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Not to be confused with U.S. Route 19 or U.S. Route 119.

U.S. Route 1-9 marker
U.S. Route 1/9
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US 1/9 highlighted in red
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Maintained by NJDOT, PANYNJ, and NYSDOT
Length31.01 mi[1][2] (49.91 km)
Existed1926–present
Component
highways
RestrictionsNo trucks on the Pulaski Skyway
Major junctions
South end US 1 / US 9 in Woodbridge
Major intersections
North end
I-95 / US 1 / US 9 / NY 9A / Henry Hudson Parkway in Manhattan, New York
Location
Country
New York
Highway system
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Route 9

U.S. Route 1/9 (US 1/9 or US 1-9) is the 31.0-mile-long (49.9 km) concurrency of US 1 and US 9 from their junction in Woodbridge in Middlesex County, New Jersey, north to New York City. The route is a multilane road with some freeway portions that runs through urbanized areas of North Jersey adjacent to New York City. Throughout most of its length in New Jersey, the road runs near the New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95 [I-95]). In Fort Lee, US 1/9 merges onto I-95 and crosses the Hudson River on the George Washington Bridge, where the two U.S. Routes split a short distance into New York. US 1/9 intersects several major roads, including I-278 in Linden, Route 81 in Elizabeth, I-78 and US 22 in Newark, Route 139 in Jersey City, Route 3 and Route 495 in North Bergen, and US 46 in Palisades Park. US 1/9 also serves as the primary access point to Newark Airport. Between Newark and Jersey City, US 1/9 runs along the Pulaski Skyway. Trucks are banned from this section of road and must use Truck US 1/9. The concurrency between US 1 and US 9 is commonly referred to as "1 and 9".[3][4] Some signage for the concurrency, as well as the truck route, combines the two roads into one shield, separated by a hyphen (1-9) or an ampersand (1&9).[5][6]

The current alignment of US 1/9 south of Elizabeth was planned as

Route 25T
(now US 1/9 Truck). South of Newark, US 1/9 was moved from Route 27 to Route 25. In 1953, the state highways running concurrent with US 1/9 in New Jersey were removed. In 1964, the approaches to the George Washington Bridge were upgraded into I-95.

Route description

Time-lapse video of a trip on US 1/9 on a rainy day

Middlesex and Union counties

View north along US 1/9 at Route 35 in Woodbridge Township

divided highway, coming to a partial cloverleaf interchange with Route 35 a short distance after the merge. From this interchange, the road continues as a surface road with some jughandles, passing over NJ Transit's North Jersey Coast Line.[1][9]

A short distance later, US 1/9 crosses into

local–express lane configuration, carrying two local lanes and two express lanes in each direction for a total of eight lanes.[1] The freeway comes to an interchange with the northern terminus of Route 81, and it continues around the west side of Newark Airport.[1][9]

View north along US 1/9 (Spring Street) at Route 81 in Elizabeth

Essex and Hudson counties

Port Newark.[1][9] Past the crossing of I-78, US 1/9 continues north, with the lanes splitting as it passes over the Conrail Shared Assets Operations' Greenville Running Track, Lehigh Line, and Newark and Passaic Industrial Track at Oak Island Yard before coming to a northbound exit and southbound entrance with Delancy and South streets.[1] The freeway continues through industrial areas as it comes to a southbound exit and northbound entrance for Wilson Avenue.[1][9] Following this interchange, the directions of US 1/9 rejoin as the freeway continues northeast, with Conrail Shared Assets Operations' Passaic and Harsimus Line running closely parallel to the northwest of the road.[1] Along this stretch, the roadway comes to a bridge over Conrail Shared Assets Operations' Newark and New York Industrial Track and Manufacturers Industrial Track lines. The local–express lane configuration of US 1/9 ends at an interchange with Truck US 1/9 and Raymond Boulevard that provides access to the New Jersey Turnpike (I-95). At this point, US 1/9 becomes the four-lane divided Pulaski Skyway.[1][9] Trucks are banned from using the Pulaski Skyway and have to use Truck US 1/9 to bypass it.[10]

US 1/9 northbound in North Bergen

The Pulaski Skyway carries US 1/9 between Newark and

CSX's North Bergen Yard and is still lined with businesses.[9]

Bergen County

US 1/9 southbound and US 46 westbound at Route 63 interchange in Fort Lee

US 1/9 continues into Fairview, Bergen County, where the name changes to Broad Avenue. Shortly after entering Fairview, the route passes over the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway's Edgewater Branch line, where it is briefly a divided highway.[1] Turning north, the road passes more suburban areas before continuing into Ridgefield. In Ridgefield, US 1/9 becomes a divided highway prior to intersecting with southern terminus of Route 93. The median ends after this intersection, and the road turns northeast into mostly residential neighborhoods with a few businesses, intersecting with the western terminus of Route 5.[1][9] Past Route 5, US 1/9 continues into Palisades Park, in a mile-long (1.6 km) district known as Koreantown. It soon reaches an interchange with US 46.[1]

At this point, US 1/9 turns east off Broad Avenue to merge onto US 46, which is a four-lane freeway.[1] This freeway makes a sharp turn to the north-northeast and has partial interchanges at both ends of the 5th and 6th streets frontage roads, which parallel the freeway through residential areas and provide access to East Central Boulevard (CR 501). US 1/9/US 46 continue into Fort Lee, where it has access to a couple commercial areas before encountering the northern terminus of Route 63 at a westbound exit and eastbound entrance. From here, the highway becomes a surface road that continues past more businesses and homes, angling northeast as it comes to an exit for Main Street (CR 56).[1][9] Immediately past this point, the road turns east and encounters a complex interchange with I-95, the eastern terminus of Route 4, and the southern terminus of US 9W.[1] Here, US 1/9/US 46 all join I-95 and continue to the southeast along a multilane freeway with local–express lane configuration consisting of four local lanes and four express lanes in each direction, passing numerous highrise buildings as it heads east to the George Washington Bridge over the Hudson River.[9][12]

New York City

At the New Jersey–New York state line on the bridge, US 46 ends and I-95 and US 1/9 continue into the borough of Manhattan in New York City.[9][12] On the east bank of the river, the road passes over Amtrak's Empire Connection line. After an interchange with the Henry Hudson Parkway (NY 9A), the US 1/9 concurrency ends, and US 9 leaves the expressway at an interchange with Broadway at the George Washington Bridge Bus Station in Washington Heights.[9] At that interchange, US 9 turns north on Broadway, while I-95/US 1 continues east into The Bronx.[2][9]

Alternative signage methods for the concurrency:
Left: Separate shields
Upper right: Combined using an ampersand, mostly phased out
Lower right: Combined using a dash, mostly new signage

History

What is now the US 1/9 concurrency between Woodbridge and Elizabeth was first legislated as the northernmost part of

Route 6.[19][20]

US 1/9 northbound past CR 650 in Woodbridge Township

In 1932, the Pulaski Skyway was opened to traffic, and US 1/9 were designated to use it along with Route 25.[21]

In 1934, trucks were banned from the Pulaski Skyway, and a truck bypass of the structure called

Route 25T was created.[22][23]

By 1937, US 1/9 was moved to follow Route 25 south to Woodbridge instead of Route 27.[24]

By 1941, the US 1/9 alignment was moved to its current location north the Tonnele Circle, following Route 1 and Route 6 to the George Washington Bridge into New York City. In the vicinity of the George Washington Bridge, the route also ran concurrent with US 46.[21] In addition, US 9 was built to connect to US 1 in Woodbridge on its current alignment (then designated Route 35) instead of using Route 4 (the current Route 35).[25][26]

As part of construction of the New Jersey Turnpike, a new interchange was built to connect to the road, this replaced the existing turn circle in the area, which had grown functionally obsolete with increased traffic.

In the

US 1/9 Business (now Route 139).[27][28]

THe New Jersey Turnpike interchange was expanded from 1955 to 1956.

From 1958 to 1964, the portion of road near and over the George Washington Bridge, which were shared with US 46 on the New Jersey side, were rebuilt into a freeway that became a part of I-95.[29]

The I-278 interchange was constructed in 1969.

From 1966 to 1970 a new interchange was built to serve I-78, while the existing New Jersey Turnpike interchange was reconstructed to connect to it.

The interchange with NJ 81 was completed in 1981.

Between February 2006 and November 2008, the cloverleaf interchange with Route 35 in Woodbridge, the first in the U.S. built in 1929 when this portion of US 1/9 was a part of Route 25, was replaced with a partial cloverleaf interchange, costing $34 million (equivalent to $47.3 million in 2023[30]).[31][32][33]

In 2013, Route 1/9 was one of two main thoroughfares in Hudson County (the other being Kennedy Boulevard) that were listed among the Tri-State Transportation Campaign's list of the top 10 most dangerous roads for pedestrians in New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut. Route 1/9, which tied for the #10 place on the list, was cited for the five pedestrian fatalities that occurred on it from 2009 to 2011.[34]

Major intersections

Mileposts in New Jersey follow the consecutive mileposts from US 1.[1]

StateCountyLocationmi
[1][2][12]		kmExitDestinationsNotes
New JerseyMiddlesexWoodbridge Township35.8957.76
 US 1 south – Trenton

 US 9 south – Shore Points		Interchange; US 1-9 south splits into US 1 and US 9
36.4258.61 Route 35 – The Amboys, RahwayInterchange
37.7660.77South Inman Avenue / Rodgers StreetInterchange
UnionRahway38.8562.52 CR 514 – Rahway, WoodbridgeSouthbound exit and entrance; interchange
I-278 east to I-95 / N.J. Turnpike – Goethals Bridge, Staten Island
Northbound exit and southbound entrance; interchange; western terminus of I-278
Elizabeth43.1169.38 Route 439 (Bayway/South Elmora Avenue) – Roselle, Plainfield, Staten Island, Goethals BridgeBayway Circle
43.8270.52Pearl StreetEntrances only; former CR 614; interchange
44.1471.04Elizabeth AvenueSouthbound exit and northbound entrance; interchange
44.6471.84Magnolia AvenueInterchange via connector roads
45.3072.90 US 1-9 (Express Lanes)Southbound entrance only; interchange; southern end of express lanes
45.4473.13

 North Avenue east to I-95 / N.J. Turnpike		Northbound access only

 US 1-9 north (Express Lanes) – New York City		Northbound exit only; interchange
Southern end of freeway section
— North Avenue westSouthbound exit only; access to NJ Transit North Elizabeth Station
45.7373.60—

 To
Elizabeth Seaport
No northbound exit; access via Route 81 south
46.0074.03—Newark Liberty International AirportNorthbound exit only; Newark Airport Interchange
EssexNewark46.2874.48—McClellan Street
Northern end of freeway section

 US 1-9 south (Express Lanes)		Southbound exit only; interchange
46.7675.25 I-78 / I-95 / N.J. Turnpike
Haynes Avenue (U-turn)		No southbound exit; Newark Airport Interchange; exit 58A on I-78
Weigh stationSouthbound exit and entrance only; interchange
47.1175.82Newark Liberty International AirportSouthbound exit and entrance for express lanes only; Newark Airport Interchange
No northbound exit; Newark Airport Interchange
47.3876.25

 US 1-9 north to
Port Newark
No northbound exit; interchange
47.6476.67Southern end of freeway section
47.64–
47.84		76.67–
76.99		—

 US 22 west / Route 21 north – Union, Hillside, Newark, Downtown Newark		Newark Airport Interchange; eastern terminus of US 22; southern terminus of Route 21
—

 US 22 west / Route 21 north – Newark, Downtown Newark		Northbound exit and entrance for express lanes only; eastern terminus of US 22; southern terminus of Route 21
47.9977.23— I-78 / I-95 / N.J. Turnpike – Holland Tunnel, ClintonNorthbound exit and southbound entrance; Newark Airport Interchange; exits 58A-B on I-78; exit 14 on I-95 / Turnpike
—
 US 1-9 south (Express Lanes) – Main Terminals		Southbound exit only
—


 Executive Drive to I-78 / I-95 / N.J. Turnpike		Southbound exit and entrance
—
Port Newark, North Area, South Area, Economy Parking
Newark Airport Interchange; southbound access via exit for I-78 west
48.62–
48.90		78.25–
78.70		—
Port Newark, North Area, Air Cargo
No northbound access to I-78 west; exit 58B on I-78; exit 14 on I-95 / Turnpike; Newark Airport Interchange
49.1179.03—Frontage RoadNorthbound exit and entrance
— US 1-9 (Express Lanes)Northbound entrance only
49.4679.60—South StreetSouthbound entrance only
49.5579.74—Delancy Street – NewarkNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
49.9180.32—Wilson Avenue – NewarkSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
50.7381.64—Roanoke AvenueNorthbound entrance only
51.4382.77—
US 1-9 Truck – Jersey City
Northbound exit and southbound entrance; all trucks must exit; southern terminus of US 1-9 Truck; exit 15E on I-95 / Turnpike
—
 US 1-9 south (Express Lanes) – Newark Airport, Elizabeth		Northern terminus of express lanes
51.4382.77—Raymond Boulevard – NewarkSouthbound exit and southbound entrance
Passaic River51.8583.44Pulaski Skyway
HudsonKearny52.3384.22—South KearnySouthbound exit and northbound entrance; access via Adams Street
Hackensack River53.0685.39Pulaski Skyway
Jersey City54.0086.90—BroadwayNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
54.6187.89—
US 1-9 Truck south / Route 7 west / Route 139 east – Hoboken, Holland Tunnel
Tonnele Avenue – Jersey City
No northbound access to US 1-9 Truck; all trucks must exit; Tonnele Circle
Northern end of freeway section
56.2490.51Secaucus Road –
CR 678
North Bergen57.2792.17



 Route 3 west / Route 495 east to I-95 / N.J. Turnpike – Clifton, Lincoln Tunnel		No northbound entrance; eastern terminus of Route 3
57.7492.92
CR 676
BergenRidgefield62.14100.00
 Route 93 north (Grand Avenue)		Southern terminus of Route 93
62.51100.60
 Route 5 east		Western terminus of Route 5
Palisades Park62.80101.07Southern end of freeway section
—
US 46 west to I-95 south / N.J. Turnpike south / I-80
west		Southern end of US 46 concurrency
63.51102.21— CR 501 (East Central Boulevard) – Palisades ParkAccess via 5th/6th Streets
Northern end of freeway section
Fort Lee63.95102.92
 Route 63 south		Southbound exit and northbound entrance; northern terminus of Route 63; interchange
64.49103.79Main Street (
CR 56) – Fort Lee, Leonia
Interchange
64.88104.41Southern end of freeway section
64.88–
65.30		104.41–
105.09		72
US 9W north / Route 4 west to Palisades Parkway north – Fort Lee
Northbound exit and southbound entrance; Route 4 not signed; exit number not signed
72B





 I-95 south / N.J. Turnpike south / Route 4 west to I-80 west / G.S. Parkway – Hackensack, Paterson		Southbound exit and northbound entrance; southern end of I-95 concurrency; northern terminus of N.J. Turnpike; eastern terminus of Route 4
65.46105.3573
US 9W / Palisades Parkway north – Fort Lee
Signed for US 9W/Hudson Terrace southbound, Palisades northbound; last northbound exit before toll
65.60105.5774
 Palisades Parkway north		Southbound exit and northbound entrance from express lanes; southern terminus of Palisades Parkway
US 46
ends
I-95 north (US 1 north) to I-87
NY 9A / Henry Hudson Parkway / West 178th Street (US 9
north)		US 1-9 north splits into US 1 and US 9; exit 14 on Henry Hudson Parkway
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

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