Editing Albany County, New York (section)

===Interstate and other major highways===
Albany County is situated at a major crossroads of the [[Northeastern United States]], first formed by the Mohawk and Hudson rivers. Even before the [[Interstate Highway System]] and the [[U.S. Highway]] system, Albany County was the hub of many [[Toll road|turnpikes]] and [[plank road]]s that connected the region, as well as the Erie Canal reaching the Great Lakes.

Today, [[Interstate 87 (New York)|Interstate 87]] and [[Interstate 90]] meet in Albany County. The [[Thomas E. Dewey Thruway|Thomas E. Dewey New York State Thruway]] is a [[toll-road]] that from Exit 24 in the city of Albany is I-87 and travels south to connect the county with [[downstate New York]]. West from Exit 24, the Thruway is I-90 and connects the county with [[Schenectady, New York|Schenectady]], [[Utica, New York|Utica]], [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]], [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]], and [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]].

North of Exit 24, I-87 is the [[Adirondack Northway]] and connects the city and county of Albany with their suburbs in [[Saratoga County, New York|Saratoga County]] and provides long-distance travel to [[Montreal]]. East of Exit 24, I-90 travels along the northern boundary of the city of Albany and exits the county on the [[Patroon Island Bridge]] into [[Rensselaer County, New York|Rensselaer County]] to access Albany's eastern suburbs. [[Interstate 787]] connects the Thruway (I-87) to [[Downtown Albany Historic District|Downtown Albany]], [[Menands, New York|Menands]], [[Watervliet, New York|Watervliet]], and [[Cohoes, New York|Cohoes]]. [[U.S. Route 9 in New York|U.S. Route 9]] enters the county on the [[Dunn Memorial Bridge]] and travels through the city of Albany north, connecting it with the suburbs in the [[Colonie, New York|Colonie]] and Saratoga County. [[U.S. Route 20 (New York)|U.S. Route 20]] also enters the county on the Dunn Memorial Bridge and travels west through Albany (city) and the Town of [[Guilderland, New York|Guilderland]]. [[New York State Route 5]] and [[New York State Route 7]] are two important highways that bisect the county and are developed as important shopping strips.