Interstate 787

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Interstate 787
Auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System

Length:

9.17 mi^[1] (15 km)
I-787 no longer duplexes with NY 7 and terminates at NY 787.^{[citation needed]}

Formed:

1970s^{[citation needed]}

South end:

I-87/Thruway in Albany

Major
junctions:

US 9/US 20 in Albany

I-90 in Albany

North end:

NY 7/NY 787 in Green Island

NY 747

NY 787

Interstate 787 (abbreviated I-787) is a 9.17 mile (15.00 km) Interstate Highway spur in New York. Its southern end is at the Exit 23 toll plaza of the New York State Thruway (Interstate 87); its northern end is at its underpass with NY 7 in Green Island where it continues as NY 787 to the city of Cohoes.^{[citation needed]}

I-787 is the main highway for those traveling into and out of downtown Albany. As I-87 does not have a direct exit in the city of Albany, I-787 serves as the most direct route between Albany and points south on I-87.

At Exit 5 (Mile 3), I-787 connects to Interstate 90, which runs through north Albany to reconnect with the NYS Thruway at Exit 24 and the Adirondack Northway section of I-87 to the west, and to the southeast through Rensselaer County to connect with the Berkshire Spur segment of the NYS Thruway.

At Exit 9 (Mile 9), I-787 connects to NY 7, which connects east to Troy via the Collar City Bridge, and west back to I-87 and points north.

Southbound, traffic uses exit 1 to reach I-87 and the Thruway. I-787 continues as a spur to 9W at Southern Boulevard.

1 Exit list
2 Legal Definition
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Exit list

Exits are listed from south to north. Mileposts derived from,^[1]^[2] and the usage of Albany-area maps.
It should be noted that several exit destinations vary northbound vs. southbound within Albany. Miles are marked at midpoint of numbered exits.

County	Location	Mile	#	Destinations	Notes
Albany	Albany	0.0		I-87/Thruway New York, Buffalo	Southern terminus. Thruway exit 23 toll plaza. Southbound terminates at US 9W.
		0.15	1	US 9W - Albany	Southbound traffic uses exit 1 for I-87/Thruway.
		0.85	2	NY 32 - Port of Albany	Southbound: South Pearl St.
		1.71	3 3A 3B	Rensselaer/Empire Plaza	Southbound: I-787 accesses both directions of US 9 and US 20, plus the Port of Albany, using exits 3B and 3A.
		2.29	4 4A 4B		Northbound: Downtown Albany. Southbound Exit 4B, Colonie Street. Southbound Exit 4A, Columbia Street/US 9 North.
		3.64	5	I-90 - Buffalo/Boston	Stacked interchange. East: Patroon Island Bridge.
	Menands	4.87	6	NY 32 - Menands
	Menands	6.27	7E 7W	NY 378 - South Troy, Loudonville, Menands	7E: South Troy, Hudson Valley Community College, Joseph L. Bruno Stadium 7W: Loudonville
	Watervliet	8.58	8	23rd Street - Watervliet - Green Island	To NY 2^[3]
	Green Island	9.27	9E 9W	NY 7 To I-87 - Troy	To Saratoga Springs (Exit 9W). Northern terminus of I-787
	becomes to Cohoes