Interstate 890 is a short freeway serving Schenectady and providing access between the Thruway and downtown. Most of the freeway was built by 1974, with the westernmost section built in the late 80s. This section replaced NY 5S, which ran along Rice Road (part of which is now the GE service road, and part of which was upgraded into I-890) and Erie Boulevard to end at NY 5. Plans called for an extension across the Mohawk River, and at one time, further into Saratoga County as a western bypass of NY 50 in Glenville. A piece of this extension was built in 1998 as NY 890. I-890 was given mile-based exit numbers as part of an experiment in the 1970s.
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| Speed Limit 55 | |||
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 Amsterdam Scotia |
At-grade intersection |
| 0.5 | Exit 1A Rotterdam Junction |
Former freeway end | |
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| 0.8 | Exit 1B  |
I-890 officially goes down the exit to end at the Thruway | |
| 3.1 | Exit 2 Campbell Road |
Exit 2A Campbell Road |
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| 3.1 | Exit 2B Rice Road |
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| 3.5 | Exit 3 GE Truck Terminal |
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| 4.4 | Exit 4 GE Plant Erie Boulevard |
Exit 4B GE Plant Erie Boulevard |
Formerly exits 4A-B eastbound |
| 4.7 | Exit 4C To Scotia |
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| 5.2 | Exit 5 Broadway Proctors Theatre |
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| 5.5 | Exit 5 Broadway |
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| 6.2 | Exit 6 Michigan Avenue |
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| 7.4 | Exit 7 EastTroy |
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| 8.2 | Exit 8 High Bridge Road |
No trucks over 8 tons | |
| Albany County | Schenectady County | ||
| 9.0 | Exit 9A West Curry Road |
Exit 9 West To  Curry Road |
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| 9.0 | Exit 9B To |
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| 9.5 | West Buffalo |
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| 9.5 | East Albany |
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| Speed Limit 55 | |||
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