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==Transportation== === Roads === Nyack is located along the [[New York State Thruway]], in its concurrent section with [[Interstate 87 (New York)|Interstate 87]] and [[Interstate 287]], just to the north of the [[Tappan Zee Bridge (2017โpresent)|Tappan Zee Bridge]] (officially named the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mariomcuomobridge.ny.gov/ |title=Home |website=mariomcuomobridge.ny.gov}}</ref> Other important arterial roadways include [[U.S. Route 9W]] and [[New York State Route 59]]. === Rail === [[File:General view of station, taken January 1916 - Erie Railway, Nyack Station, Railroad Avenue, Nyack, Rockland County, NY HAER NY,44-NYACK,1-1 (cropped).tif|thumb|left| Erie Railway โ Nyack Station]] Nyack was formerly served by the [[Northern Branch]] of the [[Erie Railroad]], with service to [[Pavonia Terminal]] in [[Jersey City]]. (The southern terminus was shifted to [[Hoboken]] in 1958, and the [[Erie Lackawanna]] operated the train after 1960.)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9904E4D61E3CE13BBC4A51DFB366838B669FDE |title=RAILWAY EXTENSION. - Opening of the Northern Railroad from Piermont to Nyack-The Excursion Yesterday-Scenes and Incidents - Speech of James Fisk, Jr. - Article - NYTimes.com |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=June 10, 2012 |access-date=July 17, 2016}}</ref> Passenger service was discontinued in 1966, and the rail line has been converted into a walking path.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bikeitorhikeit.org/old_erie_path.htm |title=Old Erie Path/Raymond G. Esposito Trail |website=Bikeitorhikeit.org |date=June 20, 2012 |access-date=July 17, 2016}}</ref> As a result, Nyack no longer has direct passenger rail service. The nearest railroad stations with current passenger service are [[Tarrytown (Metro-North station)|Tarrytown]] 8 miles away<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Nyack,+New+York+10960/Tarrytown+Railroad+Station,+Tarrytown,+NY/@41.0778447,-73.9152267,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x89c2ea1034763185:0xa1fbf284d96ff6aa!2m2!1d-73.9179146!2d41.0906519!1m5!1m1!1s0x89c2eabe3b6560d3:0x9d4e05e826beb8f1!2m2!1d-73.8647291!2d41.0760526!3e0 Nyack to Tarrytown]</ref> and [[Nanuet (Metro-North station)|Nanuet]] 5.8 miles away.<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Nyack,+New+York+10960/Nanuet,+Prospect+Street,+Nanuet,+NY/@41.0968894,-74.0084493,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x89c2ea1034763185:0xa1fbf284d96ff6aa!2m2!1d-73.9179146!2d41.0906519!1m5!1m1!1s0x89c2e86c2ede9f47:0xec3716d1a86a2746!2m2!1d-74.0148202!2d41.0902754!3e0 Nyack to Nanuet]</ref> === Bus === Nyack is served by the [[Lower Hudson Transit Link]] (known colloquially as Hudson Link), which connects Nyack with rail stations in [[Tarrytown (Metro-North station)|Tarrytown]] and [[White Plains (Metro-North station)|White Plains]].<ref>[https://www.ridehudsonlink.com/ Hudson Link]</ref> The bus station is located adjacent to the municipal parking lot on Artopee Way. Nyack is also served by [[Rockland Coaches]] 9T buses to the [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]] and 9A buses to the [[George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal]] in [[New York City]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coachusa.com/CoachUsaAssets/files/97/route9w.pdf |title=Rockland Coaches Timetable|website=Coachusa.com|access-date=July 17, 2016}}</ref> The Rockland Coaches main bus stop is located at the intersection of South Broadway and Cedar Hill Avenue. A secondary stop is located at the intersection of Midland Avenue and Castle Heights Avenue. Local bus transit is provided by [[Transport of Rockland]]. ===Vessels=== [[USS Nyack]]
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