List of Unused Highways in New York - Central New York

Central New York

• The freeway portion of NY 5 in the Syracuse suburbs indicates there were plans to make the freeway section longer than it currently is. At the western freeway end, NY 5 intersects NY 174 (West Genesee Turnpike). Entering westbound traffic takes an unnecessary loop ramp and eastbound traffic veers from the mainline as an exit would. There are small mainline stubs for both directions and grading all the way west to the overpass over NY 174. The eastbound end was planned to continue to Seymour and Shonnard Streets, via the current Grand Avenue and would have intersected I-81 via another unbuilt roadway. It instead intersects West Genesee Street as it leaves the mainline heading to and from both directions, leaving a wide median. There is currently a power substation in the right of way.

• I-690 has been planned to extend to Manlius or to the far east suburb of Chittenango as NY 5 but currently ends in an expansive interchange with I-481. There are three unused ramps that are fully intact: one was to be the continuation of the freeway eastward, another as the extension merging with the current I-481 northbound to I-690 westbound (both lead to/from a service yard), and the other is a loop ramp that was for the traffic from the extension to head south on I-481.