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=71. Interstate 90 (New York State Thruway):= Interstate 90 becomes the New York State Thruway upon entering the state. It "starts" at the New York-Weschester County Line and continues onto I-90.

The New York State Thruway connects the two largest cities in the state: Buffalo and New York City.

It generally has four lanes with two lanes going in opposite directions. The thruway increases to six and eight lanes in areas that contain higher traffic. On September 1, 1964, it was renamed "The Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway." This name pays tribute to the former Governor’s leadership who helped form the highway.

The exits that can be taken to get to Syracuse are 34A, 35, 37, 38 and 39. For other information on exits visit this website: []



As for I-90 as a whole, it is the longest interstate highway in the United States, spanning 3,020.54 miles, going as far West as Seattle, Washington and as far East as Boston, Massachusetts. It passes through a total of thirteen states. For more information on the distances of the interstate highways in the United States, visit [].

To get travel conditions, lane closures, E-ZPass information and more visit the New York State Thruway Authority's website at [].

To get the thruway's road conditions, call 1-800-THRUWAY (Image source can be viewed

=72. Interstate 481:=

Interstate 481 serves as a half-beltway around the city of Syracuse. The highway has existed since 1970 and is about 15.04 miles long. The highway intersects with I-81, I690 and Interstate 90/New York Thruway. There is also an exit on which motorists can get on NY 5 and NY 92 as well as an exit that leads to NY 298. I-481 connects with I-81 in the city's southern end and again in the suburb of North Syracuse. After crossing I-81 northwest I-481 to the cities of Fulton and Oswego, terminating at the intersection with NY 104.

I-481 is part of the Veterans Memorial Highway which extends Northward onto NY 481.

On January 1, 1970, Interstate 281 was renumbered to Interstate 481. The number is thought to have change to decrease confusion with the nearby New York Cortland 281 in Cortland County.
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For Exit information visit [] Also, you can find maps, images, and traffic updates by visiting the [|Interstate Guide.]

For the Southbound perspective of Interstate 481 visit this Youtube Link For the Northbound perspective of Interstate 481 visit this Youtube Link



To get details about driving on this road regarding turns and exits, visit the website below. It allows you to became familiar with the road before actually driving on it. []

=73. Nine Mile Creek:=

Nine Mile Creek is located in Onondaga County near the towns of Camellias and Marcellus. The stream runs about 25 miles in Central New York. Its source is at Otisco Lake that borders the town of Marcellus, New York. The creek is great for paddlers of all skills levels in both canoes and kayaks. For more information on paddling the creek visit http://www.ninemilecreekconservationcouncil.orgThe creek not only offers a pristine scenic view but also various types of recreation such as paddling and trout fishing.

Nine Mile Creek is home to a number of cold and warm water fish species. Many of the cold water species can be found between Marcellus Falls and the Erie Canal and include Brown and Brook Trout. Some of the downstream warm water fish species that can be found between the Erie Canal and Onondaga Lake include Common Carp, Brown Trout, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Sunfish, Bluegill, and Tiger Muskies. Suckers can also be found upstream from Otisco Lake through the village of Marcellus. For more information on fishing, hatching, and water temperatures visit http://www.ninemilecreekconservationcouncil.org-a.googlepages.com/fishing.html.

For details on public fishing rights go to the website listed below. []

It is home to an abundance of wildlife including maple trees, wild raspberries, sparrows, deer, trout, and raccoons. Some rare birds can be seen in the area around Nine Mile Creek including the Cerulean Warbler, the Wood Duck, the Pileated Woodpecker, and the Green Heron. As part of an experiment, SUNY-ESF has stocked Nine Mile Creek and surrounded rivers with Atlantic Salmon fry. This will play an important role in restocking fish in the area's lakes. In addition, the Nine Mile Creek Conservation Council (NMCCC) was created in order "to protect the watershed ecosystem associated with Nine Mile Creek in Syracuse, New York from degradation, and to support continued recovery of this area to realize its full potential value to the community." The 1844 Nine Mile Creek Aqueduct was restored, which is on the National Registry of Historic sites. It provided a way for the Erie Canal to be carried over Nine Mile Creek.

For contact information, visit the [|Contact Page] for the NMCCC.

For more information and images, visit the [|EPA]

For information of where there are public fishing spots visit this site:[].

=74. Onondaga County Justice Center:= The Onondaga County Justice Center is located at:

555 South State Street Syracuse, New York 13202

The Justice Center is a "New Generation" direct-supervision, maximum-security correctional facility that opened on April 3, 1995. According to the Onondaga County Sheriff's Office, "The basic mission of this facility is to safely and securely house arrested, pre-trial, and Federal, State, and County inmates awaiting transfer to correctional facilities with an intention to positively impact those who are incarcerated and, consequently, our community." Many of the facilities are modeled after other similar facilities around the country. For example, the Booking section is based on Boulder County Sheriff's Jail in Boulder, Colorado. Another example are the housing units, which are similar to the units in the Sonoma County Jail in Sonoma, California and the [|Arlington County Jai]l in Arlington, Virginia. Some of the other technical features of the Justice Center include complete "touchscreen" controls for doors, intercoms, cameras, and personal duress alarms, approximately 90 security cameras, internal encoded and unencoded radio communications, M.R.D. and Syracuse Fire capabilities, a personal duress alarm on the internal radio system, portable telephones for deputies assigned to housing units, electronic fire and smoke detection, proximity card-reader for "non-perimeter" door control, the use of a Magnetometer for any visitor to the facility, and the use of a High Scan X-Ray Unit to view visitors' belongings. All the security envelope walls and perimeter walls contain reinforcement rods and all of the doors are 12-gauge steel and have industry standard security locks.

In addition, there are many innovative technical features in use within the Justice Center to include:
 * Complete [|"touchscreen" controls] for doors, intercoms, cameras, and personal duress alarms
 * Approximately 90 security cameras located throughout the inside and outside of the facility
 * Internal encoded and unencoded radio communications, M.R.D. and Syracuse Fire radio capabilities
 * Personal duress alarm on internal radio system
 * Portable telephones for deputies assigned to housing units
 * Electronic fire and smoke detection
 * Proximity card-reader for "non-perimeter" door control
 * Use of a Magnetometer for any visitor to the facility
 * Use of a High Scan X-ray Unit for any visitor's personal belongings

On September 4, 2010, two hundred people marched up State Street to the Justice Center to protest the way inmates were being treated there. Protesters believed the center held a negligent attitude toward the basic human rights of incarcerated people. In 2009, Chuniece Patterson died of a ruptured ectopic pregnancy at the center. And in August 2010, another prisoner, Raul Pinet Jr. died of suffocation after being restrained by guards. Over two years after the protest, in May 2013, 61-year-old John Wright died of a heart attack apparently suffered while incarcerated at the Justice Center. Later that same month, Onondaga County legislature chairman Ryan McMahon said he believed he had enough votes to form a jail oversight board after lawsuits from the Patterson and Pinet cases cost the taxpayers $465,000 over the previous year. Former County Sheriff Kevin Walsh says he does not believe a new board is necessary however, because he says oversight of the facility is already provided by the state Commission of Correction.

In 2015, efforts have been made to fix overcrowding in the center due to the closing of mental facilities. Mahoney is proposing spending $62 million on her $1.2 billion budget in 2016. Sheriff Conway is looking into ways to provide alternatives to incarceration. Some important telephone numbers include: Booking - (315) 435-1783 Inmate Information - (315) 435-1770 All other contact numbers can be found [|here.] Visits cannot be registered over the phone. Directions and map information is included in the link below: http://www.ongov.net/Sheriff/maps.html#jc If you would like to look-up inmate information visit: []

For more information, directions, images, visitation hours/rules, and hours of operation, visit the [|Onondaga County Justice Center].

=75. Onondaga County Courthouse:= The Onondaga County CourtHouse is located at:

401 Montgomery St. Syracuse, NY 13202

It is home to both the Onondaga County Clerk, and the Onondaga County Legislature. Sandra Schepp was the county clerk, but will move to become the next county commissioner of jurors. Special Elections will be held for the next county clerk. The Onondaga County Legislature is the chief policy-making body in the county. They meet on the first Tuesday of every month except for holidays and during special sessions. The legislature operates with six standing committees. The Ways and Means Committee reviews the County Executive's budget annually in the last two weeks of September. The full legislature votes on the budget at a Budget Session in mid-October. J.Ryan McMahon II is currently the chairman of the County Legislature. The Onondaga County Courthouse is also home to the Onondaga Country Supreme Court and the Appellate Division. They are all part of the 5th Judicial District of New York. The courthouse was designed by Horatio N. White in what was known as "Anglo-Norman" style. It is made of carved limestone and was constructed in 1857.

The following is a list of County Courthouse Departments and Services: Archives, Civil Actions, Conservation, Doing Business As(DBA)..., Judgements, Miscellaneous Records, Mortgages, Notary Services, Passports, Uniform Commercial Code


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The Onondaga Supreme and County Court Clerk's Office is located at: 401 Montgomery St. Room 200 Syracuse,NY 13202

The phone number for the County Clerk's Office is (315)-435-2227. The phone number for the County Legislature's Office is (315)-435-2070.

To view a message from the County Clerk look at the link below. http://www.ongov.net/clerk/

For additional information, directions, hours of operation, and contact information, visit the Onondaga County Legislature.

For all contact information for the Court Justices, visit the [|5th Judicial District Website].