U.S. Route 9 83629 222802403 2008-07-01T04:58:24Z Khatru2 1262171 /* New Jersey */ disambig {{Infobox U.S. Route |article_route=9 |map=US 9 map.png |length_mi=522.27<!--de:30.92+nj:166.34+ny:325.01--> |length_ref= |length_km=840.51 |yrcom=1926<ref name="droz">[http://www.us-highways.com/us1830.htm US Highways From US 1 to US 830] Robert V. Droz</ref> |direction_a=South |direction_b=North |from=[[Image:US 13.svg|20px|US 13]] [[U.S. Route 13|US 13]] at [[Laurel, Delaware|Laurel, DE]] |junction=[[Image:US 40.svg|20px]][[Image:US 322.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 40|US 40]]/[[U.S. Route 322|US 322]] in [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City, NJ]]<br>[[Image:US 1.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 1 in New Jersey|US 1]] in [[Woodbridge Township, New Jersey|Woodbridge Twp, NJ]]<br>[[Image:I-78.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 78|I-78]] in [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark, NJ]]<br>[[Image:I-95.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 95 in New York|I-95]] in [[New York City|New York City, NY]]<br>[[Image:US 6.svg|20px]][[Image:US 202.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 6 in New York|US 6]]/[[U.S. Route 202 in New York|202]] in [[Peekskill, New York|Peekskill, NY]]<br>[[Image:I-84.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 84 (east)|I-84]] in [[Fishkill, New York|Fishkill, NY]]<br>[[Image:US 44.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 44|US 44]] at [[Poughkeepsie (city), New York|Poughkeepsie, NY]]<br>[[Image:US 20.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 20 in New York|US 20]] at [[Schodack, New York|Schodack Center, NY]]<br>[[Image:US 4.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 4 in New York|US 4]] at [[East Greenbush (CDP), New York|East Greenbush, NY]]<br>[[Image:I-90.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 90|I-90]] in [[Albany, New York|Albany, NY]]<br> |to=[[Image:I-87.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 87|I-87]] in [[Champlain (town), New York|Champlain, NY]] |commons=category }} '''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. Route 10|US 10]]. US 9 is signed east-west in [[Delaware]] and north-south on the rest of its route. The southern terminus of the route is in [[Laurel, Delaware]] at an intersection with [[U.S. Route 13]], while the highway's northern terminus is a dead end in [[Champlain (town), New York|Champlain, NY]], just short of the [[United States-Canada border]]. ==Route description== Much of US 9 is a two-lane road, with some expansions near more populous areas. The major exception to this is [[Central New Jersey|central]] and [[North Jersey|northern]] New Jersey, where it is a wide four-lane (or six-lane) divided strip, especially during much of its concurrency with U.S. 1 and in Middlesex and Monmouth Counties. New York boasts a few similar sections, as well as two short expressway sections nearby Albany. In New Jersey and New York, much of Route 9 runs parallel to nearby superhighways, the [[Garden State Parkway]] and [[Interstate 87]], respectively. There a few sections in [[South Jersey]] concurrent with the former, as well. ===Delaware=== {{main|U.S. Route 9 in Delaware}} U.S. Route 9 runs an east-west path through [[Sussex County, Delaware|Sussex County]], [[Delaware]], running west from [[U.S. Route 13]] in [[Laurel, Delaware|Laurel]], passing through [[Georgetown, Delaware|Georgetown]], east to [[Lewes, Delaware|Lewes]], where it leads to the [[Cape May-Lewes Ferry]], which carries U.S. Route 9 across the [[Delaware Bay]] to [[New Jersey]]. U.S. Route 9 was extended to Delaware by way of the Cape-May Lewes Ferry in the 1970s, replacing [[Delaware Route 28]] between Laurel and Georgetown and [[Delaware Route 18]] between Georgetown and Lewes. U.S. Route 9 runs concurrent with [[Delaware Route 404]] between Georgetown and the [[Five Points, Delaware|Five Points]] intersection near Lewes. ===New Jersey=== {{main|U.S. Route 9 in New Jersey}} [[Image:US9.jpg|thumb|right|300px|9 Northbound, Freehold, NJ]] From Cape May, U.S. 9 runs north parallel to the Parkway, through the [[Atlantic City]] [[suburb]]s, until joining it briefly as the two roads enter the [[Pine Barrens (New Jersey)]], the vast wild area of the interior of South Jersey. 9 rejoins the Parkway in the [[Toms River]] area, and then veers away from it, widening from two lanes into a divided four at [[Lakewood, New Jersey|Lakewood]]. It veers far inland to [[Freehold, New Jersey|Freehold]], home of [[Bruce Springsteen]], who immortalized it in his classic [[Born to Run (song)|Born to Run]]," referring to New Jersey teens using the highway for cruising: ''"Sprung from cages on Highway 9 / Chrome wheeled, fuel injected and steppin' out over the line.''" It eventually returns to the Parkway corridor amid increasingly populated areas at [[Perth Amboy, New Jersey|Perth Amboy]]. After crossing the [[Edison Bridge (New Jersey)|Edison Bridge]] over the [[Raritan River]], it merges with [[U.S. Route 1|US 1]] in [[Woodbridge, New Jersey|Woodbridge]]. The concurrency, an important and busy regional artery, continues past [[Newark Liberty International Airport]] and over the [[Pulaski Skyway]], finally leaving the state along with Route 1 and [[Interstate 95 in New Jersey|Interstate 95]] via the [[George Washington Bridge]]. ====Overlap with US 1==== {{main|U.S. Route 1/9}} [[Image:US 1-9.svg|thumb|100px|left|A type of sign found on and near the concurrent US 1 and 9 in New Jersey]] [[Image:NJ guide sign.jpg|thumb|right|140px|A US 1-9 shield on the concurrency]] A large section in northeast New Jersey and a small section in southern New York is [[Concurrency (road)|concurrent]] with [[U.S. Route 1 in New Jersey|U.S. Route 1]]. 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). It is known locally as "1 and 9." ===New York=== {{main|U.S. Route 9 in New York}} U.S. 9 exits shortly after the bridge to become [[New York City]]'s [[Broadway (New York City)|Broadway]] north of it, passing over the northern tip of [[Manhattan]] Island via the toll-free [[Broadway Bridge (Manhattan)|Broadway Bridge]], through [[the Bronx]] and into [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester County]], where in some towns it follows the old [[Albany Post Road]], which dates from the early days of the nation's existence. Following the [[Hudson River]] closely as a busy surface road through the many suburban river villages and past [[National Historic Landmark]]s such as [[Sunnyside]] and [[Kykuit]], 9 becomes the [[U.S. Route 9 in New York#Croton Expressway|Croton Expressway]] between [[Croton-on-Hudson, New York|Croton-on-Hudson]] and [[Peekskill, New York|Peekskill]]. That section ends at the Annsville Circle junction with [[U.S. Route 6 in New York|US 6]] and [[U.S. Route 202|202]], where 9 returns to two-lane status as it follows the old post road inland, away from the river. At [[Fishkill, New York|Fishkill]] it becomes a four-lane divided strip again similar to central New Jersey, upgrading to expressway status at the [[Poughkeepsie (city), New York|Poughkeepsie]] city limit. This lasts until the [[Mid-Hudson Bridge]], where it returns to busy surface street status as it goes through [[Hyde Park, New York|Hyde Park]] and its historic sites. At [[Red Hook, New York|Red Hook]] 9 veers inland again, becoming a two-lane country road through [[Columbia County, New York|Columbia County]] save for the outskirts of [[Hudson, New York|Hudson]]. In [[Rensselaer County, New York|Rensselaer County]] it widens again as it intersects [[Interstate 90|I-90]] and then joins [[U.S. Route 20 in New York|US 20]] to [[Albany, New York|Albany]], where it crosses the Hudson at the [[Dunn Memorial Bridge]]. It is a busy surface road through the state capital, becoming a strip in its northern suburbs, taking traffic eventually to [[Saratoga Springs, New York|Saratoga Springs]] and [[Lake George (village), New York|Lake George]], at the edge of the [[Adirondack Park]]. The [[Adirondack Mountains|Adirondack]] section of US 9 is the least trafficked of the road, returning to two lanes as it runs through vast tracts of forested wilderness and occasional hamlets. Almost 100 miles (161 km) to the north, it leaves the park and runs along or near [[Lake Champlain]] to [[Plattsburgh (city), New York|Plattsburgh]]. North of there, it is once again a two-lane road all the way to [[Champlain, New York|Champlain]] and the cul-de-sac just shy of the border. == Original Termini == 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 [[Route 109 (New Jersey)|NJ 109]].<ref name="endpoints">[http://www.geocities.com/usend0009/End009/end009.htm Endpoints of US highways - US 9]</ref> Originally, the road continued north across the border (as Route 9 towards [[Montreal]]) through the customs facilities now used by [[Interstate 87]]/[[Quebec Autoroute 15|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. ==Major intersections== *[[New York State Thruway]] in [[Tarrytown, New York|Tarrytown]] *[[Interstate 84 (east)|Interstate 84]] near [[Beacon, New York|Beacon]] *[[Interstate 90]] in [[Albany, New York|Albany]] *[[Interstate 95 in New York|Interstate 95]] in [[New York City]]. US 9 and Interstate 95 [[overlap (road)|overlap]] between here and [[Fort Lee, New Jersey]]. *[[Interstate 78]] at the [[Newark Airport Interchange]] in [[Newark, New Jersey]] *[[Interstate 278]] in [[Linden, New Jersey]] *[[New Jersey Turnpike]] in [[Woodbridge, New Jersey]] *[[Garden State Parkway]] in Woodbridge, New Jersey *Garden State Parkway in [[Sayreville, New Jersey]] *[[Interstate 195 (New Jersey)|Interstate 195]] in [[Howell, New Jersey]] *Garden State Parkway in [[Toms River, New Jersey]]. US 9 and the Garden State Parkway overlap between here and [[South Toms River, New Jersey]]. *Garden State Parkway near [[New Gretna, New Jersey]]. US 9 and the Garden State Parkway overlap between here and [[Port Republic, New Jersey]]. *[[Atlantic City Expressway]] in [[Pleasantville, New Jersey]] {{Sectstub|date=May 2008}} ==See also== ===Related routes=== * ''[[U.S. Route 109]]'' * [[U.S. Route 209]] * ''[[U.S. Route 309]]'' ===Bannered and suffixed routes=== *[[U.S. Route 9W]] *''[[U.S. Route 9 Alternate (Toms River, New Jersey)|U.S. Route 9 Alternate]]'' in [[Toms River, New Jersey]] *[[U.S. Route 1-9 Truck (Jersey City, New Jersey)|U.S. Route 1-9 Truck]] in [[Jersey City, New Jersey]] *''[[U.S. Route 9 Business (Jersey City, New Jersey)|U.S. Route 1-9 Business]]'' in Jersey City, New Jersey * [[U.S. Route 9 Truck (Georgetown, Delaware)|U.S. Route 9 Truck]] in [[Georgetown, Delaware]] * [[U.S. Route 9 Business (Lewes, Delaware)|U.S. Route 9 Business]] in [[Lewes, Delaware]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.aaroads.com/delaware/us-009.htm Delaware Highways - US 9] *[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000009__-.pdf NJDOT - US 9] [[Straight Line Diagram]] for the New Jersey portion of US9 from the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] *[http://www.alpsroads.net/roads/nj/log/1.html#9u New Jersey Highways - US 9] *[http://www.capitalhighways.8m.com/highways/m-ca/ Capital Highways -- Mid-Crosstown Arterial] {{U.S. Routes}} {{start srbox}} {{de browse|previous_type=DE|previous_route=8|route=[[list of Delaware numbered highways|DE]]|next_type=DE|next_route=9}} {{nj browse|previous_type=|previous_route=7|route=[[list of New Jersey numbered highways|NJ]]|next_type=US|next_route=9W}} {{ny browse|previous_type=NY|previous_route=8|route=[[List of State Routes in New York|NY]]|next_type=NY|next_route=9A}} {{end box}} {{DEFAULTSORT:09}} [[Category:U.S. Highway System]] [[Category:U.S. Highways in Delaware]] [[Category:U.S. Route 9| ]] [[pt:U.S. Route 9]] [[sv:U.S. Route 9]]