Poughkeepsie to Albany U.S. Route 9 in New York

springwood, home of franklin d. roosevelt

north of poughkeepsie, 9 @ first busy four-lane undivided route, occasional turn lanes approaches hyde park, passing marist college, main campus of culinary institute of america , home , presidential library of native franklin d. roosevelt. narrows 2 lanes @ built-up area marks center of town, opens turn lane traffic entering third of town s tourist attractions, vanderbilt mansion national historic site.

past hyde park, road narrows 2 lanes again traffic becomes more local. area recalls westchester county many wooded tracts , stone walls @ roadside. through here has been running close river, after staatsburg highway begins veer inland again. land west, between road , river, forms hudson river historic district, largest in country , national historic landmark. route 9 @ least 2 miles (3 km) east of river when reaches rhinebeck, next town along route, ny 308 heads off east, , close old rhinebeck aerodrome aviation museum.

at weys corners, x-shaped intersection north of rhinebeck, northbound traffic river , kingston–rhinecliff bridge via ny 199 typically bears left onto ny 9g. southbound traffic, in turn, takes 199 river when 2 meet in red hook 3 miles (5 km) further ahead. 2 blocks north of junction village diner, named halfway diner since halfway along route 9 new york city albany, , elmendorph inn, mid-18th century counterpart diner. north of red hook, land around road begins open farms , fields, offering frequent views of catskill escarpment across river. terrain continues columbia county, 9 enters 5 miles (8 km) beyond red hook.

bucolic hudson valley landscape along us 9 in dutchess county

the road remains 2 lanes, local traffic , no stop signs or traffic lights, until oblique four-way intersection in bell pond, 10 miles (16 km) county. here, ny 23 joins 9 heads west, in turn joins ny 9h on northern roadway while ny 82 departs southeast. 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west, in greenport, 9 turns northward again toward hudson, county seat, passing st. lawrence-owned cement plant expansion blocked community activists after 2 contentious years.

ny 9h intersection in bell pond

on east fringe of hudson s historic downtown, us 9 intersects northern terminus of ny 9g , ny 23b. route 23b runs concurrent 9 short distance eastward before splitting @ fairview avenue, us 9 follows out of hudson. commercial strip turn lane gives way after 1.75 miles (2.82 km) lightly traveled rural two-lane 9 north of hudson. near stockport, route 9 meets southern terminus of ny 9j. farther north, after passing through kinderhook, home of u.s. president, martin van buren, road passes under ny 9h @ grade-separated interchange before intersecting northern terminus of 9h short distance later outside valatie. when developer wanted add fifth leg intersection new shopping center, state department of transportation required developer convert signalized intersection roundabout, despite heavy local opposition.

empire state plaza seen approach albany

the highway widens 4 lanes turn lane shortly after crossing renesslaer county, , remain of rest of way albany, despite limited development , low traffic in areas. within mile of county line passes under new york state thruway berkshire connector , meets lone section of i-90 in new york not part of thruway system, @ exit 12 southeast of castleton-on-hudson. 4 miles (6 km) north of i-90 , 4 miles (6 km) northwest of nassau, route 9 veers left merge us 20 in schodack center, , progress northwest toward albany. less 0.5 miles (0.8 km) eastern terminus of overlap, 9 , 20 intersect ny 150 before connecting i-90 @ exit 11.

as roadway heads westward, meets western (southern state purposes) terminus of us 4 across hannaford supermarket along busy commercial strip in east greenbush. shortly afterwards first sign of state capital, erastus corning tower, starts becoming visible. @ bluff east of river, entire albany skyline comes view road descends, passing northern terminus of ny 9j south of rensselaer. routes 9 , 20 cross hudson river via dunn memorial bridge albany corning tower , other buildings of empire state plaza loom ahead, , 2 routes separate, 20 heading west across city.