 It passes the center of New York political power in downtown Albany, and the patrician grandeur of Saratoga Springs.It penetrates into the deep recesses of the Adirondack Park and runs along the shore of Lake Champlain, where it is part of the All-American Road known as the Lakes to Locks Passage.US 9 spawns more letter-suffixed state highways than any other route in New York, including the longest, New York State Route 9N (NY 9N).