U.S. Route 209
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U.S. Highway 209 is a spur of U.S. Highway 9. It runs for 209 miles (336 km) from Kingston, New York, on the Hudson River to Millersburg, Pennsylvania. It passes through the states of New York and Pennsylvania. It was originally designated as US-6N until about 1935.
Major cities on the route
- Kingston, New York
- Ellenville, New York
- Wurtsboro, New York
- Deerpark, New York
- Port Jervis, New York
- Matamoras, Pennsylvania
- Milford, Pennsylvania
- Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
- Lehighton, Pennsylvania
- Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
- Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania
- Tamaqua, Pennsylvania
- Port Carbon, Pennsylvania
- Pottsville, Pennsylvania
- Tremont, Pennsylvania
- Lykens, Pennsylvania
- Elizabethville, Pennsylvania
- Millersburg, Pennsylvania
Notes
For part of its route it runs alongside the defunct Delaware and Hudson Canal, which ran from Kingston to Port Jervis, New York.The highway travels through the length of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.
See also
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