<P> A tolled highway connecting the major cities of New York was first proposed as early as the 1940s . The first section of the Thruway , between Utica and Rochester , opened on June 24 , 1954 . The remainder of the mainline and many of its spurs connecting to highways in other states and provinces were built in the 1950s . In 1957 , much of the Thruway system was included as portions of Interstate 87 ( I - 87 ) , I - 90 , and I - 95 . Other segments became part of I - 190 and I - 287 shortly afterward . Today , the system comprises six highways : the New York -- Ripley mainline , the Berkshire Connector , the Garden State Parkway Connector , the New England Thruway ( I - 95 ) , the Niagara Thruway ( I - 190 ) , and the Cross-Westchester Expressway ( I - 287 ) . The portion of I - 84 in New York was part of the Thruway system from 1991 to 2010 . </P>
<P> A tolled highway connecting the major cities of New York was first proposed as early as the 1940s . The first section of the Thruway , between Utica and Rochester , opened on June 24 , 1954 . The remainder of the mainline and many of its spurs connecting to highways in other states and provinces were built in the 1950s . In 1957 , much of the Thruway system was included as portions of Interstate 87 ( I - 87 ) , I - 90 , and I - 95 . Other segments became part of I - 190 and I - 287 shortly afterward . Today , the system comprises six highways : the New York -- Ripley mainline , the Berkshire Connector , the Garden State Parkway Connector , the New England Thruway ( I - 95 ) , the Niagara Thruway ( I - 190 ) , and the Cross-Westchester Expressway ( I - 287 ) . The portion of I - 84 in New York was part of the Thruway system from 1991 to 2010 . </P>
when was the new york state thruway built
when was the new york state thruway built
in the 1950s
in the 1950s