VIRGINIA STATE ROUTE 9

'State Route 9' is a major east-west primary state highway in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. Route 9 connects West Virginia Route 9 to State Route 7 just west of Leesburg. Route 9 passes through 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 [1]. 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.[2]
Updating Route 9 is also supported by local groups that want to provide for a safe Route 9.

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