 NY 26 leaves NY 365 at the first interchange on the freeway, a directional T interchange with East Erie Boulevard.At the same time, NY 49 and NY 69 enter the expressway, and both routes follow NY 365 east for to the next exit near the hamlet of Stanwix.Here, the swamps give way to more developed areas as NY 69 exits the freeway and briefly overlaps with NY 233 through Stanwix.