albany, Buffalo Eastern terminus. Exit 45 (I-90/Thruway).

Exit numbers on Interstate 4 in Volusia County, Florida. ... Genesee County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... Le Roy is a town located in Genesee County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 7,790. ... Image File history File links I-90. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 90 Interstate 90 (abbreviated I-90) is the longest interstate highway in the United States at nearly 3,100 miles (5,000 kilometers). ... The New York State Thruway (officially the Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway) is a limited-access toll highway in the U.S. state of New York. ... For other uses, see Albany. ... Nickname: Location of Buffalo in New York State County Government  - Mayor Byron Brown (D) Area  - City 52. ... Image File history File links NY-19. ... New York State Route 19 is a north-south state highway in Western New York. ... Le Roy, New York is the name of two locations in Genesee County, New York: Village of Le Roy Town of Le Roy This is a disambiguation page &#8212; a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Bergen, New York is the name of two places in Genesee County, New York: Village of Bergen Town of Bergen For other places with a similar name, see Bergen. ... Brockport is a village located in the Town of Sweden in Monroe County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 8,103. ... Image File history File links NY-33. ... Junction Location NY-5 NY-31 Legend New York State Routes Current - Deleted New York State Route 33 is a New York State highway that travels from Buffalo, New York to Rochester, New York. ... Image File history File links NY-33A.svg‎ File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... New York State Route 33A is an east-west running route that runs for just over 17 miles in Genesee and Monroe counties in western New York. ... Bergen, New York is the name of two places in Genesee County, New York: Village of Bergen Town of Bergen For other places with a similar name, see Bergen. ... Batavia is a city located in USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 16,256. ... Monroe County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... Riga is a town located in Monroe County, New York. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... New York State Route 36 is a state highway in the western part of New York in the United States. ... Churchville is a village located in Monroe County, New York. ... Chili is a town in Monroe County, New York, USA. The population was 27,638 at the 2000 census. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... New York State Route 259 is a north-south running highway located entirely within Monroe County to the west of Rochester. ... Chili is a town located in Monroe County, New York. ... Chili is a town in Monroe County, New York, USA. The population was 27,638 at the 2000 census. ... Image File history File links NY-386. ... New York State Route 386 is a north-south running highway located to the west of Rochester in Monroe County. ... Chili is a town in Monroe County, New York, USA. The population was 27,638 at the 2000 census. ... Gates is a town in Monroe County, New York. ... Image File history File links NY-204. ... New York State Route 204 is an east-west running route located just southeast of Rochester in Monroe County, New York. ... Image File history File links NY-33. ... Junction Location NY-5 NY-31 Legend New York State Routes Current - Deleted New York State Route 33 is a New York State highway that travels from Buffalo, New York to Rochester, New York. ... Image File history File links NY-531. ... Junction Location NY-31 0. ... Image File history File links NY-531. ... Junction Location NY-31 0. ... Spencerport is a village in Monroe County, New York, United States, and a suburb of Rochester, New York. ... Brockport is a village located in the Town of Sweden in Monroe County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 8,103. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Junction Location Monroe I-390 (ST) 76. ... Image File history File links I-390. ... Interstate 390 (abbreviated I-390) is an interstate highway spur route that is located entirely in the state of New York. ... This article is about the city of Rochester in Monroe County. ... Frontier Field is a baseball stadium located at One Morrie Silver Way in downtown Rochester, New York. ... Image File history File links Rochester_Inner_Loop. ... The Inner Loop is an expressway that encloses downtown Rochester, New York, acting primarily as a traffic artery, but also creating a division, both physically and mentally, between downtown and the rest of the city, and defining a definite center for Rochester. ... The Clockwise direction A clockwise motion is one that proceeds like the clocks hands: from the top to the right, then down and then to the left, and back to the top. ... Frontier Field is a baseball stadium located at One Morrie Silver Way in downtown Rochester, New York. ... Image File history File links Rochester_Inner_Loop. ... The Inner Loop is an expressway that encloses downtown Rochester, New York, acting primarily as a traffic artery, but also creating a division, both physically and mentally, between downtown and the rest of the city, and defining a definite center for Rochester. ... A clockwise motion is one that proceeds like the clocks hands: from the top to the right, then down and then to the left, and back to the top. ... Image File history File links NY-15. ... Junction Location Steuben US 15 0. ... Image File history File links Rochester_Inner_Loop. ... The Inner Loop is an expressway that encloses downtown Rochester, New York, acting primarily as a traffic artery, but also creating a division, both physically and mentally, between downtown and the rest of the city, and defining a definite center for Rochester. ... Image File history File links NY-31. ... New York State Route 31 is a 208. ... Brighton is a town in Monroe County, New York, USA. The population was 35,588 at the 2000 census. ... Image File history File links NY-590. ... Junction Location I-590 (ST) 5. ... Image File history File links I-590. ... Interstate 590 (abbreviated I-590) is a tertiary spur interstate route of Interstate 90 that skirts the southeast border of the City of Rochester, New York. ... Wiktionary has a definition of: Can of worms The phrase can of worms is an idiom. ... Image File history File links NY-441. ... Junction Location Monroe NY-96 (WT) 0. ... Image File history File links NY-441. ... Junction Location Monroe NY-96 (WT) 0. ... Penfield is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. ... Location map of Pittsford Pittsford is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. ... Coordinates: Country United States State New York County Monroe Settled 1897 (as Despatch) Incorporated 1906 Government  - Mayor David Bonacchi Area  - Town/Village  1. ... New York State Route 940U is a short Reference Route that connects New York State Route 153 to Interstate 490 in the town of East Rochester. ... Image File history File links NY-31F.svg‎ File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Junction Location Monroe NY-96 0. ... Fairport is a village located in Monroe County, New York, nine miles southeast of downtown Rochester. ... Image File history File links NY-31. ... New York State Route 31 is a 208. ... Pittsford is a village located in Monroe County, New York. ... Palmyra is a town in Wayne County, New York, USA. The population was 7,672 at the 2000 census. ... Image File history File links NY-96. ... Junction Location Tioga NY-434 (ST) 0. ... Image File history File links NY-96. ... Junction Location Tioga NY-434 (ST) 0. ... Eastview Mall, located in Victor, New York, is an indoor shopping center owned and operated by Wilmorite Properties, Inc. ... Ontario County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Victor, New York is both a town and a village in Ontario County, New York: Village of Victor Town of Victor This is a disambiguation page &#8212; a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Image File history File links NY-96. ... Junction Location Tioga NY-434 (ST) 0. ... Victor, New York is both a town and a village in Ontario County, New York: Village of Victor Town of Victor This is a disambiguation page &#8212; a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Eastview Mall, located in Victor, New York, is an indoor shopping center owned and operated by Wilmorite Properties, Inc. ... Image File history File links I-90. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 90 Interstate 90 (abbreviated I-90) is the longest interstate highway in the United States at nearly 3,100 miles (5,000 kilometers). ... The New York State Thruway (officially the Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway) is a limited-access toll highway in the U.S. state of New York. ... For other uses, see Albany. ... Nickname: Location of Buffalo in New York State County Government  - Mayor Byron Brown (D) Area  - City 52. ...

References

  1. ^ a b New York Routes - Interstate 490
  2. ^ NYSDOT 490 Gateway Website
  3. ^ Laws of New York, Chapter 494. Retrieved on 2007-04-29.
  4. ^ New York Routes - Interstate 490 Exit Listing
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Auxiliary routes of Interstate 90
Current and Future (F) Former
I-190 Illinois - Massachusetts - New York - South Dakota
I-290 Illinois - Massachusetts - New York Ohio
I-390 New York
I-490 New York - Ohio
I-590 New York
I-690 New York
I-790 New York
I-890 New York
I-990 New York

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New York @ NorthEastRoads.com - Interstate 490 (340 words)
Interstate 490 provides a loop into the Rochester metropolitan area from the New York Thruway (Interstate 90).
Beginning at Victor, Interstate 490 west travels northwest through the suburbs of Fairport, East Rochester, and Pittsford to the Rochester Outer Loop freeway (Interstate 590).
Interstate 490 continues west along the West Expressway to junction Interstate 390 & New York 390 (Outer Loop freeway) at Gates.
Interstate 590 New York @ Interstate-Guide.com (1652 words)
Interstate 590 continues as New York 590 from Interstate 490 north to Irondequoit and as an expressway from Interstate 590 to New York 104.
Northbound Interstate 390 at the entrance to the Rochester Outer Loop and southern terminus of Interstate 590/Exit 15.
Interstate 490 eastbound at Exit 21, the joint termini of Interstate 590 (Sea Breeze Expressway) north and New York 590 (Outer Loop Freeway) south.
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