Bannered routes of U.S. Route 9

U.S. Route 9
Highway system

United States Numbered Highways
List • Bannered • Divided • Replaced

A total of at least three bannered routes of U.S. Route 9 exist and at least two have been deleted.

Contents

Existing

Georgetown, DE truck route


U.S. Route 9 Truck
Location: Georgetown, Delaware
Length: 4.19 mi[1] (6.74 km)

U.S. Route 9 Truck is a 4.19-mile (6.74 km)[1] truck bypass of U.S. Route 9 in Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware. The route bypasses Georgetown to the south and east, first following U.S. Route 113 south for a short distance. It then follows roads to the southeast of Georgetown, passing by Sussex County Airport, before ending at U.S. Route 9 and Delaware Route 404 east of Georgetown. US 9 Truck was designated by 1984.[2]

Lewes, DE business route


U.S. Route 9 Business
Location: Lewes, Delaware
Length: 4.26 mi[1] (6.86 km)

U.S. Route 9 Business is a 4.26-mile (6.86 km)[1] business route off U.S. Route 9 in Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware. The route was designated on a former part of Delaware Route 18 by 1976, with US 9 routed to bypass Lewes on Delaware Route 1 and the Theodore C. Freeman Highway to the south.[3] U.S. Route 9 Business runs from the Five Points intersection where it intersects U.S. Route 9 and Delaware Route 1. It then passes through the heart of Lewes on Savannah Road where it crosses the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal on a drawbridge. When Savannah Road reaches the Delaware Bay, U.S. Route 9 Business turns south onto Cape Henlopen Drive to meet U.S. Route 9 near the terminal of the Cape May-Lewes Ferry.

Jersey City, NJ truck route


U.S. Route 1-9 Truck
Location: Jersey City, New Jersey
Length: 4.11 mi[4] (6.61 km)

U.S. Route 1/9 Truck is a 4.11-mile (6.61 km) truck route of US 1/9 in northern New Jersey between Newark and Jersey City that bypasses the Pulaski Skyway, which trucks are banned from.[4][5] The route heads east across the Passaic River into Kearny before crossing the Hackensack River 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 with US 1/9 and Route 139.[4] 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.[6][7]

Former

Toms River, NJ alternate route


U.S. Route 9 Alternate
Location: Toms River, New Jersey
Length: 3.73 mi[8] (6.00 km)
Existed: 1954–1975

U.S. Route 9 Alternate was a 3.73-mile (6.00 km)[8] long alternate route of US 9 that ran through Toms River, New Jersey. It was created in 1954 after US 9 was rerouted to use the Garden State Parkway through the Toms River area but was later renumbered to Route 166.[9]

Jersey City, NJ business route


U.S. Route 1-9 Business
Location: Jersey City, New Jersey
Length: 2.77 mi[10][11] (4.46 km)
Existed: 1953–by 1990's

U.S. Route 1/9 Business was a 2.77-mile (4.46 km)[10][11] long former business route of US 1/9 in Jersey City that ran between US 1/9 at the Tonnele Circle and the Holland Tunnel across the Hudson River to New York City. The route was created in 1953, replacing what had been a part of Route 25.[6][7] The business route was renumbered to Route 139 by the 1990s.[12][13]

References

  1. ^ a b c d http://www.deldot.gov/information/pubs_forms/manuals/traffic_counts/2006/pdf/rpt_pgs1_38_rev.pdf DelDOT 2006 Traffic Count and Mileage Report
  2. ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (PDF). Delaware Official Highway Map (Map) (1984 ed.). http://www.deldot.gov/archaeology/historic_pres/historic_highway_maps/pdf/cd_062.pdf. Retrieved February 5, 2011. 
  3. ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (PDF). Delaware Official Highway Map (Map) (1976 ed.). http://www.deldot.gov/archaeology/historic_pres/historic_highway_maps/pdf/cd_054.pdf. Retrieved 2010-04-15. 
  4. ^ a b c "U.S. Route 1-9 Truck straight line diagram". New Jersey Department of Transportation. http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000001T_-.pdf. Retrieved 2007-04-12. 
  5. ^ "Traffic Regulations: Route 1 and 9, The Pulaski Skyway". New Jersey Department of Transportation. http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/traffic_orders/access/rt1_9.shtm. Retrieved 2009-08-06. 
  6. ^ a b 1953 renumbering
  7. ^ a b "New Road Signs Ready in New Jersey". The New York Times. December 16, 1952. http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/6933/19521216newroadsignsreaiu6.jpg. Retrieved 2009-07-20. 
  8. ^ a b New Jersey Department of Transportation. "Route 166 straight line diagram". http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000166__-.pdf. Retrieved October 12, 2009. 
  9. ^ General Drafting Incorporated (1960s). Map of US 9 Alternate (Map). 
  10. ^ a b "Route 139 lower roadway straight line diagram". New Jersey Department of Transportation. http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000139__-.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-01. 
  11. ^ a b "Interstate 78 straight line diagram". New Jersey Department of Transportation. http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000078__-.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-01. 
  12. ^ State Farm Insurance (1983). State Farm Road Atlas (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally. 
  13. ^ Rand McNally (1996). United States-Canada-Mexico Road Atlas (Map).