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I-88

Interstate 88 is a rural freeway running from Binghamton to Albany for 117.70 miles. It was not part of the original interstate system but was added in 1968. It was planned to connect to I-90 and I-890 at Thruway exit 25 and then continue east along an upgraded NY 7 to Troy. It was later realigned to meet the New York Thruway to the west, and the upgraded NY 7 (aside from the portion between I-87 and I-787) was cancelled, with the Thruway widened instead. As a result, tolls are not collected to/from I-88 for I-890 or I-90/I-87 (exits 26, 25, and 24). There was also a proposal, never implemented, to extend I-88 along the free portion of I-90 through Albany and route I-90 over the Castleton-on-Hudson Bridge.

Interstate 88 begins at Interstate 81 near Binghamton, New York. The highway runs in a east-northeast route. Designated the Senator Warren M. Anderson Expressway, tt runs concurrently or parallel to NY 7 for most of the route. It runs near the city of Oneonta, NY, and meets NY 23 and NY 28. It continues east-northeast until it meets Interstate 90 at the New York State Thruway.

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