Editing Interstate 690 (section)

==Route description==
I-690 begins at a double [[trumpet interchange]] with the [[New York State Thruway]] ([[Interstate 90 in New York|I-90]]) in the town of [[Van Buren, New York|Van Buren]]. The six-lane, fully-shouldered [[limited-access highway]] continues north toward [[Baldwinsville, New York|Baldwinsville]] as [[New York State Route 690|NY&nbsp;690]] while I-690 travels east from the junction. Even though I-690 continues north of the thruway as NY&nbsp;690, the numbering system on I-690 does not continue with the route. The interchange with the thruway is labeled as exit&nbsp;1A, leaving exits on NY&nbsp;690 without numbers. Additionally, NY&nbsp;690 is signed north–south while I-690 is signed east–west. Before physically crossing I-90, it features a partial interchange with [[John Glenn Boulevard]] and turns southeast.

[[File:Syracuse Interstates.jpg|thumb|left|I-81 at I-690 in Downtown Syracuse]]
After crossing and connecting with State Fair Boulevard at exit&nbsp;2, I-690 runs along the western shore of [[Onondaga Lake]], passing under many pedestrian bridges. The highway serves the [[New York State Fair]]grounds by way of exits&nbsp;4 and 5, the former a large [[directional T interchange]] with [[New York State Route 695|NY&nbsp;695]]. Within this interchange was a signalized, [[at-grade intersection]] that connected I-690 to a parking area. For 12&nbsp;days each year, the light was used to allow buses to carry New York State Fair attendees from the parking area across the road to the fair. I-690 was one of only a few Interstate Highways to feature a traffic light. Construction began in 2019 and finished in 2020 of a bridge overpass to this parking area, eliminating the need for a traffic signal.

The freeway continues along the shore and bears toward the downtown area, where the shoulders frequently disappear and the buildings are often situated close to the freeway. It passes over a railroad grade and Hiawatha Boulevard before meeting [[New York State Route 298|NY&nbsp;298]] (Bear Street) at exit&nbsp;7. In the interchange with [[New York State Route 5|NY&nbsp;5]] {{convert|1|mi|km|spell=in}} to the east, two lanes of I-690 disappear, and [[Interstate 81 in New York|I-81]] follows directly after in the center of the city with an incomplete interchange. There is no direct freeway ramp from I-690 east to I-81 north and I-81 south to I-690 west. NY&nbsp;298, which connects to I-81 at exit&nbsp;5A west of the I-81/I-690 interchange, must be used to make these connections.

I-690 rewidens to six lanes as it proceeds eastward out of Downtown Syracuse. {{convert|2|mi|km|spell=In}} from downtown, it connects to Burnet and Midler avenues by way of exit&nbsp;11. The latter is designated as [[New York State Route 598|NY&nbsp;598]]; however, it is not signed as such from I-690. After a curve to the southeast, [[New York State Route 635|NY&nbsp;635]] meets the route at a [[cloverleaf interchange]], utilizing [[collector–distributor road]]s to do so. The collector–distributor roads continue to a [[partial cloverleaf interchange]] (parclo) with Bridge Street, where they end. Shortly after this interchange, I-690 terminates at [[Interstate 481|I-481]].