Editing Interstate 287 (section)

====Cross Westchester Expressway====

The Cross Westchester Expressway, which is maintained by the NYSTA, is six lanes wide and carries I-287 east to a westbound exit for NY&nbsp;119 that is intertwined with the ramps between the New York State Thruway and NY&nbsp;119/Saw Mill River Parkway.<ref name=gm/><ref name=2008tdr/><ref name=nysta>{{cite web|url=http://www.nysthruway.gov/travelers/interchanges/index.html|title=Interchange/Exit Listing with Mileposts|publisher=[[New York State Thruway Authority]]|access-date=December 20, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111104309/http://www.nysthruway.gov/travelers/interchanges/index.html|archive-date=January 11, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref> After passing over the Saw Mill River Parkway and the [[Saw Mill River]], the road enters the village of [[Elmsford, New York|Elmsford]] and runs through developed areas as it has a partial diamond interchange with [[New York State Route 9A|NY&nbsp;9A]] that does not have an eastbound exit.<ref name=gm/><ref name=2008tdr/><ref name=hagstrom/> The Cross Westchester Expressway turns southeast from this point and intersects the [[Sprain Brook Parkway]].<ref name=2008tdr/><ref name=hagstrom/> I-287 widens to eight lanes at this junction and continues to the exit for [[New York State Route 100A|NY&nbsp;100A]].<ref name=gm/><ref name=2008tdr/> After the NY&nbsp;100A interchange, the freeway leaves Elmsford and turns to the east near residential areas, narrowing to six lanes before coming to an exit for [[New York State Route 100|NY&nbsp;100]] and NY&nbsp;119 that also has access to the [[Bronx River Parkway]].<ref name=gm/><ref name=2008tdr/><ref name=hagstrom/>
[[File:I-287end.JPG|thumb|right|I-287 sign at the end of the route at the I-287/I-95 intersection in Rye, New York|alt=An end I-287 shield with trees in the background]]
Following this exit, the road becomes eight lanes again and crosses over the Bronx River Parkway, the [[Bronx River]], and Metro-North Railroad's [[Harlem Line]].<ref name=gm/><ref name=hagstrom/> Here, the road crosses into [[White Plains, New York|White Plains]] and reaches an interchange with [[New York State Route 22|NY&nbsp;22]].<ref name=2008tdr/><ref name=hagstrom/> Past NY&nbsp;22, I-287 makes a sharp curve to the south as it narrows to six lanes and runs near inhabited neighborhoods.<ref name=gm/> The road has a westbound exit and eastbound entrance with the [[Central Westchester Parkway]], a road that provides access to the [[Taconic State Parkway]] by way of NY&nbsp;22. The freeway runs past commercial areas to the east of downtown White Plains as it encounters Westchester Avenue, which connects to [[The Westchester]] shopping mall in the downtown area.<ref name=gm/><ref name=2008tdr/> Within this interchange, the Cross Westchester Expressway turns east along the border between [[Harrison, New York|Harrison]] to the north and White Plains to the south.<ref name=hagstrom/> Westchester Avenue becomes a [[frontage road]] for I-287 as the road passes corporate parks to the north and populated neighborhoods to the south.<ref name=gm/>

The road begins to turn southeast as it comes to a directional interchange with the southern terminus of [[Interstate 684|I-684]].<ref name=gm/><ref name=2008tdr/> The I-287 freeway heads south along the White Plains–Harrison border before turning east and fully entering Harrison, where there is a cloverleaf interchange with the [[Hutchinson River Parkway]].<ref name=gm/><ref name=2008tdr/><ref name=hagstrom/> At this interchange, the Westchester Avenue frontage road serves as a [[collector–distributor road]]. The Cross Westchester Expressway turns southeast again past wooded areas of development, with [[New York State Route 120|NY&nbsp;120]] coming onto the Westchester Avenue frontage road.<ref name=gm/> I-287 reaches an interchange where the frontage road ends as Westchester Avenue heads east as [[New York State Route 120A|NY&nbsp;120A]] and NY&nbsp;120 continues to the south.<ref name=gm/><ref name=2008tdr/> Here, the freeway enters the village of [[Rye Brook, New York|Rye Brook]] in the town of [[Rye (town), New York|Rye]] as it continues southeast.<ref name=hagstrom/> The Cross Westchester Expressway comes into the village of [[Port Chester, New York|Port Chester]], where the road runs near more dense suburban development as it intersects [[U.S. Route 1 in New York|US&nbsp;1]].<ref name=gm/><ref name=2008tdr/><ref name=hagstrom/> At this point, the road has ramp access to and from the southbound direction of the [[New England Thruway]] ([[Interstate 95 in New York|I-95]]).<ref name=gm/> From here, the mainline I-287 narrows to four lanes and enters the city of [[Rye, New York|Rye]], where it passes over the Northeast Corridor before merging into northbound I-95 about a half-mile ({{Convert|0.5|mi|km|disp=output only}}) west of the [[Connecticut]] state line.<ref name=gm/><ref name=2008tdr/><ref name=hagstrom/>