is a multi-state
State Highway in the
New England region of the
United States , running across the southern parts of
New Hampshire ,
Vermont and
Maine . Its number was assigned in 1922, when it was designated one of the
New England Interstate Route s. Route 9 in Maine has since been extended eastward by about 250 miles (400 km) from its original terminus in
Wells through
Bangor to the
Canadian Border in
Calais .
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New York Route 7 , from the Vermont state line west to
Troy, New York , was also part of Route 9, but was renumbered in 1926 due to the new
U.S. Route 9 .
Route 9 begins at the
New York state line in
Bennington, Vermont , where it continues west as
Route 7 . It crosses the
Connecticut River from
Brattleboro, Vermont into
Chesterfield, New Hampshire .
In New Hampshire, Route 9 runs through
Keene ,
Concord and
Dover . It runs
Concurrent with
U.S. Route 202 for much of its path across the state. In Dover, it is unsigned on the segment concurrent with
Route 108 . Route 9 crosses the
Piscataqua River from
Somersworth, New Hampshire into
Berwick, Maine .
Route 9A is an alternate route in
Chesterfield .
See Also: Route 9 (Maine)
In Maine, Route 9 runs in a rather circuitous route from before 1926 - also runs between Wells and Calais.
