I-790 is a short freeway in the Utica area. It is multiplexed with NY 5 for its entire length and with NY 8 and NY 12 for much of its length. The portion parallel to the Thruway used to be an independent super-2 (with NY 5 on the northern side and I-790 on the sourthern side) until the interchange with NY 8 and NY 12 was reconfigured to its present configuration. I-790 is one day planned to take the route of NY 49 to Rome (after an at-grade railroad crossing is removed).
| Mile | Eastbound | Westbound | Notes |
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| Speed Limit 55 | |||
| 0.0 |     |
 West  South  South |
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| 0.0 |   Oriskany Street Whitesboro |
West East Whitesboro Downtown Utica |
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| 1.0 | North North Thru Traffic |
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| Speed Limit 65 | Speed Limit 55 | ||
| 1.2 |  WestRome |
North North West Rome Poland Watertown |
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| 2.3 | To  To  Genesee Street South |
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| Speed Limit 55 | |||
| 2.3 | Genesee Street North | ||
| 2.5 | Tandem Lot Oneida County Welcome Center |
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| 2.6 | Leland Avenue Freeway Ends |
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| Speed Limit 55 | Speed Limit 65 | ||
| Oneida County | |||