I-690 is a freeway connecting the Thruway with downtown Syracuse ending at I-481. At one time it was planned to extend from I-481 all the way to Chittenango and back to the Thruway; that plan was then scaled back to a short extension to NY 5 before being cancelled. The stub ramps at I-481 are still visible, now leading to a maintenance facility. NY 690 is an extension of I-690 north to Baldwinsville.
At one time I-690 began a mile to the east at the old Thruway exit 39, which ended at a traffic light; the old toll plaza is now a Thruway maintenance building. When exit 39 was moved west a mile, I-690 was extended and had its exits renumbered, though NY 690 did not recieve exit numbers. I-690 also had a traffic light inside exit 6 (NY 695) which was used during the state fair prior to the construction of a flyover ramp in 2020.
Mile | South/Eastbound | North/Westbound | Notes |
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Onondaga County | |||
Speed Limit 55 | |||
0.0 | To | At-grade intersection | |
Speed Limit 65 | Speed Limit 55 | ||
1.6 | East Baldwinsville |
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2.5 | West Baldwinsville Jordan |
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4.9 | Van Buren Road | ||
6.8 | Exit 1 Albany Buffalo |
Exit 1 Thruway |
I-690 officially exits on the ramps to I-90 |
7.0 | Exit 2 Jones Road |
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7.7 | Exit 3 North Farrell Road |
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8.0 | Exit 4 John Glenn Boulevard |
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8.8 | Exit 5 State Fair Boulevard Lakeland |
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11.2 | Exit 6 To Auburn Lakeland |
Exit 6 To Auburn Lakeland Fairgrounds Parking |
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12.1 | Exit 7 Fairgrounds Solvay Fairgrounds Parking |
Exit 7 Amphitheater Fairgrounds Solvay |
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Speed Limit 55 | Speed Limit 65 | ||
13.9 | Exit 8 Hiawatha Boulevard |
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14.2 | Exit 9 To North Bear Street |
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14.5 | Exit 10 North Geddes Street |
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15.1 | Exits 11-12 West Street West Genesee Street Downtown |
Exit 11 West Street |
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15.7 | South Binghamton |
North Watertown |
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15.8 | Exit 13 Townsend Street Downtown |
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16.0 | South Binghamton |
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17.0 | Exit 14 Teall Avenue |
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18.0 | Exit 15 Midler Avenue |
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19.1 | Exits 16S-16N-17 Thompson Road Bridge Street East Syracuse |
Exits 16N-S Thompson Road |
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19.9 | Exit 17 Bridge Street East Syracuse |
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20.6 | North To Thruway |
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20.6 | South DeWitt |
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Speed Limit 55 | |||
Onondaga County |