U.S. Route 9 in New Jersey
highway in New Jersey
U.S. Route 9 (US 9) is a United States Numbered Highway in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, running from Laurel, Delaware, to Champlain, New York. In New Jersey, the route runs 166.80 miles (268.44 km) from the Cape May–Lewes Ferry terminal in North Cape May, Cape May County, where the ferry carries US 9 across the Delaware Bay to Lewes, Delaware, north to the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, Bergen County, where the route along with Interstate 95 (I-95) and US 1 continue into New York City. US 9 is the longest U.S. Highway in the state.
From North Cape May north to Toms River in Ocean County, US 9 is mostly a two-lane undivided road that closely parallels the Garden State Parkway (GSP) and runs near the Jersey Shore. Along this stretch, it passes through the communities of Rio Grande, Cape May Court House, Somers Point, Pleasantville, Absecon, Tuckerton, Manahawkin, Beachwood, and Berkeley Township. In Toms River, US 9 runs along the GSP for a short distance before heading northwest away from it and the Jersey Shore into Lakewood Township.
Upon entering Monmouth County, the route grows to a multilane suburban divided highway, as it continues through Howell Township, Freehold Township, Manalapan Township, Marlboro Township, Old Bridge Township, Sayreville, and South Amboy. This section of the route is an important commuter artery from these bedroom communities into North Jersey and New York City, and helps New York and North Jersey residents reach popular destinations such as the Freehold Raceway, Freehold Raceway Mall, and the Jersey Shore. In Woodbridge Township, US 9 merges with US 1 and the two routes run concurrently through northern New Jersey as US 1/9 to the George Washington Bridge, where they continue into New York.
Before 1927, the current alignment of US 9 had been legislated as parts of several New Jersey state highways, including the original Route 14 from Cape May to Seaville, Route 19 between Seaville and Absecon, the original Route 4 between Absecon and Lakewood and South Amboy and Rahway, Route 7 Spur between Lakewood and Freehold, and the original Route 1 between Rahway and Jersey City.
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