Virginia State Route 9

Infobox road
state=VA
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route=9
length_mi=13.08
length_ref=PDFlink| [http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/AADT_053_Loudoun_2005.pdf 2005 Virginia Department of Transportation Jurisdiction Report - Daily Traffic Volume Estimates - Loudoun County] |634 KiB ]
length_round=2
established=1940
direction_a=West
direction_b=East
starting_terminus=
junction=
ending_terminus=
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previous_route=8
next_type=
next_route=10

State Route 9 is a major east-west primary state highway in the Loudoun Valley of Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. Route 9 connects West Virginia Route 9 at Keyes Gap to State Route 7 just west of Leesburg at Clarks Gap. Route 9 passes through the Short Hill Mountain at historic Hillsboro on its route from central Loudoun onward to West Virginia and through to Charles Town and Martinsburg, West Virginia.

Route 9 has been the subject of considerable debate. West Virginia is constructing a four-lane expressway by-pass of the current Route 9 - a winding two-lane rural road - to U.S. Route 340 in Charles Town. The expressway will end at Route 9 at the Virginia state line [http://www.wvroute9.com/route/index.htm] . Upgrading Route 9 in Loudoun County is opposed by local groups that want to preserve the rural feel of Western Loudoun by limiting traffic and thereby also limiting growth. [http://www.waterfordva-wca.org/general_articles/01-route-9-crash.htm] Updating Route 9 is also supported by local groups that want to provide for a safe Route 9.

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