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U.S. Route 9 is a north-south United States highway in the states of Delaware, New Jersey, and New York in the United States. It is one of only two U.S. highways with a ferry connection (the Cape May-Lewes Ferry, between Lewes, Delaware and Cape May, New Jersey); the other being U.S. 10. US 9 is signed east-west in Delaware and north-south on the rest of its route.
[edit] Termini
As of 2006, the highway's northern terminus is a dead end in Champlain, NY, just short of the United States-Canada border. Originally, the road continued north across the border (as Quebec Route 9 towards Montreal) through the customs facilities now used by Interstate 87/Quebec Autoroute 15. The official northern terminus (the point where the END US 9 sign is posted) is just south of the interchange with I-87, less than a mile from customs. US 9's southern terminus is in Laurel, Delaware at an intersection with U.S. Route 13. Prior to the opening of the Cape May-Lewes Ferry in 1964, US 9 ended on Lafayette Street in Cape May, New Jersey. It was re-routed to the west, via Sandman Boulevard and Lincoln Avenues, to meet the new ferry, and its southern stub into Cape May was renumbered as NJ 109.<ref name="endpoints">Endpoints of US highways - US 9</ref>
[edit] Route description
The portion of New York City's Broadway north of the George Washington Bridge is part of US 9, from the northern tip of Manhattan via the toll-free Broadway Bridge, through the Bronx and into Westchester County, New York, where in some towns it is known as Albany Post Road. This road's original route from New York to Albany was a post road dating from the early days of American independence, and some of the original milestones are still visible along it.
U.S. 9 crosses the Edison Bridge in New Jersey near Perth Amboy and the George Washington Bridge into New York City. US 9 leaves the Trans-Manhattan Expressway (I-95, US 1, US 9) just after the GWB at an un-numbered exit immediately after the Henry Hudson Parkway (NY 9A).
Throughout much of central New Jersey, U.S. 9 varies between a two or three lane divided highway and is a major choke point for commuters; traffic reports commonly refer to "slowdowns at the lights along Route 9." US-9 is also a "choke point" for commuters through much of Dutchess County, due to the fact that the stoplights are timed to stay green longer for sidestreets.
Route 9 is a highway until Bayville, New Jersey, where it becomes a small, two-lane road.
The highway is mentioned in the lyrics of the classic song "Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen: Sprung from cages out on Highway 9 / Chrome wheeled, fuel injected and steppin' out over the line.
[edit] U.S. Route 1 and U.S. Route 9 concurrency
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A large section in northeast New Jersey is concurrent with U.S. Route 1, known as U.S. Route 1/9, and commonly referred to as "1 and 9". Route shields on this section, which includes the Pulaski Skyway, often show both numbers in the same shield, with a dash or ampersand between (1-9 or 1&9). The US 1-9 shield (shown on this page) can be glimpsed briefly in the opening sequence of the HBO series, The Sopranos.
[edit] Bannered routes
For defunct routes, see List of bannered U.S. Highways.
[edit] Related U.S. Highways
[edit] Intersections with major roads
| State
| Location
| Milepost
| Intersecting road
| Notes
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| DE | Laurel | | Image:US 13.svg US 13 |
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| Georgetown | | Image:Truck plate.svg
Image:US 9.svgImage:US 113.svg TRUCK US 9/US 113 |
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| Image:Delaware 18.svgImage:Delaware 404.svg SR 18/SR 404 | begin SR 404 concurrency
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| Image:Truck plate.svg
Image:US 9.svg TRUCK US 9
|
| Gravel Hill | | Image:Delaware 30.svg SR 30
|
| Harbeson | | Image:Delaware 5.svg SR 5
|
| Five Points | | Image:Delaware 1D.svgImage:Delaware 23.svg SR 1D/SR 23
|
| Image:Business plate.svg
Image:US 9.svgImage:Delaware 1.svg BUS US 9/SR 1 | end SR 404 concurrency
begin SR 1 concurrency
|
| Carpenters Corner | | Image:Delaware 1.svg SR 1 | end SR 1 concurrency
|
| Lewes | | Image:Business plate.svg
Image:US 9.svg BUS US 9
|
| state line | | | Cape May-Lewes Ferry
|
| NJ | Cold Spring | 3.06 | Image:New Jersey 109.svg Route 109 | old US 9 to Cape May
|
| Rio Grande | 7.09 | Image:New Jersey 47.svg Route 47
|
| Burleigh | 9.64 | Image:New Jersey 147.svg Route 147
|
| Clermont | 18.61 | Image:New Jersey 83.svg Route 83
|
| Seaville | 23.70 | Image:New Jersey 50.svg Route 50
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| 23.76 | Image:Garden State Parkway shield.png Garden State Parkway connector | GSP exit 20
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| Somers Point | 31.15 | Beesleys Point Bridge (closed indefinitely) | privately operated toll bridge on US 9 over Great Egg Harbor Bay
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| 32.22 | Image:Garden State Parkway shield.png Garden State Parkway | GSP exit 29
|
| 33.23 | Image:New Jersey 52.svg Route 52
|
| Pleasantville | 39.93 | Image:US 40.svgImage:US 322.svg US 40/US 322
|
| 40.74 | Image:Atlantic City Expressway shield.png Atlantic City Expressway | ACE exit 5
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| Absecon | 42.86 | Image:US 30.svg US 30
|
| 43.85 | Image:New Jersey 157.svg Route 157 | old US 9 when it ended in Absecon
|
| Port Republic | 52.22 | Image:New Jersey 167.svg Route 167 | old US 9
|
| 52.59 | Image:Garden State Parkway shield.png Garden State Parkway | GSP exit 48
begin Garden State Parkway concurrency
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| New Gretna | 54.85 | Image:Garden State Parkway shield.png Garden State Parkway | GSP exit 50
end Garden State Parkway concurrency
|
| 55.46 | Image:New Jersey 167.svg Route 167 | old US 9
|
| 56.98 | Image:Garden State Parkway shield.png Garden State Parkway | no access
|
| Manahawkin | 70.54 | Image:New Jersey 72.svg Route 72
|
| Beachwood | 89.84 | Image:New Jersey 166.svg Route 166 | old ALT US 9, older US 9
|
| South Toms River | 91.05 | Image:Garden State Parkway shield.png Garden State Parkway | GSP exit 80
begin Garden State Parkway concurrency
|
| Toms River | | Image:County 527.svg CR 527 | GSP exit 81
|
| Image:New Jersey 37.svg Route 37 | GSP exit 82
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| 94.50 | Image:Garden State Parkway shield.pngImage:New Jersey 166.svg Garden State Parkway/Route 166 | GSP exit 83
end Garden State Parkway concurrency
Route 166 is old ALT US 9, older US 9
|
| 98.71 | Image:New Jersey 70.svg Route 70
|
| Lakewood Township | 101.71 | Image:New Jersey 88.svg Route 88
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| Howell | 107.05 | Image:I-195.svg I-195 | I-195 exit 28
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| Freehold | 112.71 | Image:New Jersey 79.svg Route 79
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| 112.91 | Image:New Jersey 33.svg Route 33
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| 114.33 | Image:Business plate.svg
Image:New Jersey 33.svg Business Route 33 | Freehold Circle
|
| Old Bridge Township | 122.10 | Image:New Jersey 18.svg Route 18
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| 126.88 | Image:New Jersey 34.svg Route 34
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| Sayreville | 129.33 | Image:Garden State Parkway shield.png Garden State Parkway | GSP exit 123
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| South Amboy | 129.92 | Image:New Jersey 35.svg Route 35 |
begin Route 35 concurrency
|
| Sayreville | 131.36 | Image:Garden State Parkway shield.pngImage:New Jersey 35.svg Garden State Parkway connector/Route 35 | Victory Circle
GSP exit 125
end Route 35 concurrency
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| Woodbridge Township | 132.99 | Image:Garden State Parkway shield.pngImage:New Jersey 440.svg Garden State Parkway/Route 440 | GSP exit 127-129
|
| 134.07 | Image:New Jersey 184.svg Route 184
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| 134.79 | Image:I-95.svgImage:New Jersey Turnpike shield.png I-95 (New Jersey Turnpike) |
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| 136.38 | Image:US 1.svg U.S. Route 1 | begin U.S. Route 1 concurrency
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| Image:New Jersey 35.svg Route 35 | First cloverleaf interchange
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| Linden | | Image:I-278.svg I-278
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| Elizabeth | | Image:New Jersey 439.svg Route 439 | Bayway Circle
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| Image:New Jersey 81.svg Route 81
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| Newark | | Image:US 22.svgImage:New Jersey 21.svg US 22/Route 21
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| Image:I-78.svg I-78 | I-78 exit 58
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| Image:Truck plate.svgImage:Truck plate.svg
Image:US 1.svgImage:US 9.svgImage:New Jersey Turnpike shield.pngImage:I-95.svg US 1-9 TRUCK/I-95 (New Jersey Turnpike) | NJTP exit 15E
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| Jersey City | | Image:Truck plate.svgImage:Truck plate.svg
Image:US 1.svgImage:US 9.svg TRUCK US 1-9
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| Image:Truck plate.svgImage:Truck plate.svg
Image:US 1.svgImage:US 9.svgImage:New Jersey 139.svg TRUCK US 1-9/Route 139 | Tonnelle Circle
|
| North Bergen | | Image:New Jersey 3.svg Route 3
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| Image:New Jersey 495.svg Route 495
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| Ridgefield | | Image:New Jersey 93.svg Route 93
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| Image:New Jersey 5.svg Route 5
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| Palisades Park | | Image:US 46.svg US 46 | begin US 46 concurrency
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| Fort Lee | | Image:New Jersey 63.svg Route 63
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| Image:I-95.svgImage:New Jersey 4.svg I-95/Route 4 | begin I-95 concurrency
I-95 exit 72
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| Image:US 9W.svg US 9W | I-95 exit 72-73
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| Image:New Jersey 67.svg Route 67 | I-95 exit 73-74
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| Image:Palisades Interstate Pkwy.svg Palisades Interstate Parkway | I-95 exit 74
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| state line (New York County) | | | George Washington Bridge
end US 46 concurrency
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| NY | New York | | Image:I-95.svgImage:US 1.svgImage:NY-9A.svgImage:Henry Hudson Pkwy Shield.svg I-95/US 1/NY-9A/Henry Hudson Parkway | I-95 exit 1A
9A/Henry Hudson exit 14
end US 1 and I-95 concurrencies
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| Bronx County | | |
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| Bronx | | Image:Henry Hudson Pkwy Shield.svgHenry Hudson Parkway | Broadway exit
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| Westchester County | | |
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| Tarrytown | | Image:NY-119.svgImage:I-87.svgImage:I-287.svg Route 119/I-87/I-287/New York State Thruway | Thruway exit 9
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| Sleepy Hollow | | Image:NY-448.svg Route 448 |
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| Image:NY-117.svg Route 117 |
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| Ossining | | Image:NY-133.svg Route 133 |
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| Image:NY-134.svg Route 134 |
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| Image:NY-9A.svg NY-9A | Begin NY-9A concurrency
Begin limited access
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| Croton-on-Hudson | | Image:NY-9A.svg NY-9A | End NY-9A concurrency
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| Image:NY-9A.svg NY-9A | Senasqua Road exit
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| Montrose | | Image:NY-9A.svg NY-9A |
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| Buchanan | | Image:NY-9A.svg NY-9A |
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| Peekskill | | Image:US 6.svgImage:US 202.svgImage:NY-35.svg US 6/US 202/NY 35 | Short concurrency with US 6 and US 202, including Annsville Circle
Western terminus of NY 35
End limited access
|
| Image:Bear Mtn Pkwy Shield.svg Bear Mountain Parkway (western section)
|
| Putnam County | | |
|
| Garrison | | Image:NY-403.svg Route 403 |
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| Cold Spring | | Image:NY-301.svg Route 301 |
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| Dutchess County | | |
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| Fishkill | | Image:I-84.svg I-84 | I-84 exit 13
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| Image:NY-52.svg Route 52 | Main Street
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| Wappingers Falls | | Image:NY-9D.svg Route 9D |
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| Poughkeepsie | | CR 77
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| Image:NY-113.svg Route 113 | Spackenkill Road exit
|
| | Begin limited access
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| Image:US 44.svgImage:NY-55.svg US 44/Route 55 | Mid-Hudson Bridge exit
|
| | End limited access
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| | Image:NY-9G.svg Route 9G | old Route 9F
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| Rhinebeck | | Image:NY-308.svg Route 308 |
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| Red Hook | | Image:NY-199.svg Route 199 |
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| Columbia County | | |
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| Rensselaer County | | |
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| Schodack | | Image:I-90.svgImage:US 20.svg I-90, US 20 | I-90 exit 12; begin US 20 concurrency
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| Rensselaer | | Image:I-787.svg I-787 | I-787 exits 3 and 4
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| Albany County | | | Hudson River
|
| Albany | | Image:NY-32.svg NY 32 | End US 20 concurrency
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| Colonie | | Image:NY-377.svgImage:NY-378.svgImage:NY-155.svgImage:NY-2.svg Routes 377, 378, 155, and 2 | Hamlets of Latham and Loudonville
|
| Saratoga County | | | Mohawk River
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| Halfmoon | | Image:NY-236.svgImage:NY-146.svg Routes 236 and 146 |
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| Clifton Park | | |
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| Malta | | Image:NY-67.svgImage:I-87.svg Route 67, I-87 | I-87 exit 13
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| Saratoga Springs | | Image:NY-50.svgImage:NY-9P.svgImage:NY-29.svg Routes 50, 9P, 29, and 9N | Concurrent with NY 29 between Washington Avenue and Lake Avenue
Concurrent with NY 50 between Ballston Avenue and Marion Avenue
|
| Greenfield | | |
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| Wilton | | |
|
| Moreau | | Image:I-87.svgImage:NY-197.svg I-87, Route 197 | I-87 exit 17
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| South Glens Falls | | Image:NY-32.svg Route 32 | Begin NY 32 concurrency
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| Warren County | | | Hudson River
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| Glens Falls | | Image:NY-9L.svg Route 9L | End NY 32 concurrency
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| Queensbury | | Image:NY-254.svgImage:NY-149.svg Routes 254 and 149 | NY 149 concurrency for 1 mile (1.6 km) in Lake George
|
| Lake George | | Image:NY-9N.svgImage:NY-9L.svg Routes 9N and 9L | Concurrency with NY 9N and NY 9L
|
| Warrensburg | | Image:NY-28.svg Route 28
|
| Chester | | Image:NY-8.svg Route 8 | Concurrency with NY-8 for 3.82 miles (6.11 km)
I-87 exit 26
|
| Essex County | | |
|
| Schroon | | |
|
| North Hudson, New York | | Image:NY-73.svg Route 73 | I-87 exit 30
|
| Elizabethtown | | |
|
| Lewis | | |
|
| Chesterfield | | |
|
| Keeseville | | Image:NY-22.svg Route 22 | Concurrency with Route 22 for 4.56 miles (7.3 km)
|
| Clinton County | | | Ausable River
|
| Keeseville | | |
|
| Essex County | | | Ausable River
|
| Chesterfield, New York | | Image:NY-373.svg Route 373 |
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| Clinton County | | |
|
| Ausable | | |
|
| Peru | | Image:NY-442.svg Route 442 |
|
| Plattsburgh (town and city) | | Image:NY-3.svgImage:NY-314.svg Routes 3 and 314
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| Beekmantown | | Image:NY-456.svg Route 456 |
|
| Chazy | | Image:NY-191.svg Route 191 |
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| Champlain | | Image:NY-9B.svg Route 9B | Brief concurrency with US 11 in the Village of Champlain
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| Image:I-87.svg I-87 | I-87 exit 43, last exit before customs.
US 9 officially ends just before the onramp.
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[edit] Miscellanea
In Albany, New York, part of US 9 and the north end of US 9W were intended to be rerouted onto a formerly proposed limited-access highway called the Mid-Crosstown Arterial.
[edit] See also
[edit] Local names of US 9
[edit] References
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