The Albany Post Road was a post road - a road used for mail delivery - in the U.S. state of New York. It connected New York City and Albany along the east side of the Hudson River, a service now performed by U.S. Route 9. Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries â€¢ Politics Portal      A state of the United States is any one of the fifty subnational entities referred to... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width {{{WidthUS}}} miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... Nickname: Big Apple; City that never Sleeps; Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... New York State Capitol Building, completed in 1899 at a cost of $25 million was the most expensive government building of its time. ... The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk in Mahican, is a river running mainly through New York State but partly forming the boundary between the states of New York and New Jersey. ... U.S. Route 9 is a north-south United States highway in the states of Delaware, New Jersey, and New York in the United States. ...

The rough route was as follows:

• U.S. Route 9, New York to Ossining (split from the Boston Post Road in Kingsbridge)
• Old Albany Post Road and NY Route 9A, Ossining to Peekskill
• Sprout Brook Road and Old Albany Post Road, Peekskill to near Nelsonville
• U.S. Route 9, near Nelsonville to Wappingers Falls
• Main Street and NY Route 9D through Wappingers Falls
• U.S. Route 9, Wappingers Falls to Poughkeepsie
• South Avenue and Washington Street (partly NY Route 9G) through Poughkeepsie
• U.S. Route 9, Poughkeepsie to Humphreysville
• NY Route 9H and Hudson Street, Humphreysville to Kinderhook
• Albany Avenue, Old Post Road, U.S. Route 9 and Old Post Road, Kinderhook to Schodack Center, where it met the road from Boston to Albany
• U.S. Route 9/U.S. Route 20, Schodack Center to Greenbush, ending at "the ferry at Crawlier"

Minor old alignments exist all along the current through route. U.S. Route 9 is a north-south United States highway in the states of Delaware, New Jersey, and New York in the United States. ... Ossining is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. ... The Boston Post Road was a system of roads from New York City to Boston, Massachusetts, containing some of the first major highways in the United States. ... Kingsbridge Kingsbridge is a neighborhood in the Bronx, New York. ... New York State Route 9A is a state highway in New York, United States, providing an alternate to U.S. Route 9 from New York City north to Peekskill. ... Peekskill, New York is a distinct scenic community along the Hudson River, located in an area where the river winds through the Bear Mountain highlands. ... Nelsonville is a village located in the Town of Philipstown in Putnam County, New York. ... Wappingers Falls is a village in Dutchess County, New York, USA. The population was 4,929 at the 2000 census. ... New York State Route 9D (NY 9D), also known as the Bear Mountain-Beacon Highway, is a north-south road that runs along the eastern shore of the Hudson River. ... Poughkeepsies Mid-Hudson Bridge Poughkeepsie is a city in New York and serves as the county seat of Dutchess County. ... New York State Route 9G runs north from US 9 at Poughkeepsie, New York, starting out as Violet Avenue, then following the Hudson River mostly along the eastern side of the US 9, crossing over Route 9 just north of Rhinebeck, New York, then running on the western side of... New York State Route 9H is a state highway in the Hudson Valley region of New York. ... Kinderhook is a town in Columbia County, New York, USA. The population was 8,296 at the 2000 census. ... Nickname: Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe), Athens of America Location in Massachusetts Founded  -Incorporated  September 17, 1630  1820, as a city County  Suffolk County Mayor  Thomas Menino (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water  232. ... U.S. Route 20 is an east-west United States highway. ...

References

• New York and Albany post road, from Kings Bridge to "the ferry at Crawlier, over against Albany"

See also

• Boston Post Road