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The section of highway south of its junction with Interstate 90 at Albany is part of the New York State Thruway, for which it was originally constucted in the middle 1950sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Years: 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 Events and trends Technology United States tests the first fusion bomb.. The section received its designation as Interstate 87 in 1958Events January January 1 Treaty of Rome founding the EU is implemented January 4 Sputnik 1 falls to Earth from its orbit (launched on October 4 1957) January 8 14 year old Bobby Fischer wins the United States Chess Championship January 18 Armed Lumbee Nat.

The Tappan Zee BridgeThe Tappan Zee Bridge is a cantilever bridge in New York over the Hudson River at its widest point, the Tappan Zee. It connects Nyack in Rockland County with Tarrytown in Westchester County. Construction started in 1952 and it was opened for traffic in 19 was created as an extension of the original Thruway route to Suffern, New YorkSuffern is a village located in Rockland County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 11,006. The Village of Suffern was founded in 1773 and is located near the south border of the county. Geography Suffern is located at. It crosses the Hudson RiverThe Hudson River called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk in Mahican, is a river running mainly through New York State but partly forming the boundary between the states of New York and New Jersey. It is named for Henry Hudson, an Englishman sailing for the Netherlands, enabling the route to New York City.

In New York City I-87 is known as the Major Deegan Expressway, which was opened in 19561956 is a leap year starting on Sunday. see link for calendar) Events January January 1 End of Anglo- Egyptian Condominium in Sudan. January 16 President Gamal Abdal Nasser of Egypt vows to reconquer Palestine January 26 1956 Winter Olympic Games open in before the Interstate highway system was created. The expressway was named for William Francis Deegan , a civil servant and architect, member of the Army Corps of Engineers.

North of Albany, I-87 loses its New York Thruway designation. This region of road is known as the Adirondack Northway or just the Northway. The Northway was designated in 1967 by Parade Magazine as America’s Most Scenic Highway .