U.S. Route 9 in New Jersey

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Main article: U.S. Route 9

U.S. Route 9
Length:	166.34 mi[1] (267.7 km)
Formed:	1926
South end:	Cape May-Lewes Ferry in North Cape May
Major junctions:	US 40/US 322 in Pleasantville ACE in Pleasantville US 30 in Absecon NJ 157 in Absecon GSP/NJ 37 in Toms River I-195 in Howell NJ 18 in Old Bridge I-95/NJTP/GSP/NJ 440 in Woodbridge US 1 in Woodbridge I-78/US 22 in Newark NJ 139 in Jersey City NJ 3/495 in North Bergen I-95/US 9W in Fort Lee
North end:	George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee
New Jersey State Highway Routes < NJ 7 US 9W >

U.S. Route 9 is a major U.S. highway in the northeast United States. US 9 runs from Laurel, Delaware, to the Canadian border near Champlain, New York, but plays a major role in the state of New Jersey, running from the southern tip of the state in Cape May to the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee.

Contents 1 Route description 1.1 The US 1/9 concurrency 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 Related routes 5 References

[edit] Route description

U.S. Route 9 in the southern part of New Jersey is for the most part a surface street, serving as a local alternative to the limited-access Garden State Parkway. Its southern terminus is at the Cape May-Lewes Ferry dock in North Cape May, New Jersey. From there it heads north, roughly paralleling the Garden State Parkway to the west (except between Somers Point and Toms River where it is east of the Parkway). After passing through the mostly rural region of southern New Jersey (it bypasses Atlantic City to the west) on its way to Toms River, it serves as the major arterial through the quickly growing suburbs of Ocean, Monmouth and Middlesex Counties, passing through such population centers as Lakewood, Freehold, Old Bridge, and South Amboy, New Jersey. About 4 miles north of where it crosses the Raritan River on the Edison Bridge, U.S. Route 9 has an interchange with U.S. Route 1, from whence the two continue north to the George Washington Bridge and New York City.

[edit] The US 1/9 concurrency

See also: U.S. Route 1 in New Jersey

While concurrent with U.S. Route 1, the two highways run along the west side of Newark Liberty International Airport and over the Pulaski Skyway to Jersey City. From there, they run north on surface streets to Palisades Park and merge with an old freeway served by U.S. Route 46. The three U.S. highways run concurrently east from there to Interstate 95 and the George Washington Bridge toll plaza. US 46 ends at the state line in the middle of the bridge, whereas I-95 and US 1 and 9 continue over the bridge into New York. US 9 exits I-95 just after entering Manhattan to head north on Broadway.

[edit] History

The southern terminus of U.S. Route 9 has changed several times in its history^[2]. When it was first designated in 1926, its terminus was at its junction with U.S. Route 30 in Absecon. In 1932, it was extended to Cape May, and the section near Absecon was rerouted. (The original alignment is now Route 157, and US 9's original southern terminus is now the terminus of Route 157.) From 1932 to 1979, US 9 followed what is now Route 109 to downtown Cape May, and terminated there. In 1979, US 9 was routed over the Cape May-Lewes Ferry – its original alignment into Cape May became Route 109, and U.S. Route 9 was extended west to Laurel, Delaware.

New York City did not sign U.S. Routes within its limits until 1934^[3], which leads to some confusion regarding US 9's historical northern termini. When the U.S. highways were first signed in 1926, US 9 east of the Hudson River in New York was signed as U.S. Route 9E. Because US 9E did not continue south through New York City to reconnect with US 9, the state of New Jersey signed its section of U.S. Route 9W as US 9, putting its northern terminus at the state line near Sparkill, New York at present day New York State Route 340. (In 1928, current US 9W was completed, and the northern terminus became the state line at Alpine, New Jersey.) In 1931, the state of New Jersey began signing U.S. Route 9 through the Holland Tunnel via present-day Route 139, putting its northern terminus at Jersey City (and extending US 9W south to Jersey City). In 1934, the City of New York began to sign U.S. Routes through the city, and signed US 9 along the George Washington Bridge, thus New Jersey shifted US 9 and US 9W onto their present alignments.

[edit] Major intersections

County	Municipality	Milepost	Roads – Destinations	Notes
U.S. Route 9 continues south over the Cape May-Lewes Ferry into Delaware
Cape May	Lower Township	3.06	Route 109	Former US 9 to downtown Cape May
	Middle Township	7.09	Route 47
		9.64	Route 147
		15.12	Garden State Parkway South
	Dennis Township	18.61	Route 83
	Upper Township	23.76	Garden State Parkway/Route 50	GSP Exit 20
Atlantic	Somers Point	32.22	Garden State Parkway	GSP Exit 29
		33.23	Route 52
	Pleasantville	39.93	U.S. Route 40/U.S. Route 322
		40.74	Atlantic City Expressway	ACE Exit 5
	Absecon	42.86	U.S. Route 30
		43.85	Route 157	Former US 9 to Absecon
	Port Republic	52.22	Route 167	Former alignment of US 9
		52.59	Garden State Parkway	Begin/end concurrency GSP Exit 48
Burlington	Bass River Township	55.14	Garden State Parkway	End/begin concurrency GSP Exit 50
		55.46	Route 167	Former alignment of US 9
Ocean	Stafford Township	70.54	Route 72
	Beachwood Boro	89.84	Route 166	Former US 9 ALT (also former US 9)
	South Toms River Boro	91.05	Garden State Parkway	Begin/end concurrency GSP Exit 80
	Toms River	91.89 (81.85)	County Route 527	GSP Exit 81; mileposts signed for Garden State Parkway (italicized)
		92.39 (82.35)	Route 37	GSP Exit 82; mileposts signed for Garden State Parkway (italicized)
		94.50	Garden State Parkway/Route 166	End/begin concurrency GSP Exit 83; Route 166 is former US 9 ALT (also former US 9)
		98.71	Route 70
	Lakewood Township	101.71	Route 88
Monmouth	Howell Township	107.05	Interstate 195	I-195 Exit 28
	Freehold Township	112.71	Route 79
		112.91	Route 33
		114.33	Route 33 Business	Freehold Circle
Middlesex	Old Bridge Township	122.10	Route 18
		126.88	Route 34
	Sayreville	129.33	Garden State Parkway	GSP Exit 123
	South Amboy	129.97	Route 35	Begin/end concurrency
	Sayreville	131.39	Route 35	End/begin concurrency Victory Circle
	Woodbridge Township	132.99	Garden State Parkway/Route 440	GSP Exit 127
		~133.7	Interstate 95/New Jersey Turnpike/Garden State Parkway	GSP Exit 129; I-95/Turnpike Exit 11
		134.07	Route 184
		136.25	U.S. Route 1	Begin/end concurrency
		136.78	Route 35	First cloverleaf interchange in the United States
Union	Linden	142.66	Interstate 278
	Elizabeth	143.47	Route 439	Bayway Circle
Begin/end freeway portion; all exits listed.
Union	Elizabeth	146.09	Route 81 South To Interstate 95/New Jersey Turnpike – Dowd Avenue, North Avenue, Elizabeth Seaport	No northbound exit (use traffic signal at North Avenue)
Essex	Newark	146.64	McClellan Street
		~147.2	Newark Liberty International Airport
		147.83	Haynes Avenue	Northbound exit combined with I-78 exit
		147.99	U.S. Route 22 West – Union, Hillside	Eastern terminus of US 22; northbound exit combined with NJ 21 exit
		148.19	Route 21 North – downtown Newark
		148.32 148.96 149.26	Interstate 78 To Interstate 95/New Jersey Turnpike/Garden State Parkway – Port Newark, Newark Airport North and South Areas	I-78 Exits 57-58
		149.91	Delancey Street – Newark	Western end of Pulaski Skyway; northbound exit, southbound entrance
		150.27	Wilson Avenue – Newark	Southbound exit, northbound entrance
		151.79	U.S. Route 1-9 Truck North To Interstate 95/New Jersey Turnpike, Raymond Boulevard – Newark	I-95/NJTP Exit 15E
Hudson	Kearny	152.69	Adams Street – South Kearny	Southbound exit, northbound entrance
	Jersey City	154.36	U.S. Route 1-9 Truck To Interstate 280, Broadway – Kearny, Jersey City
		154.97	U.S. Route 1-9 Truck South/Route 139 East, Tonnelle Avenue – Hoboken, Holland Tunnel	Tonnelle Circle
End/begin freeway section; junctions with numbered highways listed only.
Hudson	North Bergen Township	157.63	Route 3
		157.83	Route 495 – Lincoln Tunnel
Bergen	Ridgefield Boro	162.50	Route 93
		162.88	Route 5
	Palisades Park Boro	163.16	U.S. Route 46	Begin/end concurrency
	Fort Lee	164.31	Route 63
		~165.2	Interstate 95/U.S. Route 9W/Route 4	Begin/end concurrency I-95 Exits 72-73
		~165.6	Route 67	I-95 Exits 73-74
		~165.9	Palisades Interstate Parkway	I-95 Exit 74
U.S. Route 46 ends at the state line. Interstate 95, U.S. Route 1, and U.S. Route 9 continue into New York over the George Washington Bridge

Note: Due to inconsistencies in the NJDOT's straight line diagrams for US 1 and US 9, there is a margin of error of ±0.08 miles for mileposts for junctions along the US 1/9 concurrency between Woodbridge and Fort Lee. The margin of error is higher along the I-95 concurrency, thus mileposts for those junctions are given with less precision.

[edit] Related routes

There is one remaining bannered spur of US 9 in the state of New Jersey:

• 
  U.S. Route 1-9 Truck in Jersey City

The following state highways were also formerly designated as bannered spurs of US 9:

• Route 139 in Jersey City was formerly U.S. Route 1-9 Business.
• Route 166 in Toms River was formerly U.S. Route 9 Alternate.

Additionally, the following state highways are former alignments of U.S. Route 9:

• Route 109 in Cape May
• Route 157 in Absecon
• Route 167 near Bass River Township

[edit] References

1. ^ US 9 straight line diagram from the New Jersey Department of Transportation
2. ^ Endpoints of US Higways – US 9
3. ^ Endpoints of US Higways – US 9W