Lincoln Park Jewish Center, which sits astride the New York State Thruway in south Yonkers, was for 65 years a Conservative synagogue and at times boasted 700 families.

Fifty percent of Ardsley's small downtown was gutted in 1956 to make way for the Gov. Thomas E. Dewey Thruway, then called the New York State Thruway.

The New York State Thruway (Interstate 90) and US 20 pass through the town.

In 1951, there were two $500 million bond issues - one for the State Thruway and one for the Second Avenue subway.

New York State Route 96 passes through the village, which is south of the New York State Thruway (Interstate 90).

The New York State Thruway (Interstate 87) and U.S. Route 9W pass through the western part of the town.

The area is bisected from north to south by the Genesee River and from east to west by the Erie Canal and the New York State Thruway (Interstate 90).

Phelps is south of the New York State Thruway (Interstate 90).

Then, in 1967, a four-lane interstate highway called the Northway opened, connecting the State Thruway at Albany with Montreal.

The New York State Thruway (Interstate 87), US 44 (concurrent with NY 55) and NY 32 pass through the town.