County Route 9 (Orange County, New York)

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County Route 9

Length:

10.0 mi^[1] (16.1 km)

Formed:

January 9, 1980 (north of Cornwall)^[2]

South end:

NY 32 in Central Valley

Major
junctions:

U.S. Route 9W in Cornwall

North end:

NY 218 in Cornwall-on-Hudson

County routes in New York
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Orange County

County Route 9 in Orange County, New York is a 2-lane highway in the more developed parts of the county. The route is 10.0 miles (16.1 km) long, stretching north from New York State Route 32 in Central Valley to the village of Cornwall and its hamlet, Cornwall-on-Hudson, where it terminates at New York State Route 218. Route 9 passes historical buildings along the way, including the Carvey-Gatfield House, Cromwell Manor, the David Sutherland House, and the Sands-Ring House.

Route 9, when assigned, originally ended at New York State Route 307 in Cornwall. When Route 307 was given to Orange County in a 1980 maintenance swap from the New York State Department of Transportation, Route 107 was assigned along with an extension of CR 9 all the way up to NY 218 in Cornwall-on-Hudson.

1 Route description
2 History
3 Major intersections
4 See also
5 References

[edit] Route description

Route 9 begins at an intersection with New York State Route 32 in Central Valley, just north of its intersection with New York State Route 17. The route heads northeastward, passing homes and tree patches. There are intersections with local roads, as Route 9, also known as Smith Clove Road, crosses the New York State Thruway (I-87). The road continues, passing Filters Lake and Central Valley Golf Club. Soon afterwards, Route 9 passes through a large patch of forests, which also covers parts of West Point Military Academy.^[1]

Smith Clove Road continues, passing forests to the east and homes to the west. The highway parallels Interstate 87 and New York State Route 32, as it progresses farther to the northeast. Soon after, Smith Clove Road becomes completely full of forests and grass, with homes becoming scarce. County Route 34 (Trout Brook Road) terminates at CR 9 while the road continues towards Cornwall. Whispering Brook is afterwards, a small road on the east of CR 9.^[1]

Carvey-Gatfield House as seen from CR 9

Route 9 becomes known as Mineral Springs Road and continues northward through forests. County Route 65 (Angola Road) terminates at CR 9 soon after. However, the name Angola Road continues to the north along CR 9. As the highway approaches Cornwall, it becomes more suburbanized, with the Carvey-Gatfield House approachable on the east. With NY 32 parallelling to the north, Angola Road continues into Cornwall. Just before the overpass of U.S. Route 9W, Route 9 passes the Cromwell Manor, an early-19th century house.^[1]^[3]

Just after the overpass comes the David Sutherland House, a stone structure dating back to 1770.^[4] His descendant also has a house along Route 9, Daniel Sutherland House, which is located at the Chadeayne Circle. The highway there continues along Main Street, an urbanized, 3-lane highway until its terminus at New York State Route 218 in Cornwall-on-Hudson.^[1]

[edit] History

When Route 9 was assigned by the Orange County Highway Department, it originally terminated at New York State Route 307 in Cornwall. Route 307 began at an intersection with NY 32 in Cornwall, headed eastward through the Chadeayne Circle and continued along what's now CR 9 to terminate at NY 218. In 1980, a maintenance swap was done between NYSDOT and Orange County, giving 307 to the county, which became CR 107 up to the circle and CR 9 the rest of the way to NY 218 on January 9, 1980.^[2]^[5]

Originally, Route 9's Mineral Springs Road segment had a longer alignment within the forests south of Angola Road. This was realigned and the old alingnment became known as Old Mineral Springs Road.^[1]