A total of at least three special routes of U.S. Route 9 (US 9) exist and at least seven have been decommissioned.

Georgetown truck route

U.S. Route 9 Truck (US 9 Truck) is a

truck route A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport freight, carry specialized payloads, or perform other utilitarian work. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, but the vast majority feature body-on-frame construction ...

of US 9 in the town of Georgetown in Sussex County,

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. US 9 Truck begins at an intersection between US 9 and US 113/ Delaware Route 404 Truck (DE 404 Truck) to the west of Georgetown. At this point, US 9 Truck heads southeast

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with US 113 and DE 404 Truck on four-lane

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Dupont Boulevard. The road heads through woodland with some farmfields and businesses. US 9 Truck/DE 404 Truck split from US 113 by heading east-northeast on two-lane undivided Arrow Safety Road. The road passes through a mix of farmland and woodland with some development, coming to a

roundabout A roundabout, a rotary and a traffic circle are types 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 junct ...

with South Bedford Street, where the name changes to Park Avenue. The routes continue east before curving to the northeast, crossing the

Delmarva Central Railroad The Delmarva Central Railroad is an American short-line railroad owned by Carload Express that operates of track on the Delmarva Peninsula in the states of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. The railroad operates lines from Porter, Delaware to Ha ...

's Indian River Subdivision line at-grade. The road turns east and passes to the south of

Delaware Coastal Airport Delaware Coastal Airport is a public use airport in unincorporated Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Owned by the Sussex County Council, it is located two nautical miles (4 km) southeast of the central business district of Ge ...

, where it makes a curve to the north. US 9 Truck/DE 404 Truck head through a mix of farmland and woodland with some homes to the east of the airport, crossing the Delmarva Central Railroad's Lewes Industrial Track line at-grade before ending at US 9/ DE 404 east of Georgetown. The portion of US 9 Truck concurrent with US 113 is part of the National Highway System. US 9 Truck was designated in 1983, heading south along US 113 before it turned north on South Bedford Street and east on Park Avenue, where it picked up its current alignment. The

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(DelDOT) moved US 9 Truck to a new alignment of Park Avenue located further to the south. The realigned Park Avenue leads to a roundabout with South Bedford Street and Arrow Safety Road, from which US 9 Truck follows Arrow Safety Road west to US 113. Road construction on the new alignment of Park Avenue and improvements to Arrow Safety Road began in 2022. The new alignment of US 9 Truck opened on May 28, 2024. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on June 7, 2024, with DelDOT secretary Nicole Majeski and state and local officials in attendance. Major intersections

Lewes business route

U.S. Route 9 Business (US 9 Bus.) is a

business route A business route (or business loop, business spur, or city route) in the United States is a short special route that branches off a parent numbered highway at its beginning, continues through the central business district of a nearby city or to ...

off US 9 in the city of

Lewes Lewes () is the county town of East Sussex, England. The town is the administrative centre of the wider Lewes (district), district of the same name. It lies on the River Ouse, Sussex, River Ouse at the point where the river cuts through the Sou ...

in Sussex County,

. US 9 Bus. begins at the Five Points intersection in the community of Nassau, where it intersects US 9, DE 1, and the eastern terminus of DE 404. This intersection has no access to eastbound US 9/southbound DE 1 from US 9 Bus. as left turns are prohibited. From here, the route heads northeast on four-lane

Savannah Road, soon narrowing to a two-lane undivided road. The business route runs through commercial areas to the southeast of a residential development, gaining a

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. The road comes to an intersection with Wescoats Corner Road in the community of Wescoats Corner, which heads southeast to provide access to southbound DE 1. US 9 Bus. loses the turn lane as it continues through the residential community of Quakertown. The road continues past homes and some businesses as it enters Lewes, where it crosses the Georgetown–Lewes Trail. The route passes to the southeast of

Beebe Medical Center Beebe Healthcare is a healthcare system serving Sussex County, Delaware, Sussex County in southern Delaware in the United States. Its primary facility is Beebe Medical Center, a hospital in Lewes, Delaware, Lewes. History Beebe Medical Center wa ...

before it crosses into the

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downtown area of Lewes, where it passes by the Zwaanendael Museum. US 9 Bus. crosses the

Lewes and Rehoboth Canal The Lewes and Rehoboth Canal is a canal in Sussex County, Delaware, which connects the Broadkill River and the Delaware Bay to Rehoboth Bay. It forms a portion of the Intracoastal Waterway. History Originally proposed in 1803, the canal was ...

on a

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and runs past businesses to the northwest and marshland to the southeast. The business route passes a mix of homes and businesses before it turns east onto Cape Henlopen Drive near Lewes Beach along the

Delaware Bay Delaware Bay is the estuary outlet of the Delaware River on the northeast seaboard of the United States, lying between the states of Delaware and New Jersey. It is approximately in area, the bay's freshwater mixes for many miles with the saltw ...

. US 9 Bus. runs between the bay to the north and homes to the south before it comes to its terminus at an intersection with US 9. Past here, Cape Henlopen Drive continues east as part of US 9 toward the

Cape May–Lewes Ferry The Cape May–Lewes Ferry is a ferry system on the East Coast of the United States that traverses a crossing of the Delaware Bay connecting North Cape May, New Jersey with Lewes, Delaware. The ferry constitutes a portion of U.S. Route 9 and ...

terminal. The entire length of US 9 Bus. is designated as part of the Historic Lewes Byway, Gateway to the Bayshore, a

Delaware Byway The Delaware Byways (formerly Delaware Scenic and Historic Highways) system consists of roads in the U.S. state of Delaware that travel through areas of scenic and historic interest. The intent of this system is to promote tourism and raise aware ...

. US 9 Bus. has an

annual average daily traffic Annual average daily traffic (AADT) is a measure used primarily in transportation planning, transportation engineering and retail location selection. Traditionally, it is the total volume of vehicle traffic of a highway or road for a year divided ...

count ranging from a high of 18,511 vehicles at the Donovans Road intersection to a low of 4,782 vehicles at the eastern terminus at US 9. The route was designated on a former part of DE 18 by 1976, with US 9 routed to bypass Lewes on DE 1, Kings Highway, and the Theodore C. Freeman Highway to the south. Major intersections

Beesley's Point temporary route

U.S. Route 9 Temporary (US 9 Temp.) was the designation for the detour around the closed Beesley's Point Bridge carrying US 9 over the

Great Egg Harbor Bay Great Egg Harbor Bay (or Great Egg Harbor) is a bay between Atlantic and Cape May counties along the southern New Jersey coast. The name derives from Dutch explorer Cornelius Jacobsen May's description of the plentiful birds laying eggs, naming th ...

between Upper Township,

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and

Somers Point Somers Point is a city situated on the Jersey Shore that is the oldest settlement in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It was settled by Europeans in 1693 and was incorporated as a borough in 1886. Somers Point was incorporated a ...

Atlantic County Atlantic County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, the county was the state's 15th-most-populous county,County Route 623 (CR 623) before heading north on the

Garden State Parkway The Garden State Parkway (GSP) is a Controlled-access highway, controlled-access toll road that stretches the north–south length of eastern New Jersey from the state's southernmost tip near Cape May, New Jersey, Cape May north to the New York ...

and crossing the Great Egg Harbor Bay on the

Great Egg Harbor Bridge The Great Egg Harbor Bridge is a series of four bridges along the Garden State Parkway in New Jersey, with Toll bridge, tolls collected in the southbound direction. It crosses the Great Egg Harbor Bay, connecting Upper Township, New Jersey, Uppe ...

, ending at an interchange with US 9 in Somers Point. The route was long. The designation was replaced by US 9 following the demolition of the bridge in 2013, making it so that US 9 cloud be driven from its entirety once again.

Toms River alternate route

U.S. Route 9 Alternate (US 9 Alt.) was a

alternate route An official alternate route is a special route in the United States that provides an alternate alignment for a highway. They are loop roads and found in many road systems in the United States including the U.S. Highway system and various stat ...

of US 9 that ran through

Toms River, New Jersey Toms River is a Township (New Jersey), township and coastal town located on the Jersey Shore in Ocean County, New Jersey, Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its mainland United States, mainland portion is also a census-designated ...

. It was created in 1954 after US 9 was rerouted to use the

through the Toms River area but was later renumbered to Route 166.

Newark–Jersey City temporary route

Jersey City truck route

U.S. Route 1/9 Truck (US 1/9 Truck) is a

of US 1/9 in northern New Jersey between Newark and

Jersey City Jersey City is the List of municipalities in New Jersey, second-most populous

that bypasses the

Pulaski Skyway The Pulaski Skyway is a four-lane bridge-causeway in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey, carrying a freeway designated U.S. Route 1/9 (US 1/9) for most of its length. The structure has a total length of . Its long ...

, which trucks are banned from. The route heads east across the

Passaic River The Passaic River ( or ) is a river, approximately long, in North Jersey, northern New Jersey. The river in its upper course flows in a highly circuitous route, meandering through the swamp lowlands between the ridge hills of rural and suburb ...

into Kearny before crossing the

Hackensack River The Hackensack River is a river, about 45 miles (72 km) long, in the U.S. states of New York and New Jersey, emptying into Newark Bay, a back chamber of New York Harbor. The watershed of the river includes part of the suburban ar ...

into Jersey City, where the truck route turns north at the Route 440 intersection. It intersects Route 7 before turning east and ending at the

Tonnele Circle The Tonnele Circle is an intersection in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. It is named after Tonnele TUN-uh-lee"Avenue, the north–south road that runs through it. Entrances and exits Entrances to and exits from Tonnele Circle are liste ...

with US 1/9 and Route 139. Prior to 1953, US 1/9 Truck was designated as Route 25T, designating a truck bypass of Route 25, which formerly followed US 1/9 on the Pulaski Skyway.1953 renumbering

Jersey City business route

U.S. Route 1/9 Business (US 1/9 Bus.) was a former

of US 1/9 in

Jersey City Jersey City is the List of municipalities in New Jersey, second-most populous

that ran between US 1/9 at the

and the

Holland Tunnel The Holland Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel under the Hudson River that connects Hudson Square and Lower Manhattan in New York City in the east to Jersey City, New Jersey, in the west. The tunnel is operated by the Port Authority of New York an ...

across the

Hudson River The Hudson River, historically the North River, is a river that flows from north to south largely through eastern New York (state), New York state. It originates in the Adirondack Mountains at Henderson Lake (New York), Henderson Lake in the ...

New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...

. The route was created in 1953, replacing what had been a part of Route 25. The business route was renumbered to Route 139 by the 1990s.

Georgetown truck route

Lewes business route

Beesley's Point temporary route

Toms River alternate route

Newark–Jersey City temporary route

Jersey City truck route

Jersey City business route

Jersey City–Inwood Hill Park alternate route

Newburgh alternate route

Rouses Point alternate route

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