Interstate 490 Westbound - Victor to Downtown

Interstate 490 West
Merging onto Interstate 490 westbound from the Interstate 590 northbound on-ramp at the Can of Worms Interchange. Interstate 490 approaches the half-diamond interchange with Winton Road (Exit 20) ahead. Photo taken 05/09/05.
Westbound reassurance shield posted at the Colby Street pedestrian over crossing near Cobbs Hill Park. Cobbs Hill Park lies along Norris Drive along the south side of Interstate 490. Photo taken 05/09/05.
Four lanes of Interstate 490 westbound approach the Culver Road diamond interchange (Exit 19). Culver Road heads north from New York 31 (Monroe Avenue) at Cobbs Hill Park through east Rochester. Photo taken 05/09/05.
A narrow grassy median appears on Interstate 490 briefly in the area of Cobbs Hill Park. The Culver Road off-ramp claims the right-hand lane of the westbound freeway. Culver Road overall travels north from Interstate 490 to Sea Breeze on Irondequoit Bay and Lake Ontario. Photo taken 05/09/05.
Interstate 490 dips below grade from Culver Road westward toward the Rochester central business district. Culver Road travels north a short distance to New York 96 (East Avenue). New York 96 parallels Interstate 490 closely through the Can of Worms interchange. Photo taken 05/09/05.
Continuing west on Interstate 490 toward the New York 31 (Monroe Avenue) diamond interchange. Photo taken 05/09/05.
New York 31 (Monroe Avenue) crosses paths with Interstate 490 at Exit 18. The state route travels a long distance between the Syracuse area and Buffalo. Locally New York 31 shadows Interstate 490 via Monroe Avenue through the southeast suburbs and east Rochester. Photo taken 05/09/05.
Motorists destined for the Amtrak trail station north of downtown should use Interstate 490 west to Exit 13 (Inner Loop freeway east). The passenger station lies off North Clinton Avenue, which is accessible via the Inner Loop freeway interchange with St. Paul Street. Photo taken 05/09/05.
Interstate 490 westbound at the Exit 18 off-ramp to New York 31 (Monroe Avenue). New York 31 continues northwest from Cobbs Hill Park into downtown along Monroe Avenue. Once in downtown, New York 31 travels Chestnut Street north to a one-way street couplet with Broad and Court Streets. Photo taken 05/09/05.
The Inner Loop freeway encircles downtown Rochester in conjunction with Interstate 490. Entailing a two-lane freeway, the Inner Loop stays below grade for most of its journey around the central business district. Interstate 490 and the Inner Loop converge at the east end of the Troup-Howell Bridge over the Genesee River. The orientation of the merge is such that there is no direct connection from Interstate 490 west to Inner Loop freeway north. Therefore drivers bound for the Inner Loop freeway west are routed onto the Goodman Street off-ramp for the parallel frontage street north to Union Street and its on-ramp at Park Avenue. Photo taken 05/09/05.
Westbound at the Exit 17 off-ramp to Goodman Street and the Inner Loop freeway west. Goodman Street travels north from Elmwood Avenue to East Main Street and from East Main Street north to New York 104 and Ridge Road near the Irondequoit Mall. Photo taken 05/09/05.
Rochester's skyline comes into view ahead of the Averill Avenue overpass. Photo taken 05/09/05.
Interstate 490 westbound narrows to two through lanes in advance of the Troup-Howell Bridge entrance into downtown. The right-hand two lanes default onto Clinton Avenue (New York 15) northbound into the central business district. Clinton Avenue, along with South Avenue constitutes New York 15 between Mt. Hope Avenue & Byron Street and New York 31 (Broad Street) Photo taken 07/02/05.
Interstate 490 curves westward toward the Genesee River at the Exit 16 interchange complex with Clinton Avenue. The Inner Loop freeway ties into Interstate 490 at the Troup-Howell Bridge and South Avenue (New York 15 south) ahead. Clinton Avenue meanwhile travels northward through downtown to Rogers Parkway in north Rochester. Photo taken 07/02/05.
The eastbound continuation of the Inner Loop freeway from Interstate 490 east passes overhead. Westbound drivers continue one half mile to the Exit 14 off-ramp to Broad Street (New York 31) and Plymouth Avenue. The interchange between New York 15 (South Clinton Avenues) with Interstate 490 includes provisions for the unconstructed Genesee Expressway (Interstate 390). Had the freeway been built as planned, Interstate 390 would have linked downtown with the Outer Loop freeway (Interstate 590) along an alignment parallel to the Genesee River. Photo taken 05/09/05.
Merging in from the right is the Inner Loop freeway westbound. Ramps exist to both west and eastbound from the Inner Loop freeway. Although closed at this time due to the Troup-Howell Bridge project, drivers merge onto Interstate 490 at the Genesee River. A loop ramp carries drivers onto the left-hand side of Interstate 490 east also. Photo taken 05/09/05.
Westbound at the Troup-Howell Bridge across the Genesee River and the Inner Loop freeway merge. Construction is ongoing between 2004 and 2007 to replace the four-lane concrete bridge with a new signature arch bridge. Troup-Howell Bridge derives its name from the streets that it used to connect, Troup and Howell Streets. Photo taken 05/09/05.
Looking northeast at the Rochester skyline from the Troup-Howell Bridge westbound. The Genesee River cuts a swath through downtown, climaxing at the High Falls. Adjacent to the High Falls is an entertainment district and Frontier Field, the home of Rochester Red Wings AAA Baseball. Photo taken 05/09/05.
Interstate 490 passes over the Genesee River and Exchange Street (New York 383) on the approach to the Exit 14 off-ramp. Exit 14 joins the freeway with Broad Street (New York 31) and Plymouth Avenue by way of South Washington Street north and Spring Street east respectively. New York 31 follows Broad Street northwest to Lyell Avenue. Photo taken 05/09/05.
Plymouth Avenue passes over Interstate 490 ahead of the Exit 14 off-ramp. Plymouth Avenue itself travels north-south from New York 383 (Exchange Street) to Frontier Field and Lyell Avenue. Use Plymouth Street north for the High Falls district. Photo taken 05/09/05.
Drivers bound for New York 31 (Broad Street) and Plymouth Avenue depart Interstate 490 at the Exit 14 parclo interchange. New York 31 and Plymouth Avenue both intersect New York 33 (West Main Street) nearby. New York 33 follows West Main Street out of downtown to its split with New York 33A (Chili Avenue) at West Avenue. New York 33 interchanges with Interstate 490 again at Gates Center. Photo taken 05/09/05.

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Page Updated July 28, 2006.

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