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Originally published in 1939
Some of this information may no longer be current and in that case is presented for historical interest only.
Edited by GET NJ, COPYRIGHT 2003
(Piermont, N. Y.)-Alpine-Fort Lee; US 9W.
US 9W runs along the top of the Palisades, overlooking the Hudson
River. Much of the route lies in woods, but the open sections afford fine
views of the river several hundred feet below and of the opposite shore,
covered thickly with the buildings of Yonkers and New York City.
US 9W crosses the New York State Line 2.6 miles south of Piermont,
N.Y.
At 0.1 miles the road divides into a Y and becomes a one-way route (R).
Much of the highway for a mile south of this point was built through
dense woods across a seemingly bottomless swamp, believed by some geologists to have been the volcanic crater from which the Palisades erupted.
Thousands of tons of mud were removed and trees, rubble, stone, and
concrete were dumped into the pit. On this mattress the roadbed was laid.
At 1.5 miles is the junction with the one-way route for northbound traffic
a US 9W.
New York Line to Fort Lee, 10.6 miles
Numerous gas stations, tourist homes.
Four- and three-lane concrete highway.
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