Virginia State Route 9
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| State Route 9 |
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| Length: | 13.08 mi[1] (21.05 km) | ||||||||||||
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| Formed: | 1940 | ||||||||||||
| West end: |  WV 9 near Charles Town, WV |
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| Major junctions: |
 SR 287 near Hillsboro |
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| East end: |  SR 7 near Leesburg |
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State Route 9 is a major east-west primary state highway in the Loudoun Valley of Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. Route 9 connects West Virginia Route 9 at Keyes Gap to State Route 7 just west of Leesburg at Clarks Gap. Route 9 passes through the Short Hill Mountain at historic Hillsboro on its route from central Loudoun onward to West Virginia and through to Charles Town and Martinsburg, West Virginia.
Route 9 has been the subject of considerable debate. West Virginia is constructing a four-lane expressway by-pass of the current Route 9 - a winding two-lane rural road - to U.S. Route 340 in Charles Town. The expressway will end at Route 9 at the Virginia state line [1]. Upgrading Route 9 in Loudoun County is opposed by local groups that want to preserve the rural feel of Western Loudoun by limiting traffic and thereby also limiting growth.[2] Updating Route 9 is also supported by local groups that want to provide for a safe Route 9.
