New York State Route 9D
Map of the Hudson Valley with NY 9D highlighted in red | ||
Route information | ||
Auxiliary route of US 9 | ||
Maintained by NYSDOT and the city of Beacon | ||
Length | 25.21 mi[1] (40.57 km) | |
Existed | 1935[2]–present | |
Major junctions | ||
South end | ![]() ![]() | |
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North end | ![]() ![]() CR 77 in Wappingers Falls | |
Location | ||
Country | United States | |
State | New York | |
Counties | Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess | |
Highway system | ||
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New York State Route 9D (NY 9D) is a north–south state highway in the Hudson Valley region of New York in the United States. It starts at the eastern end of the Bear Mountain Bridge at an intersection with U.S. Route 6 (US 6) and US 202 in Westchester County, and follows the eastern shore of the Hudson River for 25.21 miles (40.57 km) to a junction with US 9 north of the village of Wappingers Falls in Dutchess County. While US 9 follows a more inland routing between the bridge and Wappingers Falls, the riverside course of NY 9D takes the route through the village of Cold Spring and the city of Beacon.
The route was acquired by the state of New York in pieces over the course of the early 20th century. The part north of Beacon was entirely state-maintained by the end of the 1910s, while delays in rebuilding the remainder of the highway to state highway standards kept New York from fully acquiring the road until the early 1930s. NY 9D was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, extending only from Beacon to Wappingers Falls. It was extended south to the Bear Mountain Bridge by the following year.
Route description
Westchester and Putnam counties
Like its parent road, US 9, NY 9D runs north–south parallel to the Hudson River for its entire length. The route begins near the riverbank at the Bear Mountain Bridge in the Westchester County town of Cortlandt, where it meets US 6 and US 202 at the foot of Anthony's Nose. It heads to the northeast as a two-lane road known as the Bear Mountain–Beacon Highway, passing through dense forests in the undeveloped northwestern part of Camp Smith. After just a quarter-mile (0.4 km), NY 9D leaves the military reservation as it passes into Putnam County and the town of Philipstown. Here, the route crosses the Appalachian Trail and runs adjacent to part of Hudson Highlands State Park, a preserve covering three non-contiguous areas between Peekskill and Beacon.[3]
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From the county line to the
From Garrison, NY 9D heads through a 5-mile (8 km) stretch of lightly developed areas, intersecting
Dutchess County
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Heading away from the ridge, NY 9D continues on a northerly path through the
North of the turn, NY 9D intersects Main Street, which carries
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Across the town line, the road takes on a straighter northeasterly track that brings it east of the hamlets of Chelsea and
South Avenue ends at this point, leaving NY 9D to turn northwest onto East Main Street. The highway follows East Main Street for several blocks through the central village district before crossing
History
Modern NY 9D was acquired by the state of New York in stages over the course of the early 20th century. The first section to become a state highway was the piece between the Fishkill–Wappinger town line and the village of Wappingers Falls, which was added to the state highway system on June 28, 1905. State maintenance was extended south to the Beacon city line on December 30, 1907.[8] In 1908, the New York State Legislature created Route 2, an unsigned legislative route following the Albany Post Road from New York City to Valatie. The post road originally passed through Wappingers Falls, entering from the southeast on East Main Street and leaving to the north on West Main Street.[9][10] The road's northern approach to the village was taken over by the state of New York on July 6, 1911.[8]
South Avenue in Wappingers Falls became state-maintained on February 15, 1917, extending state ownership north from the village line to South Avenue's junction with East Main Street. The part of Main Street between South Avenue and the northern village limits was added as a state road on January 5, 1918.
The part of what is now NY 9D south of Beacon remained an unimproved local road through the mid-1920s.
NY 9D was extended south to the Bear Mountain Bridge by the following year, replacing NY 9C from Cold Spring to the bridge.[20] The reconstruction of the Garrison–Cold Spring stretch was finished by February 1931,[21] and the Cold Spring–Beacon link was opened in October 1932. Various festivities were held in Beacon on October 20 to mark the occasion.[22] In the early to mid-1930s, US 9 was realigned near Wappingers Falls to follow a new highway bypassing the village to the east,[23][24] even though the project was staunchly opposed by the village's chamber of commerce.[23][25] The northern half of US 9's former routing through the village became an extension of NY 9D.[26]
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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US 202 Alt. begins | Southern terminus; southern end of US 6 Alt./US 202 Alt. concurrency | ||||
US 202 Alt. east – Peekskill | Western terminus of NY 403; northern end of US 6 Alt./US 202 Alt. concurrency | ||||
Carmel | Western terminus of NY 301 | ||||
NY 52 Bus. east (Main Street) – Fishkill | Southern terminus of NY 52 Bus. concurrency | ||||
NY 52 Bus. ends | Exit 11 on I-84 / NY 52; western terminus of NY 52 Bus. | ||||
CR 77 north – Poughkeepsie, Hyde Park | Northern terminus; southern terminus of CR 77 | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ a b "2008 Traffic Volume Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. pp. 27–28. Retrieved January 31, 2010.
- ^ Standard Oil Company of New York. 1930.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Google (February 13, 2013). "overview map of NY 9D" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ^ Cashman, Shane (August 5, 2010). "Tracing a Traitor's Track". The Putnam County Courier. Carmel, NY. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ^ Folchetti and Associates (2007). "Hudson Fjord Hike/Bike Trail Capital Improvements Feasibility Study" (PDF). p. 5. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ^ West Point Digital Raster Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. New York State Department of Transportation. 1989. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ^ Wappingers Falls Digital Raster Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. New York State Department of Transportation. 1989. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ^ a b c State of New York Commission of Highways (1922). Tables Giving Detailed Information and Present Status of All State, County and Federal Aid Highways. Albany, NY: J. B. Lyon Company. pp. 18, 32, 72, 88, 114. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ^ State of New York Department of Highways (1909). The Highway Law. Albany, NY: J. B. Lyon Company. pp. 33–34. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ^ New York State Department of Highways (1920). Report of the State Commissioner of Highways. Albany, NY: J. B. Lyon Company. pp. 497–98. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ^ "New York's Main Highways Designated by Numbers". The New York Times. December 21, 1924. p. XX9.
- ^ State of New York Department of Public Works. 1926.
- ^ Automobile Blue Book. Vol. 1 (1927 ed.). Chicago: Automobile Blue Book, Inc. 1927. This edition shows U.S. Routes as they were first officially signed in 1927.
- ^ "Start Highway Survey This Year". Syracuse Journal. International News Service. January 20, 1926. p. 5.
- ^ New York State Legislature (1925). 1925 Supplement to the Annotated Consolidated laws of the state of New York As Amended To January 1, 1918. Banks Law Publishing. p. 168. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ^ "Bear Mountain Road Work Going Slow". The Putnam County Courier. Carmel, NY. July 20, 1928. p. 1.
- ^ "Bear Mountain Road Money Available". The Cold Spring Recorder. July 10, 1931. p. 4.
- ^ "Confer on Elimination of Bridge Toll". The Putnam County Courier. Carmel, NY. February 7, 1930. p. 1.
- Texas Oil Company. 1932.
- Kendall Refining Company. 1931.
- ^ "Putnam County Is Interested". The Putnam County Courier. Carmel, NY. February 20, 1931. p. 2.
- ^ "Beacon To Hold Dual Celebration". The Putnam County Courier. Carmel, NY. October 14, 1932. p. 6.
- ^ a b "Wappingers Battles Post Road By-pass Route". The Harlem Valley Times. Amenia, NY. May 29, 1930. p. 1.
- ^ "As Others See Us". The Poughkeepsie Evening Star and Enterprise. February 18, 1936. p. 6.
- ^ "By-passing Wappingers Falls". The Poughkeepsie Eagle-News. April 13, 1929. p. 6.
- ^ New York – Poughkeepsie Quadrangle (Map). 1:62,500. 15 Minute Series. United States Geological Survey. 1943. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
External links
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- New York State Route 9D at Alps' Roads • New York Routes