New York State Route 9L
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| NY Route 9L |
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| Length: | 18.58 mi[1] (29.90 km) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Formed: | 1930s[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| South end: |   US 9/NY 32 in Glens Falls |
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| North end: |  US 9/NY 9N in Lake George |
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| Counties: | Warren | ||||||||||||||||
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New York State Route 9L is a state highway in Warren County, New York. The road is 18.58 miles (29.91 kilometres) long and is a suffixed highway of U.S. Route 9 (US 9). The road goes through three major municipalities in Warren County: the city of Glens Falls, the town of Queensbury and the village of Lake George. The road starts at US 9 and New York State Route 32 in Glens Falls and ends at US 9 and New York State Route 9N in Lake George. 9N is a scenic route for people traveling to Lake George, as the road provides many views of the lake.
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[edit] Route description
The highway starts at an intersection with U.S. Route 9 and NY 32 in downtown Glens Falls. The road starts off by intersecting with local roads in the city. East of the city limits in the town of Queensbury, Route 9L intersects Dix Avenue, a connector leading to NY 254. Route 9L turns to the northeast and intersects Route 254 itself 1 mile (1.6 km) east of its junction with Dix. Route 9L continues northward through Queensbury, passing Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport and running parallel to the Washington County line on its way toward and eventually across the Blue Line into Adirondack Park. NY 9L intersects NY 149, an east-west arterial connecting Interstate 87 to Vermont, just north of the park limits. The route continues into Brayton, a hamlet situated in northeast Queensbury. At a junction 11.3 miles (18.2 km) northeast of Glens Falls and 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Brayton, NY 9L meets Pilot Knob Road, a local roadway serving several communities located on the shores of Lake George and along the base of Pilot Knob.[3]
Route 9L turns to the southeast, roughly paralleling the southern shore of Lake George. A mile west of Brayton, NY 9L intersects with Cleverdale Road, a road serving a small peninsula and the hamlet of Cleverdale. After passing the community of Rockhurst, the route intersects Assembly Point Road, another local road serving a minor peninsula and Assembly Point on its tip. Past this point, Route 9L tightly parallels the southern shore of Lake George southwest to the village of Lake George, situated at the southwestern extent of the lake. The route comes to an end at a junction with US 9 and NY 9N south of the village center.[3]
[edit] History
Route 9L was assigned to its current alignment in the 1930s.[2] When scenic byways were designated in New York, Route 9L was designated as part of the Central Adirondack Trail.[4]
Route 9L had its bridge replaced starting in 2007 over the Halfway Creek in Queensbury, New York. The bridge, which was built in 1923, about a decade before 9L's commissioning, was just 400 feet (120 m) from the intersection with Haviland Road (Warren County Route 17). Construction on a new, larger bridge cost $1.3 mllion and is expected to be completed in October 2008.[5]
[edit] Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile[1] | Roads intersected | Notes |
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| Warren | Glens Falls | 0.00 | US 9 / NY 32 |
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| Queensbury | 1.58 |  NY 254 |
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| 6.73 |  NY 149 |
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| Town of Lake George | 18.58 | US 9 / NY 9N |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Traffic Data Report - US 1 to US 9 (PDF). NYSDOT (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2007-12-24.
- ^ a b Automobile Legal Association (ALA) Automobile Green Book, 1931-1932 and 1938-39 editions, (Scarborough Motor Guide Co., Boston, 1931 and 1938)
- ^ a b Google Maps. Overview Map of NY 9L [map]. Retrieved on 2007-12-24.
- ^ Central Adirondack Trail. United States Department of Transportation (2007). Retrieved on 2008-05-16.
- ^ Peter Van Keuren (August 27, 2007). NYSDOT Awards Contract for Route 9L Bridge Replacment. New York State Department of Transportation. Retrieved on 2008-05-16.
