The A9 motorway is a
motorway
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in the
Netherlands
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. The motorway starts off by going from the
A1 at
Diemen (
junction
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Diemen) to the
A2 at
junction
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'Holendrecht' (on the 'Gaasperdammerweg').
Overview
Here one drives approximately two kilometers south by means of the combined A9/A2 before the A9 heads off to the west again towards
Amstelveen
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, junction 'Badhoevedorp' (
A4), junction 'Raasdorp' (
A5), junction 'Rottepolderplein' (
A200) and on to junction 'Velsen' (
A22). Hereafter, the A9 goes further northward by means of the
Wijkertunnel under the
North Sea Canal, junction 'Beverwijk' (
A22) to
Alkmaar
Alkmaar () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland, about 30 km north of Amsterdam. Alkmaar is well known for its traditional cheese market. For tourists, it is a popular cultural destination. The ...
. At this point, the A9 motorway becomes the N9
highway
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and proceeds until De Kooy (at
Den Helder
Den Helder () is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Den Helder occupies the northernmost point of the North Holland peninsula. It is home to the country's main naval base.
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).
In 1996, the
Wijkertunnel was opened and integrated into the A9. The original route of the A9 ran through the
Velsertunnel where there is also a connection with the
A208. This part still exists but this portion of motorway has been re-numbered to
A22.
The part between A1 and A2 is four lanes; between A2 and Rottepolderplein it is six lanes. Hereafter the way is mainly four lanes, with short pieces in the area of the Wijkertunnel that are six lanes.
With regard to the Gaasperdammerweg, it is noted in the original plans that this road would not become a motorway. The plan was to build a local link-road for the occupants of the
Bijlmermeer. The section between A2/A9 and A1/A6 was never built, although this would have formed a natural connection between A9 and
A6. Because of this, the Gaasperdammerweg has developed into an overflowing connection between A2 and A1.
Discussions on extending the A9 in a straight line to the A6 are still going on. Because this part of the route would pass by the
Naardermeer, environmentalists oppose this plan.
Exit list
Route description of the N9 highway
From the last exit of the A9 motorway, the road becomes a highway (called N9) and continues along:
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Alkmaar
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Schoorl
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Julianadorp
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De Kooy
External links
Map
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