▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Cor ning , ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s . ▁The ▁first ▁segment ▁of ▁the ▁highway — between ▁NY   4 1 4 ▁( exit   4 6 ) ▁and ▁East ▁Cor ning — was ▁completed ▁by ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁while ▁the ▁rest ▁opened ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s . ▁The ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁Cor ning ▁B yp ass , ▁the ▁last ▁substantial ▁gap ▁in ▁the ▁fre ew ay , ▁created ▁a ▁continuous , ▁mostly ▁limited - access ▁highway ▁between ▁Er ie , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁and ▁Harr iman , ▁New ▁York . ▁The ▁completed ▁highway , ▁designated ▁as ▁PA   1 7 ▁and ▁NY   1 7 , ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁time - s aving , ▁to ll - free ▁alternate ▁route ▁to ▁the ▁Th ru way ▁for ▁motor ists ▁going ▁from ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁area ▁to ▁Ohio ▁and ▁points ▁west . ▁In ▁fact , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Th ru way ▁Author ity ▁initially ▁opposed ▁the ▁highway ' s ▁construction , ▁fear ing ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁to ll ▁re venue ▁on ▁its ▁own ▁route ▁from ▁motor ists ▁sh un p ik ing ▁via ▁the ▁new ▁highway . ▁ ▁Design ation ▁and ▁conversion ▁ ▁The ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁two - state ▁fre ew ay ▁from ▁I - 9 0 ▁near ▁Er ie ▁to ▁I - 8 1 ▁in ▁B ingham ton ▁is ▁designated ▁as ▁Cor rid or ▁T ▁of ▁the ▁App al ach ian ▁Development ▁Highway ▁System .