Special routes of U.S. Route 9

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Special routes of U.S. Route 9
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A total of at least three special routes of U.S. Route 9 (US 9) exist and at least seven have been decommissioned.

Georgetown truck route

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U.S. Route 9 Truck marker

U.S. Route 9 Truck

LocationGeorgetown, Delaware
Length6.1 mi[1] (9.8 km)
Existed1983[2][3]–present
US 9 Truck eastbound along Park Avenue in Georgetown

U.S. Route 9 Truck (US 9 Truck) is a 6.1-mile (9.8 km)

divided Dupont Boulevard. The road heads through woodland with some farmfields and businesses. US 9 Truck/DE 404 Truck split from US 113 by heading north-northeast on two-lane undivided South Bedford Street. The road passes commercial development before heading through farmland with some homes. The routes curve to the north-northwest prior to heading north. US 9 Truck/DE 404 Truck turn east onto Park Avenue and pass through residential areas before crossing the Delmarva Central Railroad's Indian River Subdivision line at-grade. The road runs through agricultural areas and passes to the south of Delaware Coastal Airport, where it makes a curve to the north. US 9 Truck/DE 404 Truck head through a mix of farmland and woodland with some homes to the east of the airport, crossing the Delmarva Central Railroad's Lewes Industrial Track line at-grade before ending at US 9/DE 404 east of Georgetown.[1][4] US 9 Truck has an annual average daily traffic count ranging from a high of 30,235 vehicles at the Arrow Safety Road intersection along the US 113 concurrency to a low of 5,033 vehicles at the Zoar Road intersection.[5] The portion of US 9 Truck concurrent with US 113 is part of the National Highway System.[6]

US 9 Truck was designated in 1983.[2][3] The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) is planning to move US 9 Truck to a new alignment of Park Avenue located further to the south. The realigned Park Avenue will lead to a roundabout with South Bedford Street and Arrow Safety Road, from which US 9 Truck will follow Arrow Safety Road west to US 113. Road construction on the new alignment of Park Avenue and improvements to Arrow Safety Road began in 2022. The new alignment of US 9 Truck will be completed in 2024.[7][8][needs update]

Major intersections
The entire route is in Georgetown, Sussex County.

mi[5]kmDestinationsNotes
0.000.00
DE 404 Truck west / Dupont Boulevard)
US 9 (County Seat Highway/West Market Street) – Laurel, Seaford, Georgetown, Lewes
Western terminus; west end of US 113/DE 404 Truck overlap
1.552.49
US 113
south (Dupont Boulevard)		East end of US 113 overlap
6.19.8 US 9 / DE 404 (Lewes Georgetown Highway)Eastern terminus; eastern terminus of DE 404 Truck
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Lewes business route

Historic Lewes Byway, Gateway to the Bayshore
Delaware Byway.[11] US 9 Bus. has an annual average daily traffic count ranging from a high of 18,511 vehicles at the Donovans Road intersection to a low of 4,782 vehicles at the eastern terminus at US 9.[5] The route was designated on a former part of DE 18 by 1976, with US 9 routed to bypass Lewes on DE 1, Kings Highway, and the Theodore C. Freeman Highway to the south.[9]

Major intersections
The entire route is in Sussex County.

Locationmi[5]kmDestinationsNotes
Nassau0.000.00
 US 9 east / DE 1 (Coastal Highway)


 US 9 west / DE 404 west (Lewes Georgetown Highway)		No access from westbound US 9 Bus. to eastbound US 9/southbound DE 1; western terminus; northern terminus of DE 23; eastern terminus of DE 404
Wescoats Corner

 Wescoats Corner Road to DE 1 south – Rehoboth Beach, Dewey Beach
Lewes3.365.41 US 9 (Theodore C. Freeman Highway/Cape Henlopen Drive) – Cape May–Lewes FerryEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Beesley's Point temporary route

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Temporary U.S. Route 9 marker

Temporary U.S. Route 9

LocationUpper Township–Somers Point, New Jersey
Length3.89 mi[12][13] (6.26 km)
Existed2013

U.S. Route 9 Temporary (US 9 Temp.) was the designation for the detour around the closed

County Route 623 (CR 623) before heading north on the Garden State Parkway and crossing the Great Egg Harbor Bay on the Great Egg Harbor Bridge, ending at an interchange with US 9 in Somers Point. The route was 3.89 miles (6.26 km) long. The designation was replaced by US 9[failed verification] following the demolition of the bridge in 2013, making it so that US 9 cloud be driven from its entirety once again.[12][13][14]

Toms River alternate route

Main article: New Jersey Route 166

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U.S. Route 9 Alternate marker

U.S. Route 9 Alternate

LocationSouth Toms River–Pleasant Plains, New Jersey
Length3.73 mi[15] (6.00 km)
Existed1954–1975

U.S. Route 9 Alternate (US 9 Alt.) was a 3.73-mile-long (6.00 km)[15] 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.[16]

Newark–Jersey City temporary route

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Temporary U.S. Route 9 marker

Temporary U.S. Route 9

LocationNewark–Jersey City, New Jersey

Jersey City truck route

Main article: U.S. Route 1/9 Truck

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U.S. Route 1/9 Truck marker

U.S. Route 1/9 Truck

LocationNewark–Jersey City, New Jersey
Length4.11 mi[17] (6.61 km)
Existed1953–present

U.S. Route 1/9 Truck (US 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.[17][18] 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.[17] 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.[19][20]

Jersey City business route

Main article: New Jersey Route 139

New York City, New York
Length2.77 mi[21][22] (4.46 km)
Existed1953–by the 1990s

U.S. Route 1/9 Business (US 1/9 Bus.) was a 2.77-mile-long (4.46 km)[21][22] 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.[19][20] The business route was renumbered to Route 139 by the 1990s.[23][24]

Jersey City–Inwood Hill Park alternate route

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U.S. Route 9 Alternate marker

U.S. Route 9 Alternate

LocationJersey City, New Jersey–Inwood Hill Park, New York

Newburgh alternate route

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U.S. Route 9W Alternate marker

U.S. Route 9W Alternate

LocationNewburgh, New York

Rouses Point alternate route

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U.S. Route 9 Alternate marker

U.S. Route 9 Alternate

LocationRouses Point, New York

References

  1. ^ a b Google (August 6, 2013). "overview of U.S. Route 9 Truck" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (October 1, 1983). "Route Numbering Committee Agenda" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. p. 538. Retrieved October 15, 2014 – via Wikimedia Commons.
  3. ^ a b Delaware Department of Transportation (1984). Official State Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Delaware Department of Transportation (2017). Official Travel & Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Staff (2018). "Traffic Count and Mileage Report: Interstate, Delaware, and US Routes" (PDF). Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  6. ^ National Highway System: Delaware (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  7. ^ "Project: Park Avenue Relocation, Phase 1". Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  8. ^ Park Avenue Relocation Phase 1 - Phase 1 Overview (Map). Delaware Department of Transportation. May 28, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  9. ^ a b Delaware Department of Highways and Transportation (1976). Delaware Highways Official Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Highways and Transportation. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  10. ^ Google (October 26, 2014). "overview of U.S. Route 9 Business" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  11. ^ "Historic Lewes Byway, Gateway to the Bayshore". Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  12. ^ a b "Cape May County 623 straight line diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  13. ^ a b "Garden State Parkway straight line diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  14. Press of Atlantic City
    . Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  15. ^ a b New Jersey Department of Transportation. "Route 166 straight line diagram" (PDF). Retrieved October 12, 2009.
  16. ^ Map of US 9 Alternate (Map). General Drafting Incorporated. 1960s.
  17. ^ a b c "U.S. Route 1-9 Truck straight line diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 12, 2007.
  18. ^ "Traffic Regulations: Route 1 and 9, The Pulaski Skyway". New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 6, 2009.
  19. ^ a b 1953 renumbering
  20. ^ a b "New Road Signs Ready in New Jersey". The New York Times. December 16, 1952. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  21. ^ a b "Route 139 lower roadway straight line diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 1, 2009.
  22. ^ a b "Interstate 78 straight line diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 1, 2009.
  23. State Farm Insurance
    . 1983.
  24. ^ United States-Canada-Mexico Road Atlas (Map). Rand McNally. 1996.

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