State Route 9B is a short state highway

State highway

State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...

 in southern Maine

Maine

Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...

. It begins in the west at an intersection with State Route 9

Maine State Route 9

State Route 9 is a numbered state highway in Maine, running from the New Hampshire border at Berwick in the west to the Canadian border with New Brunswick at Calais in the east. State Route 9 runs a total of .-Route description:...

, serving as a 4.1 miles (6.6 km) southern spur of the highway, to U.S. Route 1 near Wells Beach.

Route description

Route 9B begins west of town, where Route 9 begins to turn to the northeast. It runs eastward, intersecting local roads as it heads towards the coastline. Route 9B crosses under the Maine Turnpike without an interchange; the nearest entrance is at Exit 19, accessible from Routes 9 and 109. Route 9B continues eastward until it intersects and ends at US-1.

History

Route 9B used to be co-signed with US-1 from Charles Chase Corner (its current terminus) north to US-1's intersection with Route 9 in Wells, connecting Route 9B to its parent at both ends and making it a loop. However, in 1955 the concurrency was removed, truncating Route 9B to its current terminus and reducing it to a spur of Route 9.

Junction list

County	Location	Mile	Roads intersected	Notes
York York County, Maine York County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. In 2010, the population was 197,131. Its county seat is Alfred.Founded in 1636, it is the oldest county in Maine and one of the oldest in the United States....	Wells Wells, Maine Wells is a town in York County, Maine, United States. Founded in 1643, it is the third-oldest town in Maine. The population was 9,400 at the 2000 census. Wells Beach is a popular summer destination.-History:...	0.00	State Route 9 Maine State Route 9 State Route 9 is a numbered state highway in Maine, running from the New Hampshire border at Berwick in the west to the Canadian border with New Brunswick at Calais in the east. State Route 9 runs a total of .-Route description:...	Western terminus of State Route 9B. To I-95/Maine Turnpike. To State Route 109.
		4.14	U.S. Route 1	Eastern terminus of State Route 9B. To State Route 9 Maine State Route 9 State Route 9 is a numbered state highway in Maine, running from the New Hampshire border at Berwick in the west to the Canadian border with New Brunswick at Calais in the east. State Route 9 runs a total of .-Route description:... /109.