South Mall Arterial
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Albany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It runs west from the interchange between Interstate 787, U.S. Route 9, and U.S. Route 20, at the west end of the Dunn Memorial Bridge
Dunn Memorial Bridge
The Dunn Memorial Bridge, officially known as the Private Parker F. Dunn Memorial Bridge, carries US 9 and US 20 across the Hudson River between Albany, New York and Rensselaer, New York. Completed in 1967 to replace an earlier span bearing the same name, the highway bridge has a steel girder...
, and runs under the Empire State Plaza
Empire State Plaza
The Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza is a complex of several state government buildings in downtown Albany, New York....
before ending abruptly at Swan Street. The road is maintained by the New York State Department of Transportation
New York State Department of Transportation
The New York State Department of Transportation is responsible for the development and operation of highways, railroads, mass transit systems, ports, waterways and aviation facilities in the U.S...
as New York State Route 913V, an unsigned reference route.
Route description
Dunn Memorial Bridge
The Dunn Memorial Bridge, officially known as the Private Parker F. Dunn Memorial Bridge, carries US 9 and US 20 across the Hudson River between Albany, New York and Rensselaer, New York. Completed in 1967 to replace an earlier span bearing the same name, the highway bridge has a steel girder...
, as U.S. Route 20 exits to the right towards Pearl Street (NY Route 32). One onramp takes traffic from both directions of Interstate 787 to the westbound arterial, and another leads from Pearl Street. After crossing over Eagle Street, the Arterial passes under part of the Empire State Plaza
Empire State Plaza
The Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza is a complex of several state government buildings in downtown Albany, New York....
in two tunnels, with access to and from the plaza's parking garage on the right. Two unused tunnels - which would have served through traffic - are present in the center, and two partial tunnels on the outside serve garage traffic. After a short piece open to the sky, it passes under another piece of the plaza, then passing under Swan Street and abruptly ending with a U-turn. Ramps connect the westbound Arterial to Swan Street north and Swan Street north to the eastbound Arterial.
Heading eastbound, the tunnels under the plaza are similar, with garage access again on the right side. An exit on the right provides direct access to both directions of I-787 and to another garage; there is no exit to Pearl Street in this direction, though one was planned. The entrance from Pearl Street at the end of the Arterial carries US 20 and NY 32 onto the Dunn Bridge.
The Arterial was to continue west to the east edge of Washington Park, where it would end at the Mid-Crosstown Arterial.