Interstate 390 New York

Overview

Traveling 76 miles overall, Interstate 390 follows the Genesee Expressway north from the Southern Tier Region of Upstate New York to Rochester's Outer Loop in the town of Brighton. The scenic freeway winds northwest from Avoca to Dansville, Geneseo and Avon through agricultural land and hilly terrain. Northward from the Finger Lakes area, I-390 continues to suburban areas of Monroe County, carrying commuters north from Westward Henrietta to the city of Rochester.

The Genesee Expressway ends at the Outer Loop, having been canceled north from there to Downtown Rochester. Interstate 390 follows the southwestern arc of the Outer Loop to Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) and I-490 (Western Expressway) in the town of Gates. Interstate 590 lines the southeast quadrant of the Inner Loop, encircling Brighton northeast to I-490 in east Rochester.

The Outer Loop extends north of I-490 on both sides of the city as New York 390 and 590 respectively. New York 390 travels 7.xc miles from I-390 and 490 to Lake Ontario State Parkway as a total freeway.

History

The Rochester Outer Loop posted as New York 47 in 1968.

The Rochester Outer Loop was originally designated New York 47. The freeway opened to traffic from the west and east, with the last section joining the two where the Genesee Expressway ties in from the southward. The oldest section of I-390 s of Rochester was the Dansville-Wayland Expressway. Congenital in the late 1960s,1 the short freeway linking NY 21 and NY 36 was numbered as NY 401, and then NY 245.ii

As structure progressed along both the Genesee Motorway and Outer Loop, the separate segments of land route freeway were incorporated into the Interstate organization. Interstate 590 replaced New York 47 in Monroe County and New York 245 became part of Interstate 390 in Livingston County. The remainder of I-390 would see completion slowly over the course of xx years. Some NYSDOT reference markers around Dansville still referenced NY 245 as of January 2017.

Within Rochester, initial plans for Interstate 390 took the throughway north from the Rochester Outer Loop (I-590) straight to the Rochester Inner Loop (I-490). The proposed alignment of I-390 followed the Genesee River n from a portion of the Academy of Rochester campus to neighborhood areas s of central business district. While ramps to the Genesee Expressway were added from the Inner Loop at Downtown, growing community opposition halted boosted construction.three

Ultimately the Genesee State highway project was dropped, with I-390 rerouted over the southwest leg of the Outer Loop in place of I-590. AASHTO approved the renumbering of Interstate 590 west from the Genesee Throughway on June 25, 1979. The action included designating the Outer Loop north to Lake Ontario State Parkway equally office of Interstate 390. Despite that, the freeway due north of I-490 remained signed every bit New York 390.

  • North Cease – Rochester, NY

Source: December 31, 2017 Interstate Route Log and Finders List

I-390 Almanac Average Daily Traffic (AADT)

Location Vehicles per day
I-86 to Get out ane fourteen,860
Exits ane to 2 ten,935
Exits 2 to 3 ten,904
Exit 3 to Livingston Co. 11,757
Steuben Co. to Exit 4 12,428
Exits 4 to 5 13,134
Exits 5 to 6 fourteen,300
Exits 6 to 7 12,280
Exits seven to eight 13,025
Exits eight to ix 14,154
Exits 9 to ten 19,596
Exit x to Monroe Co. 26,343
Livingston Co. to Exit 11 27,881
Exits 11 to 12 twoscore,015
Exits 12 to thirteen 62,121
Exits 13 to 14 61,570
Exits xiv to fifteen 77,884
Exits 15 to 16 72,136
Exits 16 to 17 76,635
Exits 17 to 18 135,453
Exits 18 to 19 85,219
Exits nineteen to 20 88,970
Exits xx to 21 72,959
Exits 21 to 22 92,604
Exits 22 to 23 88,393
Exits 24 to 25 48,893
Exits 25 to 26 34,783
Exits 26 to 27 17,246
Perspective from Interstate 390 north
Heading northwest from ROC Airport, Interstate 390 travels under a CSX Railroad, and to the east of the Dolomite Quarry, ahead of the ramps for I-490 (Leave 20A) east to Downtown Rochester and westward (Exit 20B) toward Ogden and Spencerport. Photo taken 05/10/05.
Interstate 490 (Western Freeway) bee lines eastward from I-390 through the Dutchtown neighborhood of Rochester to accomplish the Inner Loop Expressway in three miles. Photo taken 05/10/05.
A left-hand off-ramp carries drivers onto Interstate 490 west for Brockport, Spencerport, and the New York Thruway to Buffalo. I-390 meanwhile transitions into New York 390, a freeway continuation northward to the Lake Ontario State Parkway virtually Crescent Beach. Photograph taken 05/10/05.
Perspective from New York 390 south
The sequential numbering system of I-390 extends northward to interchanges forth the New York 390 portion. Pictured here is the southbound approach to I-490 at the New York 31 (Lyell Artery) off-ramp (Exit 21). Lyell Artery constitutes a commercial arterial east into the Lyell-Otis-Avery neighborhood of Rochester. Photo taken 05/10/05.
Interstate 390 begins as New York 390 ends. Exit 20B leaves for I-490 west through Gates to Chili and Riga and the NY Thruway to Buffalo. NY 531 partitions with I-490 nearby as a freeway due west to Ogden and Spencerport. Photograph taken 05/ten/05.
An arrow per lane sign (APL) replaced this diagrammatic sign for the left-mitt ramp (Exit 20A) to Interstate 490 east. Photograph taken 05/10/05.
Perspective from Interstate 490 west
Traveling west through a six-ramp parclo interchange (Exit 10) with Mt. Read Boulevard, drivers on I-490 west run across the starting time set of signs for the back to dorsum off-ramps for I-390 s and NY 390 northward. Photograph taken 01/18/17.
Passing nether the Rochester & Southern Railroad overpass, one half mile ahead of Exits 9B/A with the Rochester Outer Loop on Interstate 490 west. An auxiliary lane accompanies the pike west from Mt. Read Boulevard to NY 390 n. Photograph taken 01/18/17.
A left-hand ramp veers southward to join Interstate 390 ahead of industrial areas of due east Gates and Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC). I-490 remains west through Gates to the split with NY 531 (Spencerport Expressway) before turning southwest to Chili and Churchville. Photo taken 01/18/17.
Historic Perspective from Interstate 490 due west
Construction during the Western Gateway Project slowed traffic along westbound I-490 leading to Interstate 390. Remaining button re-create guide signs along the Western Expressway were replaced during the multi twelvemonth projection. Photo taken 05/10/05.
Interstate 490 exits the metropolis of Rochester for the boondocks of Gates across the New York State Clomp Culvert. Basis level signs preceded the separation of traffic for I-390 southward (Exit 9B) and NY 390 north (Exit 9A). Photo taken by Jeff Morrison 07/01/07.
With the exception of a left-exit tab for Interstate 390 south, overheads on I-490 westward at the Outer Loop were carbon copied by 2012. Photo taken 05/10/05.
Perspective from Interstate 490 due east
Advancing east from the merge with New York 531 (Spencerport Expressway), Interstate 490 due east expands to three lanes to Exits 9A/B with the Rochester Outer Loop.
This button copy guide sign for I-390 was replaced by 2011. Photo taken 05/10/05.
The succeeding eastbound off-ramp joins New York 390 to North Gates, Hellenic republic and Lake Ontario State Parkway. The western one-half of the Outer Loop is a full thruway, while the eastern half is not, equally the Ocean Breeze Expressway portion was downgraded to a surface boulevard (Sea Cakewalk Drive). Photo taken 05/10/05.
Exit 9A departs Interstate 490 eastbound for New York 390 north. Exit 9B follows for the Outer Loop southbound to Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC), west Brighton and the Genesee State highway south to Henrietta. Photograph taken 05/10/05.
The roadways of Interstate 490 separate to accommodate left-hand ramps with the Outer Loop. Airdrome is the initial control point for I-390 s at Exit 9B. Corning is used at the exchange with Interstate 590. Photo taken 05/x/05.
Perspective from Interstate 390 due south
Interstate 390 concludes at Interstate 86 (Southern Tier Throughway) just to the southeast of Avoca in rural Steuben County. All guide signs for this junction were replaced by 2012. The new assemblies dropped both NY 15 and NY 17. Photo taken 01/eighteen/17.
An unnumbered ramp takes drivers headed for I-86 west to Hornell, Olean, Jamestown and Erie, Pennsylvania. Jamestown, a city of over 30,000 in Chautauqua County, lies 116 miles to the due west. Photo taken 01/18/17.
Interstate 390 south defaults onto I-86 (Southern Tier Expressway) east ahead of Bath. The rural freeway winds 24 miles forth side the Cohocton River to Interstate 99 at Painted Post. Photograph taken 01/18/17.
A pair of stop shields stand along side Interstate 390 south by the overpassing carrying I-86 (Southern Tier Thruway) westbound. New York 15 formerly overlapped with New York 17 e to Painted Post, where U.South. fifteen begins southward to Presho and Mansfield, Pennsylvania. Photo taken 01/18/17.
Perspective from Interstate 86 west
Spanning New York 53 at Kanona, Interstate 86 advances 0.75 miles due west to split with Interstate 390. Photograph taken 07/01/05.
The on-ramp from NY 53 forms an auxiliary lane west from Fivemile Creek to the separate of Interstates 86 and 390. The I-86 mainline exits with a single lane in a tertiary of a mile. Photo taken 05/07/05.
The rural route of Interstate 86 and the Southern Tier Freeway (NY 17) serves the small cities of Olean and Jamestown along its 153 mile course west to Interstate 90 in Pennsylvania. Olean, 66.3 miles away, lies at the w end of New York 417, which formerly carried New York 17 westward from Erwins. Photo taken 05/07/05.
Two lanes of I-86 w default onto Interstate 390 north for Rochester and Buffalo via the New York Thruway or U.S. 20. Dansville, a village of over xiv,000, is 22 miles to the northwest. New York 15 formerly overlapped with the pike north to Go out 3 outside Wayland. Photo taken 07/01/05.
Perspective from Interstate 86 east
A 6.7 mile exit less stretch takes motorists along Interstate 86 (Southern Tier Thruway) east from Howard to the due south end of Interstate 390 in the town of Avoca. Photograph taken by Douglas Kerr (03/xvi/03).
Unnumbered in the westbound management, the off-ramp from I-86 east to I-390 northward is Exit 36. The ramp makes a 180 degree movement to join the northbound pike in what would otherwise be considered a a trumpet interchange. Photo taken past Douglas Kerr (03/16/03).
Interstate 86 narrows to a single through lane every bit Go out 36 loops onto I-390 north toward Dansville, Geneseo and Avon. Photo taken past Douglas Kerr (03/16/03).

Page updated July 31, 2017.