U.S. Route 9 in New York - Quiz
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  • 1. Which range begins to rise as US 9 moves through Wilton and Moreau?
A) Palmerstown Range
B) Catskill Range
C) Appalachian Range
D) Adirondack Range
  • 2. What is the name of the road section that follows a straight northeast course for 10 miles starting from Kings Station?
A) Saratoga Road
B) Aviation Road
C) Glen Street
D) Canada Street
  • 3. At which Northway exit does US 9 intersect after passing Moreau Lake State Park?
A) Exit 17
B) Exit 21
C) Exit 19
D) Exit 15
  • 4. What route intersects US 9 at the western end of Reynolds Road?
A) NY 32
B) NY 254
C) NY 9L
D) NY 197
  • 5. What bridge does US 9 use to cross the Hudson River into Glens Falls?
A) Saratoga Bridge
B) Cooper's Cave Bridge
C) Lake George Bridge
D) Adirondack Bridge
  • 6. What is the name of the five-legged roundabout in downtown Glens Falls?
A) Queensbury Circle
B) Centennial Circle
C) Saratoga Circle
D) Lake George Circle
  • 7. Which route joins US 9 via Ridge Street at Centennial Circle?
A) NY 32
B) NY 9L
C) NY 254
D) NY 197
  • 8. What is the name of NY 254?
A) Gansevoort Road
B) Aviation Road
C) Reynolds Road
D) Lake Shore Drive
  • 9. Which route is the best path from the Northway to southern Vermont?
A) NY 254
B) NY 149
C) NY 32
D) NY 9N
  • 10. How is the entrance to the Adirondack Park marked for drivers on US 9?
A) A large stone monument
B) A painted blue bridge
C) A massive wooden shingle
D) A digital billboard
  • 11. What name does US 9 take upon entering the village of Lake George?
A) Ridge Street
B) Canada Street
C) Glen Street
D) Aviation Road
  • 12. Which route joins US 9 in the village of Lake George to run concurrently?
A) NY 149
B) NY 32
C) NY 254
D) NY 9N
  • 13. In what direction does NY 9N split from US 9 at the northern end of Lake George village?
A) Via Lake Shore Drive
B) Via Glen Street
C) Via Aviation Road
D) Via Gansevoort Road
  • 14. In which county is the city of Glens Falls located?
A) Essex County
B) Washington County
C) Warren County
D) Saratoga County
  • 15. What highway does US 9 eventually pick up north of Albany?
A) I-787
B) I-81
C) I-90
D) I-87
  • 16. In Albany, what street does US 9 become after passing the Albany Pump Station?
A) Clinton Avenue
B) Henry Johnson Boulevard
C) Lark Street
D) Pearl Street
  • 17. Which route ends at the junction with US 9 in Albany?
A) NY 32
B) US 9W
C) NY 377
D) NY 155
  • 18. What landmark is situated on the east side of US 9 in Newtonville?
A) Albany Memorial Hospital
B) Siena College
C) Wolferts Roost Country Club
D) Colonie Town Hall
  • 19. What name is given to US 9 upon entering Saratoga County?
A) Loudon Road
B) South Broadway
C) Halfmoon Parkway
D) Maple Avenue
  • 20. In Saratoga Springs, what is US 9 called as it begins a concurrency with NY 50?
A) South Broadway
B) Maple Avenue
C) Van Dam Street
D) Marion Avenue
  • 21. Which intersection marks a five-way junction on US 9?
A) Loudonville
B) Latham Circle
C) Newtonville
D) Clifton Park
  • 22. Where does the flyover used by US 9 in Albany originally come from?
A) The Hudson River tunnel project
B) The original Northway construction
C) A bridge replacement project
D) The canceled Mid-Crosstown Arterial
  • 23. Where does NY 9P leave US 9 to go toward Saratoga Lake?
A) Latham
B) Saratoga Springs
C) Clifton Park
D) Malta
  • 24. How many miles after NY 9P is the full cloverleaf exit for Saratoga Springs?
A) One and a half miles
B) One mile
C) Two miles
D) Four miles
  • 25. Which neighborhood in Manhattan is located at the northernmost point of the island?
A) Inwood
B) Washington Heights
C) Marble Hill
D) Harlem
  • 26. What is the name of the only remaining original farmhouse in Manhattan?
A) Inwood Manor
B) Washington House
C) Columbia Farmhouse
D) Dyckman House
  • 27. Which borough is Marble Hill part of, despite being on the mainland?
A) Queens
B) Brooklyn
C) The Bronx
D) Manhattan
  • 28. What is the name of the expressway US 9 encounters upon entering the Bronx?
A) Henry Hudson Parkway
B) Cross Bronx Expressway
C) Bruckner Expressway
D) Major Deegan Expressway
  • 29. At which park does the subway end along Broadway in the Bronx?
A) Central Park
B) Van Cortlandt Park
C) Pelham Bay Park
D) Inwood Hill Park
  • 30. What is the demographic character of the region US 9 passes through in northern Manhattan?
A) Mostly uninhabited parkland
B) Predominantly industrial
C) Large Asian immigrant population
D) Large Latino immigrant population
  • 31. Where does the New York section of U.S. Route 9 end?
A) Interchange with Interstate 87
B) George Washington Bridge
C) New York City
D) Laurel, Delaware
  • 32. What is the longest north–south U.S. Highway in New York?
A) Interstate 87
B) U.S. Route 9
C) U.S. Route 9W
D) New York State Route 9N
  • 33. Which historic U.S. President's home is located along U.S. Route 9 in New York?
A) George Washington
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) Abraham Lincoln
D) Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • 34. What is the name of the All-American Road that U.S. Route 9 is part of near Lake Champlain?
A) Broadway
B) Albany Post Road
C) Adirondack Northway
D) Lakes to Locks Passage
  • 35. In the northern part of New York, which highway does U.S. Route 9 track closely?
A) Interstate 87
B) U.S. Route 9W
C) Interstate 95
D) Interstate 90
  • 36. Which bicycle route follows the U.S. Route 9 corridor?
A) New York State Bicycle Route 1
B) New York State Bicycle Route 9N
C) New York State Bicycle Route 87
D) New York State Bicycle Route 9
  • 37. Where does U.S. Route 9 officially start in the United States?
A) Albany, New York
B) Champlain, New York
C) Manhattan, New York
D) Laurel, Delaware
  • 38. What percentage of U.S. Route 9's total length is within New York?
A) Exactly one quarter
B) Less than half
C) More than half
D) Exactly ten percent
  • 39. Which state capital does U.S. Route 9 pass through?
A) Champlain
B) Saratoga Springs
C) Albany
D) New York City
  • 40. Who lived at Villa Lewaro, a home along US 9 in Irvington?
A) Henry Draper
B) Madam C. J. Walker
C) John D. Rockefeller
D) Washington Irving
  • 41. Which mansion in Tarrytown was built along the Hudson River in the early 1800s?
A) Sunnyside
B) Lyndhurst
C) Kykuit
D) Philipse Manor Hall
  • 42. In Tarrytown, which church was the place of worship for Washington Irving?
A) South Presbyterian Church
B) St. John's Church
C) Christ Episcopal Church
D) Old Dutch Church
  • 43. What is the former name of the village of Sleepy Hollow?
A) West Croton
B) East Irvington
C) South Ossining
D) North Tarrytown
  • 44. The Rockefeller family estate, Kykuit, is located near which village?
A) Yonkers
B) Sleepy Hollow
C) Hastings-on-Hudson
D) Dobbs Ferry
  • 45. Which correctional facility is located in close proximity to US 9 as it heads toward Croton?
A) Fishkill
B) Green Haven
C) Sing Sing
D) Bedford Hills
  • 46. Which canceled interstate highway was the Croton Expressway originally a section of?
A) I-87
B) I-84
C) I-487
D) I-95
  • 47. What is the name of the deactivated nuclear power plant located along US 9?
A) Indian Point Energy Center
B) Marist Power Facility
C) Croton River Station
D) Hudson Highlands Plant
  • 48. What is the speed limit at the northern end of the Croton Expressway?
A) 65 mph
B) 40 mph
C) 55 mph
D) 45 mph
  • 49. What type of intersection marks the northern terminus of the Croton Expressway?
A) A dead end
B) A cloverleaf interchange
C) A stoplight
D) A roundabout
  • 50. What is the name of the historic country hamlet located in the Indian Brook Road Historic District?
A) Croton-on-Hudson
B) Nelson's Corner
C) Peekskill
D) Fishkill
  • 51. What trail crosses US 9 in Putnam County?
A) Old Albany Post Trail
B) Bear Mountain Trail
C) Hudson River Trail
D) Appalachian Trail
  • 52. Which interstate highway does US 9 meet in Fishkill?
A) I-684
B) I-87
C) I-287
D) I-84
  • 53. Which mall in Poughkeepsie is described as a healthier, newer counterpart to a distressed mall?
A) Dutchess Mall
B) Croton Plaza
C) Poughkeepsie Galleria
D) Shoppes at South Hills
  • 54. What is the name of the National Historic Site located in Hyde Park along US 9?
A) Staatsburg Estate
B) Vanderbilt Mansion
C) Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt
D) Clermont State Historic Site
  • 55. Which historic district, the largest in the country, is located between the road and the river north of Staatsburg?
A) Kingston Historic District
B) Albany Historic District
C) Hudson River Historic District
D) Rhinebeck Historic District
  • 56. Which aviation museum is located close to US 9 in Rhinebeck?
A) Hudson Valley Air Museum
B) National Museum of Flight
C) Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome
D) New York State Aviation Museum
  • 57. What is the name of the diner in Red Hook originally named the Halfway Diner?
A) Midway Diner
B) Hudson Valley Diner
C) Village Diner
D) Red Hook Diner
  • 58. Which geologic feature is visible from the road north of Red Hook?
A) Adirondack Mountains
B) Appalachian Mountains
C) Catskill Escarpment
D) Shawangunk Ridge
  • 59. In which town is the home of U.S. President Martin Van Buren located along US 9?
A) Kinderhook
B) Rhinebeck
C) Hudson
D) Red Hook
  • 60. What kind of intersection replaced the signalized intersection near Valatie due to developer requirements?
A) Diamond interchange
B) Cloverleaf interchange
C) Roundabout
D) Traffic circle
  • 61. What is the name of the tall tower in Albany that becomes visible as one approaches the city?
A) Hudson River Tower
B) Albany Capitol Tower
C) Erastus Corning Tower
D) Empire State Tower
  • 62. What type of plant is located in Greenport, Hudson, which faced expansion opposition?
A) Power plant
B) Cement plant
C) Paper mill
D) Automotive factory
  • 63. Which highway does US 9 meet at exit 12 in Rensselaer County?
A) I-88
B) I-84
C) I-87
D) I-90
  • 64. What is the total acreage of the Adirondack Park?
A) 6,100,000 acres
B) 9,000,000 acres
C) 1,000,000 acres
D) 2,500,000 acres
  • 65. What is the eastern terminus of NY 418 located near?
A) Elizabethtown
B) Keeseville
C) Chestertown
D) Warrensburg
  • 66. What is the highest elevation US 9 reaches along its entire length?
A) 1,500 feet
B) 900 feet
C) 1,155 feet
D) 2,000 feet
  • 67. What hamlet serves as the unincorporated county seat of Essex County on US 9?
A) Warrensburg
B) Elizabethtown
C) North Hudson
D) Keeseville
  • 68. Which mountain is described as the Adirondacks' most popular climbing spot?
A) Poke-O-Moonshine Mountain
B) Rocky Peak Ridge
C) Dix Mountain
D) Giant Mountain
  • 69. In which village do US 9 and NY 22 cross the Ausable River?
A) Elizabethtown
B) Keeseville
C) Chestertown
D) Warrensburg
  • 70. What is the southernmost section of the Adirondack High Peaks region mentioned in the text?
A) Adirondack Northway
B) Dix Mountain Wilderness Area
C) Rocky Peak Ridge
D) Giant Mountain Wilderness Area
  • 71. What hamlet does US 9 pass where NY 442 joins from the east?
A) Champlain
B) Peru
C) Rouses Point
D) Chazy
  • 72. Which city can be seen across the lake from US 9 on clear days?
A) Montreal
B) Plattsburgh
C) Albany
D) Burlington
  • 73. Which historical event took place in the strait near Valcour Island on October 11, 1776?
A) Battle of Plattsburgh
B) Battle of Lake Champlain
C) Battle of Saratoga
D) Battle of Valcour Island
  • 74. Which former military installation does US 9 pass near Plattsburgh?
A) Watervliet Arsenal
B) Fort Drum
C) Plattsburgh Air Force Base
D) West Point
  • 75. Who designed the City Hall in Plattsburgh?
A) John Russell Pope
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) Benedict Arnold
D) Robert Moses
  • 76. Which bay does US 9 follow after exiting the Plattsburgh city limit?
A) Dead Creek
B) Cumberland Bay
C) Treadwell Bay
D) Valcour Bay
  • 77. At which location does US 9 widen to four lanes north of Plattsburgh?
A) Chazy River
B) Little Chazy River
C) Dead Creek
D) Saranac River
  • 78. What pond does US 9 overlook after passing the North Country Shopping Center?
A) Woodruff Pond
B) Lake George
C) Mirror Lake
D) Saranac Lake
  • 79. What is the name of the road that intersects US 9 at the Miner Farm Road junction?
A) CR 23
B) NY 9B
C) CR 58
D) CR 57
  • 80. What road is visible from the end of the East Service Road?
A) NY 3
B) US 11
C) Autoroute 15
D) I-87
  • 81. What was the toll road name for the Great Northern Road in the 1800s?
A) Great Northern Turnpike
B) Route 25
C) Albany Post Road
D) Route 2
  • 82. In what year did the New York State Legislature assign unsigned legislative route designations?
A) 1908
B) 1924
C) 1800
D) 1921
  • 83. Where did legislative Route 2 turn off modern US 9 to go northeast?
A) Albany
B) Valatie
C) Croton-on-Hudson
D) Peekskill
  • 84. Where did the Albany Post Road end before the 20th century?
A) A ferry at Greenbush
B) Albany
C) Manhattan
D) Canada
  • 85. When was the final system alignment for US 9 approved?
A) November 11, 1925
B) November 11, 1926
C) December 31, 1927
D) January 1, 1925
  • 86. Where did the split routes of US 9E and US 9W meet?
A) Rouses Point
B) Albany
C) Waterford
D) Glens Falls
  • 87. What happened to the 'E' suffix of US 9E south of East Greenbush in the 1930 renumbering?
A) It was renamed US 9S
B) It was dropped
C) It was changed to W
D) It was kept as US 9E
  • 88. In what year was the Latham Circle built?
A) 1958
B) 1930
C) 1934
D) 2002
  • 89. Where did US 9 enter Canada after the 1942 realignment?
A) Rouses Point
B) Champlain
C) Albany
D) Buffalo
  • 90. In what year did an underpass open at the Latham Circle?
A) 2002
B) 1958
C) 1934
D) 1960
  • 91. In what year was the Crescent Bridge replaced for the second time mentioned in the text?
A) 1996
B) 1934
C) 1955
D) 2002
  • 92. How much did the accident rate at Latham Circle drop after the 2002 reconstruction?
A) 47%
B) 60%
C) 80%
D) 20%
  • 93. Which study identified US 9 as the deadliest highway in Dutchess County?
A) City of Glens Falls
B) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
C) New York State Department of Transportation
D) Creighton Manning Engineering
  • 94. What year is the Annesville traffic circle reconstruction expected to be completed?
A) 2024
B) 2026
C) 2025
D) 2027
  • 95. What was the Level of Service rating for the intersection in Glens Falls prior to the roundabout?
A) C
B) A
C) F
D) D
  • 96. When did the ramp leading to the Empire State Plaza split?
A) 2008
B) 2005
C) 2003
D) 2007
  • 97. How many suffixed routes has US 9 had in New York?
A) 19
B) 17
C) 10
D) 25
  • 98. When were most of the suffixed routes for US 9 assigned?
A) 1940 renumbering
B) 1920 renumbering
C) 1930 renumbering
D) 1950 renumbering
  • 99. Where does NY 9J run between?
A) Saratoga Springs and Lake George
B) Glens Falls and Lake George
C) Poughkeepsie and Hudson
D) Columbiaville and Rensselaer
  • 100. In what decade was NY 9B assigned?
A) Mid-1940s
B) Mid-1920s
C) Mid-1950s
D) Mid-1930s
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