 U.S. Route 209 | |||||||
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 US 209 highlighted in red, US 209 Bus. in blue | |||||||
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| Auxiliary route ofUS 9 | |||||||
| Maintained byPennDOT,NYSDOT,NPS, andJIBC | |||||||
| Length | 211.74 mi[1][2] (340.76 km) | ||||||
| Existed | 1926[3]–present | ||||||
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| South end |  PA 147 inMillersburg, PA | ||||||
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| North end |   US 9W /NY 199 inUlster, NY | ||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||
| States | Pennsylvania,New York | ||||||
| Counties | PA:Dauphin,Schuylkill,Carbon,Monroe,Pike NY:Orange,Sullivan,Ulster | ||||||
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U.S. Route 209 (US 209) is a 211.74-mile (340.76 km) longU.S. Highway in the states ofPennsylvania andNew York. Although the route is a spur ofUS 9, US 209 never intersects US 9, coming within five miles of the route and making the short connection viaNew York State Route 199 (NY 199). The southern terminus of the route is atPennsylvania Route 147 (PA 147) inMillersburg, Pennsylvania. The northern terminus is atUS 9W north ofKingston inUlster, New York, where the road continues east as NY 199.
In Pennsylvania, the highway travels through the length of theDelaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, along the southern part of thePoconos in Monroe and Carbon counties throughJim Thorpe and along parts of the defunct historicLehigh Canal andLehigh Valley Railroad then over thedivide nearNesquehoning into theSchuylkill Valley along Panther Creek. For part of its route in New York, US 209 runs alongside the defunctDelaware and Hudson Canal, which ran fromPort Jervis to Kingston,[4] in each case, following the old land road connections connecting theanthracite coal fields ofNortheastern Pennsylvania with the industries and heating customers inNew York City.
US 209 is one of the original highways in the 1926 U.S. Highway System plan. The route was initially an intrastate highway contained entirely within Pennsylvania. It began at an intersection withUS 11 (nowUS 22 /US 322) in Clarks Ferry (east ofDuncannon) and ended atUS 6 inMilford.[3] US 209 was extended northward to US 9W in Kingston, New York, in April 1935 and truncated to Millersburg, Pennsylvania, by 1938.[5] The portion of US 209 in New York north ofPort Jervis was previously designated as US 6 from 1926 to 1928,U.S. Route 6N from 1928 to 1933,[6] andNew York State Route 279 from 1933 to 1935.[7][8]
US 209 was realigned ontolimited-access highways in two locations along its routing during the 1950s. The first is in theStroudsburg, Pennsylvania, area. Originally just a bypass of Stroudsburg, a portion of this expressway is now also part ofInterstate 80 (I-80) while another portion is now also part ofPA 33, with the southern end and the portion between I-80 and PA 33 still just US 209. The second is in the Kingston, New York, area. Serving as a bypass of Kingston that connects to theKingston-Rhinecliff Bridge, the highway begins west of Kingston along US 209 south ofNY 28 in Ulster and ends north of Kingston, at acloverleaf interchange with US 9W and NY 199, still in Ulster. This also serves as the current northern terminus of US 209, replacing the old terminus at US 9W in Downtown Kingston. When the expressways were finished, US 209's former routing through downtown Stroudsburg was redesignated asUS 209 Business, andNY 28 was extended over US 209’s former alignment through downtown Kingston.[9][10]
| mi | km | |
|---|---|---|
| PA | 150.60[1] | 242.37 |
| NY | 61.14[2] | 98.40 |
| Total | 211.74 | 340.76 |
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Although signed as a north–south route in both states for its entire length, US 209 actually runs closer to east–west along its southern sections in Pennsylvania, only gently trending northward. Only atStroudsburg does it begin to turn more to the north as it begins to follow theDelaware River. In New York it runs almost due northeast for its entire length.
Much of the highway in both states is a two-lane road, running through narrow mountain valleys, but there are expressway portions. In Pennsylvania, one near Stroudsburg connectsconcurrencies withPA 33 andInterstate 80 (I-80); in New York, the north end is an expressway.
From the southern terminus atPA 147 inMillersburg, US 209 runs alongside the Berry Mountain ridge through the Lykens Valley in northernDauphin County, a rural valley that is home to anAmish community.[11] In the Lykens Valley, the route passes throughElizabethville before continuing east throughLykens andWilliamstown. The road continues intoSchuylkill County, finally climbing a valleyheadwall nearTower City to intersectI-81 on the other side, then continues on toTremont. Beyond that, the generally straight route starts to curve a little more frequently intoPottsville, after which it follows the upperSchuylkill River as it heads into lightly populated areas in theCoal Region such asPort Carbon,Cumbola,New Philadelphia, andMiddleport on its way toTamaqua.
Several miles beyond, US 209 crosses intoCarbon County atLansford, where it nestles betweenNesquehoning,Sharp, andPisgah mountains until it finally turns slightly to the north just beforeNesquehoning. From there it follows theNesquehoning Creek valley down to theLehigh River, which US 209 follows southeasterly throughJim Thorpe toLehighton. At the south end of the town, it crosses the river and resumes its north-trending eastward course, which brings it to an interchange atI-476 (Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension).
Once again, there are no major settlements along US 209 as it heads through isolated valleys, this time with more agricultural use evident, intoMonroe County and eventually to its absorption intoPA 33.US 209 Bus. leaves the road atSciota for travelers wishing to bypass the expressway.
At the next exit, US 209 takes its own short branch of expressway several miles to I-80 just outsideStroudsburg. It stays with the Interstate through the borough and neighboringEast Stroudsburg from exits 304 to 309, one of the last exits before the state line.
From this point on, US 209 runs much more northerly, reconnecting with US 209 Bus. after several miles and taking its more firmly northeast bearing to eventually run along theDelaware River shortly after enteringPike County, its last in the state. This 20-mile (32 km) segment provides access toNew Jersey viatoll bridges atDingman's Bridge andMilford Crossing, whereUS 206 comes to its northern end. Just beyond the latter bridge, the road reachesMilford, whereUS 6 joins it.
The two highways eventually start to run alongsideI-84, and development picks up as they approachMatamoras, the easternmost town in the state. After crossing under the interstate at its final Pennsylvania interchange, they form the borough's main street along Pennsylvania Avenue andcross into New York via theMid-Delaware Bridge.
US 6 and US 209 remain concurrent as they enterPort Jervis, but after less than a mile US 209 strikes out to the northeast again on its own. After leaving the city, it enters the valley between theShawangunk Ridge and theCatskill Plateau to its west, following theNeversink River until crossing it just prior to the hamlet ofCuddebackville. The scenery is rural and the settlements along the road are few, with only one blinker between Port Jervis and theSullivan County line. InWurtsboro, shortly after theNY 17 (futureI-86) interchange, the route reaches a traffic light at Sullivan Street.
The road follows along some of the oldDelaware and Hudson Canal, aNational Historic Landmark and passesWurtsboro Airport, out of the county intoUlster County, and eventually reaches another village, more bustlingEllenville. Just past it, in the hamlet ofNapanoch, it picks up its first concurrency partner since US 6,NY 55. These two routes run together asRondout Creek crosses and eventually runs alongside the road.
At another small hamlet,Kerhonkson, NY 55 leaves to joinUS 44 at the latter's western terminus. US 44 and NY 55 offer access ultimately toPoughkeepsie, 30 miles (48 km) to the east. The valley begins to widen as another road,NY 213, joins for a mile before leaving at a blinker in downtownStone Ridge. To the north, the road eventually becomes atwo-lane expressway, then a four-lanefreeway just short ofNY 28 just west ofKingston, just inside theCatskill Park.
After turning to the east again, US 209 crosses theNew York State Thruway (I-87) but does not have an exit. The eastbound highway remains a freeway to theKingston–Rhinecliff Bridge. US 209, however, does not make it that far, becomingNY 199 where it crosses overUS 9W.
US 209 follows a straight, northeasterly course for almost its entire length within New York. This corridor, first used for long-distance transport by theOld Mine Road incolonial times and then the historicDelaware and Hudson Canal in the early 19th century, keeps it in the scenic valley between theCatskill Plateau and theShawangunk Ridge. Except for thefreeway section at the northern end—the remnant of a much more ambitious plan to make the entire roadway one[12]—US 209 remains a two-lane rural road for much of its length in the state. The small communities along it are separated by great distances, and the road is a vital access link.
Before the advent of theU.S. Highway System, the alignment of US 209 inPennsylvania carried several designations. By 1920, the Gap Way was signed to run from Philadelphia to East Stroudsburg, where it met the modern alignment of U.S. 209, running along that road to the New York border.[13] On May 31, 1911, as part of theSproul Road Bill,[14] the highway was assigned severalLegislative Route numbers, each corresponding to a specific section of what would become US 209. The segment of the route fromDuncannon north toMillersburg was part of Legislative Route 1. From Millersburg east toPottsville, the highway was referenced as LR 199. Between Pottsville andLehighton, the road carried LR 162. The section connecting Lehighton toStroudsburg was given LR 164. Lastly, the segment from Stroudsburg toMilford was designated LR 167. The future US 6 / US 209 concurrency between Milford and thestate line carried LR 8.[15]
The Pennsylvania portion of US 209 dates back to the formation of theU.S. Highway System in 1926. At the time, US 209 began atUS 11 (todayUS 22 /US 322) east ofDuncannon and ended atUS 6 in Milford. Northeast of Milford, US 6 continued alone toMatamoras and across theDelaware River intoNew York.[3] Between Duncannon andMillersburg, US 209 was routed along the eastern banks of theSusquehanna River on what is nowPA 147.[16] In thePoconos, US 209 ran along the modern US 209 Business.[17] US 209 was extended northward toKingston, New York,c. 1935, creating anoverlap with US 6 from Milford to the state line.[7] Meanwhile, US 209 was truncated by 1938 to end in Millersburg while the former routing of US 209 from Clarks Ferry to Millersburg became part of an extendedUS 15.[5]
In the summer of 1962, the routing of US 209 was altered in the vicinity ofStroudsburg. At what is now the interchange between US 209 and US 209 Business, US 209 broke from its previous alignment and continued east to a newly built freeway (modernPA 33).PA 115, which was concurrent with US 209 fromBrodheadsville to the freeway, continued south on the expressway while US 209 proceeded north. At the present-day split between PA 33 and US 209, US 209 followed the east fork, leaving the west fork with no designation. US 209 then followed its current alignment around Stroudsburg, running concurrent toI-80 from exit 46A to exit 52 (now exits 304 and 309, respectively). It left I-80 at exit 52 and rejoined its previous alignment northeast of the borough. The old alignment through the borough was redesignated as US 209 Business. Part of US 209's new alignment east of Stroudsburg was previously part ofPA 402.[18] By 1972, PA 115 was truncated to Brodheadsville and the length of the north–south freeway near Stroudsburg was designated PA 33, overlapping US 209 for roughly two miles.[19]
The National Park Service began the rule of no trucks along the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area on US 209 in August 1983. The bill was passed by PresidentRonald Reagan on the 1st of the month.[20] It was projected to begin in April 1983, but the bill was delayed 180 days.[21] In 1995, commercial vehicles began running in the area again, as long as they pay fee at two toll booths, one in Bushkill and one just south of downtown Milford. Prices began in 1995 and charged from $3.00 for 2-axles to $18.00 for 5 or more axles.[22]
In 2011, after rains fromHurricane Irene in August andTropical Storm Lee in September, the grounds under the highway were saturated and after a landslide occurred on October 21, the National Park Service closed US 209 betweenPA 739 in Dingmans Ferry and the North Contact Station just south of theMilford–Montague Toll Bridge. Due to the approach of winter, the National Park Service can only get engineering done with outside contractors.[23] The detour set in place takes motorists across theDingmans Ferry Bridge andOld Mine Road or via PA 739 andState Route 2001 (Milford Road) to access Milford.[24] Delaware Township has asked thePennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to keep PA 739 near US 209 clear of snow, due to the importance of the intersection. US 209, however, was slated to be closed through the winter and likely into summer of 2012.[23] The project was then slated to be finished in fall 2012, a delay from the original spring/summer repair.[25]
The project was completed on November 21, 2012 and US 209 was re-opened to traffic. With the construction, new guard rails were instituted and the road was stabilized and repaved. The reconstruction of the McDade Recreational Trail was slated for completion in spring 2013.[26]
There are plans to construct tworoundabouts along US 209 in Brodheadsville - one at Pleasant Valley Lane and the other at PA 115 - in order to alleviate traffic congestion. Construction on the roundabouts is projected to cost $11.5 million.[27] In February 2021, PennDOT opened construction bids for the proposed roundabouts.[28]
The junction where US 209 intersects withPA 402 in the hamlet ofMarshalls Creek withinMiddle Smithfield Township was plagued with traffic for several decades. In 1990, studies were launched to investigate construction of a new bypass of the hamlet. The new bypass was approved in October 2004 and was originally projected to cost $70 million (2004USD).[29] The bypass was designed to be 3.5 miles (5.6 km) in length and have anasphalt surface. Nine new signalized intersections were proposed for the bypass construction: seven on US 209, one on PA 402, and one on River Road. The first of three phases of construction was completed in mid-2007 and cost $14.2 million. Phase two, which was projected to start in fall of 2007, was originally projected to cost $17 million for constructing a new 400-spacepark and ride lot on US 209 and relocating Oak Grove Drive and Mount Nebo Roads,[30] was completed in 2009 at only a cost of $6.3 million.[31]
The third stage of construction of the bypass was originally projected to be completed in late 2012, but opened on June 11, 2012 with a ribbon cutting ceremony. With the opening, US 209 was realigned onto the new bypass, US 209 Business was extended from Seven Bridges Road to the new US 209 interchange east of Marshalls Creek and old US 209 along Seven Bridges Road was renumbered to State Route 1019 (SR 1019).[32] Upon opening, Seven Bridges Road was closed for two to three months for bridge replacement, while the junction with US 209 Business was reconstructed. That portion of the project was slated for completion in early 2013, with a final stage three cost of $18.2 million.[33]
Before the designation of the New York highway system, what is now US 209 was part of the Gap Way, which ran from the Pennsylvania border at Port Jervis to Kingston.[13] In the mid-1920s, a highway connectingPA 7 atPort Jervis toNY 10 (nowUS 9W) inKingston viaWurtsboro andNapanoch was designated as NY 50.[34][35] In 1927, the first official route log published byAASHO included the NY 50 alignment as part ofUS 6. A year later, AASHO modified the definition of US 6, placing the route along a new alignment farther south in the state. In turn, the Port Jervis–Kingston highway was redesignated US 6N. The designation remained in place until 1933, when it was removed.[36] The former US 6N was then redesignated as NY 279.[7] The road changed designations for the final time in April 1935, rejoining theU.S. Highway System and becoming part of an extended US 209.[37]
The portion of US 209 south of Kingston has remained virtually unchanged, with the exception of local realignments. Two such reroutings were in the vicinity of thehamlets ofSpring Glen andNapanoch, where US 209 was initially routed on Phillipsport Road and Main Street, respectively.[38] US 209 was realigned to bypass Napanochc. 1962,[39][40] by which time construction had begun on a bypass of Spring Glen.[41] It was opened to traffic by 1964.[42]
US 209 initially entered Kingston on what is now Old Route 209 and Hurley Avenue. Within the city, the route followed North Front Street, and Clinton, Albany, and Ulster Avenues to a terminus at East Chester Street (US 9W). At the time, US 209 had anoverlap withNY 32 from Broadway to Flatbush Avenue.[5] Construction began in the early 1960s on a new four-lanefreeway bypassing downtown Kingston to the northwest. The highway began at US 209 south ofHurley and ended at an interchange with US 9W north of Kingston and south ofLake Katrine, where it met the western terminus ofNY 199.[41][43] The new route was completed by 1964 and became a realignment of US 209.[44]
Due to increasing suburbanization and a rapidly increasing population in theStroudsburg area, I-80 is to be widened to three lanes in each direction from its current two betweenI-380 (exit 293) inPocono Pines and theDelaware Water Gap Bridge (New Jersey state line), and part of this project includes the entirety of US 209’s concurrency with I-80. The project had a completion date of 2023, has been approved by PennDOT and USDOT and is in the final design phase. The project will widen I-80 to three lanes in each direction between exit 298 and exit 308, as well as reconstruct all interchanges included in this part of the project. This section of road was built in the 1920s and is one of the oldest stretches of the US highway in the US, starting out as a simple bypass of Stroudsburg for US 209 before becoming part of I-80. It has one of the highest accident rates in Pennsylvania due to major issues such as most entrances not having acceleration lanes, multiple overpasses that are structurally deficient, and shoulders that are as narrow as one tenth the required length for Interstate highways.[45] Exits 304 and 305 on the westbound side are close together that they are only a quarter of the length apart required between exits, according to Interstate standards.[46] Exits 303, 304, and 306 all do not provide full access. US 209 is a designated route, so all lanes had to be open during construction. In addition, this stretch of highway has large local usage, with 100% of drivers that enter at exit 307 getting off at either exit 306, exit 305 or exit 304, some of the current connections must be preserved to prevent local opposition.[45]
The details of the project include widening I-80 to three lanes in each direction between exit 298 and exit 308 and rebuilding exits 298, 299, 303, 306, 307, and 308 to create full access between US 209, I-80 andPA 611. Exits 307 and 308 will both be reconstructed.[47]
| State | County | Location | mi[1][48] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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| Pennsylvania | Dauphin | Millersburg | 0.00 | 0.00 | PA 147 (Market Street) –Halifax,Harrisburg,Sunbury | Southern terminus | |
| 0.45 | 0.72 |   PA 25 east (Johnson Street) –Berrysburg | Western terminus of PA 25 | ||||
| Elizabethville | 8.06 | 12.97 |  PA 225 (Market Street) | ||||
| Schuylkill | Tower City | 22.87 | 36.81 |   PA 325 west (10th Street) – Clarks Ferry | Eastern terminus of PA 325 | ||
| Frailey Township | 29.04 | 46.74 |  I-81 (American Legion Memorial Highway) –Hazleton,Harrisburg | Exit 107 on I-81 | |||
| Tremont | 31.76 | 51.11 |   PA 125 north (Spring Street) –Shamokin | South end of PA 125 concurrency | |||
| 32.05 | 51.58 |    PA 125 south (Swatara Avenue) toI-81 south –Pine Grove | North end of PA 125 concurrency | ||||
| Newtown | 34.53 | 55.57 | PA 25 west (West Pine Street) toI-81 –Hegins | Eastern terminus of PA 25 | |||
| Norwegian Township | 40.66 | 65.44 |  PA 901 west (Minersville–Pottsville Highway) –Minersville | South end of PA 901 concurrency | |||
| Pottsville | 41.52 | 66.82 | PA 901 east (Gordon Nagle Trail) –Cressona | North end of PA 901 concurrency | |||
| 44.33 | 71.34 |  PA 61 (Claude A. Lord Boulevard) –St. Clair,Reading | |||||
| Tamaqua | 59.90 | 96.40 |  PA 309 (North Railroad Street/Mauch Chunk Street/Center Street) –Hazleton,Allentown | ||||
| Carbon | Lansford | 65.20 | 104.93 |  PA 902 east (Spring Garden Street) –Summit Hill | Western terminus of PA 902 | ||
| Nesquehoning | 69.68 | 112.14 |  PA 54 west (Stock Street) –Mahanoy City | Eastern terminus of PA 54 | |||
| 71.27 | 114.70 |  PA 93 north (Hunter Street) –Hazleton | Southern terminus of PA 93 | ||||
| Jim Thorpe | 74.21 | 119.43 |  PA 903 north (River Street) –Lake Harmony,Blakeslee | Southern terminus of PA 903 | |||
| Lehighton | 78.47 | 126.29 |  PA 443 west (Blakeslee Boulevard) –Tamaqua | Eastern terminus of PA 443 | |||
| Weissport | 78.79 | 126.80 |  PA 248 east (Parryville Bypass) –Allentown,Easton | Western terminus of PA 248 | |||
| Franklin Township | 80.54 | 129.62 |    I-476 Toll /Penna Turnpike NE Extension –Scranton,Allentown | Exit 74 on I-476 / Turnpike; formerPA 9 | |||
| Monroe | Kresgeville | 90.98 | 146.42 |  PA 534 west (Scenic Drive) –Jonas,Hickory Run State Park | Eastern terminus of PA 534 | ||
| Brodheadsville | 96.42 | 155.17 |  PA 115 north –Blakeslee | Southern terminus of PA 115 | |||
| 96.69 | 155.61 |  PA 715 north –McMichaels,Reeders,Tannersville | Southern terminus of PA 715 | ||||
| Hamilton Township | 100.00 | 160.93 | Southern end of limited-access section | ||||
| 100.96 | 162.48 |   US 209 Bus. north (Hamilton East Road) –Sciota | Southern terminus of US 209 Business | ||||
| 101.88 | 163.96 |  PA 33 south –Bethlehem,Easton | South end of PA 33 concurrency | ||||
| 103.55 | 166.65 | Snydersville | Access via Manor Drive | ||||
| 104.27 | 167.81 |   PA 33 north toI-80 west –Bartonsville,Hazleton | Northbound exit and southbound entrance; north end of PA 33 concurrency | ||||
| Stroud Township | 106.3 | 171.1 |  ToUS 209 Bus. (Shafers Schoolhouse Road) | Right-in/right-out; access via southbound US 209 | |||
| Arlington Heights | 108.43 | 174.50 | 304 | I-80 west –Hazleton | Southbound exit and northbound entrance; south end of I-80 concurrency | ||
| Stroudsburg | 108.80 | 175.10 | 305 | US 209 Bus. (Main Street) | |||
| 109.44 | 176.13 | 306 | Dreher Avenue | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |||
| 109.90 | 176.87 | 307 |   PA 611 (Park Avenue) toPA 191 | Eastbound exit and entrance | |||
| 110.40 | 177.67 | PA 191 (Broad Street) toPA 611 | Westbound exit and entrance | ||||
| East Stroudsburg | 111.11 | 178.81 | 308 | East Stroudsburg | Access via Prospect Street; access toEast Stroudsburg University | ||
| Smithfield Township | 112.43 | 180.94 | 309 |  I-80 east –Delaware Water Gap | North end of I-80 concurrency | ||
| Northern end of limited-acceess section | |||||||
| 112.70 | 181.37 |  PA 447 north (Independence Road) –Analomink,Canadensis | Southern terminus of PA 447 | ||||
| Marshalls Creek | 116.50 | 187.49 |  US 209 Bus. south (Milford Road) toPA 402 –Marshalls Creek | Northern terminus of US 209 Bus. | |||
| Pike | Dingmans Ferry | 135.67 | 218.34 |  PA 739 (Bethany and Dingmans Choice Turnpike) –Layton,Childs Park,Dingmans Ferry,Lords Valley | Southern terminus of PA 739 | ||
| Dingman Township | 143.07 | 230.25 |  US 206 south (Milford–Montague Toll Bridge) –New Jersey,New York | Northern terminus of US 206 | |||
| Milford | 143.91 | 231.60 |   US 6 west (Harford Street) toI-84 –Hawley,Scranton | South end of US 6 concurrency | |||
| Westfall Township | 149.28 | 240.24 | I-84 –Scranton,Port Jervis | Exit 53 on I-84 | |||
| Delaware River | 150.60 0.00 | 242.37 0.00 | Mid-Delaware Bridge Pennsylvania–New York state line | ||||
| New York | Orange | Port Jervis | 0.30 | 0.48 |  Port Jervis Station | Interchange | |
| 0.61 | 0.98 |   NY 42 north /NY 97 north –Monticello,Barryville | Southern terminus of NY 42 / NY 97 | ||||
| 0.86 | 1.38 | US 6 east toI-84 east –Middletown,Beacon | North end of US 6 concurrency | ||||
| Town of Deerpark | 8.91 | 14.34 |  NY 211 east –Otisville,Middletown | Western terminus of NY 211;hamlet ofCuddebackville | |||
| Sullivan | Mamakating | 17.60 | 28.32 |   Future I-86 /NY 17 (Quickway) –New York City,Monticello | Exit 113 on Future I-86 / NY 17 | ||
| Ulster | Ellenville | 30.80 | 49.57 |  NY 52 –Woodbourne,Walker Valley,Pine Bush | NY 52 intersects at both Canal and Center streets | ||
| Wawarsing | 32.54 | 52.37 |  NY 55 west –Grahamsville | South end of NY 55 concurrency; hamlet ofNapanoch | |||
| 36.92 | 59.42 |  US 44 east /NY 55 east –New Paltz,Poughkeepsie | North end of NY 55 concurrency; western terminus of US 44; hamlet ofKerhonkson | ||||
| Marbletown | 47.59 | 76.59 |  NY 213 east –Rosendale,High Falls | South end of NY 213 concurrency | |||
| 48.43 | 77.94 | NY 213 west –Olivebridge | North end of NY 213 concurrency; hamlet ofStone Ridge | ||||
| Hurley | Southern end of limited-access section | ||||||
| Ulster | 57.51 | 92.55 |  NY 28 –Pine Hill,Kingston,Woodstock | Access to Kingston Hospital | |||
| 59.81 | 96.25 |  CR 31 (Sawkill Road) | |||||
| 60.57 | 97.48 |  CR 157 (Enterprise Drive) | |||||
| 61.14 | 98.40 | US 9W –Kingston,Saugerties | |||||
| NY 199 east –Rhinecliff Bridge,Rhinebeck,Red Hook | Continuation east | ||||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||||
US 209 has four specialbannered routes, all of which are located in Pennsylvania.
 U.S. Route 209 Truck | |
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| Location | Pottsville–Tamaqua, Pennsylvania |
U.S. Route 209 Truck (US 209 Truck) is atruck route of US 209 that bypasses a weight-restricted bridge over the Wabash Creek inTamaqua, Pennsylvania, on which trucks over 28 tons are prohibited. The route followsPA 61,I-81,PA 54, andPA 309.[49][50]
The entire route is inSchuylkill County.
| Location | mi | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pottsville | US 209 /PA 61 south –Reading,Harrisburg,Tamaqua,Tremont | Southern terminus | |||
| Blythe Township | Schuylkill Mall Road | Interchange | |||
| Ryan Township | PA 61 north /I-81 south –Frackville,Harrisburg | Northern terminus of PA 61 concurrency; southern terminus of I-81 concurrency; no exit number northbound | |||
| Mahanoy Township |  I-81 north /PA 54 west –Hazleton,Mahanoy City | Northern terminus of I-81 concurrency; southern terminus of PA 54 concurrency; no exit number southbound | |||
| Hometown | PA 54 east /PA 309 north toI-81 –Jim Thorpe,Hazleton | Northern terminus of PA 54 concurrency; southern terminus of PA 309 concurrency | |||
| Tamaqua | US 209 south /PA 309 –Allentown,Coaldale,Lansford,Pottsville | Northern terminus | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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U.S. Route 209 Truck | |
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| Location | Kresgeville–Brodheadsville, Pennsylvania |
U.S. Route 209 Truck (US 209 Truck) is atruck route of US 209 that bypasses a weight-restricted bridge over the Middle Creek inKresgeville, Pennsylvania, on which trucks over 25 tons and combination loads over 38 tons are prohibited. The route followsPA 534,PA 903, andPA 115.[49][51]
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe | Kresgeville | US 209 –Stroudsburg,Lehighton | Southern terminus of PA 534 | ||
| Carbon | Albrightsville | PA 534 west /PA 903 south –Hickory Run State Park,Jim Thorpe | Northern terminus of PA 534 concurrency; southern terminus of PA 903 concurrency | ||
| Monroe | Lake Harmony | PA 115 north toI-80 –Blakeslee,Wilkes-Barre | Northern terminus of PA 903; southern terminus of PA 115 concurrency | ||
| Brodheadsville | US 209 toPA 715 –Stroudsburg,Easton,Lehighton | Southern terminus of PA 447 | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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U.S. Route 209 Truck | |
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| Location | East Stroudsburg–Marshalls Creek, Pennsylvania |
U.S. Route 209 Truck (US 209 Truck) is atruck route of US 209 that bypasses a weight-restricted bridge over the Marshall Creek inSmithfield Township, Pennsylvania, on which trucks over 35 tons and combination loads over 40 tons are prohibited. The route followsPA 447 andUS 209 Bus.[49][52]
The entire route is inMonroe County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Stroudsburg | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 209 toI-80 –Marshalls Creek,Milford,Delaware Water Gap,Stroudsburg | Southern terminus of PA 447 | |
| US 209 Bus. south (Courtland Street) | Southern terminus of US 209 Business concurrency | ||||
| PA 447 north (Paradise Trail) | Northern terminus of PA 447 concurrency | ||||
| Marshalls Creek | PA 402 north –Resica Falls,Hawley | Southern terminus of PA 402 | |||
| US 209 –Milford,Port Jervis,Delaware Water Gap | Northern terminus of US 209 Business | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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 U.S. Route 209 Business | |
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| Location | Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania |
| Existed | June 1, 1962[53]–present |
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U.S. Route 209 Business (US 209 Bus.) is abusiness route of US 209 in easternPennsylvania. The southern terminus of the route is at US 209 in theHamilton Township hamlet of Sciota. The northern terminus is at US 209 in theSmithfield Township hamlet of Marshalls Creek.
US 209 Bus. follows the pre-1962 alignment of US 209 before it was moved ontoI-80 between Marshalls Creek and present-day I-80 exit 305 inStroudsburg, allowing US 209 Bus. to occupy the former alignment of US 209. In 1963, the Pennsylvania Highways Department recommended that US 209 Bus. be designated on the bypassed section of US 209 between Stroudsburg and Sciota.[54] US 209 Bus. was extended southward to its current southern terminus in 1964 when US 209 was relocated onto a bypass paralleling its former alignment between Stroudsburg and Sciota. In 1974, the portion of this bypass from the mile-long connecting freeway to what was PA 611 up to exit 305 became designated as Interstate 80—the Interstate and US 209 run concurrently today between Stroudsburg and East Stroudsburg.
The entire route is inMonroe County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Snydersville | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 209 toPA 33 –Stroudsburg,Lehighton | Interchange; road continues south as South Hamilton Road/State Route 3019 | |
| 3.9 | 6.3 | PA 33 north –Bartonsville | Interchange, southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
| Stroudsburg | 7.2 | 11.6 | I-80 / US 209 –Hazleton,Delaware Water Gap | Exit 305 (I-80 / US 209) | |
| 8.0 | 12.9 | PA 611 north (9th Street) | South end of PA 611 concurrency | ||
| 8.3 | 13.4 | PA 611 south (7th Street) toI-80 | North end of PA 611 concurrency | ||
| 8.5 | 13.7 | PA 191 south (5th Street) toI-80 | South end of PA 191 concurrency | ||
| 8.6 | 13.8 | PA 191 north (4th Street) | North end of PA 191 concurrency | ||
| East Stroudsburg | 10.7 | 17.2 | PA 447 south (6th Street) –Delaware Water Gap | South end of PA 447 concurrency | |
| 10.8 | 17.4 | PA 447 north (Paradise Trail) –Analomink,Cresco,Canadensis | North end of PA 447 concurrency | ||
| Marshalls Creek | 14.2 | 22.9 | PA 402 north (Resica Falls Road) –Resica Falls,Hawley | Southern terminus of PA 402 | |
| 14.7 | 23.7 | US 209 (Milford Road/Marshalls Creek Bypass) –Milford,Port Jervis,Delaware Water Gap | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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