U.S. Route 9

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.

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.Endpoints of US highways - US 9

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 many agree that the stoplights are timed to favor sidestreets as opposed to 6 lanes of boulevard.

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.

U.S. Route 1 and U.S. Route 9 concurrency

A type of sign found on and near the concurrent US 1 and 9 in New Jersey

A US 1-9 shield on the concurrency

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.

Bannered routes

For defunct routes, see List of bannered U.S. Highways.
* TRUCK US 9 - Georgetown, Delaware
* BUS US 9 - Lewes, Delaware
* TRUCK US 9 - Newark, New Jersey to Jersey City, New Jersey
* US 9W - Fort Lee, New Jersey to Albany, New York (US 9 runs up the east side of the Hudson River; US 9W runs up the west side)

Related U.S. Highways

* U.S. Highway 109
* U.S. Highway 209
* U.S. Highway 309

Intersections with major roads

|SR 18/SR 404|TRUCK US 9|BUS US 9/SR 1|Route 37|Route 35|Route 81|I-78|U.S. Route 1-9 Truck (Jersey City, New Jersey)/New Jersey Turnpike/I-95|TRUCK US 1-9/Route 139|Route 495|Route 5|I-95/Route 4|US 9W|Route 67|Palisades Interstate Parkway|Route 117|Route 134|NY-9A|NY-9A|Route 52|Begin limited access|US 44/Route 55|End limited access|Route 9G|Schodack|I-90, US 20|Rensselaer|I-787|Albany County|Hudson River|Albany|NY 32|Colonie|Routes 377, 378, 155, and 2|Saratoga County|Mohawk River|Halfmoon|Routes 236 and 146|Clifton Park|Malta|Route 67, I-87|Saratoga Springs|Routes 50, 9P, 29, and 9N|Greenfield|Wilton|Moreau|I-87, Route 197|South Glens Falls|Route 32|Warren County|Hudson River|Glens Falls|Route 9L|Queensbury|Routes 254 and 149|Lake George|Routes 9N and 9L|Warrensburg|Route 28|Chester|Concurrency with Route 8 for 3.82 miles (6.11 km)|Essex County|Schroon|North Hudson, New York|Route 73|Elizabethtown|Lewis|Chesterfield|Keeseville|Route 22|Clinton County|Ausable River|Keeseville|Essex County|Ausable River|Chesterfield, New York|Route 373|Clinton County''|Ausable|Peru|Route 442|Plattsburgh (town and city)|Routes 3 and 314|Beekmantown|Route 456|Chazy|Route 191|I-87

State	Location	Milepost	Intersecting road!Notes
DE	Laurel|US 13
	Georgetown|US 113/TRUCK US 9
		begin SR 404 concurrency
	Gravel Hill>SR 30
	Harbeson>SR 5
	Five Points|SR 1D/SR 23
		end SR 404 concurrency begin SR 1 concurrency
	Carpenters Corner>SR 1	end SR 1 concurrency
	Lewes>BUS US 9
state line|Cape May-Lewes Ferry
NJ	Cold Spring	3.06	Route 109	old US 9 to Cape May
	Rio Grande	7.09	Route 47
	Burleigh	9.64	Route 147
	Clermont	18.61	Route 83
	Seaville	23.70	Route 50
		23.76	Garden State Parkway connector	GSP exit 20
	Somers Point	31.15	Beesleys Point Bridge (closed indefinitely)	privately operated toll bridge on US 9 over Great Egg Harbor Bay
		32.22	Garden State Parkway	GSP exit 29
		33.23	Route 52
	Pleasantville	39.93	US 40
		40.74	Atlantic City Expressway	ACE exit 5
	Absecon	42.86	US 30
		43.85	Route 157	old US 9 when it ended in Absecon
	Port Republic	52.22	Route 167	old US 9
		52.59	Garden State Parkway	GSP exit 48 begin Garden State Parkway concurrency
	New Gretna	54.85	Garden State Parkway	GSP exit 50 end Garden State Parkway concurrency
		55.46	Route 167	old US 9
		56.98	Garden State Parkway	no access
	Manahawkin	70.54	Route 72
	Beachwood	89.84	Route 166	old ALT US 9, older US 9
	South Toms River	91.05	Garden State Parkway	GSP exit 80 begin Garden State Parkway concurrency
	Toms River|CR 527	GSP exit 81
		GSP exit 82
		94.50	Garden State Parkway/Route 166	GSP exit 83 end Garden State Parkway concurrency Route 166 is old ALT US 9, older US 9
	Dover Township	98.71	Route 70
	Lakewood Township	101.71	Route 88
	Howell	107.05	I-195	I-195 exit 28
	Freehold	112.71	Route 79
		112.91	Route 33
		114.33	Business Route 33	Freehold Circle
	Old Bridge Township	122.10	Route 18
		126.88	Route 34
	Sayreville	129.33	Garden State Parkway	GSP exit 123
	South Amboy	129.92	Route 35	begin Route 35 concurrency
	Sayreville	131.36	Garden State Parkway connector/Route 35	Victory Circle GSP exit 125 end Route 35 concurrency
	Woodbridge Township	132.99	Garden State Parkway/Route 440	GSP exit 127-129
		134.07	Route 184
		134.79	New Jersey Turnpike/I-95	no access
		136.38	U.S. Route 1	begin U.S. Route 1 concurrency
		first cloverleaf interchange
	Linden>I-278
	Elizabeth|Route 439	Bayway Circle
	Newark|US 22/Route 21
		I-78 exit 58
		NJTP exit 15E
	Jersey City|TRUCK US 1-9
		Tonnelle Circle
	North Bergen|Route 3
	Ridgefield|Route 93
	Palisades Park>US 46	begin US 46 concurrency
	Fort Lee|Route 63
		begin I-95 concurrency I-95 exit 72
		I-95 exit 72-73
		I-95 exit 73-74
		I-95 exit 74
state line (New York County)|George Washington Bridge end US 46 concurrency
NY	New York|I-95/U.S. Route 1/NY-9A/Henry Hudson Parkway	I-95 exit 1A 9A/Henry Hudson exit 14 end US 1 and I-95 concurrencies
	Bronx County
	Bronx>Henry Hudson Parkway	Broadway exit
	Westchester County
	Tarrytown>Route 119/I-87/I-287/New York State Thruway	Thruway exit 9
	Sleepy Hollow|Route 448
	Ossining|Route 133
		Begin NY-9A concurrency Begin limited access
	Croton-on-Hudson|NY-9A	End NY-9A concurrency
		Senasqua Road exit
	Montrose>NY-9A
	Buchanan>NY-9A
	Peekskill>US 6/US 202/Bear Mountain Parkway (western section)	Short concurrency with US 6 and US 202, including Annsville Circle End limited access
	Putnam County
	Garrison>Route 403
	Cold Spring>Route 301
	Dutchess County
	Fishkill|I-84	I-84 exit 13
		Main Street
	Wappingers Falls>Route 9D
	Poughkeepsie|CR 77
		Route 113	Spackenkill Road exit
		Mid-Hudson Bridge exit
	old Route 9F?
	Rhinebeck>Route 308
	Red Hook>Route 199
	Columbia County
	Rensselaer County
	I-90 exit 12; begin US 20 concurrency
	I-787 exits 3 and 4
	End US 20 concurrency
	Hamlets of Latham and Loudonville
	I-87 exit 13
	Concurrent with NY 29 between Washington Avenue and Lake Avenue Concurrent with NY 50 between Ballston Avenue and Marion Avenue
	I-87 exit 17
	Begin NY 32 concurrency
	End NY 32 concurrency
	NY 149 concurrency for 1 mile (1.6 km) in Lake George
	Concurrency with NY 9N and NY 9L
	I-87 exit 26
	I-87 exit 30
	Concurrency with Route 22 for 4.56 miles (7.3 km)
Champlain|Route 9B	Brief concurrency with US 11 in the Village of Champlain
	I-87 exit 43, last exit before customs. US 9 officially ends just before the onramp.

See also

*U.S. Route 1/9
*U.S. Route 9W
*U.S. Route 9 Alternate (Toms River, New Jersey)
*U.S. Route 9 Truck (Jersey City, New Jersey)
*U.S. Route 9 Business (Jersey City, New Jersey)

References

*Delaware Highways - US 9
*NJDOT - US 9 Straight Line Diagram for the New Jersey portion of US9 from the New Jersey Department of Transportation
*New Jersey Highways - US 9