The Thruway and Binghamton Tomorrow

Promotional film from the New York State Thruway Authority touts the benefits that the Thruway and accompanying highway construction projects will have for Binghamton.

Identifier: NYSA_14512-91_mpf16_1951-aa-aa
Date: 1951

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[jdursoesq]

120,000 industrial worksers. Wow. What a change (for the worse.)

How we've gone from the world's greatest industrial power to a "consumer" nation in 60 years is a tragedy.

[alleycat0]

Actually, it did, kind of - Route 17, also known as the Southern Tier Expressway, was constructed through Binghamton, and runs the entire breadth of the state west to east. The highway is currently being converted to I-86.

[pgoughary]

At 48 seconds into this video, the police officer directing traffic is my grandfather.

[dlainhart]

@sideswipe091976 Pardon? Look closely: that's not the old Owego 96 bridge (which used to carry 17), that's the Washington Street Bridge at the confluence and the Riverside Drive Bridge, complete with old-style NY 17 trailblazer

[meekodusty]

Too bad NY taxes killed the industries. It was a great place to grow up and live in, but there is not much left. So sad.

[manidig]

Great shots of downtown Binghamton and Endicott.

[larryirun]

Someone correct me if I am wrong but I think that the original plan was to make I-81 part of the Thruway system and thus, a toll road.

How about those shots of the Thruway with soft shoulders? Any roadgeeks have any idea which interchange that is shown?

[zzzdogutube]

Awesome film

[McMahonGA]

It is too bad that the Thruway never came through the Triple Cities, as they could have used the industry that it would have brought, and as it did not, Binghamton has all but died!

[david1122321]

It's nice to know that Binghamton has always been a dump.

[terrykeithline]

I really enjoyed the trip back in time,, Terry keithline

[conlaw7]

Thanks for posting. Beautiful video of my beautiful home town.

Connie Conole Carey