South Mall Arterial | |
|---|---|
 South Mall Arterial highlighted in red | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained byNYSDOT | |
| Length | 0.52 mi[1] (840 m) |
| Existed | early 1960s[citation needed]–present |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | South Swan Street inAlbany |
| East end |    I-787 /US 9 /US 20 in Albany |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Highway system | |
TheSouth Mall Arterial is a shortfreeway inAlbany,New York, in the United States. It begins at an intersection with Swan Street and runs eastward under theEmpire State Plaza to the west end of theDunn Memorial Bridge, where the highway ends at an interchange betweenInterstate 787 (I-787),U.S. Route 9 (US 9), andUS 20. The road is maintained by theNew York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) asNew York State Route 913V (NY 913V), an unsignedreference route.
The highway begins at an unorthodox intersection with South Swan Street, a one-way, one-lane street that runs along theEmpire State Plaza's northwestern edge. Ramps connect the westbound highway to Swan Street north and Swan Street north to the eastbound highway, and the highway itself abruptly ends with aU-turn just west of Swan Street. The highway heads to the southeast, passing under a row of buildings that marks the northwestern boundary of the Empire State Plaza. After a short piece open to the sky, the highway heads under the center of the plaza in two tunnels, with access to and from the plaza'sparking 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.[2]
It emerges from the tunnels just west of Eagle Street, a two-lane street that loosely follows the southeastern boundary of the plaza. The highway subsequently crosses over Eagle Street, with a westbound ramp providing access to the street and the nearbyMVP Arena. Continuing eastward, the eastbound direction of the highway splits into two roads, one leading to theDunn Memorial Bridge and another connecting toI-787. The two halves of the highway are separated by only ajersey barrier until Pearl Street (US 20 andNY 32), where the highway enters a large interchange at the western end of the Dunn Memorial Bridge. Although both directions of the highway are accessible from Pearl Street, there is no eastbound access from the arterial to Pearl Street. The original plans for the highway had included an eastbound exit to the street.[2]
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East of Pearl Street, both directions of the highway physically split into two ramps. One roadway in each direction funnels traffic to and from I-787, while the other continues eastward onto the Dunn Memorial Bridge. At this point, the South Mall Arterial gives way toUS 9 and US 20, which head across the bridge toRensselaer. US 9 enters and exits the road via ramps paralleling I-787 to the north of the arterial while US 20 ascends onto the bridge via the Pearl Street entrance and exit ramps.[3][4] The arterial is inventoried by NYSDOT as NY 913V, an unsignedreference route.[5]
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The highway was built in the early 1960s.[citation needed]
The highway was to continue west to the east edge ofWashington Park, where it would end at the Mid-Crosstown Arterial.[2]
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The entire route is inAlbany,Albany County. All exits are unnumbered.
| mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.00 | 0.00 | South Swan Street | Western terminus;at-grade intersection | ||
| 0.30 | 0.48 |    I-787 /US 9 north toNew York Thruway (I-87 Toll) –Troy | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; exit 3A on I-787 | ||
| 0.52 | 0.84 |   US 9 south /US 20 east (Dunn Memorial Bridge) –Rensselaer | Eastern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
