Interstate 190 Auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System
Niagara Thruway Maintained by NYSDOT
Length:	28. The Dwight D Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly called the Interstate Highway System (or simply the Interstate System) The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT is responsible for the development and operation of Highways, railroads, Mass transit systems 34 mi[1] (45. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States 61 km)
Formed:	1959[2]
South end:	I-90/Thruway in Cheektowaga
Major junctions:	QEW via Peace Bridge in Buffalo I-290 in Tonawanda
North end:	Hwy 405 at the Canadian Border in Lewiston
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Interstate 190 (abbreviated I-190) runs 28. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand In the US state of New York, Interstate 90 spans from the Pennsylvania border at Ripley to the Massachusetts border The New York State Thruway (officially the Governor Thomas E Dewey Thruway) is a limited-access toll Highway in the U Cheektowaga is a Town (also a Census-designated Place, see below) in Erie County, New York, United States. The Queen Elizabeth Way (commonly referred to as the QEW, Q, QE, or Queen-E) is a vital 400-Series Freeway in Ontario This article is about the Peace Bridge between Canada and USA Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State. Interstate 290 (abbreviated I-290) runs for 10 miles near Buffalo New York from I-90 to I-190. For other places with a similar name see Tonawanda, New York. Highway 405 is a short 400-series highway in Ontario, Canada that connects the Queen Elizabeth Way to the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge The Canada – United States border is the international Border between Canada and the United States. Lewiston is a Town in Niagara County, New York United States. The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT is responsible for the establishment and classification of a State highway network which includes interstate highways New York State Route 189 is a short State highway located near the northern border of New York, USA. New York State Route 190 is a State highway in northern New York, USA. New York State Route 90 is a north-south New York State Route located within Cayuga and Cortland Counties in Central New York. New York State Route 91 is a north-south New York State route within Onondaga and Cortland Counties The list of Interstate Highways in New York encompasses 29 currently in-use Interstate Highways &mdasheight primary Interstates and 21 auxiliary Interstates&mdashwhich In the US state of New York, US Routes are maintained by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT The following is a list of numbered State highways in the US state of New York. New York State Reference Routes and Parkway Routes are New York State Highways that possess a signed name (mainly parkways that the New York State Department 34 miles (45. 61 km) from I-90 near Buffalo, New York to Lewiston, New York via Niagara Falls. Interstate 90 (I-90 is the longest interstate highway in the United States at nearly 3100 miles (5000 kilometers Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State. Lewiston is a village in Niagara County, New York, United States. The Niagara Falls are massive Waterfalls on the Niagara River, straddling the international border separating the Canadian province of Ontario Parts of this highway were built on former Lehigh Valley Railroad and Erie Canal rights-of-way. The Lehigh Valley Railroad was one of a number of railroads built in the northeastern United States primarily to haul Anthracite coal. The Erie Canal is a popular canal in New York state from the Hudson River to Lake Erie, approximately 360 miles connecting the Great Lakes It may also be referred to by locals as The One-Ninety, The Thruway, or the Niagara Expressway. Officially, I-190 from I-90 north to New York State Route 384 is named the Niagara Thruway and is a component of the New York State Thruway system. New York State Route 384 is a State highway in the western part of New York in the USA. The New York State Thruway (officially the Governor Thomas E Dewey Thruway) is a limited-access toll Highway in the U The remainder to Lewiston is the Niagara Expressway (maintained by the New York State Department of Transportation). The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT is responsible for the development and operation of Highways, railroads, Mass transit systems

I-190 is the only three-digit Interstate Highway to reach the Canada-United States border and is currently the only three-digit interstate signed as such to touch any international border (though it will eventually be joined by Interstate 905 in California). The auxiliary Interstate Highways (also called 3-digit Interstate Highways) is an additional network of freeways of the Interstate Highway System. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United States of America —commonly referred to as the State Route 905 is a State highway in San Diego California that connects Interstate 5 and Interstate 805 in San Ysidro to the California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Interstate 110 in Texas, the only other existing three-digit interstate to touch an international border, is unsigned along its length. Interstate 110 (abbreviated I-110) is an unsigned 092 mile (1 Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. I-190 continues across the Queenston-Lewiston Bridge and into Ontario as Highway 405, a short freeway spur to the Queen Elizabeth Way. The Lewiston-Queenston Bridge is an Arch bridge that crosses the Niagara River gorge just south of the Niagara Escarpment. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Highway 405 is a short 400-series highway in Ontario, Canada that connects the Queen Elizabeth Way to the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge The Queen Elizabeth Way (commonly referred to as the QEW, Q, QE, or Queen-E) is a vital 400-Series Freeway in Ontario The interstate also has an interchange leading to the Peace Bridge, which also crosses the international border and becomes Queen Elizabeth Way on the Canadian side. This article is about the Peace Bridge between Canada and USA The Queen Elizabeth Way (commonly referred to as the QEW, Q, QE, or Queen-E) is a vital 400-Series Freeway in Ontario

Route description

I-190 begins at an interchange with the New York State Thruway (Interstate 90) in Cheektowaga, Erie County, just north of the West Seneca town line and east of the Buffalo city line. The New York State Thruway (officially the Governor Thomas E Dewey Thruway) is a limited-access toll Highway in the U In the US state of New York, Interstate 90 spans from the Pennsylvania border at Ripley to the Massachusetts border Cheektowaga is a Town (also a Census-designated Place, see below) in Erie County, New York, United States. County of Erie, commonly referred to as Erie County, is a county located in the U West Seneca is a Town in Erie County, New York, United States. Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State. I-190 heads west into Buffalo, passing the former location of the City Line toll barrier ahead of an interchange with South Ogden Street (exit 1). A toll road, (also known as a tollway, turnpike, pike, or toll highway, especially if it is constructed to Freeway standards Farther west, I-190 meets NY 354 (exit 2), NY 16 (exit 3), and several local streets before entering downtown Buffalo. New York State Route 354 is a State highway in New York, USA. New York State Route 16 is a State highway in New York, USA. It runs from the Pennsylvania state line, where it is one of the highest highways Within the downtown area, I-190 passes between HSBC Arena and Dunn Tire Park near an interchange with NY 5 (exit 7) on the shores of Lake Erie. Dunn Tire Park is a Baseball -only facility in Buffalo New York. New York State Route 5 is a 37087 mile (59686 km long New York State Route that runs between the New York / Pennsylvania border at the Town Lake Erie (ˈɪəriː is the fourth largest Lake (by surface area of the five Great Lakes, and the tenth largest globally At NY 5, I-190 turns northward to follow the path of the Niagara River. The Niagara River flows to the north from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. Shortly after meeting NY 266 (exit 8) immediately northwest of downtown, I-190 interchanges with Porter Avenue (exit 9), a local roadway connecting I-190 to the Peace Bridge and, thus, the Queen Elizabeth Way in Canada. New York State Route 266 runs along the Niagara River, in Erie County, from the city of Buffalo to North Tonawanda. This article is about the Peace Bridge between Canada and USA The Queen Elizabeth Way (commonly referred to as the QEW, Q, QE, or Queen-E) is a vital 400-Series Freeway in Ontario Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page

Helvetica signage for exit 18A on I-190

North of downtown Buffalo, I-190 follows the eastern edge of the Black Rock Canal (and passes the site of the former Black Rock toll barrier) before rejoining the banks of the Niagara near an exit with the Scajaquada Expressway (NY 198, exit 11). Helvetica is the name of a widely used Sans-serif Typeface developed in 1957 by Swiss Typeface designer Max Miedinger. A control city is a city or locality posted on a Traffic sign indicating forward destinations on a certain route Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State. Niagara Falls is a City in Niagara County, New York, United States. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page New York State Route 198, better known as the Scajaquada Expressway, is a United States highway entirely within the northern section of the City of Buffalo that carries I-190 continues north through the northern extents of Buffalo, meeting multiple streets before separating from the Niagara and interchanging with NY 266 and NY 324 (exits 15 and 16) in quick succession. New York State Route 266 runs along the Niagara River, in Erie County, from the city of Buffalo to North Tonawanda. New York State Route 324 is a State highway located in Western New York. At exit 16, NY 324 joins I-190 northward through western Tonawanda. For other places with a similar name see Tonawanda, New York. The two routes then meet Interstate 290 and NY 266 a second time prior to crossing the Niagara River on the South Grand Island Bridge. Interstate 290 (abbreviated I-290) runs for 10 miles near Buffalo New York from I-90 to I-190. The South Grand Island Bridge carries Interstate 190 across the Niagara River between Tonawanda New York and Grand Island New York. NY 324 leaves the expressway shortly after arriving on Grand Island at exit 18. Grand Island is a Town and an Island in Erie County, New York, USA.

NY 324 and I-190 follow parallel routings across Grand Island, with both roads passing within view of Martin's Fantasy Island, a local amusement park, near the center of the island. Martin's Fantasy Island is an Amusement park located in Grand Island New York. At the northern edge of the island, NY 324, as signed, terminates at exit 20; however, officially, NY 324 rejoins I-190 across the Niagara River once again via the North Grand Island Bridge. The North Grand Island Bridge carries Interstate 190 across the Niagara River between Grand Island New York and Niagara Falls New York Now in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY 324 ends at a complex interchange featuring NY 384, the Robert Moses State Parkway, and the LaSalle Expressway on the eastern bank of the river. Niagara Falls is a City in Niagara County, New York, United States. Niagara (electoral district Niagara County is a County located in the U New York State Route 384 is a State highway in the western part of New York in the USA. The Robert Moses State Parkway is an long north-south Parkway in western Niagara County New York, United States. The LaSalle Expressway is a short highway in Niagara Falls New York. Farther north, I-190 meets U.S. Route 62 (exit 22) and NY 182 (exit 23). US Route 62 runs from the US-Mexico border at El Paso Texas to Niagara Falls New York, near the United States-Canada border. New York State Route 182 runs across the city of Niagara Falls.

Past NY 182, I-190 turns to the northwest, skirting the northeastern edge of Niagara Falls and roughly paralleling NY 265 to the east. New York State Route 265 is a State highway located in the western part of New York in the USA. In Lewiston, the expressway meets NY 31 at exit 24 southwest of the large Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant reservoir. Lewiston is a Town in Niagara County, New York United States. New York State Route 31 ( NY 31) is a long State highway in the U Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant is a hydroelectric Power plant in Lewiston NY near Niagara Falls NY I-190 continues onward, crossing the canal between the reservoir and the power plant on a small dam also used by NY 265. The freeway then interchanges with NY 265, the Moses Parkway, and NY 104 at the expansive exit 25 before curving to the west and terminating at the approach to the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge. New York State Route 104 is a 18241 mile (29356 km long east-west highway in Upstate New York, USA. The Lewiston-Queenston Bridge is an Arch bridge that crosses the Niagara River gorge just south of the Niagara Escarpment. Across the bridge in Queenston, Ontario, the roadway becomes Highway 405. The Village of Queenston is located 5 km north of Niagara Falls Ontario in the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake. Highway 405 is a short 400-series highway in Ontario, Canada that connects the Queen Elizabeth Way to the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge

History

Approaching NY 31 on I-190 southbound with the bank of the Upper Power Reservoir in view

In 1957, the route was assigned the number Interstate 90N, as intercity routes were numbered before the three-digit Interstates were assigned to the shorter intracity routes. New York State Route 31 ( NY 31) is a long State highway in the U Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant is a hydroelectric Power plant in Lewiston NY near Niagara Falls NY The auxiliary Interstate Highways (also called 3-digit Interstate Highways) is an additional network of freeways of the Interstate Highway System. ^[3] It was renumbered to I-190 on February 24, 1959. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[2]

In 1991, maintenance of I-84 in downstate New York was transferred from the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) to the New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA). Interstate 84 (abbreviated I-84) is an Interstate highway extending from Dunmore Pennsylvania (near Scranton Pennsylvania) at an intersection The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT is responsible for the development and operation of Highways, railroads, Mass transit systems The New York State Thruway (officially the Governor Thomas E Dewey Thruway) is a limited-access toll Highway in the U The monies for that purpose came from tolls levied on I-190 in downtown Buffalo. Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State. ^[4] On October 30, 2006, the Thruway Authority voted to both begin the process of returning maintenance of I-84 to NYSDOT and to remove the tolls on I-190 in Buffalo. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Collection of the tolls stopped that day. ^[5] The I-190 tolls were considered to be one of the principal causes of highway congestion in Buffalo. Both major candidates in the 2006 New York gubernatorial election, Democrat Eliot Spitzer and Republican John Faso, had previously pledged to remove the tolls on I-190 if elected. The New York gubernatorial election of 2006 was a race for the governorship of this U The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Eliot Laurence Spitzer (born June 10, 1959) is an American lawyer and former politician of the Democratic Party. John Faso (born 1952 was the Republican nominee for Governor of New York in 2006 and was defeated by Democratic nominee Eliot Spitzer in the largest defeat ^[6]

While the toll barriers in Buffalo have since been demolished, the tolls further north on the Grand Island bridges still remain.

Exit list

County	Location	Mile[7]	#	Destinations	Notes
Erie	Cheektowaga	0. An exit number is a number assigned to a Road junction, usually an exit from a Freeway. County of Erie, commonly referred to as Erie County, is a county located in the U Cheektowaga is a Town (also a Census-designated Place, see below) in Erie County, New York, United States. 00		I-90 / Thruway – Albany, Erie	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
	Buffalo	0. In the US state of New York, Interstate 90 spans from the Pennsylvania border at Ripley to the Massachusetts border The New York State Thruway (officially the Governor Thomas E Dewey Thruway) is a limited-access toll Highway in the U Albany is the Capital of the State of New York and the County seat of Albany County. Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State. 70	1	South Ogden Street
		1. 56	2	NY 354 (Clinton Street) to US 62 (Bailey Avenue)
		2. New York State Route 354 is a State highway in New York, USA. US Route 62 runs from the US-Mexico border at El Paso Texas to Niagara Falls New York, near the United States-Canada border. 22	3	NY 16 (Seneca Street)	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		3. New York State Route 16 is a State highway in New York, USA. It runs from the Pennsylvania state line, where it is one of the highest highways 14	4	Smith Street/Fillmore Avenue
		3. 79	5	Hamburg Street	Northbound exit and entrance
		4. 13		Louisiana Street	Southbound exit and entrance
		4. 99	6	Elm Street
		5. 10	7	NY 5 west (Skyway) – Lackawanna	No northbound exit
		5. New York State Route 5 is a 37087 mile (59686 km long New York State Route that runs between the New York / Pennsylvania border at the Town Lackawanna is a City in Erie County, New York, US, located just south of the city of Buffalo in the western part of New York 20		Church Street	No southbound exit
		5. 86	8	NY 266 (Niagara Street)
		6. New York State Route 266 runs along the Niagara River, in Erie County, from the city of Buffalo to North Tonawanda. 58	9	Porter Avenue – Peace Bridge, Fort Erie, Canada	To Queen Elizabeth Way and Highway 3
		7. This article is about the Peace Bridge between Canada and USA Fort Erie (2006 population 29925 is a Town on the Niagara River in the Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Queen Elizabeth Way (commonly referred to as the QEW, Q, QE, or Queen-E) is a vital 400-Series Freeway in Ontario Highway 3 is a provincially maintained Highway in southwestern Ontario, Canada. 78	10	West Ferry Street	Exit was part of the original design but never constructed
		8. 69	11	NY 198 (Scajaquada Expressway)	Western terminus of NY 198
		9. New York State Route 198, better known as the Scajaquada Expressway, is a United States highway entirely within the northern section of the City of Buffalo that carries 18	12	Amherst Street	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		9. 44	13	Austin Street	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		9. 88	14	Ontario Street	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		10. 50		Vulcan Street	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
	Tonawanda	12. For other places with a similar name see Tonawanda, New York. 36	15	NY 324 (Sheridan Drive) / Kenmore Avenue	NY 324 joins northbound and leaves southbound; northbound access via NY 325
		13. New York State Route 324 is a State highway located in Western New York. New York State Route 324 is a State highway located in Western New York. 33	16	I-290 east to I-90 – Rochester, Tonawanda
		14. Interstate 290 (abbreviated I-290) runs for 10 miles near Buffalo New York from I-90 to I-190. In the US state of New York, Interstate 90 spans from the Pennsylvania border at Ripley to the Massachusetts border Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York State, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Tonawanda ( Tahnawá•teh in Tuscarora) is a City in Erie County, New York in the USA. 20	17	NY 266 (River Road) – North Tonawanda, Tonawanda	North Tonawanda and Tonawanda shown as "Tonawandas" on guide signs
		14. New York State Route 266 runs along the Niagara River, in Erie County, from the city of Buffalo to North Tonawanda. For uses of the name "tonawanda" see Tonawanda New York. Tonawanda ( Tahnawá•teh in Tuscarora) is a City in Erie County, New York in the USA. 26	Tonawanda toll barrier (75¢ cash or 68¢ E-ZPass northbound)
		South Grand Island Bridge over the Niagara River
	Grand Island
		15. For other places with a similar name see Tonawanda, New York. E-ZPass is an Electronic toll collection system used on most tolled Roads Bridges and Tunnels in the northeastern United States The South Grand Island Bridge carries Interstate 190 across the Niagara River between Tonawanda New York and Grand Island New York. The Niagara River flows to the north from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. Grand Island is a Town and an Island in Erie County, New York, USA. 35	18A	NY 324 west (Grand Island Boulevard)	Northbound exit and southbound entrance; NY 324 leaves northbound and joins southbound
		15. New York State Route 324 is a State highway located in Western New York. 46	18B	Beaver Island State Park	Exit 18 southbound
		17. 27	19	Whitehaven Road
		19. 32	20B	NY 324 east (Grand Island Boulevard) / Long Road	Exit 20 northbound; NY 324 joins northbound and leaves southbound
		19. New York State Route 324 is a State highway located in Western New York. 69	20A	West River Parkway	No northbound exit
		20. 22	Niagara toll barrier (75¢ cash or 68¢ E-ZPass southbound)
		North Grand Island Bridge over the Niagara River
Niagara	Niagara Falls
		21. Niagara Falls is a City in Niagara County, New York, United States. The North Grand Island Bridge carries Interstate 190 across the Niagara River between Grand Island New York and Niagara Falls New York The Niagara River flows to the north from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. Niagara (electoral district Niagara County is a County located in the U Niagara Falls is a City in Niagara County, New York, United States. 10 21. 20	21	NY 384 (Buffalo Avenue) / Robert Moses State Parkway – Niagara Falls	NY 324 terminates northbound and joins I-190 southbound
		21. New York State Route 384 is a State highway in the western part of New York in the USA. The Robert Moses State Parkway is an long north-south Parkway in western Niagara County New York, United States. The Niagara Falls are massive Waterfalls on the Niagara River, straddling the international border separating the Canadian province of Ontario 24	Begin Niagara Expressway (NYSDOT maintenance) northbound; begin Niagara Thruway (NYSTA maintenance) southbound
			21A	LaSalle Expressway east – North Tonawanda, Tonawanda	North Tonawanda and Tonawanda shown as "Tonawandas" on guide signs
		22. The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT is responsible for the development and operation of Highways, railroads, Mass transit systems The New York State Thruway (officially the Governor Thomas E Dewey Thruway) is a limited-access toll Highway in the U The LaSalle Expressway is a short highway in Niagara Falls New York. For uses of the name "tonawanda" see Tonawanda New York. Tonawanda ( Tahnawá•teh in Tuscarora) is a City in Erie County, New York in the USA. 08	22	US 62 (Niagara Falls Boulevard) – Airport
	Niagara	23. US Route 62 runs from the US-Mexico border at El Paso Texas to Niagara Falls New York, near the United States-Canada border. Niagara Falls International Airport is a public-use Airport located four miles (6 km east of the Central business district of See also Niagara Falls (disambiguation. Niagara is a Town in Niagara County, New York, United States 74	23	NY 182 (Packard Road/Porter Road)
		25. New York State Route 182 runs across the city of Niagara Falls. 87	24	NY 31 (Witmer Road)
	Lewiston	27. New York State Route 31 ( NY 31) is a long State highway in the U Lewiston is a Town in Niagara County, New York United States. 58	25A	NY 265 – Lewiston	No southbound exit
			25B	NY 104 / Robert Moses State Parkway – Lewiston
		28. New York State Route 265 is a State highway located in the western part of New York in the USA. Lewiston is a village in Niagara County, New York, United States. New York State Route 104 is a 18241 mile (29356 km long east-west highway in Upstate New York, USA. The Robert Moses State Parkway is an long north-south Parkway in western Niagara County New York, United States. Lewiston is a village in Niagara County, New York, United States. 34	Lewiston-Queenston Bridge over the Niagara River (United States-Canada border); I-190 becomes Highway 405 in Ontario

See also

• LaSalle Expressway
• Robert Moses State Parkway

References