Interstate 88 (east)
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| Senator Warren M. Anderson Expressway Susquehanna Expressway |
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Map of eastern New York with I-88 highlighted in red
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| Maintained by NYSDOT | ||||
| Length: | 117.70 mi (189.42 km) | |||
| Existed: | December 13, 1968 – present | |||
| History: | Completed in 1989 | |||
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 I-81 in Chenango
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  NY 23 / NY 28 in Oneonta US 20 near Duanesburg
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| East end: |
  I-90 / New York Thruway in Rotterdam
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Interstate 88 (I-88) is an intrastate Interstate Highway located entirely within the U.S. state of New York. Nominally an east-west road as it has an even number, it extends for 117.75 miles (189.50 km) in a northeast–southwest direction from an interchange with I-81 north of Binghamton to an interchange with the New York State Thruway (I-90) west of Schenectady. The freeway serves as an important connector route from the Capital District to Binghamton, Elmira (via New York State Route 17 or NY 17, future I-86), and Scranton, Pennsylvania (via I-81). I-88 closely parallels NY 7, which was once the main route through the area.
I-88 was assigned in 1968, and construction of the highway began soon afterward. The first section of I-88 opened in the early 1970s, connecting two communities northeast of Binghamton. The last piece of the freeway was finished in 1989, linking the original segment to I-81 north of Binghamton. Early plans for I-88 called for the road to continue northeast to Troy; however, the east end of the route was moved to Schenectady in the early 1980s. A combined freeway/tollway in Illinois, though not contiguous, was also assigned the I-88 designation in 1987.
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