New York State Thruway

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limited-access highway toll highway system

The New York State Thruway is a major toll highway system spanning much of New York State, serving as a key corridor for regional and interstate travel.

Aliases (9)

New York State Thruway (Interstate 87) ×9
New York State Thruway system ×3
New England Thruway ×2
New York State Thruway mainline ×2
NYS Thruway ×1
New York State Thruway (I-87) ×1
New York State Thruway (Interstate 90) ×1
New York State Thruway and Hutchinson River Parkway ×1
Thruway ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	limited-access highway → toll highway system →
abbreviation	NYS Thruway → Thruway →
connects	Albany region → Buffalo region → New York City region → Rochester region → Syracuse region →
constructionBegan	early 1950s →
country	United States →
crosses	Hudson River →
fundingModel	toll revenue →
governedBy	New York State Thruway Authority Board →
hasExitNumbering	sequential exit numbers →
hasLaneConfiguration	multi-lane divided highway →
hasRouteDesignation	Interstate 190 NERFINISHED → Interstate 287 NERFINISHED → Interstate 87 NERFINISHED → Interstate 90 → Interstate 95 → New York State Route 17 (part, as future I-86) →
hasServiceArea	roadside service plazas →
hasSpeedLimit	typically 65 mph in rural sections →
hasToll	yes →
hasTollCollection	E-ZPass → cashless tolling (phased in) →
includesStructure	Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge →
isMajorCommuterRoute	yes →
isMajorFreightCorridor	yes →
lengthApproximate	over 500 miles →
locatedIn	New York State →
maintainedBy	New York State Thruway Authority →
opened	1954 →
openedToTraffic	mid-1950s →
partOf	Interstate Highway System →
passesThrough	Capital District → Finger Lakes region → Hudson Valley → Mohawk Valley → New York City suburbs → Western New York →
primaryFunction	interstate travel corridor → regional travel corridor →
regulates	commercial vehicle traffic →
serves	downstate New York → upstate New York →

Referenced by (38)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cross County Parkway → Hutchinson River Parkway ("New England Thruway") → Interstate 287 → Palisades Interstate Parkway →	hasJunctionWith
New York State Thruway ("NYS Thruway") → New York State Thruway ("Thruway") →	abbreviation
New York State Route 28 ("New York State Thruway (Interstate 87)") → Saw Mill River Parkway ("New York State Thruway (Interstate 87)") →	connectsTo
New York State Thruway Authority → New York State Thruway Authority ("New York State Thruway system") →	finances
Erie County, New York → Orange County, New York →	hasMajorHighway
Town of Monroe, New York ("New York State Thruway (Interstate 87)") → Village of Woodbury, New York ("New York State Thruway (Interstate 87)") →	locatedNear
New York State Thruway Authority → New York State Thruway Authority ("New York State Thruway system") →	maintains
Cross County Shopping Center ("New York State Thruway (I-87)") → Vails Gate ("New York State Thruway (Interstate 87)") →	near
Village of Harriman, New York ("New York State Thruway (Interstate 87)") → Yonkers Raceway ("New York State Thruway (Interstate 87)") →	nearbyHighway
New York State Thruway Authority → New York State Thruway Authority ("New York State Thruway system") →	operates
Central New York ("New York State Thruway (Interstate 90)") → Mohawk Valley →	traversedBy
Harriman State Park (New York) ("New York State Thruway (Interstate 87)") →	accessibleVia
Tappan Zee Bridge ("New York State Thruway mainline") →	carriedRoute
Kingston, New York ("New York State Thruway (Interstate 87)") →	connectedBy
Cross County Parkway ("New York State Thruway and Hutchinson River Parkway") →	connects
New York State Thruway Authority ("New York State Thruway mainline") →	hasPart
Capital District of New York →	hasTransportationCorridor
Rockland County →	isServedBy
Port Chester, New York ("New England Thruway") →	majorRoad
New York State Route 5 →	parallelTo
Interstate 87 →	partlyDesignatedAs
Tappan Zee Bridge →	partOf
Yonkers, New York →	servedBy
Major Deegan Expressway →	terminusNorth
Upstate New York (broad sense) →	transportCorridor