Interstate 81 Exit Guide

Runs from the Pennsylvania State Line to the Canadian Border at the 1000 Islands.
Passes through Broome, Cortland, Onondaga, Oswego and Jefferson counties.
Is designated "The American Legion Memorial Highway". The designation follows Interstate 81 its entire length.
When constructed was referred to as the "Penn-Can Highway". There are no signs on I-81 indicating this.
183 miles in length in New York State, passing through the cities of Binghamton, Cortland, Syracuse and Watertown.
Historical information and scans of the brochure accompanying the opening can be found here.

Click on route shields, county names and adjacent state signs for further information.

Please note: Parking Areas do not have bathrooms, however, picnic tables are available seasonally. Parking Areas are generally Carry In - Carry Out when it comes to trash. You bring it, you take it with you.

Interstate 81 Exit Guide
MILE	NORTHBOUND EXITS Read down	SOUTHBOUND EXITS Read up	Notes
0	Broome County	Susquehanna County
0			CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION 888 NYS-REG9
	TRUCK INSPECTION ALL COMMERCIAL VEHICLES MUST EXIT AS INDICATED BY SIGNS AND/OR FLASHING LIGHTS
1	REST AREA NEW YORK WELCOME CENTER	NEXT REST AREA MAINTAINED BY PennDOT 2 MILES
4	EXIT 1 Conklin Kirkwood		Broome Corp Park

7	EXITS 2 E-W New York Industrial Park	EXIT 2 Five Mile Pt	Interstate 86 was assigned to a portion of NY Route 17 east of Interstate 81 in late 2006.
		New York LEFT EXIT
9		EXIT 3 Industrial Park	Colesville Rd
10
12	EXIT 3 Broad Ave		Downtown Binghamton
12	EXITS 4 N-S Downtown Binghamton Hillcrest

13	Owego Elmira LEFT EXIT	Owego Elmira

14	EXIT 5 Front St Broome County Community College	EXIT 5 To Front St Broome County Community College
15	Albany
16	EXIT 6 Chenango Bridge		Norwich Binghamton Regional Airport
16		EXIT 6 To Chenango Bridge

21	EXIT 7 Castle Creek
28	EXIT 8 To To To Whitney Point
30		EXIT 8 To To To Whitney Point	Greene
33	NEXT REST AREA 37 MILES	REST AREA
33	NEXT REST AREA 37 MILES	TRUCK INSPECTION ALL COMMERCIAL VEHICLES MUST EXIT AS INDICATED BY SIGNS AND/OR FLASHING LIGHTS
35	Cortland County	Broome County
38	EXIT 9 Marathon		Bowman Lake State Park
38		EXIT 9 Marathon	Bowman Lake State Park
49	EXIT 10 Cortland Mc Graw	EXIT 10 Cortland
52	EXIT 11 Cortland Ithaca		SUNY Cortland Fillmore Glen State Park
54	EXIT 12 Homer	EXIT 12 Cortland Homer	Ithaca
60	REST AREA	NEXT REST AREA 37 MILES	Tourist information services provided by Syracuse Convention & Visitors Bureau. State Police
60	TRUCK INSPECTION ALL COMMERCIAL VEHICLES MUST EXIT AS INDICATED BY SIGNS AND/OR FLASHING LIGHTS	NEXT REST AREA 37 MILES
62	EXIT 13 Preble
65	Onondaga County	Cortland County
66	EXIT 14 Tully		Highland Forest County Park
70	TRUCK INSPECTION ALL COMMERCIAL VEHICLES MUST EXIT AS INDICATED BY SIGNS AND/OR FLASHING LIGHTS
73	EXIT 15 To La Fayette	EXIT 15 La Fayette	State Police
77	EXIT 16 Onondaga Nation Territory		Nedrow
80
81	CITY OF Syracuse
81	EXIT 16 A De Witt	EXIT 16 A De Witt LEFT EXIT	Bypass for NORTHBOUND Thru Traffic USE I-481 NORTH
82	EXIT 17 S Salina St Brighton Ave	EXIT 17 S Salina St S State St Brighton Ave	O C C
82	EXIT 17 S Salina St Brighton Ave	EXIT 17 S Salina St S State St Brighton Ave	Carrier Dome Parking
83	EXIT 18 Adams St Harrison St		On Center Syracuse University

84	East Syracuse Baldwinsville Fairgrounds	East Syracuse
84		EXIT 19 Clinton St Salina St	Downtown Syracuse

84		EXIT 20 Franklin St West St	Downtown Syracuse
85		EXIT 21 Catawba St Spencer St
86	EXIT 22 Court St		Rosamond Gifford Zoo
87	EXITS 23 - 24 A-B Hiawatha Blvd Park St Old Liverpool Rd Onondaga Lake Pkwy Liverpool TRUCKS OVER 9' 0" TO LIVERPOOL MUST USE OLD LIVERPOOL RD		Overhead signage refers to NY 370 / Park St / Liverpool until you actually enter the exit ramps. Pay close attention to signs
			Regional Market Carousel Center Alliance Bank Stadium
			Transportation Center
87		EXITS 23 A-B - 22 To Bear St Hiawatha Blvd Carousel Center Dr	Regional Market Alliance Bank Stadium
87			Transportation Center
87		CITY OF Syracuse
87.5
88	EXIT 25 7th North St	EXIT 25 7th North St Liverpool
89	EXIT 25 A Albany Buffalo		This exit was not numbered with the original designation of I-81. The Exit 25A designation appeared after the major reconstruction project of 1982-1984.
90	EXIT 26 Mattydale
91	EXITS 27-28 Syracuse Airport Taft Rd North Syracuse		State Police EXIT 27
92		EXITS 27-26 Syracuse Airport Mattydale	State Police EXIT 27
92		EXIT 28 Taft Rd North Syracuse
93	EXITS 29 S-N Oswego De Witt	EXITS 29 N-S North Syracuse De Witt	Fulton EXIT 29 N Utica EXIT 29 S Bypass for SOUTHBOUND Thru Traffic USE I-481 SOUTH
95	EXIT 30 Cicero Bridgeport
100	EXIT 31 To Bartel Rd Brewerton		Canal Park Oneida Shores County Park
101	Oswego County	Onondaga County
101	Oneida Lake
101	NEXT REST AREA 73 MILES FIND SERVICES AT INTERCHANGES	REST AREA
101	NEXT REST AREA 73 MILES FIND SERVICES AT INTERCHANGES	TRUCK INSPECTION ALL COMMERCIAL VEHICLES MUST EXIT AS INDICATED BY SIGNS AND/OR FLASHING LIGHTS
104	EXIT 32 Central Square
111	EXIT 33 Parish
115	EXIT 34 Mexico		Oswego
119	EXIT 35 To Tinker Tavern Rd
121	EXIT 36 Pulaski		Fish Hatchery Selkirk Shores State Park
121	EXIT 36 Pulaski		State Police
121		EXIT 36 Pulaski	Fish Hatchery Selkirk Shores State Park
			State Police
			County Route designation not listed on guide signs
128	EXIT 37 Sandy Creek Lacona	EXIT 37 Sandy Creek Lacona	Boylston
			Sandy Island Beach State Park Oswego County Fairgrounds
			County Route designation not listed on guide signs
130	Jefferson County	Oswego County
131	EXIT 38
133	EXIT 39 Mannsville		County Route designation not listed on guide sign
133	PARKING AREA
135	EXIT 40 Pierrepont Manor Ellisburg		Southwick Beach State Park
141	EXIT 41 Adams Henderson		Henderson Harbor
146	EXIT 42 Smithville Adams Center		NY Route 177 between Rodman and Lowville may be subject to closing due to blowing and drifting snow
148	EXIT 43 To Kellogg Hill
150	NEXT REST AREA 24 MILES	REST AREA	State Police
150	EXIT 44 Watertown Ctr
151	PARKING AREA
155	EXIT 45 Arsenal St Sackets Harbor		Watertown
155	EXIT 45 Arsenal St Sackets Harbor		Westcott State Park
156	EXIT 46 Coffeen St Airport		Watertown Jefferson Community College
157	EXIT 47 Bradley St Clayton		Watertown Cape Vincent
159	PARKING AREA
160	EXIT 48 To To Fort Drum Black River	EXIT 48 Fort Drum Black River	Gouverneur Ogdensburg Massena Potsdam Fort Drum Home of the 10th Mountain Division
162	PARKING AREA
166		PARKING AREA
167	EXIT 49 Theresa La Fargeville
174	REST AREA	NEXT REST AREA 23 MILES	State Police
177	EXITS 50 N-S Alexandria Bay Clayton LAST EXIT BEFORE TOLL	EXITS 50 N-S Alexandria Bay Clayton	River State Parks
177	REST AREA	REST AREA NEW YORK WELCOME CENTER	River State Parks

178	1000 ISLANDS BRIDGE	1000 ISLANDS BRIDGE

179	EXIT 51 Island Rd Island State Parks
182	EXIT 52 Island Rd De Wolf Point Last U S Exit	EXIT 52 Island Rd De Wolf Point

183	U S - Canadian Border Customs		BE PREPARED TO STOP
	WELCOME TO Ontario United Counties - Leeds & Grenville To	Jefferson County

MILE	NORTHBOUND EXITS Read down	SOUTHBOUND EXITS Read up	Notes