Binghamton, New York

Binghamton is a city in New York State. The long-running Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park is home to monkeys, birds of prey and endangered big cats. Nearby, the Discovery Center of the Southern Tier offers hands-on exhibits and play areas for children. Several green spaces, including Recreation Park, feature wood-carved, 1920s carousels. The Phelps Mansion Museum was the elaborate Gilded Age home of a local banker.

Brandywine Expressway in Binghamton 1961

In the early 1960s, Interstate 81 and 86 was not completed in Binghamton, but the Brandywine Expressway had been constructed from downtown to Chenango Bridge, NY 12B.

Otsinango Bridge

Where Interstate 81 and 88 come together, there is no northern connection.