U.S. Route 209 | |||||||
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Auxiliary route of US 9 | |||||||
Maintained by PennDOT and NYSDOT | |||||||
Length: | 211.74 mi (340.76 km) | ||||||
Existed: | 1926 – present | ||||||
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South end: | PA 147 in Millersburg, PA | ||||||
I-81 near Tremont, PA I-476 / Penna Turnpike NE Extension near Weissport, PA PA 33 in Snydersville, PA I-80 in Stroudsburg, PA US 206 near Milford, PA US 6 from Milford, PA to Port Jervis, NY I-84 in Matamoras, PA Future I-86 / NY 17 in Mamakating, NY US 44 / NY 55 near Kerhonkson, NY I-87 / NY 28 / New York Thruway in Kingston, NY |
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North end: | US 9W / NY 199 in Ulster, NY | ||||||
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States: | Pennsylvania, New York | ||||||
Counties: |
PA: Dauphin, Schuylkill, Carbon, Monroe, Pike NY: Orange, Sullivan, Ulster |
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Location: | Pottsville-Tamaqua, Pennsylvania |
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Location: | Kresgeville-Brodheadsville, Pennsylvania |
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Location: | East Stroudsburg-Marshalls Creek, Pennsylvania |
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Location: | Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania |
Existed: | 1962–present |
U.S. Route 209 (US 209) is a 211.74-mile (340.76 km) long U.S. Highway in the states of Pennsylvania and New York. Although the route is a spur of US 9, US 209 never intersects US 9, making the connection via US 9W instead. The southern terminus of the route is at Pennsylvania Route 147 (PA 147) in Millersburg, Pennsylvania. The northern terminus is at US 9W north of Kingston in Ulster, New York, where the road continues east as New York State Route 199 (NY 199).
US 209 is one of the original highways in the 1926 U.S. Highway System plan. In Pennsylvania, the highway travels through the length of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, along the middle part of the Lehigh Valley (through Jim Thorpe and along parts of the defunct historic Lehigh Canal and Lehigh Valley Railroad) then over the divide near Nesquehoning into the Schuylkill Valley (along Panther Creek). Similarly, for part of its route in New York, US 209 runs alongside the defunct Delaware and Hudson Canal, which ran from Port Jervis to Kingston, in each case, following the old land road connections connecting the Anthracite fields of Northeastern Pennsylvania with the industries and heating customers in New York City.