129-845: U.S. Route 9 ( US 9 ) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that runs from Laurel, Delaware , to Champlain, New York . In New York , US 9 extends 324.72 miles (522.59 km) from the George Washington Bridge in Manhattan to an interchange with Interstate 87 (I-87) just south of the Canadian border 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
258-425: A banner such as alternate or bypass —are also managed by AASHTO. These are sometimes designated with lettered suffixes, like A for alternate or B for business. The official route log, last published by AASHTO in 1989, has been named United States Numbered Highways since its initial publication in 1926. Within the route log, "U.S. Route" is used in the table of contents, while "United States Highway" appears as
387-418: A deactivated nuclear power plant that formerly supplied power to Westchester County and New York City. The facility is visible from the majority of the northern half of the expressway. 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 . NY 9A, as
516-556: A developer wanted to add a fifth leg to this intersection for a new shopping center, the New York State Department of Transportation required the developer to convert the signalized intersection to a roundabout , despite heavy local opposition. The highway widens to four lanes with a turn lane shortly after crossing into Rensselaer 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
645-521: A distinctively-shaped white shield with large black numerals in the center. Often, the shield is displayed against a black square or rectangular background. Each state manufactures their own signage, and as such subtle variations exist all across the United States. Individual states may use cut-out or rectangular designs, some have black outlines, and California prints the letters "US" above the numerals. One- and two-digit shields generally feature
774-567: A favorite stop for thru-hikers . A few miles further to the north, at the Indian Brook Road intersection in the Indian Brook Road Historic District , the highway passes through Nelson's Corner, a rare surviving early 19th-century country hamlet. Old Albany Post Road , a 6.6-mile (10.6 km) remnant of US 9's original and one of the oldest dirt roads still in use in the country, comes in from
903-487: 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 boast many intersections as well but are not quite as heavy. In the town of Poughkeepsie , just after the northern terminus of NY 9D , US 9 passes another distressed mall, the Shoppes at South Hills , and its healthier, newer counterpart,
1032-703: A list of stations on the new line in February 1928, with a station at Thayer Street (one block southwest of Dyckman Street). The finishes at the five stations between 175th and 207th Street , including the Dyckman Street station, were 18 percent completed by May 1930. By that August, the BOT reported that the Eighth Avenue Line was nearly completed and that the stations from 116th to 207th Street were 99.9 percent completed. The entire line
1161-658: A long section of the eastern Adirondacks . New York State Bicycle Route 9 follows the US ;9 corridor, diverging from the route in areas not conducive to bicycling. For example, State Bicycle Route 9 follows US 9W in northern New Jersey and Rockland County , crosses the Bear Mountain Bridge , and follows NY 9D and NY 301 back to US 9 in Putnam County . US 9 enters New York as part of an expressway, soon becoming
1290-623: A main route. Odd numbers generally increase from east to west; U.S. Route 1 (US 1) follows the Atlantic Coast and US 101 follows the Pacific Coast. (US 101 is one of the many exceptions to the standard numbering grid; its first "digit" is "10", and it is a main route on its own and not a spur of US 1.) Even numbers tend to increase from north to south; US 2 closely follows the Canadian border, and US 98 hugs
1419-534: A major highway junction are ended when NY 22 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 and enter Clinton County . NY 9N reappears here, reaching its northern terminus. North of the village, the two routes split again and exchange
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#17327756530191548-441: A means for interstate travelers to access local services and as secondary feeder roads or as important major arteries in their own right. In other places, where there are no nearby Interstate Highways, the U.S. Routes often remain as the most well-developed roads for long-distance travel. While the system's growth has slowed in recent decades, the U.S. Highway System remains in place to this day and new routes are occasionally added to
1677-713: A mile (1.6 km) of the county line it passes under the New York State Thruway Berkshire Connector and meets the lone section of I-90 in New York not part of the thruway system, at exit 12 southeast of Castleton-on-Hudson . Four miles (6.4 km) north of I-90 and four miles (6.4 km) northwest of Nassau , US 9 veers left to merge with US 20 in Schodack Center , and, together, they progress northwest toward Albany. Less than 0.5 miles (0.80 km) from
1806-502: A northerly course on Marion Avenue, which becomes Maple Avenue at the city limit. Once past the sleeve of development around the highway north of the city, US 9 leaves the Capital District as it gets less developed through Wilton and Moreau . 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
1935-549: A part of popular culture. US 101 continues east and then south to end at Olympia, Washington . The western terminus of US 2 is now at Everett, Washington . Dyckman Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line) [REDACTED] The Dyckman Street station (pronounced DIKE -man ) is a station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway , located at
2064-507: A pillar of the regional economy Plattsburgh has struggled to replace. When it actually enters Plattsburgh, it becomes first U.S. Avenue, then Peru Street when it passes the Old Catholic Cemetery. The Saranac River 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
2193-602: A rough grid. Major routes from the earlier map were assigned numbers ending in 0, 1 or 5 (5 was soon relegated to less-major status), and short connections received three-digit numbers based on the main highway from which they spurred. The five-man committee met September 25, and submitted the final report to the Joint Board secretary on October 26. The board sent the report to the Secretary of Agriculture on October 30, and he approved it November 18, 1925. The new system
2322-495: 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 four miles (6.4 km). This exit serves only northbound traffic. A mile (1.6 km) 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
2451-501: A straight northeast course for 10 miles (16 km) through more wooded countryside to the entrance to Moreau Lake State Park . A mile (1.6 km) further on, US 9 again intersects the Northway at exit 17. Another 1.5 miles (2.4 km) brings it to the western end of NY 197 (Reynolds Road). US 9 continues straight ahead for the next three miles (4.8 km) into the village of South Glens Falls , where NY 32 (Gansevoort Road) comes in at an oblique angle from
2580-471: 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. The concurrency between US 1 and US 9 that began in New Jersey ends at the first exit from I-95 on
2709-561: A surface street, ends at its parent at the Welcher Street exit. It continues on a reconstructed, widened section through Peekskill . Despite recent upgrades to freeway standards, the northern end of the highway still maintains a lower 45-mile-per-hour (72 km/h) speed limit. One mile (1.6 km) 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 freeway's northern terminus
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#17327756530192838-637: Is a north–south route, unlike its parent US 22 , which is east–west. As originally assigned, the first digit of the spurs increased from north to south and east to west along the parent; for example, US 60 had spurs, running from east to west, designated as US 160 in Missouri , US 260 in Oklahoma , US 360 in Texas , and US 460 and US 560 in New Mexico . As with
2967-439: 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 highways were coordinated among the states, they are sometimes called Federal Highways , but the roadways were built and have always been maintained by state or local governments since their initial designation in 1926. The route numbers and locations are coordinated by
3096-548: Is at 1,155 feet (352 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 and the Giant Mountain Wilderness Area , to the hamlet of New Russia . This 10-mile (16 km) stretch brings the highway to Elizabethtown , the unincorporated county seat and the first settlement US 9 has passed through since Warrensburg. NY 9N comes through town from
3225-552: 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/US 9/US 202 turns left and crosses Annsville Creek. The routes enter the Annsville traffic circle 550 feet (170 m) north of that junction. While US 6 and US 202 remain concurrent and exit the circle on its west side, continuing up
3354-470: Is at first a busy four-lane undivided route, with occasional turn lanes as it approaches Hyde Park , passing Marist College , the main campus of the Culinary Institute of America and then the home and presidential library of native Franklin D. Roosevelt . 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
3483-456: Is four miles (6.4 km) ahead, past Saratoga Spa State and Congress parks. Here, US 9, as South Broadway, begins a concurrency with NY 50 and, later, briefly, with NY 29 . NY 9P completes its loop here, and another lettered route, NY 9N , the longest letter-suffixed route in the state, begins at the post office . Tacking eastward out of town, US 9 and NY 50 follow Van Dam Street until US 9 returns to
3612-772: Is in the process of eliminating all intrastate U.S. Highways less than 300 miles (480 km) in length "as rapidly as the State Highway Department and the Standing Committee on Highways of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials can reach agreement with reference thereto". New additions to the system must serve more than one state and "substantially meet the current AASHTO design standards ". A version of this policy has been in place since 1937. The original major transcontinental routes in 1925, along with
3741-672: Is the best route from the Northway into southern Vermont , 30 miles (48 km) 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 route straightens out for the next 2.5 miles (4.0 km) into the village of Lake George , a popular tourist destination. It takes
3870-414: The 207th Street terminal station while the two center tracks lead to the 207th Street Yard . The two center tracks merge with the two outer tracks south of this station and there are diamond crossovers between all four tracks to the north. They can be used for train storage, reroutes, or emergencies. During the morning rush hour, some northbound A trains terminate here before being taken out of service to
3999-566: The American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO), worked to form a national numbering system to rationalize the roads. After several meetings, a final report was approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in November 1925. After getting feedback from the states, they made several modifications; the U.S. Highway System was approved on November 11, 1926. Expansion of the U.S. Highway System continued until 1956, when
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4128-532: The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). The only federal involvement in AASHTO is a nonvoting seat for the United States Department of Transportation . Generally, most north-to-south highways are odd-numbered, with the lowest numbers in the east and the highest in the west, while east-to-west highways are typically even-numbered, with the lowest numbers in
4257-560: The Burlington–Port Kent Ferry . A third and final crossing takes it out the Adirondack Park. After US 9 passes Ausable Marsh Wildlife Management Area and NY 442 comes in from the east at the small hamlet of Peru , 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 across
4386-682: The City Hall designed by John Russell Pope , also the builder of the Jefferson Memorial in Washington DC . Two more quick lefts follow past the large obelisk 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. United States Numbered Highway System The United States Numbered Highway System (often called U.S. Routes or U.S. Highways )
4515-708: The Crescent Bridge at the northernmost point of Albany County. A new name, Halfmoon Parkway, comes with the change of county, after the town 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 , leaving 1.6 miles (2.6 km) later at
4644-566: The Elmendorph Inn , 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 across the river. This terrain continues into Columbia County , which US 9 enters five miles (8.0 km) beyond Red Hook. The road remains two lanes, with mostly local traffic and no stop signs or traffic lights, until
4773-729: The Erastus Corning Tower , 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 via the Dunn Memorial Bridge into Albany as Corning Tower and the other buildings of the Empire State Plaza loom ahead, and the two routes separate, with US 20 heading west across
4902-505: The Everett Turnpike . However, US Routes in the system do use parts of five toll roads: U.S. Routes in the contiguous United States follow a grid pattern, in which odd-numbered routes run generally north to south and even-numbered routes run generally east to west, though three-digit spur routes can be either-or. Usually, one- and two-digit routes are major routes, and three-digit routes are numbered as shorter spur routes from
5031-578: The George Washington Bridge , when US 9 heads north via 178th and 179th streets to Broadway . 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 's underground IND Eighth Avenue Line ( A train) runs along Broadway between Dyckman Street and Inwood–207th Street stations. On
5160-688: The Gulf Freeway carried US 75 , the Pasadena Freeway carried US 66 , and the Pulaski Skyway carries US 1 and US 9 . The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 appropriated funding for the Interstate Highway System, to construct a vast network of freeways across the country. By 1957, AASHO had decided to assign a new grid to the new routes, to be numbered in the opposite directions as
5289-727: The Harlem River Ship Canal via the Broadway Bridge , into Marble Hill , the only portion of Manhattan on the mainland. Marble Hill station here is the first of several along US 9. At or just south of 230th Street, US 9, still Broadway, enters the Bronx . It draws alongside I-87 , here the Major Deegan Expressway , the first of many encounters between the two roads on their northward course. At Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street station ,
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5418-633: The Hudson River Historic District , the largest in the country and another National Historic Landmark. US 9 is at least two miles (3.2 km) 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 aviation museum. At Weys Corners, the X-shaped intersection north of Rhinebeck, northbound traffic to
5547-539: The Interstate Highway System was laid out and began construction under the administration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower . After the national implementation of the Interstate Highway System, many U.S. Routes that had been bypassed or overlaid with Interstate Highways were decommissioned and removed from the system. In some places, the U.S. Routes remain alongside the Interstates and serve as
5676-529: The Latham Circle , US 9 crosses beneath NY 2 . A mile (1.6 km) further north, the expressway portion of NY 7 crosses over for eastbound traffic and then NY 9R goes off to the east, to return two miles (3.2 km) further north. At the junction, US 9 starts to trend eastward again, away from the Northway and finally crosses the Mohawk River into Saratoga County via
5805-491: The Mid-Hudson Bridge . This creates some unusual left exits, as traffic from US 44/NY 55 east wanting to go north on US 9 is routed into a U-turn 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 comes to an end at the intersection with NY 9G near Marist College . North of Poughkeepsie, US 9
5934-618: The New England states got together to establish the six-state New England Interstate Routes . Behind the scenes, the federal aid program had begun with the passage of the Federal Aid Road Act of 1916 , providing 50% monetary support from the federal government for improvement of major roads. The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1921 limited the routes to 7% of each state's roads, while 3 in every 7 roads had to be "interstate in character". Identification of these main roads
6063-617: The Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow , another NHL . The road then enters Sleepy Hollow (formerly North Tarrytown), passing the visitors' center for Kykuit , the NHL that was (and partially still is) the Rockefeller family 's estate . US 9 then passes historic Sleepy Hollow Cemetery , which includes the resting place of Washington Irving and the setting for " The Legend of Sleepy Hollow ". US 9 expands to four lanes at
6192-537: The Pacific coast . Many local disputes arose related to the committee's choices between designation of two roughly equal parallel routes, which were often competing auto trails. At their January meeting, AASHO approved the first two of many split routes (specifically US 40 between Manhattan, Kansas and Limon, Colorado and US 50 between Baldwin City, Kansas and Garden City, Kansas ). In effect, each of
6321-669: The Palace Theatre , it crosses NY 32 (North Pearl Street), which continues north, and US 9W (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. 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 and Wolferts Roost Country Club. The short NY 377 forks off to
6450-609: The Poughkeepsie Galleria . A mile (1.6 km) further north, NY 113 swings to the west at a cloverleaf interchange 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 concurrency at an interchange in close proximity to
6579-415: The auto trails which they roughly replaced, were as follows: US 10, US 60, and US 90 only ran about two thirds of the way across the country, while US 11 and US 60 ran significantly diagonally. US 60's violation of two of the conventions would prove to be one of the major sticking points; US 60 eventually was designated as US 66 in 1926, and later it became
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#17327756530196708-409: The 1940s and 1950s to adopt the same number as the U.S. Route they connected to – mostly in the western provinces. Examples include British Columbia 's highways 93 , 95 , 97 , and 99 ; Manitoba 's highways 59 , 75 , and 83 ; or Ontario King's Highway 71 . The reverse happened with U.S. Route 57 , originally a Texas state highway numbered to match Mexican Federal Highway 57 . In the 1950s,
6837-484: The Gulf Coast. The longest routes connecting major cities are generally numbered to end in a 1 or a 0; however, extensions and truncations have made this distinction largely meaningless. These guidelines are very rough, and exceptions to all of the basic numbering rules exist. The numbering system also extended beyond the borders of the United States in an unofficial manner. Many Canadian highways were renumbered in
6966-496: The Interstate exit, the road expands into a four-lane strip similar to the form it takes in Central New Jersey , 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 creates
7095-601: The Northeast, New York held out for fewer routes designated as US highways. The Pennsylvania representative, who had not attended the local meetings, convinced AASHO to add a dense network of routes, which had the effect of giving six routes termini along the state line. (Only US 220 still ends near the state line, and now it ends at an intersection with future I-86 .) Because US 20 seemed indirect, passing through Yellowstone National Park , Idaho and Oregon requested that US 30 be swapped with US 20 to
7224-693: The U.S. Highway grid. Though the Interstate numbers were to supplement—rather than replace—the U.S. Route numbers, in many cases (especially in the West ) the US highways were rerouted along the new Interstates. Major decommissioning of former routes began with California 's highway renumbering in 1964 . The 1985 removal of US 66 is often seen as the end of an era of US highways. A few major connections not served by Interstate Highways include US 6 from Hartford, Connecticut, to Providence, Rhode Island and US 93 from Phoenix, Arizona to Las Vegas, Nevada, though
7353-476: The US Highway system, three-digit numbers are assigned to spurs of one or two-digit routes. US 201 , for example, splits from US 1 at Brunswick, Maine , and runs north to Canada. Not all spurs travel in the same direction as their "parents"; some are connected to their parents only by other spurs, or not at all, instead only traveling near their parents, Also, a spur may travel in different cardinal directions than its parent, such as US 522 , which
7482-477: The US highway, which did not end in zero, but was still seen as a satisfyingly round number. Route 66 came to have a prominent place in popular culture, being featured in song and films. With 32 states already marking their routes, the plan was approved by AASHO on November 11, 1926. This plan included a number of directionally split routes, several discontinuous routes (including US 6 , US 19 and US 50 ), and some termini at state lines. By
7611-504: The United States Numbered Highways system had a total length of 157,724 miles (253,832 km). Except for toll bridges and tunnels , very few U.S. Routes are toll roads . AASHTO policy says that a toll road may only be included as a special route , and that "a toll-free routing between the same termini shall continue to be retained and marked as a part of the U.S. Numbered System." U.S. Route 3 (US 3) meets this obligation; in New Hampshire , it does not follow tolled portions of
7740-409: The approval of the states along the former US 60. But Missouri and Oklahoma did object—Missouri had already printed maps, and Oklahoma had prepared signs. A compromise was proposed, in which US 60 would split at Springfield, Missouri , into US 60E and US 60N, but both sides objected. The final solution resulted in the assignment of US 66 to the Chicago-Los Angeles portion of
7869-405: The auto trail associations were not able to formally address the meetings. However, as a compromise, they talked with the Joint Board members. The associations finally settled on a general agreement with the numbering plans, as named trails would still be included. The tentative system added up to 81,000 miles (130,000 km), 2.8% of the public road mileage at the time. The second full meeting
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#17327756530197998-443: The center of town for its own exit along the Northway. Another 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the north, another lettered subroute of US 9, NY 9P , leaves east for Saratoga Lake . US 9 itself has its first exit with the Northway, its first junction with I-87 since Tarrytown in fact, two miles (3.2 km) north of NY 9P. This full cloverleaf is the main exit for Saratoga Springs . The resort town's historic downtown
8127-419: The cities it passes through, it is a mostly a two-lane road, save for two freeway segments in the mid-Hudson region. For much of its southern half, it follows the Hudson River closely; in the north it tracks I-87 ( Adirondack Northway ). The New York segment of US 9 can be divided into the section south of Albany, which parallels the Hudson River closely, and the portion north of Albany, which takes in
8256-415: The city. North of Albany , US 9 starts to pull away from the Hudson corridor, eventually picking up I-87 , now the Adirondack Northway. After the bridge, US 9 runs under I-787 for several blocks, then takes an offramp past the Albany Pump Station 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
8385-452: The corner of 204th Street is the Dyckman House , the only original farmhouse left in Manhattan and a National Historic Landmark (NHL). Near the island's northern tip, at the intersection with 215th Street, the elevated IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line ( 1 train) of the New York City Subway joins Broadway. At the very tip of Manhattan, just past Columbia University 's Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium , US 9 crosses
8514-416: The county line, an access road leads to I-87 again. It is seven miles (11 km) 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 , 17 miles (27 km) to the east, as a control city , an indication of how sparsely populated
8643-457: The downtown of Albany , the state capital, as well as Saratoga Springs . It penetrates into the deep recesses of the Adirondack Park and runs along the shore of Lake Champlain , where it is part of the All-American Road known as the Lakes to Locks Passage . US 9 spawns more letter-suffixed state highways than any other route in New York, including the longest, 143-mile (230 km) New York State Route 9N (NY 9N). Outside of
8772-400: The eastern terminus of the overlap, US 9 and US 20 intersect NY 150 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 Brothers Company supermarket along the busy commercial strip in East Greenbush . Shortly afterward, the first sign of the state capital,
8901-502: The existing underground, surface, and elevated lines operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) and BMT. On December 9, 1924, the New York City Board of Transportation (BOT) gave preliminary approval for the construction of the IND Eighth Avenue Line . This line consisted of a corridor connecting Inwood, Manhattan , to Downtown Brooklyn , running largely under Eighth Avenue but also paralleling Greenwich Avenue and Sixth Avenue in Lower Manhattan. The BOT announced
9030-407: The first documented person to drive an automobile from San Francisco to New York using only a connection of dirt roads, cow paths, and railroad beds. His journey, covered by the press, became a national sensation and called for a system of long-distance roads. In the early 1910s, auto trail organizations—most prominently the Lincoln Highway —began to spring up, marking and promoting routes for
9159-432: The four-lane NY 119 , where NY 119 splits off to the east, US 9 becomes the busy main street of Tarrytown . 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 , where US 9 slopes off to the left, downhill, and two signs indicate that US 9 turns left, passing
9288-517: The heading for each route. All reports of the Special Committee on Route Numbering since 1989 use "U.S. Route", and federal laws relating to highways use "United States Route" or "U.S. Route" more often than the "Highway" variants. The use of U.S. Route or U.S. Highway on a local level depends on the state, with some states such as Delaware using "route" and others such as Colorado using "highway". In 1903, Horatio Nelson Jackson became
9417-562: 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 in Upper Manhattan , the Bronx and much of Westchester County , and uses parts of the old Albany Post Road in the Hudson Valley , where it passes the historic homes of a U.S. President ( Franklin D. Roosevelt ) and Gilded Age heir. It passes through
9546-663: The houses, many separated from the road by stone fences, become larger. Another National Historic Landmark, the Henry Draper Observatory , was the site of the first astrophotograph of the Moon . In the next village, Dobbs Ferry , US 9 has various views of the Hudson River while passing through the residential section. The highway passes by the Croton Aqueduct and nearby the shopping district of
9675-467: The intended use, provide a parallel routing to the mainline U.S. Highway. Before the U.S. Routes were designated, auto trails designated by auto trail associations were the main means of marking roads through the United States. These were private organizations, and the system of road marking at the time was haphazard and not uniform. In 1925, the Joint Board on Interstate Highways , recommended by
9804-554: The intersection of Dyckman Street and Broadway in Inwood , within northern Manhattan . It is served by the A train at all times. New York City mayor John Francis Hylan 's original plans for the Independent Subway System (IND), proposed in 1922, included building over 100 miles (160 km) of new lines and taking over nearly 100 miles (160 km) of existing lines. The lines were designed to compete with
9933-478: The latter is planned to be upgraded to Interstate 11 . Three state capitals in the contiguous U.S. are served only by U.S. Routes: Dover, Delaware ; Jefferson City, Missouri ; and Pierre, South Dakota . In 1995, the National Highway System was defined to include both the Interstate Highway System and other roads designated as important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility. AASHTO
10062-466: The lightly traveled rural two-lane US 9 north of Hudson. Near Stockport , US 9 meets the southern terminus of NY 9J . Farther north, after passing through Kinderhook , home of another U.S. president, Martin Van Buren , the road passes under NY 9H at a grade-separated interchange before intersecting the northern terminus of NY 9H a short distance later outside Valatie . When
10191-547: The more colorful names and historic value of the auto trail systems. The New York Times wrote, "The traveler may shed tears as he drives the Lincoln Highway or dream dreams as he speeds over the Jefferson Highway , but how can he get a 'kick' out of 46, 55 or 33 or 21?" (A popular song later promised, " Get your kicks on Route 66! ") The writer Ernest McGaffey was quoted as saying, "Logarithms will take
10320-555: The mouth of the Croton River and becomes the 9.2-mile (14.8 km) Croton Expressway. The only section built of the canceled I-487 , the highway is generally built to Interstate standards . 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 , where NY 129 reaches its western end. US 9 passes Indian Point Energy Center ,
10449-425: 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
10578-516: The new recreation of long-distance automobile travel. The Yellowstone Trail was another of the earliest examples. While many of these organizations worked with towns and states along the route to improve the roadways, others simply chose a route based on towns that were willing to pay dues, put up signs, and did little else. Wisconsin was the first state in the U.S. to number its highways , erecting signs in May 1918. Other states soon followed. In 1922,
10707-568: The north while US 9 trends slightly westward. A five-way intersection marks Loudonville . Siena College in Newtonville is on the east side a mile (1.6 km) past the junction, with the Colonie Town Hall opposite. Continuing northward into Latham , the highway adds a middle turn lane. NY 155 intersects as the Northway draws near to the west. Beyond, the road expands to four lanes and commercial property resumes. At
10836-593: The north, and the highest in the south, though the grid guidelines are not rigidly followed, and many exceptions exist. Major north–south routes generally have numbers ending in "1", while major east–west routes usually have numbers ending in "0". Three-digit numbered highways are generally spur routes of parent highways; for example, U.S. Route 264 (US 264) is a spur off US 64 . Some divided routes , such as US 19E and US 19W , exist to provide two alignments for one route. Special routes, which can be labeled as alternate, bypass or business, depending on
10965-399: The northwest corner of Broadway and Dyckman Street. The other stair goes up to the southwest corner of Broadway and Riverside Drive on the northern end of Fort Tryon Park . Since Inwood–207th Street is the next and last stop on the line, this station's fare control on the northbound platform is exit only, containing just full height turnstiles and four staircases, two of which go up to
11094-519: 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 three miles (4.8 km) 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
11223-458: The numbering grid for the new Interstate Highway System was established as intentionally opposite from the US grid insofar as the direction the route numbers increase. Interstate Highway numbers increase from west-to-east and south-to-north, to keep identically numbered routes geographically apart in order to keep them from being confused with one another, and it omits 50 and 60 which would potentially conflict with US 50 and US 60 . In
11352-577: The oblique four-way intersection in Bell Pond , 10 miles (16 km) into the county. Here, NY 23 joins US 9 as it heads west, which in turn joins NY 9H on the northern roadway while NY 82 departs to the southeast. US 9 turns northward again toward Hudson , the county seat, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west, in Greenport , passing the Holcim -owned cement plant whose expansion
11481-492: The optional routes into another route. In 1934, AASHO tried to eliminate many of the split routes by removing them from the log, and designating one of each pair as a three-digit or alternate route, or in one case US 37 . AASHO described its renumbering concept in the October 1934 issue of American Highways : "Wherever an alternate route is not suitable for its own unique two-digit designation, standard procedure assigns
11610-458: The other states. Many states agreed in general with the scope of the system, but believed the Midwest to have added too many routes to the system. The group adopted the shield, with few modifications from the original sketch, at that meeting, as well as the decision to number rather than name the routes. A preliminary numbering system, with eight major east–west and ten major north–south routes,
11739-607: The park is. US 9 remains close to the interstate for the next 16 miles (26 km) into the town of North Hudson , where Boreas Road provides access to the Dix Mountain Wilderness Area the southernmost in the Adirondack High Peaks 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
11868-412: The place of legends, and 'hokum' for history." When the U.S. numbered system was started in 1925, a few optional routings were established which were designated with a suffixed letter after the number indicating "north", "south", "east", or "west". While a few roads in the system are still numbered in this manner, AASHO believes that they should be eliminated wherever possible, by the absorption of one of
11997-530: The right a mile (1.6 km) 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 (1.6 km) south of the Dutchess County line. US 9 passes Dutchess Mall , a dead mall , before passing the historic Van Wyck Homestead Museum . In Fishkill , the route meets I-84 . At
12126-664: 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 three miles (4.8 km) further ahead. Two blocks north of that junction are the Village Diner , originally named the Halfway Diner since it was roughly halfway along US 9 from New York City to Albany, and
12255-565: The river toward the Bear Mountain Bridge , US 9 exits the roundabout on the northeast side. It continues due north as the two-lane Albany Post Road . Running inland and mostly free of development behind the Hudson Highlands , it enters Putnam County . NY 403 reaches its eastern terminus at the same intersection where the Appalachian Trail crosses the road. The gas station here has, when in service, long been
12384-616: 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 . The neighborhoods become more residential and the road gently undulates along the ridgetop. In Yonkers, US 9 passes Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site , which dates back to colonial America. It remains Broadway as it leaves Yonkers for Hastings-on-Hudson , where it splits into separate north and south routes for 0.6 miles (0.97 km). The trees become taller and
12513-456: 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 NY 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 reenters Essex County long enough for the short NY 373 to provide access to
12642-594: The route and the nominal direction of travel. Second, they are displayed at intersections with other major roads, so that intersecting traffic can follow their chosen course. Third, they can be displayed on large green guide signs that indicate upcoming interchanges on freeways and expressways. Since 1926, some divided routes were designated to serve related areas, and designate roughly-equivalent splits of routes. For instance, US 11 splits into US 11E (east) and US 11W (west) in Bristol, Virginia , and
12771-591: The routes rejoin in Knoxville, Tennessee . Occasionally only one of the two routes is suffixed; US 6N in Pennsylvania does not rejoin US 6 at its west end. AASHTO has been trying to eliminate these since 1934; its current policy is to deny approval of new split routes and to eliminate existing ones "as rapidly as the State Highway Department and the Standing Committee on Highways can reach agreement with reference thereto". Special routes —those with
12900-500: The same large, bold numerals on a square-dimension shield, while 3-digit routes may either use the same shield with a narrower font, or a wider rectangular-dimension shield. Special routes may be indicated with a banner above the route number, or with a letter suffixed to the route number. Signs are generally displayed in several different locations. First, they are shown along the side of the route at regular intervals or after major intersections (called reassurance markers ), which shows
13029-613: The south and merges with US 9 to cross the Hudson via the Cooper's Cave Bridge for the last time, leaving Saratoga County and entering the Warren County city of Glens Falls . 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
13158-510: The southwest to Oklahoma City , from where it ran west to Los Angeles . Kentucky strongly objected to this designated route, as it had been left off any of the major east–west routes, instead receiving the US 62 designation. In January 1926, the committee designated this, along with the part of US 52 east of Ashland, Kentucky , as US 60 . They assigned US 62 to the Chicago-Los Angeles route, contingent on
13287-538: The splits in US 11 , US 19 , US 25 , US 31 , US 45 , US 49 , US 73 , and US 99 . For the most part, the U.S. Routes were the primary means of inter-city vehicle travel; the main exceptions were toll roads such as the Pennsylvania Turnpike and parkway routes such as the Merritt Parkway . Many of the first high-speed roads were U.S. Highways:
13416-439: The standard black station name plate in white lettering, reading "Dyckman Street". A few column signs still read "200". There is an underpass connecting the platforms. Each platform has one same-level fare control area and there is a crossunder inside fare control. The southbound platform has the full-time turnstile bank and token booth. There are three street stairs here, two of which are built inside buildings and go up to
13545-476: The state constitution. Accordingly, US 9 remains a two-lane rural road, often very close to the Adirondack Northway , a section of I-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
13674-440: The subway ends and Broadway runs along the west side of Van Cortlandt Park . The Henry Hudson Parkway interchange a mile (1.6 km) up this stretch adds NY 9A to US 9. The northwestern corner of the park marks the city limit and US 9 enters Yonkers , where it is now known as South Broadway. It trends closer to the Hudson River , remaining a busy urban commercial street. In downtown Yonkers, it drops close to
13803-430: The system. In general, U.S. Routes do not have a minimum design standard, unlike the later Interstate Highways , and are not usually built to freeway standards. Some stretches of U.S. Routes do meet those standards. Many are designated using the main streets of the cities and towns through which they run. New additions to the system, however, must "substantially meet the current AASHTO design standards ". As of 1989,
13932-550: The time the first route log was published in April 1927, major numbering changes had been made in Pennsylvania in order to align the routes to the existing auto trails. In addition, U.S. Route 15 had been extended across Virginia . Much of the early criticism of the U.S. Highway System focused on the choice of numbers to designate the highways, rather than names. Some thought a numbered highway system to be cold compared to
14061-429: The town's tourist attractions, Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site . 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
14190-442: The trumpet intersection with NY 117 ; Broadway finally ends and US 9 becomes Albany Post Road. Entering Ossining 's downtown , 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 correctional facility before heading toward Croton. Just after Ossining, NY 9A returns and merges with US 9 as it crosses
14319-548: The two routes received the same number, with a directional suffix indicating its relation to the other. These splits were initially shown in the log as—for instance—US 40 North and US 40 South, but were always posted as simply US 40N and US 40S. The most heated argument, however, was the issue of US 60. The Joint Board had assigned that number to the Chicago-Los Angeles route, which ran more north–south than west–east in Illinois, and then angled sharply to
14448-468: The two-digit routes, three-digit routes have been added, removed, extended and shortened; the "parent-child" relationship is not always present. AASHTO guidelines specifically prohibit Interstate Highways and U.S. Routes from sharing a number within the same state. As with other guidelines, exceptions exist across the U.S. Some two-digit numbers have never been applied to any U.S. Route, including 37, 39, 47, 86, and 88. Route numbers are displayed on
14577-477: The unqualified number to the older or shorter route, while the other route uses the same number marked by a standard strip above its shield carrying the word 'Alternate'." Most states adhere to this approach. However, some maintain legacy routes that violate the rules in various ways. Examples can be found in California , Mississippi , Nebraska , Oregon , and Tennessee . In 1952, AASHO permanently recognized
14706-603: The village by southbound traffic. US 9 remains very close to the Northway on its east side, resulting in another exit four miles (6.4 km) north. This serves Warrensburg , where NY 418 reaches its eastern terminus. The highway begins to move further away from the interstate, and, three miles (4.8 km) further, NY 28 concludes its long bow-shaped route at a junction with US 9. Nearly nine miles (14 km) north, at Chestertown , US 9 meets and joins NY 8 , which carries it due west almost four miles (6.4 km) to Loon Lake . After crossing over
14835-653: The village was renamed, marks the turnoff to his home at Sunnyside . Entering into the southern portion of Tarrytown, US 9 passes by the historic Lyndhurst mansion, a massive mansion built along the Hudson River in the early 1800s. North of here, at the Kraft Foods technical center, the Tappan Zee Bridge becomes visible. After crossing over the New York State Thruway and I-87, here concurrent with I-287 , and then intersecting with
14964-443: 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 , headed for equally comfortable Irvington . Villa Lewaro , the home of Madam 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 to writer Washington Irving , after whom
15093-520: The water. Ahead lies Valcour Island . In the narrow, rocky strait between it and the shore, Benedict Arnold 's hastily built fleet held off the British Army on October 11, 1776, in the Battle of Valcour Island 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 ,
15222-466: 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 draws near. US 9 eventually draws close to the Northway again at Poke-O-Moonshine Mountain , the Adirondacks' most popular climbing spot. In Chesterfield , 18 miles (29 km) without
15351-474: The western shore, and US 9 itself takes a northwesterly turn to remain parallel with the Northway. Past Lake George, US 9 enters the Adirondack Park . The next 90 miles (140 km) of the highway runs through the eastern section of the largest protected area east of the Mississippi River , 6,100,000 acres (2,500,000 ha) with vast tracts of Forest Preserve kept "forever wild" per
15480-449: The yard by switching to the center tracks north of this station. Both platform walls have no trim line, but there are mosaic name tablets reading "DYCKMAN–200TH ST." in white sans-serif lettering on a maroon background and black border. Small "200" tile captions in white numbering on a black background run along the walls between the name tablets. Yellow I-beam columns run along both platforms at regular intervals, alternating ones having
15609-720: Was also chosen, based on the shield found on the Great Seal of the United States . The auto trail associations rejected the elimination of the highway names. Six regional meetings were held to hammer out the details—May 15 for the West , May 27 for the Mississippi Valley , June 3 for the Great Lakes , June 8 for the South , June 15 for the North Atlantic , and June 15 for New England . Representatives of
15738-510: Was both praised and criticized by local newspapers, often depending on whether that city was connected to a major route. While the Lincoln Highway Association understood and supported the plan, partly because they were assured of getting the US 30 designation as much as possible, most other trail associations lamented their obsolescence. At their January 14–15, 1926 meeting, AASHO was flooded with complaints. In
15867-440: Was completed by September 1931, except for the installation of turnstiles. A preview event for the new subway was hosted on September 8, 1932, two days before the official opening. The Dyckman Street station opened on September 10, 1932, as part of the city-operated IND's initial segment, the Eighth Avenue Line between Chambers Street and 207th Street . Construction of the whole line cost $ 191.2 million. Service at this station
15996-524: Was completed in 1923. The American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO), formed in 1914 to help establish roadway standards, began to plan a system of marked and numbered "interstate highways" at its 1924 meeting. AASHO recommended that the Secretary of Agriculture work with the states to designate these routes. Secretary Howard M. Gore appointed the Joint Board on Interstate Highways , as recommended by AASHO, on March 2, 1925. The Board
16125-418: Was composed of 21 state highway officials and three federal Bureau of Public Roads officials. At the first meeting, on April 20 and 21, the group chose the name "U.S. Highway" as the designation for the routes. They decided that the system would not be limited to the federal-aid network; if the best route did not receive federal funds, it would still be included. The tentative design for the U.S. Route shield
16254-518: Was deferred to a numbering committee "without instructions". After working with states to get their approval, the committee expanded the highway system to 75,800 miles (122,000 km), or 2.6% of total mileage, over 50% more than the plan approved August 4. The skeleton of the numbering plan was suggested on August 27 by Edwin Warley James of the BPR, who matched parity to direction, and laid out
16383-424: Was held August 3 and 4, 1925. At that meeting, discussion was held over the appropriate density of routes. William F. Williams of Massachusetts and Frederick S. Greene of New York favored a system of only major transcontinental highways, while many states recommended a large number of roads of only regional importance. Greene in particular intended New York's system to have four major through routes as an example to
16512-401: Was provided with express service from its onset. Dyckman Street was formerly named Dyckman Street–200th Street despite Manhattan never having a street numbered 200th. The station was planned to be rehabilitated as part of the 2015–2019 MTA Capital Program. There are four tracks and two side platforms , much like a typical local station in the subway system. The two outer tracks lead to
16641-432: Was recently blocked by community activists after seven contentious years. 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 1.75 miles (2.82 km) to
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