U.S. Route 9 (US 9) is a part of the
U.S. Highway System
The United States Numbered Highway System (often called U.S. Routes or U.S. Highways) is an integrated network of roads and highways numbered within a nationwide grid in the contiguous United States. As the designation and numbering of these hi ...
that runs from
Laurel, Delaware
Laurel is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. The population was 3,708 at the time of the 2010 census. Laurel is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. It once hosted the Laurel Blue Hens of the Eas ...
, to
Champlain, New York
Champlain is a town in Clinton County, New York, United States. The population was 5,754 at the 2010 census. The town is located on the western shore of Lake Champlain, near the northern end of Lake Champlain and is on the U.S./Canadian border.
...
. In
New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
* '' ...
, US 9 extends from the
George Washington Bridge
The George Washington Bridge is a double-decked suspension bridge spanning the Hudson River, connecting Fort Lee, New Jersey, with Manhattan in New York City. The bridge is named after George Washington, the first president of the United St ...
in
Manhattan
Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state ...
to an interchange with
Interstate 87 (I-87) just south of the
Canada–United States border
The border between Canada and the United States is the longest international border in the world. The terrestrial boundary (including boundaries in the Great Lakes, Atlantic, and Pacific coasts) is long. The land border has two sections: Can ...
in the town of Champlain. US 9 is the longest north–south U.S. Highway in New York. The portion of US 9 in New York accounts for more than half of the highway's total length.
The section of US 9 in New York passes through busy urban neighborhoods, suburban strips, and forested wilderness. It is known as
Broadway
Broadway may refer to:
Theatre
* Broadway Theatre (disambiguation)
* Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
**Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...
in
Upper Manhattan
Upper Manhattan is the most northern region of the New York City borough of Manhattan. Its southern boundary has been variously defined, but some of the most common usages are 96th Street, the northern boundary of Central Park ( 110th Street), ...
,
the Bronx
The Bronx () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the state of New York. It is south of Westchester County; north and east of the New York City borough of Manhattan, across the Harlem River; and north of the New Y ...
and much of
Westchester County
Westchester County is located in the U.S. state of New York. It is the seventh most populous county in the State of New York and the most populous north of New York City. According to the 2020 United States Census, the county had a population o ...
, and uses parts of the old
Albany Post Road
The Albany Post Road was a post road – a road used for mail delivery – in the U.S. state of New York. It connected New York City and Albany along the east side of the Hudson River, a service now performed by U.S. Route 9 (US 9).
Hi ...
in the
Hudson Valley
The Hudson Valley (also known as the Hudson River Valley) comprises the valley of the Hudson River and its adjacent communities in the U.S. state of New York. The region stretches from the Capital District including Albany and Troy south to ...
, where it passes the historic homes of a
U.S. President
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(
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (; ; January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician and attorney who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. As the ...
) and
Gilded Age
In United States history, the Gilded Age was an era extending roughly from 1877 to 1900, which was sandwiched between the Reconstruction era and the Progressive Era. It was a time of rapid economic growth, especially in the Northern and Weste ...
heir. It passes through the downtown of
Albany, the state capital, as well as
Saratoga Springs
Saratoga Springs is a city in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 28,491 at the 2020 census. The name reflects the presence of mineral springs in the area, which has made Saratoga a popular resort destination for over 2 ...
. It penetrates into the deep recesses of the
Adirondack Park
The Adirondack Park is a part of New York's Forest Preserve in northeastern New York, United States. The park was established in 1892 for “the free use of all the people for their health and pleasure”, and for watershed protection. The park ...
and runs along the shore of
Lake Champlain
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, where it is part of the
All-American Road
A National Scenic Byway is a road recognized by the United States Department of Transportation for one or more of six "intrinsic qualities": archeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational, and scenic. The program was established by Co ...
known as the
Lakes to Locks Passage
The American Lakes to Locks Passage and the corresponding Canadian is a scenic byway in northeastern New York in the United States and in southern Quebec in Canada. The byway unifies the interconnected waterway of the upper Hudson River, Cham ...
.
US 9 spawns more letter-suffixed state highways than any other route in New York, including the longest,
New York State Route 9N (NY 9N). Outside of the cities it passes through, it is a mostly a two-lane road, save for two
expressway
Expressway may refer to:
* Controlled-access highway, the highest-grade type of highway with access ramps, lane markings, etc., for high-speed traffic.
* Limited-access road, a lower grade of highway or arterial road.
*Expressway, the fictional s ...
segments in the mid-Hudson region. For much of its southern half it follows the
Hudson River
The Hudson River is a river that flows from north to south primarily through eastern New York. It originates in the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York and flows southward through the Hudson Valley to the New York Harbor between N ...
closely; in the north it tracks I-87 (the
Adirondack Northway
Interstate 87 (I-87) is a north–south Interstate Highway located entirely within the US state of New York. It is most of the main highway between New York City and Montreal. The highway begins at exit 47 off I-278 in the New York ...
).
Route description
![Broadway in Inwood](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/Broadway_in_Inwood.jpg)
The New York segment of US 9 can be divided into the section south of Albany, which parallels the
Hudson River
The Hudson River is a river that flows from north to south primarily through eastern New York. It originates in the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York and flows southward through the Hudson Valley to the New York Harbor between N ...
closely, and the portion north of Albany, which takes in a long section of the eastern
Adirondacks
The Adirondack Mountains (; a-də-RÄN-dak) form a massif in northeastern New York with boundaries that correspond roughly to those of Adirondack Park. They cover about 5,000 square miles (13,000 km2). The mountains form a roughly circular d ...
.
New York State Bicycle Route 9 follows the US 9 corridor, diverging from the route in areas not conducive to bicycling. For example, Bicycle Route 9 follows
US 9W
U.S. Route 9W (US 9W) is a north–south U.S. Highway in the states of New Jersey and New York. It begins in Fort Lee, New Jersey, as Fletcher Avenue crosses the US 1–9, US 46, and the Interstate 95 (I-95) approaches ...
in northern
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...
and
Rockland County
Rockland County is the southernmost county on the west side of the Hudson River in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the New York metropolitan area. It is about from the Bronx at their closest points. The county's population, as of th ...
, crosses the
Bear Mountain Bridge
The Bear Mountain Bridge, ceremonially named the Purple Heart Veterans Memorial Bridge, is a toll suspension bridge in New York State. It carries US 6 and US 202 across the Hudson River between Bear Mountain State Park in Orange Co ...
, and follows
NY 9D and
NY 301 back to US 9 in
Putnam County.
New York City and the Hudson Valley
US 9 enters New York as part of an expressway, soon becoming a surface street and major urban and suburban artery. Outside of the expressway portions, it is mostly a two- or four-lane road save for a lengthy four-lane strip that leads into one of the expressways. It runs near the river more frequently in the southern areas, but it is never very far inland.
New York City
![Broadway Bridge from train](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/Broadway_Bridge_from_train.jpg)
The
concurrency between US 1 and US 9 that began in New Jersey ends at the first exit from
I-95
Interstate 95 (I-95) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, running from US Route 1 (US 1) in Miami, Florida, to the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing between Maine and the Canadia ...
on the
George Washington Bridge
The George Washington Bridge is a double-decked suspension bridge spanning the Hudson River, connecting Fort Lee, New Jersey, with Manhattan in New York City. The bridge is named after George Washington, the first president of the United St ...
, when US 9 heads north via 178th and 179th streets to
Broadway
Broadway may refer to:
Theatre
* Broadway Theatre (disambiguation)
* Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
**Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...
. Broadway passes through the
Washington Heights neighborhood and then into
Inwood, the northernmost neighborhood on the island. The region in which US 9 passes through has a large Latino immigrant population. The northernmost section of the
New York City Subway
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the government of New York City and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, an affiliate agency of the state-run Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). Opened on October 2 ...
's underground
IND Eighth Avenue Line
The IND Eighth Avenue Line is a rapid transit line in New York City, United States, and is part of the B Division of the New York City Subway. Opened in 1932, it was the first line of the Independent Subway System (IND), and the ''Eighth Avenu ...
( train) runs along Broadway between
Dyckman Street
Dyckman Street ( ), occasionally called West 200th Street, is a street in the Inwood neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It is commonly considered to be a crosstown street because it runs from the Hudson River to the Harlem River and inter ...
and the
Inwood–207th Street terminal. On the corner of 204th Street is the
Dyckman House
The Dyckman House, now the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, is the oldest remaining farmhouse on Manhattan island, a vestige of New York City's rural past. The Dutch Colonial architecture, Dutch Colonial-style farmhouse was built by William Dyckman, c. ...
, the only original farmhouse left in Manhattan and a
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance. Only some 2,500 (~3%) of over 90,000 places listed ...
.
Near the island's northern tip, at the intersection with 215th Street, the elevated
IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line
The IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line (also known as the IRT Seventh Avenue Line or the IRT West Side Line) is a New York City Subway line. It is one of several lines that serves the A Division, stretching from South Ferry in Lower Manhatta ...
( train) of the New York City Subway joins Broadway. At the very tip of Manhattan, just past
Columbia University
Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...
's
Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium, officially known as Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium at Baker Athletics Complex, is a stadium in the Inwood neighborhood at the northern tip of the island of Manhattan, New Y ...
, US 9 crosses the
Harlem River Ship Canal
Spuyten Duyvil Creek () is a short tidal estuary in New York City connecting the Hudson River to the Harlem River Ship Canal and then on to the Harlem River. The confluence of the three water bodies separate the island of Manhattan from th ...
via the
Broadway Bridge, into
Marble Hill, the only portion of Manhattan on the mainland. The
Marble Hill Metro-North station here is the first of several along US 9.
![Broadway under 1 subway](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Broadway_under_1_subway.jpg)
At or just south of 230th Street, US 9, still Broadway, enters
the Bronx
The Bronx () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the state of New York. It is south of Westchester County; north and east of the New York City borough of Manhattan, across the Harlem River; and north of the New Y ...
. It draws alongside
I-87
Interstate 87 may refer to either of two unconnected Interstate Highways in the United States:
* Interstate 87 (New York), a highway running from New York City north to the Canadian border in Champlain, New York.
* Interstate 87 (North Carolina) ...
, here the
Major Deegan Expressway
Interstate 87 (I-87) is a north–south Interstate Highway located entirely within the US state of New York. It is most of the main highway between New York City and Montreal. The highway begins at exit 47 off I-278 in the New York ...
, the first of many encounters between the two roads on their northward course. At the
242nd Street station, the subway ends and Broadway runs along the west side of
Van Cortlandt Park
Van Cortlandt Park is a park located in the borough of the Bronx in New York City. Owned by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, it is managed with assistance from the Van Cortlandt Park Alliance. The park, the city's third-lar ...
. The
Henry Hudson Parkway
The Henry Hudson Parkway is a parkway in New York City. The southern terminus is in Manhattan at 72nd Street, where the parkway continues south as the West Side Highway. It is often erroneously referred to as the West Side Highway throughout it ...
interchange a mile up this stretch adds
NY 9A to US 9.
Westchester County
![US Route 9 - North Broadway - Yonkers, NY](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/US_Route_9_-_North_Broadway_-_Yonkers%2C_NY.jpg)
The northwestern corner of the park marks the city limit and US 9 enters
Yonkers
Yonkers () is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States. Developed along the Hudson River, it is the third most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City and Buffalo. The population of Yonkers was 211,569 as enu ...
, where it is now known as South Broadway. It trends closer to the
Hudson River
The Hudson River is a river that flows from north to south primarily through eastern New York. It originates in the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York and flows southward through the Hudson Valley to the New York Harbor between N ...
, remaining a busy urban commercial street. In downtown Yonkers, it drops close to the river, becomes North Broadway and NY 9A leaves via Ashburton Avenue. US 9 climbs to the nearby ridgetop runs parallel to the river and the railroad, a few blocks east of both as it passes
St. John's Riverside Hospital
St. John's Riverside Hospital is a private, community hospital located in Yonkers, New York. It was founded in 1869 as the first hospital in Westchester County, and shares a location and history with the Cochran School of Nursing, which was fou ...
. The neighborhoods become more residential and the road gently undulates along the ridgetop.
In Yonkers, US 9 passes historic
Philipse Manor house, which dates back to colonial America.
It remains Broadway as it leaves Yonkers for
Hastings-on-Hudson
Hastings-on-Hudson is a village in Westchester County located in the southwestern part of the town of Greenburgh in the state of New York, United States. It is located on the eastern bank of the Hudson River, approximately north of midtown Manha ...
, where it splits into separate north and south routes for . The trees become taller and the houses, many separated from the road by stone fences, become larger. Another National Historic Landmark, the
John William Draper House
The Henry Draper Observatory, also known as Draper Cottage and incorrectly as the John William Draper House, is a historic house and local history museum in Draper Park off U.S. Route 9 in New York, US 9 in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, Hastings-on ...
, was the site of the first
astrophotograph
Astrophotography, also known as astronomical imaging, is the photography or imaging of astronomical objects, celestial events, or areas of the night sky. The first photograph of an astronomical object (the Moon) was taken in 1840, but it was n ...
of the
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It is the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System and the largest and most massive relative to its parent planet, with a diameter about one-quarter that of Earth (comparable to the width of ...
.
In the next village,
Dobbs Ferry
Dobbs Ferry is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 10,875 according to the 2010 United States Census. In 2019, its population rose to an estimated 11,027. The village of Dobbs Ferry is located in, and is a p ...
, US 9 has various views of the Hudson River while passing through the residential section. The highway passes by the
Old Croton Aqueduct
The Croton Aqueduct or Old Croton Aqueduct was a large and complex water supply network, water distribution system constructed for New York City between 1837 and 1842. The great aqueduct (water supply), aqueducts, which were among the first in th ...
and nearby the shopping district of the village. After intersecting with Ashford Avenue, US 9 passes
Mercy College, then turns left again at the center of town just past
South Presbyterian Church
South Presbyterian Church, usually just referred to as South Church, is located along Broadway (US 9) in Dobbs Ferry, New York, United States. Founded in 1820, it is currently in its second building, a stone Gothic Revival style structure datin ...
, headed for equally comfortable
Ardsley-on-Hudson and
Irvington.
Villa Lewaro
Villa Lewaro, is a 34-room mansion located at Fargo Lane and North Broadway (US 9) in Irvington, New York, 30 miles north of New York City. It was built from 1916 to 1918, and was designed in the Italianate style by architect Vertner Tandy f ...
, the home of
C.J. Walker (1867-1919), the first African-American millionaire, is along the highway here.
At the north end of the village of Irvington, a
memorial
A memorial is an object or place which serves as a focus for the memory or the commemoration of something, usually an influential, deceased person or a historical, tragic event. Popular forms of memorials include landmark objects or works of a ...
to writer
Washington Irving
Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and " The Legen ...
, after whom the village was renamed, marks the turnoff to his home at
Sunnyside. Entering into the southern portion of Tarrytown, US 9 passes by historic
Lyndhurst mansion, a massive mansion built along the Hudson River in the early 1800s.
![US 9 signs at NY 448](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/US_9_signs_at_NY_448.jpg)
North of here, at the
Kraft Foods
The second incarnation of Kraft Foods is an American food manufacturing and processing conglomerate, split from Kraft Foods Inc. in 2012 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. It became part of Kraft Heinz in 2015.
A merger with Heinz, arra ...
technical center, the
Tappan Zee Bridge becomes visible. After crossing over the
Thruway and I-87, here concurrent with
I-287
Interstate 287 (I-287) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway in the US states of New Jersey and New York. It is a partial beltway around New York City, serving the northern half of New Jersey and the counties of Rockland and Westchester in N ...
, and then intersecting with the four-lane
NY 119
New York State Route 119 (NY 119) is an east–west state highway in Westchester County, New York, in the United States. The road starts in Tarrytown at an intersection with U.S. Route 9 (US 9) and comes to an end at a junction ...
, where NY 119 splits off to the east, US 9 becomes the busy main street of
Tarrytown
Tarrytown is a administrative divisions of New York#Village, village in the administrative divisions of New York#Town, town of Greenburgh, New York, Greenburgh in Westchester County, New York. It is located on the eastern bank of the Hudson Rive ...
.
Christ Episcopal Church, where Irving worshiped,
is along the street. Many high quality restaurants and shops are along this main road. This downtown ends at the eastern terminus of
NY 448
New York State Route 448 (NY 448) is a long state highway in western Westchester County, New York, in the United States. The route begins in the village of Sleepy Hollow at U.S. Route 9 (US 9) and goes in a northeast directi ...
, where US 9 slopes off to the left, downhill, and two signs indicate that US 9 turns left, passing the
Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow
The Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow ( nl, Oude Nederlandse Kerk van Sleepy Hollow), listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Dutch Reformed Church (Sleepy Hollow), is a 17th-century stone church located on Albany Post Road (U.S. Ro ...
, another NHL. The road then enters
Sleepy Hollow (formerly North Tarrytown), passing the visitors' center for
Kykuit
Kykuit ( ), known also as the John D. Rockefeller Estate, is a 40-room historic house museum in Pocantico Hills, a hamlet in the town of Mount Pleasant, New York 25 miles north of New York City. The house was built for oil tycoon and Rockefelle ...
, the
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance. Only some 2,500 (~3%) of over 90,000 places listed ...
that was (and partially still is) the
Rockefeller family
The Rockefeller family () is an American industrial, political, and banking family that owns one of the world's largest fortunes. The fortune was made in the American petroleum industry during the late 19th and early 20th centuries by brothe ...
's
estate.
US 9 then passes the historic
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Sleepy Hollow, New York, is the final resting place of numerous famous figures, including Washington Irving, whose 1820 short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is set in the adjacent burying ground at the Old Dutch C ...
, which includes the resting place of Washington Irving and the setting for
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is a gothic story by American author Washington Irving, contained in his collection of 34 essays and short stories titled ''The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.'' Written while Irving was living abroad in Birm ...
.
US 9 expands to four lanes at the trumpet intersection with
NY 117; Broadway finally ends and US 9 becomes Albany Post Road. Entering
Ossining's downtown
''Downtown'' is a term primarily used in North America by English speakers to refer to a city's sometimes commercial, cultural and often the historical, political and geographic heart. It is often synonymous with its central business distric ...
, US 9 becomes Highland Avenue and continues to rise and fall, widen and narrow, through the riverside community.
US 9 passes in close proximity to
Sing Sing
Sing Sing Correctional Facility, formerly Ossining Correctional Facility, is a maximum-security prison operated by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision in the village of Ossining, New York. It is about north of ...
correctional facility before heading towards Croton.
Croton Expressway
Just after Ossining, NY 9A returns and merges with US 9 for approximately 1,500 feet (457 m) as it crosses the mouth of the
Croton River
The Croton River ( ) is a river in southern New York with three principal tributaries: the West Branch, Middle Branch, and East Branch. Their waters, all part of the New York City water supply system, join downstream from the Croton Falls Rese ...
and becomes the Croton Expressway. The only section built of the canceled
I-487, the highway is generally built to
Interstate standards
Standards for Interstate Highways in the United States are defined by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) in the publication ''A Policy on Design Standards: Interstate System''. For a certain highway to ...
. NY 9A leaves the freeway and returns to two lanes, following the parent route's old course, at the second exit in
Croton-on-Hudson
Croton-on-Hudson is a administrative divisions of New York#Village, village in Westchester County, New York, Westchester County, New York (state), New York, United States. The population was 8,327 at the 2020 United States census over 8,070 at the ...
, where
NY 129 reaches its western end. US 9 passes the
Indian Point Energy Center
Indian Point Energy Center (I.P.E.C.) is a three-unit nuclear power plant station located in Buchanan, just south of Peekskill, in Westchester County, New York. It sits on the east bank of the Hudson River, about north of Midtown Manhattan. Th ...
, a nuclear power-plant that supplies power to Westchester County and New York City. The facility is visible from the majority of the northern half of the expressway.
![Annsville Circle](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Annsville_Circle.jpg)
The expressway veers inland for much of its route, preferring to follow the railroad tracks (the new
Cortlandt station is visible to the west at one point), rather than the river past the promontory at
Buchanan Buchanan may refer to:
People
* Buchanan (surname)
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* Buchanan, Liberia, a large coastal town
Antarctica
* Buchanan Point, Laurie Island
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* Buchanan, New South Wales
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* Buchanan ...
. NY 9A, as a surface street, ends at its parent at the Welcher Street exit. It continues on a reconstructed, widened section through
Peekskill
Peekskill is a city in northwestern Westchester County, New York, United States, from New York City. Established as a village in 1816, it was incorporated as a city in 1940. It lies on a bay along the east side of the Hudson River, across fr ...
. Despite recent upgrades to freeway standards, the northern end of the highway still maintains a lower speed limit.
from the freeway's northern terminus,
US 202 and
US 6 join the freeway. NY 35 reaches its western terminus at that same junction. The four-lane divided highway's northern terminus is at a stoplight at a three-way intersection with the
Bear Mountain State Parkway. The parkway continues straight from this intersection while US 6/9/202 turns left and crosses
Annsville Creek
Annsville is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. At the 2010 census the town population was 3,012. The town is named after Ann Bloomfield, wife of a founder.
The Town of Annsville is in the northwestern part of the county.
History
A ...
.
Peekskill to Poughkeepsie
![Vanwyckhomesteadfishkill2006](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Vanwyckhomesteadfishkill2006.jpg)
north of that junction, the routes enter the Annsville
traffic circle
A roundabout is a type of circular intersection (road), intersection or junction in which road traffic is permitted to flow in one direction around a central island, and priority is typically given to traffic already in the junction.''The N ...
. While 6 and 202 remain concurrent and exit the circle on its west side, continuing up the river towards the
Bear Mountain Bridge
The Bear Mountain Bridge, ceremonially named the Purple Heart Veterans Memorial Bridge, is a toll suspension bridge in New York State. It carries US 6 and US 202 across the Hudson River between Bear Mountain State Park in Orange Co ...
, US 9 exits the roundabout on the northeast side. It continues due north as two-lane
Albany Post Road
The Albany Post Road was a post road – a road used for mail delivery – in the U.S. state of New York. It connected New York City and Albany along the east side of the Hudson River, a service now performed by U.S. Route 9 (US 9).
Hi ...
. Running inland and mostly free of development behind the
Hudson Highlands
The Hudson Highlands are mountains on both sides of the Hudson River in New York state lying primarily in Putnam County on its east bank and Orange County on its west. They continue somewhat to the south in Westchester County and Rockland County ...
, it enters
Putnam County.
NY 403
New York State Route 403 (NY 403) is a state highway located entirely within Putnam County. It connects NY 9D in Philipstown at its northern end to US 9 in the hamlet of Graymoor, where the Appalachian Trail crosses both h ...
reaches its eastern terminus at the same intersection where the
Appalachian Trail
The Appalachian Trail (also called the A.T.), is a hiking trail in the Eastern United States, extending almost between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine, and passing through 14 states.Gailey, Chris (2006)"Appalachian Tr ...
crosses the road. The
gas station
A filling station, also known as a gas station () or petrol station (), is a facility that sells fuel and engine lubricants for motor vehicles. The most common fuels sold in the 2010s were gasoline (or petrol) and diesel fuel.
Gasoline ...
here has, when in service, long been a favorite stop for
thru-hiker
Thru-hiking, or through-hiking, is the act of hiking an established end-to-end trail or long-distance trail with continuous footsteps.
In the United States, the term is most commonly associated with the Appalachian Trail (AT), the Pacific Crest ...
s. A few miles further to the north, at the
Indian Brook Road intersection, the highway passes through Nelson's Corner, a rare surviving early 19th-century country hamlet.
Old Albany Post Road
Old Albany Post Road is a dirt road in Philipstown, New York, one of the oldest unpaved roads still in use in the United States. It runs mostly north-south through the southeastern corner of the town, near the Putnam Valley town line. Starting ...
, a 6.6-mile (10.6 km) remnant of US 9's original and one of the oldest
dirt road
A dirt road or track is a type of unpaved road not paved with asphalt, concrete, brick, or stone; made from the native material of the land surface through which it passes, known to highway engineers as subgrade material. Dirt roads are suitable ...
s still in use in the country, comes in from the right a mile on. The only other intersection of note in Putnam County is its main east–west state route,
NY 301, which crosses US 9 several miles further north, just a mile south of the
Dutchess County
Dutchess County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 295,911. The county seat is the city of Poughkeepsie. The county was created in 1683, one of New York's first twelve counties, and later organ ...
line.
US 9 passes
Dutchess Mall
Dutchess Mall was an enclosed shopping mall in Fishkill, New York. In 2006, the main portion of the mall was demolished and replaced with a Home Depot except for the Jamesway and Service Merchandise anchor store buildings. The former Service Merc ...
, a
dead mall
A dead mall (also known as a ghost mall, zombie mall, or abandoned mall) is a shopping mall with a high vacancy rate or a low consumer traffic level, or that is deteriorating in some manner.
Many malls in North America are considered "dead ...
, before passing the historic
Van Wyck Homestead
The Van Wyck Homestead Museum or Van Wyck-Wharton House (pronounced Van Wike) is an early 18th-century Dutch colonial house in the Town of Fishkill, New York, United States of America. It served as a headquarters to a major military supply depo ...
. In
Fishkill, the route meets
I-84
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* Interstate 84 (Oregon–Utah), passing through Idaho, formerly known as Interstate 80N
* Interstate 84 (Pennsylvania–Massachusetts)
Interstate 84 (I-84) is an Interstate Highway in the Northeaster ...
. At the interstate exit, the road expands into a four-lane strip similar to the form it takes in
Central New Jersey
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Geographic area and descriptions
While the State of New Jersey is often divided into North and ...
, complete with much commercial development on both sides. It will remain this way to Poughkeepsie. This stretch is an important, if often congested, transportation artery for the county.
Just north of I-84, US 9 clips off a corner of the village of
Fishkill, where the intersection with
NY 52
New York State Route 52 (NY 52) is a state highway in the southeastern part of the state. It generally runs from west to east through five counties, beginning at the Pennsylvania state line in the Delaware River near Narrowsburg, cros ...
creates a heavily congested situation at rush hours since traffic going from southbound US 9 to westbound I-84 often uses it as a shortcut. The remaining miles to
Wappingers Falls
Wappingers Falls is a Administrative divisions of New York#Village, village in Dutchess County, New York, Dutchess County, New York (state), New York, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census it had a population of 5,522. ...
boast many intersections as well, but are not quite as heavy.
![US 9 in NY birds-eye view](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/US_9_in_NY_birds-eye_view.JPG)
In the
Town of Poughkeepsie, just after the northern terminus of
NY 9D, US 9 passes another distressed mall,
South Hills and its healthier, newer counterpart, the
Poughkeepsie Galleria
The Poughkeepsie Galleria is a shopping center on U.S. 9 in the Town of Poughkeepsie, New York, located just north of Wappingers Falls, and is the largest shopping center in Dutchess County. The mall is anchored by the traditional chains Macy's ...
. A mile further north,
NY 113 swings to the west at a
cloverleaf interchange
A cloverleaf interchange is a two-level interchange in which all turns are handled by slip roads. To go left (in right-hand traffic; reverse directions in left-driving regions), vehicles first continue as one road passes over or under the ...
near the
IBM plant, once the region's major employer. Entering the
city of Poughkeepsie, at Sharon Drive, US 9 returns to expressway status once again. Two miles (3.2 km) north of Sharon, the highway connects to the
US 44/
NY 55
New York State Route 55 (NY 55) is a east-west state highway in southern New York, running from the Pennsylvania state line at the Delaware River in Barryville to the Connecticut state line at Wingdale. It is the only other state hig ...
concurrency at an interchange in close proximity to the
Mid-Hudson Bridge
The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mid-Hudson Bridge is a toll suspension bridge which carries US 44 and NY 55 across the Hudson River between Poughkeepsie and Highland in the state of New York.
History
Proposals for the Mid-Hudson span were made by ...
. This creates some unusual left exits, as traffic from 44/55 east wanting to go north on US 9 is routed into a
U-turn
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south of the highway, and likewise northbound drivers on US 9 must get turned around to go west over the river. The
limited-access highway
A limited-access road, known by various terms worldwide, including limited-access highway, dual-carriageway, expressway, limited access freeway, and partial controlled access highway, is a highway or arterial road for high-speed traffic which ...
comes to an end at the intersection with
NY 9G near
Marist College
Marist College is a private university in Poughkeepsie, New York. Founded in 1905, Marist was formed by the Marist Brothers, a Catholic religious institute, to prepare brothers for their vocations as educators. In 2003, it became a secular in ...
.
Poughkeepsie to Albany
![Springwood FDR home NY1](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Springwood_FDR_home_NY1.jpg)
North of Poughkeepsie, US 9 is at first a busy four-lane undivided route, with occasional turn lanes as it approaches
Hyde Park
Hyde Park may refer to:
Places
England
* Hyde Park, London, a Royal Park in Central London
* Hyde Park, Leeds, an inner-city area of north-west Leeds
* Hyde Park, Sheffield, district of Sheffield
* Hyde Park, in Hyde, Greater Manchester
Austra ...
, passing
Marist College
Marist College is a private university in Poughkeepsie, New York. Founded in 1905, Marist was formed by the Marist Brothers, a Catholic religious institute, to prepare brothers for their vocations as educators. In 2003, it became a secular in ...
, the
main campus of
the Culinary Institute of America
The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) is a private culinary school with its primary campus in Hyde Park, New York, and branch campuses in St. Helena and Napa, California; San Antonio, Texas; and Singapore. The college, which was the first t ...
and then the
home
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and
presidential library
A presidential library, presidential center, or presidential museum is a facility either created in honor of a former president and containing their papers, or affiliated with a country's presidency.
In the United States
* The presidential libr ...
of native
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (; ; January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician and attorney who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. As the ...
. It narrows to two lanes at the built-up area that marks the center of town, then opens up a turn lane for traffic entering the third of the town's tourist attractions,
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site is a historic house museum in Hyde Park, New York. It became a National Historic Landmark in 1940. It is owned and operated by the National Park Service.
The property, historically known as Hyde Park, wa ...
.
Past Hyde Park, the road narrows to two lanes again as traffic becomes more local. The area recalls Westchester County with many wooded tracts and stone walls at roadside. Through here it has been running fairly close to the river, but after
Staatsburg the highway begins to veer inland again. The land to the west, between road and river, forms the
Hudson River Historic District
The Hudson River Historic District, also known as Hudson River Heritage Historic District, is the largest Federally designated district on the mainland of the contiguous United States.The Nantucket Historic District includes all of the island o ...
, the largest in the country and another National Historic Landmark. US 9 is at least east of the river when it reaches
Rhinebeck, the next town along the route, where
NY 308 heads off to the east,
and close to the
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome
The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome is a living museum in Rhinebeck, New York. It owns many examples of airworthy aircraft of the Pioneer Era, World War I and the Golden Age of Aviation between the World Wars, and multiple examples of roadworthy antiqu ...
aviation museum.
At Weys Corners, the X-shaped intersection north of Rhinebeck, northbound traffic to the river and the
Kingston–Rhinecliff Bridge via
NY 199 typically bears left onto NY 9G. Southbound traffic, in turn, takes NY 199 itself to the river when the two meet in
Red Hook further ahead. Two blocks north of that junction are the
Village Diner
The Village Diner, sometimes called the Halfway Diner or the Historic Village Diner, is located on North Broadway ( U.S. Route 9) a block north of New York State Route 199, in Red Hook, New York, United States. It is a 1951 diner that has been i ...
, originally named the Halfway Diner since it was roughly halfway along US 9 from New York City to Albany, and the
Elmendorph Inn
The Elmendorph Inn, is the oldest building in the village of Red Hook, New York, United States. It is located at the north corner of North Broadway (US 9) and Cherry Street, a block north of the junction of Route 9 and NY 199.
It was built in the ...
, a mid-18th century counterpart to the diner. North of Red Hook, the land around the road begins to open up into farms and fields, offering frequent views of the
Catskill Escarpment
The Catskill Escarpment, often referred to locally as just the Escarpment or the Great Wall of Manitou, and known as the Catskill Front to geologists, is the range forming the northeastern corner of the Catskill Mountains in Greene and Ulster cou ...
across the river. This terrain continues into
Columbia County, which US 9 enters beyond Red Hook.
![US 9 north of Red Hook, NY, nine years later](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/US_9_north_of_Red_Hook%2C_NY%2C_nine_years_later.jpg)
The road remains two lanes, with mostly local traffic and no stop signs or traffic lights, until the oblique four-way intersection in
Bell Pond, into the county. Here,
NY 23
New York State Route 23 (NY 23) is an east–west state highway in the eastern portion of New York in the United States. It extends for from an intersection with NY 26 in the Central New York town of Cincinnatus in Cortland County ...
joins US 9 as it heads west, which in turn joins
NY 9H on the northern roadway while
NY 82
New York State Route 82 (NY 82) is a state highway in the eastern Hudson Valley of New York in the United States. It begins at an junction with NY 52 northeast of the village of Fishkill, bends eastward towards Millbrook, and then ...
departs to the southeast. west, in
Greenport, US 9 turns northward again toward
Hudson
Hudson may refer to:
People
* Hudson (given name)
* Hudson (surname)
* Henry Hudson, English explorer
* Hudson (footballer, born 1986), Hudson Fernando Tobias de Carvalho, Brazilian football right-back
* Hudson (footballer, born 1988), Hudso ...
, the county seat, passing the
St. Lawrence
Saint Lawrence or Laurence ( la, Laurentius, lit. " laurelled"; 31 December AD 225 – 10 August 258) was one of the seven deacons of the city of Rome under Pope Sixtus II who were martyred in the persecution of the Christians that the Roma ...
-owned
cement
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plant whose expansion was recently blocked by community activists after seven contentious years.
![NY9HIntersection](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/NY9HIntersection.jpg)
On the east fringe of Hudson's
historic downtown, US 9 intersects the northern terminus of NY 9G and
NY 23B. NY 23B runs concurrent with US 9 for a short distance eastward before splitting at Fairview Avenue, which US 9 follows out of Hudson. A commercial strip with turn lane gives way after to the lightly traveled rural two-lane US 9 north of Hudson. Near
Stockport
Stockport is a town and borough in Greater Manchester, England, south-east of Manchester, south-west of Ashton-under-Lyne and north of Macclesfield. The River Goyt and Tame merge to create the River Mersey here.
Most of the town is within ...
, US 9 meets the southern terminus of
NY 9J
New York State Route 9J (NY 9J) is a north–south state highway in the Hudson Valley region of New York in the United States. It begins at an intersection with US 9 in the Columbia County town of Stockport and extends for to an ...
. Farther north, after passing through
Kinderhook, home of another U.S. president,
Martin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren ( ; nl, Maarten van Buren; ; December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was an American lawyer and statesman who served as the eighth president of the United States from 1837 to 1841. A primary founder of the Democratic Party (Uni ...
, the road passes under NY 9H at a
grade-separated
In civil engineering (more specifically highway engineering), grade separation is a method of aligning a junction of two or more surface transport axes at different heights (grades) so that they will not disrupt the traffic flow on other tran ...
interchange before intersecting the northern terminus of NY 9H a short distance later outside
Valatie
Valatie (; ) is a village with several waterfalls in Columbia County, New York, United States. The population was 1,819 at the 2010 census. The village is at the center of the town of Kinderhook on US 9.
History
Valatie was first named ''Pach ...
.
When a developer wanted to add a fifth leg to this intersection for a new shopping center, the
state Department of Transportation required the developer to convert the signalized intersection to a
roundabout
A roundabout is a type of circular intersection or junction in which road traffic is permitted to flow in one direction around a central island, and priority is typically given to traffic already in the junction.''The New Shorter Oxford En ...
, despite heavy local opposition.
![US 9 & 20 approaching Albany from Rensselaer](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/US_9_%26_20_approaching_Albany_from_Rensselaer.jpg)
The highway widens to four lanes with a turn lane shortly after crossing into
Renesslaer County, and will remain so for most of the rest of the way to
Albany, despite limited development and low traffic in some areas. Within a mile of the county line it passes under the
New York State Thruway
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Berkshire Connector and meets the lone section of
I-90
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in
New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
* '' ...
not part of the Thruway system, at exit 12 southeast of
Castleton-on-Hudson. north of I-90 and northwest of
Nassau
Nassau may refer to:
Places Bahamas
*Nassau, Bahamas, capital city of the Bahamas, on the island of New Providence
Canada
*Nassau District, renamed Home District, regional division in Upper Canada from 1788 to 1792
*Nassau Street (Winnipeg), ...
, US 9 veers left to merge with
US 20 in
Schodack Center, and together they progress northwest toward Albany. Less than from the eastern terminus of the overlap, US 9 and US 20 intersect
NY 150
New York State Route 150 (NY 150) is a north–south state highway in Rensselaer County, New York, in the United States. The southern terminus of the route is at NY 9J in Castleton-on-Hudson. Its northern terminus is at a junction ...
before connecting to I-90 at exit 11.
As the roadway heads westward, it meets the western (southern for state purposes) terminus of
US 4 across from a
Hannaford Hannaford may refer to:
People
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* Ann Hannaford Lamar (born 1952), American jurist
* Charlie Hannaford (footballer) (1896–1970), English footballer
* Clive Hannaford (19 ...
supermarket along the busy commercial strip in
East Greenbush. Shortly afterwards the first sign of the state capital, the
Erastus Corning Tower
The Erastus Corning Tower, also known as the Mayor Erastus Corning 2nd Tower or simply the Corning Tower, is a skyscraper located in downtown Albany, New York. Completed in 1973 and sided with Vermont Pearl marble and glass, the state office buil ...
, starts becoming visible. At a bluff east of the river, the entire Albany skyline comes into view as the road descends, passing the northern terminus of NY 9J south of
Rensselaer. US 9 and US 20 then cross the
Hudson River
The Hudson River is a river that flows from north to south primarily through eastern New York. It originates in the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York and flows southward through the Hudson Valley to the New York Harbor between N ...
via the
Dunn Memorial Bridge
The Dunn Memorial Bridge, officially known as the Private Parker F. Dunn Memorial Bridge, carries US 9 and US 20 across the Hudson River between Albany, New York and Rensselaer, New York.
Description
Completed in 1969 to replace an earlier span be ...
into Albany as Corning Tower and the other buildings of
Empire State Plaza
The Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza (known commonly as the Empire State Plaza, and also as the South Mall) is a complex of several state government buildings in downtown Albany, New York.
The complex was built between 1965 a ...
loom ahead, and the two routes separate, with US 20 heading west across the city.
Albany and North
North of
Albany, US 9 starts to pull away from the Hudson corridor, eventually picking up
I-87
Interstate 87 may refer to either of two unconnected Interstate Highways in the United States:
* Interstate 87 (New York), a highway running from New York City north to the Canadian border in Champlain, New York.
* Interstate 87 (North Carolina) ...
, now the Adirondack Northway.
Albany to Saratoga Springs
After the bridge, US 9 runs under
I-787
Interstate 787 (I-787) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway in the US state of New York. I-787 is the main highway for those traveling into and out of downtown Albany. The southern terminus is, per New York traffic data, at the toll plaza fo ...
for several blocks, then takes an offramp past the
Albany Pump House
The Albany Pump Station, originally the Quackenbush Pumping Station of the Albany Water Works, is located in Quackenbush Square on Broadway in the city of Albany, New York, United States. It is a large brick building constructed in the 1870s and e ...
to become
Clinton Avenue. There it intersects the two routes which have paralleled US 9 up the west side of the Hudson. At Pearl Street and the
Palace Theatre Palace Theatre, or Palace Theater, is the name of many theatres in different countries, including:
Australia
*Palace Theatre, Melbourne, Victoria
*Palace Theatre, Sydney, New South Wales
Canada
*Palace Theatre, housed in the Robillard Block, Mo ...
, it crosses
NY 32
New York State Route 32 (NY 32) is a north–south state highway that extends for through the Hudson Valley and Capital District, New York, Capital District regions of the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. It is a two-lane sur ...
(North Pearl Street), which continues north, and
US 9W
U.S. Route 9W (US 9W) is a north–south U.S. Highway in the states of New Jersey and New York. It begins in Fort Lee, New Jersey, as Fletcher Avenue crosses the US 1–9, US 46, and the Interstate 95 (I-95) approaches ...
(Lark Street), which ends at the junction. US 9 turns north on Henry Johnson Boulevard and widens to cross I-90 again via a
flyover originally built for the canceled Mid-Crosstown Arterial, exiting the city of Albany in the process.
![US9I787Merge](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/US9I787Merge.jpg)
Just before reaching the northern suburb of
Colonie, US 9 returns to two lanes and follows Loudon Road through well-to-do residential neighborhoods past
Albany Memorial Hospital
Samaritan Hospital is a community hospital in Troy, New York and a founding member of Northeast Health System and managed by St. Peter's Health Partners. The main campus is at 2215 Burdett Ave
Troy, New York. A second campus is located at the si ...
and
Wolferts Roost Country Club. The short
NY 377 forks off to the north while US 9 trends slightly westward. A five-way intersection marks
Loudonville.
Siena College
Siena College is an American private Franciscan college in Loudonville, New York. Siena was founded by the Order of Friars Minor in 1937. The college was named after Bernardino of Siena, a 15th-century Italian Franciscan friar and preacher. St ...
in
Newtonville is on the east side a mile past the junction, with the Colonie Town Hall opposite.
Continuing northward into
Latham, the highway adds a middle turn lane.
NY 155
New York State Route 155 (NY 155) is a state highway located entirely within Albany County in the Capital District of New York. The western terminus of the route is at NY 85A in Voorheesville. The eastern terminus is at NY 3 ...
intersects as the Northway draws near to the west. Beyond, the road expands to four lanes and commercial property resumes. At the
Latham Circle
The Latham Circle is the intersection of U.S. Route 9 (US 9) and New York State Route 2 (NY 2) within the town of Colonie, New York in Albany County.
Description
The circle is a roundabout. US 9 travels north–sou ...
US 9 crosses beneath
NY 2. A mile further north, the expressway portion of NY 7 crosses over for eastbound traffic, and then
NY 9R goes off to the east, to return further north. At the junction, US 9 starts to trend eastward again, away from the Northway, and finally crosses the
Mohawk River
The Mohawk River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed October 3, 2011 river in the U.S. state of New York. It is the largest tributary of the Hudson River. The Mohawk f ...
into
Saratoga County
Saratoga County is a county in the U.S. state of New York, and is the fastest-growing county in Upstate New York. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the county's population was enumerated at 235,509, representing a 7.2% increase from the 2010 popul ...
via the
Crescent Bridge
Crescent Bridge (also known as the Bridge 6) is a bridge over the Mohawk River and the Erie Canal. It is in Crescent, New York, a hamlet in the town of Halfmoon in southern Saratoga County on the northern side of the Mohawk River. The Crescent B ...
at the northernmost point of Albany County.
A new name, Halfmoon Parkway, comes with the change of county, after the
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
the road runs through. The eastward bent reverses itself as another state route,
NY 236 forks off to the north. By the time US 9 reaches the
NY 146 junction in
Clifton Park, the Northway is right alongside again. The roads continue running parallel courses past
Round Lake as
NY 67 joins US 9 into
Malta
Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...
, leaving later at the center of town for its own exit along the Northway. Another to the north, another lettered subroute of US 9,
NY 9P, leaves east for
Saratoga Lake
Saratoga Lake is a lake in the eastern part of Saratoga County, New York (state), New York. The lake is approximately long, about wide at its widest point, and about deep.
The lake is bordered by the city of Saratoga Springs on the northwest ...
.
![Broadway in downtown Saratoga Springs, NY](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/Broadway_in_downtown_Saratoga_Springs%2C_NY.jpg)
US 9 itself has its first exit with the Northway, its first junction with I-87 since Tarrytown in fact, north of NY 9P. This full cloverleaf is the main exit for
Saratoga Springs
Saratoga Springs is a city in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 28,491 at the 2020 census. The name reflects the presence of mineral springs in the area, which has made Saratoga a popular resort destination for over 2 ...
. The resort town's
historic downtown is ahead, past
Saratoga Spa State Park
Saratoga Spa State Park is a state park located in Saratoga County, New York in the United States. The park is in the City of Saratoga Springs, near US 9 and NY 50.
The grounds contain mineral springs, classical bath and spa houses, and the S ...
and
Congress Park. Here US 9, as South Broadway, begins a concurrency with
NY 50 and, later, briefly, with
NY 29
New York State Route 29 (NY 29) is a state highway extending for across the eastern portion of the U.S. state of New York. The western terminus of the route is at NY 28 and NY 169 in Middleville, Herkimer County. The easter ...
. NY 9P completes its loop here, and another lettered route,
NY 9N
New York State Route 9N (NY 9N) is a north–south state highway in northeastern New York in the United States. It extends from an intersection with U.S. Route 9 (US 9), NY 29, and NY 50 in the city of Saratoga Spri ...
, the longest letter-suffixed route in the state, begins at the
post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ...
. Tacking eastward out of town, US 9 and NY 50 follow Van Dam Street until US 9 returns to a northerly course on Marion Avenue, which becomes Maple Avenue at the city limit.
Saratoga Springs to Lake George
Once past the sleeve of development around the highway north of the city, US 9 leaves the
Albany metropolitan area as it gets less developed through
Wilton and
Moreau
Moreau may refer to:
People
*Moreau (surname)
Places
*Moreau, New York
*Moreau River (disambiguation)
Music
*An alternate name for the band Cousteau, used for the album ''Nova Scotia'' in the United States for legal reasons
In fiction
*Dr. Mo ...
. The Palmerstown Range begins to rise on one side, anticipating the mountainous country to come. From the hamlet of Kings Station onward, what is now signed as Saratoga Road follows a straight northeast course for through more wooded countryside to the entrance to
Moreau Lake State Park
Moreau Lake State Park is a state park in Saratoga County, New York, United States.
The park is located in the southwest part of the town of Moreau on US 9 off Interstate 87. It features over of hiking trails.
Winter activities include snows ...
. A mile further on, US 9 again intersects the Northway at exit 17.
Another brings it to the western end of
NY 197 (Reynolds Road). US 9 continues straight ahead for the next into the village of
South Glens Falls, where NY 32 (Gansevoort Road), comes in at an oblique angle from the south and merges with US 9 to cross the Hudson via the Cooper's Cave Bridge for the last time, leave Saratoga County and enter the
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* Warren County, Georgia
* Warren County, Illinois
* Warren County ...
city of
Glens Falls
Glens Falls is a city in Warren County, New York, United States and is the central city of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 14,700 at the 2010 census. The name was given by Colonel Johannes Glen, the falls refe ...
.
The two routes follow Glen Street to
Centennial Circle, a five-legged roundabout in the center of the city's downtown area, where NY 32 leaves to the right via Warren Street and
NY 9L takes Ridge Street due north. US 9 continues via Glen to the northwest, becoming Upper Glen Street at the city limit.
NY 254 (Aviation Road) comes in from its nearby western terminus at the Northway. The highway remains heavily developed for the next to a junction with another route beginning at I-87,
NY 149. It joins with US 9 briefly before leaving to the east north of the Adirondack–Lake George Outlet Mall. Many vehicles make that turn, as NY 149 is the best route from the Northway into southern
Vermont
Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...
, to the east.
US 9 continues to parallel the interstate. At the
Queensbury-
Lake George town line, a massive wooden shingle lets drivers know they have crossed the
Blue Line into the
Adirondack Park
The Adirondack Park is a part of New York's Forest Preserve in northeastern New York, United States. The park was established in 1892 for “the free use of all the people for their health and pleasure”, and for watershed protection. The park ...
. The route straightens out for the next into the village of
Lake George, a popular tourist destination.
It takes the name Canada Street, and NY 9N comes in from the west to run concurrently with. The two routes widen to a busy four-lane road past shops catering to a busy tourist trade. Shortly thereafter, NY 9L loops back to the parent route, after having followed the east shore of
the lake that gives the village its name. At the northern end of the village of Lake George, NY 9N splits via Lake Shore Drive to follow the western shore, and US 9 itself takes a northwesterly turn to remain parallel with the Northway.
Adirondack Park
Past Lake George, US 9 enters the
Adirondack Park
The Adirondack Park is a part of New York's Forest Preserve in northeastern New York, United States. The park was established in 1892 for “the free use of all the people for their health and pleasure”, and for watershed protection. The park ...
. The next of the highway runs through the eastern section of the largest
protected area
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...
east of the
Mississippi
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, with vast tracts of
Forest Preserve
A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or o ...
kept "forever wild" per the state constitution. Accordingly, US 9 remains a two-lane rural road, often very close to the
Adirondack Northway
Interstate 87 (I-87) is a north–south Interstate Highway located entirely within the US state of New York. It is most of the main highway between New York City and Montreal. The highway begins at exit 47 off I-278 in the New York ...
, a section of
Interstate 87, throughout the park. Development, traffic and population are minimal, the surrounding land is heavily wooded and the two roads cover very long distances between very small towns.
After Lake George, there is another exit with the Northway, to ease access to the village by southbound traffic. US 9 remains very close to the Northway on its east side, resulting in another exit north. This serves
Warrensburg, where
NY 418 reaches its eastern terminus. The highway begins to move further away from the interstate, and further,
NY 28
New York State Route 28 (NY 28) is a state highway extending for in the shape of a "C" between the Hudson Valley city of Kingston and southern Warren County in the U.S. state of New York. Along the way, it intersects several major ro ...
concludes its long bow-shaped route at a junction with US 9.
Nearly north, at
Chestertown, US 9 meets and joins
NY 8, which carries it due west almost to
Loon Lake. After crossing over a southwestern bay of the lake, US 9 turns right and is once again on its own, trending northeast alongside the lake's western shore to eventually reach the Northway again in . This exit serves only northbound traffic. A mile later, there is access to the other direction.
The road begins to run along the west shore of
Schroon Lake, in the process crossing into
Essex County. Shortly after the county line, an access road leads to I-87 again. It is from here, past the hamlet of
Schroon Lake at the water's northern tip, that US 9 intersects
NY 74, like NY 254 and NY 149 fresh off its western terminus at the Northway. Signs at this junction use
Ticonderoga, to the east, as a
control city
A control city is a city, locality, or other location posted on a series of traffic signs along a particular stretch of road indicating destinations on that route. Together with route numbers and cardinal directions, these focal points aid the mo ...
, an indication of how sparsely populated the park is.
US 9 remains close to the interstate for the next into the town of
North Hudson, where Boreas Road provides access to the
Dix Mountain Wilderness Area
The Dix Mountain Wilderness Area is the name previously given to an area of New York's Forest Preserve in the Adirondack Park , and is located in the towns of Elizabethtown, Keene and North Hudson, Essex County. It is roughly bounded on the no ...
the southernmost in the
Adirondack High Peaks The Adirondack High Peaks are a set of 46 mountain peaks in the Adirondack Mountains of New York (state), New York state. They have been popular hiking destinations since the late 1920s, when the list of peaks was published in Russell Carson's book ...
region. The highway again crosses the interstate to connect I-87 to the western terminus of
NY 73, the well-traveled scenic route to
Keene Valley and
Lake Placid. At this ornate junction, US 9 is at 1,155 feet (340 m) above sea level, the highest elevation it reaches along its entire length.
The right turn takes it again to the northeast past
Rocky Peak Ridge
Rocky Peak Ridge is the twentieth highest peak in the High Peaks Region of the Adirondack Park of New York, United States. The name of the mountain is due to its geology, a rocky ridge to the east of the better known Giant Mountain. The long, b ...
and the
Giant Mountain Wilderness Area
The Giant Mountain Wilderness Area, an Adirondack Park unit of New York's Forest Preserve, lies in Essex County, New York, in the towns of Elizabethtown and Keene. It is roughly bounded by NY 9N on the north, NY 73 on the west and south and U ...
, to the hamlet of
New Russia
Novorossiya, literally "New Russia", is a historical name, used during the era of the Russian Empire for an administrative area that would later become the southern mainland of Ukraine: the region immediately north of the Black Sea and Crimea. ...
. This stretch brings the highway to
Elizabethtown, the unincorporated
county seat
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and the first settlement US 9 has passed through since Warrensburg. NY 9N comes through town from the west; it and US 9 briefly overlap.
While the land remains mostly forested as the road continues its northeast course from Elizabethtown, it begins to descend somewhat as the valley of
Lake Champlain
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draws near. US 9 eventually draws close to the Northway again at
Poke-O-Moonshine Mountain
Poke-O-Moonshine Mountain, spelled Pokamoonshine on U.S. Geological Survey maps, and sometimes known as just Poke-O, is a minor peak of the Adirondack Mountains. The name is believed to be a corruption of the Algonquin words ''pohqui'', meaning 'b ...
, the Adirondacks' most popular
climbing
Climbing is the activity of using one's hands, feet, or any other part of the body to ascend a steep topographical object that can range from the world's tallest mountains (e.g. the eight thousanders), to small boulders. Climbing is done fo ...
spot. In
Chesterfield
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* Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut United Kingdom
* Chesterfield, Derbyshire, a market town in England
** Chesterfield (UK Parliament constitue ...
, without a major highway junction are ended when
NY 22
New York State Route 22 (NY 22) is a north–south state highway that parallels the eastern border of the U.S. state of New York, from the outskirts of New York City to the hamlet of Mooers in Clinton County near the Canadian border. ...
joins US 9 after its exit, the first pairing of two highways that begin their journey upstate in New York City.
The two routes enter
Keeseville, where in mid-village they cross the
Ausable River Au Sable or Ausable may refer to various places:
Michigan
*Au Sable Township, Iosco County, Michigan
**Au Sable, Michigan, an unincorporated community in the above township
*Au Sable Township, Roscommon County, Michigan New York
*Au Sable, New Y ...
and enter
Clinton County Clinton County may refer to:
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**Clinton County, New York
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*Counties named for DeWitt Clinton, s ...
. NY 9N reappears here, reaching its northern terminus. North of the village, the two routes split again and exchange the roles they had been playing for their entire northward journey. US 9 takes the eastward fork to the lake, running close to the state's edge; while 22 will run inland from here to the border.
After Keeseville, US 9 follows AuSable Chasm down to the lake shore. It crosses the Ausable and briefly re-enters Essex County long enough for the short
NY 373 to provide access to the
Burlington–Port Kent Ferry. A third and final crossing takes it out of the Adirondack Park.
Lake Champlain, Plattsburgh and Canada
After US 9 passes
Ausable Marsh Wildlife Management Area Au Sable or Ausable may refer to various places:
Michigan
* Au Sable Township, Iosco County, Michigan
** Au Sable, Michigan, an unincorporated community in the above township
* Au Sable Township, Roscommon County, Michigan New York
* Au Sable, N ...
and
NY 442 comes in from the east at the small hamlet of
Peru
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, US 9 heads down to the shore of the lake itself, which it will stay close to all the way into Plattsburgh as Lakes to Locks Passage. On clear days it is possible to see
Burlington
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* Burlington, Newfoundland and Labrador
* Burlington, Nova Scotia
* Burlington, Ontario, the most populous city with the name "Burlington"
* Burlington, Prince Edward Island
* Burlington Bay, no ...
across the water. Ahead lies
Valcour Island. In the narrow, rocky strait between it and the shore,
Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold ( Brandt (1994), p. 4June 14, 1801) was an American military officer who served during the Revolutionary War. He fought with distinction for the American Continental Army and rose to the rank of major general before defect ...
's hastily built fleet held off the
British
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Peoples, culture, and language
* British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies.
** Britishness, the British identity and common culture
* British English, ...
on October 11, 1776 in the
Battle of Valcour Island
The Battle of Valcour Island, also known as the Battle of Valcour Bay, was a naval engagement that took place on October 11, 1776, on Lake Champlain. The main action took place in Valcour Bay, a narrow strait between the New York mainland and ...
in what is considered the first battle in
U.S. naval history. More recent military history is apparent shortly thereafter when US 9 passes now-closed
Plattsburgh Air Force Base
Plattsburgh Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force Strategic Air Command (SAC) base covering 3,447 acres (13.7 km²) in the extreme northeast corner of New York, located on the western shore of Lake Champlain opposite Burlingto ...
, a pillar of the regional economy Plattsburgh has struggled to replace.
![Plattsburgh City Hall](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Plattsburgh_City_Hall.jpg)
When it actually enters
Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh ( moh, Tsi ietsénhtha) is a city in, and the seat of, Clinton County, New York, United States, situated on the north-western shore of Lake Champlain. The population was 19,841 at the 2020 census. The population of the surrounding ...
, it becomes first U.S. Avenue, then Peru Street when it passes the Old Catholic Cemetery. The
Saranac River
Saranac River ( moh, Tsi ietsénhtha) is an river in the U.S. state of New York. In its upper reaches is a region of mostly flat water and lakes. The river has more than three dozen source lakes and ponds north of Upper Saranac Lake; the highes ...
draws alongside twice before US 9 takes a left turn at Bridge Street and crosses it. Just past the bridge, the highway turns left again onto City Hall Place at the center of town. US 9 passes in front of the
City Hall
In local government, a city hall, town hall, civic centre (in the UK or Australia), guildhall, or a municipal building (in the Philippines), is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality. It usually houses ...
designed by
John Russell Pope
John Russell Pope (April 24, 1874 – August 27, 1937) was an American architect whose firm is widely known for designing major public buildings, including the National Archives and Records Administration building (completed in 1935), the Jeffe ...
, also the builder of the
Jefferson Memorial
The Jefferson Memorial is a presidential memorial built in Washington, D.C. between 1939 and 1943 in honor of Thomas Jefferson, the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence, a central intellectual force behind the Am ...
in Washington. Two more quick lefts follow past the large
obelisk
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of Riverside Park, onto Miller and Cornelia streets, and then US 9 turns right at the eastern terminus of the lengthy
NY 3 to follow Margaret Street north and out of the city.
It bends northeast to return to the lake shore shortly after the city limit, following alongside
Cumberland Bay
Cumberland Bay is a bay, wide at its entrance between Larsen Point and Barff Point, which separates into two extensive arms, Cumberland West Bay and Cumberland East Bay, which recede inland along the northern coast of South Georgia. It ...
. At the Dead Creek crossing, US 9 widens to four lanes for the first time since the Albany area to handle the heavy traffic at the junction with the eastern terminus of
NY 314, which continues east on County Route 57 to another ferry connector, just southeast of the Northway. north of the junction, after
North Country Shopping Center
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Etymology
The word ''north'' is ...
, the highway returns to two lanes and the name Lakes to Locks Passage as it overlooks
Woodruff Pond and
Treadwell Bay. I-87 is visible a thousand feet (305 m) to the east across the many open fields as the two roads parallel each other's turns closely.
Another short route, County Route 58, formerly
NY 456, comes in from the west and terminates at US 9 shortly after the right turn for
Point Au Roche State Park. Continuing northward, the road deviates to the east slightly in the
Town of Chazy, but returns to its previous track by the interstate at the
Little Chazy River
Chazy River is the name of two tributaries of Lake Champlain in Clinton County, New York in the United States.
The more northerly river is the Great Chazy River, which empties into Lake Champlain at King Bay in the Town of Champlain.
The more s ...
bridge. Shortly afterwards, US 9 intersects County Route 23 (Miner Farm Road, formerly
NY 191 west of US 9).
US 9 runs straight due north, no longer taking another name, to the next major intersection,
NY 9B (Lavalley Road), its last sub-route. NY 9B does not terminate but instead runs to the lake shore and eventually north to
Rouses Point
Rouses Point is a village (New York), village in Clinton County, New York, Clinton County, New York (state), New York, United States, along the 45th parallel north, 45th parallel. The population was 2,209 at the 2010 census. The village is named ...
. A bend slightly to the west, closer to the Northway, brings the next stretch to US 9's last major intersection,
US 11, just south of
Champlain.
US 9 winds through the quiet border village as its Main Street, turning west-northwest near Champlain's northern boundary to make its last water crossing over the
Chazy River
Chazy River is the name of two tributaries of Lake Champlain in Clinton County, New York in the United States.
The more northerly river is the Great Chazy River, which empties into Lake Champlain at King Bay in the Town of Champlain.
The more s ...
. The route, still known as Main Street, heads northwest towards the Northway to follow it for the last , passing a few
customs brokerages towards its official end at the on-ramp to the last exit. Traffic to Canada must get on I-87 here.
The roadway continues as the East Service Road, unsigned NY 971B, for another .
This was the former route of US 9 to the border prior to the construction of the Northway. It is devoid of any development save some long vacant and abandoned lots, finally ending in a
parking lot
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south of the
border
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from which the
Canadian customs station at the south end of
Autoroute 15 is visible.
History
Origins
South of Albany, the main route of travel before the 20th century was the
Albany Post Road
The Albany Post Road was a post road – a road used for mail delivery – in the U.S. state of New York. It connected New York City and Albany along the east side of the Hudson River, a service now performed by U.S. Route 9 (US 9).
Hi ...
, wending from New York City to a ferry at
Greenbush. North of Albany, US 9 replaced the Great Northern Road, which ran from the Hudson River near Glen Falls through
Schroon Lake and
Elizabethtown to the Canadian border; this road became a toll road in the 1800's, known as the Great Northern Turnpike. In the early 20th century, much of the Albany Post Road was signed as an
auto trail
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of the same name, though south of Tarrytown the trail skewed eastward along Nepperan Road and Sleepy Hollow Road to
Elmsford
Elmsford is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. It is part of the New York metropolitan area. Roughly one mile square, the village is fully contained within the borders of the town of Greenburgh. As of the 2010 census, the ...
;
Hartsdale Road to
Hartsdale
Hartsdale is a hamlet located in the town of Greenburgh, Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 5,293 at the 2010 census. It is a suburb of New York City.
History
Hartsdale, a CDP/hamlet/post-office in the town of Greenb ...
;
Central Avenue,
Jerome Avenue
Jerome Avenue is one of the longest thoroughfares in the New York City borough of the Bronx, New York, United States. The road is long and stretches from Concourse to Woodlawn. Both of these termini are with the Major Deegan Expressway which ...
, and the Grand Concourse to Manhattan; 149th Street, 7th Ave, 110th St, and 5th Ave to Washington Square.
Much of what is now US 9 in
New York
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* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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was assigned an unsigned
legislative route
In the United States, a legislative route (LR) or legislative highway is a highway defined by laws passed in a state legislature. The numbering of such highways may or may not correspond to the numbers familiar to the public as part of the state, ...
designation by the
New York State Legislature
The New York State Legislature consists of the two houses that act as the state legislature of the U.S. state of New York: The New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly. The Constitution of New York does not designate an official ...
in 1908. Route 2 joined modern US 9 at
Archville (north of
Tarrytown
Tarrytown is a administrative divisions of New York#Village, village in the administrative divisions of New York#Town, town of Greenburgh, New York, Greenburgh in Westchester County, New York. It is located on the eastern bank of the Hudson Rive ...
) and followed it north to
Croton-on-Hudson
Croton-on-Hudson is a administrative divisions of New York#Village, village in Westchester County, New York, Westchester County, New York (state), New York, United States. The population was 8,327 at the 2020 United States census over 8,070 at the ...
, where it turned off to the northeast on modern
NY 129. The legislative route rejoined what is now US 9 at
Peekskill
Peekskill is a city in northwestern Westchester County, New York, United States, from New York City. Established as a village in 1816, it was incorporated as a city in 1940. It lies on a bay along the east side of the Hudson River, across fr ...
and remained on it to
Valatie
Valatie (; ) is a village with several waterfalls in Columbia County, New York, United States. The population was 1,819 at the 2010 census. The village is at the center of the town of Kinderhook on US 9.
History
Valatie was first named ''Pach ...
, where it met Route 1. Route 2 ended here while Route 1 continued north to
Albany on current US 9. From Albany to
Clifton Park and from
South Glens Falls to
Riparius, modern US 9 was part of Route 25. At Riparius, Route 25 met Route 22, which utilized what is now US 9 from Riparius to
Elizabethtown and from
Keeseville to the
town of Champlain. While modern US 9 travels directly from Elizabethtown to Keeseville and bypasses
Rouses Point
Rouses Point is a village (New York), village in Clinton County, New York, Clinton County, New York (state), New York, United States, along the 45th parallel north, 45th parallel. The population was 2,209 at the 2010 census. The village is named ...
to the west, Route 25 used current
NY 9N
New York State Route 9N (NY 9N) is a north–south state highway in northeastern New York in the United States. It extends from an intersection with U.S. Route 9 (US 9), NY 29, and NY 50 in the city of Saratoga Spri ...
between Elizabethtown and Keeseville and served Rouses Point via modern
NY 9B.
Routes 2 and 25 were realigned slightly on March 1, 1921, to utilize the modern US 9 corridor from Croton-on-Hudson to Peekskill and from
Saratoga Springs
Saratoga Springs is a city in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 28,491 at the 2020 census. The name reflects the presence of mineral springs in the area, which has made Saratoga a popular resort destination for over 2 ...
to South Glens Falls, respectively.
When the first set of posted routes in New York were assigned in 1924, the general routing of modern US 9 was designated as New York State Route 6, which went from the
New York City
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line at
Yonkers
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north to the
Canadian border
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near
Rouses Point
Rouses Point is a village (New York), village in Clinton County, New York, Clinton County, New York (state), New York, United States, along the 45th parallel north, 45th parallel. The population was 2,209 at the 2010 census. The village is named ...
. From New York City, NY 6 followed current US 9 north to Tarrytown, where it joined legislative Route 2 and continued north through Valatie to Albany via legislative Routes 1 and 2. North of Albany, NY 6 served
Cohoes,
Mechanicville
Mechanicville is a city in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 5,196 at the time of the 2010 census. It is the smallest city by area in the state. The name is derived from the occupations of early residents.
The city is lo ...
, and
Round Lake via modern
NY 32
New York State Route 32 (NY 32) is a north–south state highway that extends for through the Hudson Valley and Capital District, New York, Capital District regions of the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. It is a two-lane sur ...
and
NY 67. At Round Lake, NY 6 rejoined the path of current US 9 and headed north to Saratoga Springs. Past Saratoga Springs, NY 6 continued to Rouses Point on legislative Routes 22 and 25.
NY 6 had two spur routes:
NY 6A in
Westchester County
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and
NY 6B in
Rensselaer and
Saratoga counties.
Designation
![1943 US 9 end USGS map](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7d/1943_US_9_end_USGS_map.jpg)
In the original 1925 plan for the
U.S. Highway System
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, US 9 was designated along the west bank of the
Hudson River
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from the
New Jersey
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line to Albany, utilizing then-
NY 10
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. North of Albany, US 9 mostly followed NY 6 to Canada. The lone deviation was from Elizabethtown to Keeseville, where US 9 was routed on a previously unnumbered highway to the east instead. NY 6 east of the Hudson (up to Rensselaer) and a further extension to Glens Falls via
Troy
Troy ( el, Τροία and Latin: Troia, Hittite language, Hittite: 𒋫𒊒𒄿𒊭 ''Truwiša'') or Ilion ( el, Ίλιον and Latin: Ilium, Hittite language, Hittite: 𒃾𒇻𒊭 ''Wiluša'') was an ancient city located at Hisarlik in prese ...
, Mechanicville, and
Schuylerville
Schuylerville () is a village in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The village is located in the northeastern part of the Town of Saratoga, east of Saratoga Springs. The Village of Victory is adjacent to Schuylerville to the southwest ...
was designated as US 109.
The alignment of US 9 within New York remained unchanged in the final system alignment approved on November 11, 1926.
However, when US 9 was commissioned in New York in 1927, the US 109 designation had been dropped and was signed instead as US 9E, but only up to Waterford. The segment on the west bank of the Hudson from New Jersey to Waterford was redesignated as
US 9W
U.S. Route 9W (US 9W) is a north–south U.S. Highway in the states of New Jersey and New York. It begins in Fort Lee, New Jersey, as Fletcher Avenue crosses the US 1–9, US 46, and the Interstate 95 (I-95) approaches ...
, with the split routes meeting in Waterford. From there, unsuffixed US 9 began (still along NY 6) and went up to the Canadian border via Rouses Point as planned in 1925.
The former routing of NY 6 between Elizabethtown and Keeseville, bypassed by US 9, became
NY 9W at this time.
A shorter, more inland alternate route between Albany and Round Lake was designated as NY 9C sometime in the late 1920s.
[''Automobile Legal Association (ALA) Green Book'', Scarborough Motor Guide Co., various editions from 1926 to 1932.] In the
1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, the "E" suffix was dropped from all of US 9E south of
East Greenbush—making it part of US 9—while US 9W was truncated southward to end in Albany.
[''Automobile Legal Association (ALA) Automobile Green Book'', 1930–31 and 1931–32 editions, (Scarborough Motor Guide Co., Boston, 1930 and 1931). The 1930–31 edition shows New York state routes prior to the 1930 renumbering] At the same time, US 9 was realigned between Albany and Round Lake to use what had been NY 9C.
The Waterford–Mechanicville portion of US 9's former routing and the segment of US 9E between East Greenbush and Waterford became part of an extended
US 4.
The remainder of the old riverside route south of Waterford became part of NY 32 while the Round Lake–Mechanicville segment of old US 9 became part of NY 67.
Realignments
US 9 (and US 9E before it) originally crossed into New Jersey via the
Edgewater Ferry in
Harlem
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. It was shifted northward onto the
George Washington Bridge
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when it opened in 1934. In mid-December 1934, US 9 was signed within New York City for the first time, as were several other U.S. Highways and state routes. US 9 followed the George Washington Bridge into Manhattan, where it continued east on
179th Street to
Broadway
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Theatre
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* Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
**Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...
. Here, US 9 turned north as it does today, following Broadway through Manhattan and
The Bronx
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to Yonkers.
The route was moved from 179th Street to the
Cross Bronx Expressway
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following the completion of the highway in the vicinity of the eastern bridge approach.
![US 9 Croton Expressway](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/US_9_Croton_Expressway.jpg)
In the mid-1940s, the northern end of US 9 was realigned to enter Canada via Champlain instead of Rouses Point. The old route through Rouses Point became
NY 9B.
In the mid-1960s, the
Adirondack Northway
Interstate 87 (I-87) is a north–south Interstate Highway located entirely within the US state of New York. It is most of the main highway between New York City and Montreal. The highway begins at exit 47 off I-278 in the New York ...
was completed in the vicinity of Champlain, supplanting the northernmost of US 9.
US 9 initially
overlap
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* Ove ...
ped with
I-87
Interstate 87 may refer to either of two unconnected Interstate Highways in the United States:
* Interstate 87 (New York), a highway running from New York City north to the Canadian border in Champlain, New York.
* Interstate 87 (North Carolina) ...
from exit 43 to the Canadian border; however, it was truncated to end at exit 43—the last interchange before the border—in the 1970s.
Part of US 9's former routing to the border was retained as a service road and was designated as NY 971B, an unsigned
reference route.
Croton Expressway
Since the 1940s, an expressway along the US 9 corridor on the east bank of the Hudson River had been planned. Part of the route later became the
New York State Thruway
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, state = NY
, type = NYST
, alternate_name = Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway
, maint = NYSTA
, map = {{maplink, frame=yes, plain=yes, frame-align=center, frame-width=290, type=line, stroke-width=2, type2=line, from2=New Yor ...
(up to Tarrytown). In 1956, there were plans to continue the expressway further north to
I-84
Interstate 84 may refer to:
* Interstate 84 (Oregon–Utah), passing through Idaho, formerly known as Interstate 80N
* Interstate 84 (Pennsylvania–Massachusetts)
Interstate 84 (I-84) is an Interstate Highway in the Northeaster ...
in Beacon and beyond. This was one of the proposed alignments for
I-87
Interstate 87 may refer to either of two unconnected Interstate Highways in the United States:
* Interstate 87 (New York), a highway running from New York City north to the Canadian border in Champlain, New York.
* Interstate 87 (North Carolina) ...
.
In early 1965, this unconstructed expressway was assigned the designation
I-487, allowing a commercial-vehicle-accessible means of travel on the east side of the Hudson River. By 1967, strong resident opposition caused the segment from Peekskill to Beacon to be cancelled. In 1971, the section from Tarrytown to Ossining had also been cancelled due to lack of public support. The only portion that was ever built was the section from Crotonville to Peekskill, and was later named the Croton Expressway. The Croton Expressway opened in 1967 with the US 9 designation.
The original surface alignment of US 9 became an extension of
NY 9A.
Other developments
![Dunn Memorial Bridge stub end](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Dunn_Memorial_Bridge_stub_end.jpg)
In Albany, US 9 was planned to be upgraded to an expressway. It was to run west from the Dunn Memorial Bridge along the
South Mall Arterial
The South Mall Arterial is a expressway in Albany, New York, in the United States. It begins at an intersection with Swan Street and runs eastward under the Empire State Plaza to the west end of the Dunn Memorial Bridge, where the highway ends at ...
(co-signed with
US 20), then north along the northern half of the Mid-Crosstown Arterial. The southern half would carry
US 9W
U.S. Route 9W (US 9W) is a north–south U.S. Highway in the states of New Jersey and New York. It begins in Fort Lee, New Jersey, as Fletcher Avenue crosses the US 1–9, US 46, and the Interstate 95 (I-95) approaches ...
. The Mid-Crosstown Arterial would have begun at the junction of
I-787
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and the
New York State Thruway
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, state = NY
, type = NYST
, alternate_name = Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway
, maint = NYSTA
, map = {{maplink, frame=yes, plain=yes, frame-align=center, frame-width=290, type=line, stroke-width=2, type2=line, from2=New Yor ...
, connect with the South Mall Arterial at an underground interchange at
Washington Park, and continue north to a junction with
I-90
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. The only portion that was actually constructed was in the vicinity of the I-90 interchange (exit 6).
A study by the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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in 2009 found that US 9 was the deadliest highway in
Dutchess County
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, with 47 fatal accidents on the road in the 1994–2008 period. Police in the
town of Poughkeepsie blamed it on the increasing commercialization of US 9 south of the city of Poughkeepsie.
Suffixed routes
US 9 has had 19 suffixed routes bearing 17 different designations. Most are still in place; however, nine have been removed or renumbered. All of the routes were assigned as part of the
1930 renumbering of state highways in New York unless otherwise noted.
*
NY 9A () is an alternate route of US 9 through
Manhattan
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and
Westchester County
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.
*
NY 9B () is a spur in
Clinton County Clinton County may refer to:
*Counties named for George Clinton, first and third Governor of New York, and later the fourth Vice President of the United States:
**Clinton County, New York
**Clinton County, Ohio
*Counties named for DeWitt Clinton, s ...
linking US 9 in
Chazy to
US 11 in
Rouses Point
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.
It was assigned in the mid-1940s.
*The NY 9C designation has been used for two distinct highways:
**The first NY 9C was an alternate route assigned to what is now US 9 between
Albany and
Round Lake in the 1920s. It became part of US 9 in the 1930 renumbering.
**The second NY 9C was an alternate route of US 9 between
Croton-on-Hudson
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and
Peekskill
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, utilizing Mount Airy Road and Washington Street. The designation was eliminated in the early 1930s.
*
NY 9D () is an alternate route of US 9 between the
Bear Mountain Bridge
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and
Wappingers Falls
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.
* NY 9E was a spur linking US 9 to
NY 376 (near the
Dutchess County Airport
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) in the vicinity of Wappingers Falls,
Dutchess County
Dutchess County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 295,911. The county seat is the city of Poughkeepsie. The county was created in 1683, one of New York's first twelve counties, and later organ ...
. It was assigned
and removed .
The route, named New Hackensack Road, is now designated as County Route 104 by Dutchess County.
*
NY 9F was an alternate route of US 9 between
Poughkeepsie
Poughkeepsie ( ), officially the City of Poughkeepsie, separate from the Town of Poughkeepsie around it) is a city in the U.S. state of New York. It is the county seat of Dutchess County, with a 2020 census population of 31,577. Poughkeepsi ...
and
Hyde Park
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* Hyde Park, in Hyde, Greater Manchester
Austra ...
in Dutchess County. It became part of
NY 9G .
*
NY 9G () is an alternate route of US 9 from Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, to
Hudson
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* Hudson (given name)
* Hudson (surname)
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* Hudson (footballer, born 1988), Hudso ...
,
Columbia County.
*
NY 9H () is an easterly alternate to US 9 between
Bell Pond and
Valatie
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History
Valatie was first named ''Pach ...
.
It was assigned .
*
NY 9J
New York State Route 9J (NY 9J) is a north–south state highway in the Hudson Valley region of New York in the United States. It begins at an intersection with US 9 in the Columbia County town of Stockport and extends for to an ...
() is an alternate route of US 9 from
Columbiaville to
Rensselaer. NY 9J follows a more westerly alignment than US 9 to serve a series of communities along the
Hudson River
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.
*
NY 9K was an alternate route of US 9 between
Saratoga Springs
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and
Lake George. It was supplanted by an extended
NY 9N
New York State Route 9N (NY 9N) is a north–south state highway in northeastern New York in the United States. It extends from an intersection with U.S. Route 9 (US 9), NY 29, and NY 50 in the city of Saratoga Spri ...
in November 1953.
*
NY 9L () is a loop off of US 9 between
Glens Falls
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and Lake George in
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* Warren County, Georgia
* Warren County, Illinois
* Warren County ...
.
*
NY 9M was a spur located along the east bank of the
Schroon River
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in
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* Warren County, Georgia
* Warren County, Illinois
* Warren County ...
. It connected US 9 near
Pottersville to
NY 8 in
Starbuckville. The route was assigned
and removed .
*
NY 9N
New York State Route 9N (NY 9N) is a north–south state highway in northeastern New York in the United States. It extends from an intersection with U.S. Route 9 (US 9), NY 29, and NY 50 in the city of Saratoga Spri ...
() is a lengthy alternate route of US 9 between Saratoga Springs and
Keeseville. NY 9N is the longest suffixed route in New York.
*
NY 9P () is a loop route connecting US 9 to
Saratoga Lake
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The lake is bordered by the city of Saratoga Springs on the northwest ...
southeast of Saratoga Springs.
It was assigned .
*
NY 9R () is a short loop serving
Colonie in northeast
Albany County.
It was assigned .
*
NY 9W, different from the present
US 9W
U.S. Route 9W (US 9W) is a north–south U.S. Highway in the states of New Jersey and New York. It begins in Fort Lee, New Jersey, as Fletcher Avenue crosses the US 1–9, US 46, and the Interstate 95 (I-95) approache ...
, was an alternate route of US 9 between
Elizabethtown and
Keeseville. It was assigned in 1927
and renumbered to NY 9N in the 1930 renumbering.
*The NY 9X designation has been used for two distinct highways:
**The
first NY 9X was a loop route connecting US 9 to Saratoga Lake southeast of Saratoga Springs. It was assigned
and renumbered to NY 9P .
**The
second NY 9X was an alternate route of US 9 through
New York City
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in the vicinity of the
Harlem River
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The northern stretch, also called the Spuyte ...
. It was assigned in the mid-1930s
and removed in the 1940s.
Major intersections
Other than a brief segment concurrent with I-95 and US 1, exits on US 9 are unnumbered.
See also
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References
External links
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Hudson River
Limited-access roads in New York (state)
Transportation in Manhattan
Transportation in the Bronx
Transportation in Westchester County, New York
Transportation in Putnam County, New York
Transportation in Dutchess County, New York
Transportation in Rensselaer County, New York
Transportation in Albany County, New York
Transportation in Columbia County, New York
Transportation in Saratoga County, New York
Transportation in Essex County, New York
Transportation in Clinton County, New York
Transportation in Warren County, New York