National Route 9 (Vietnam)

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National Route 9
Quốc lộ 9
Route information
Part of AH16
Length90 km (56 mi)
Major junctions
West endLao Bao Border Gate at Laotian border
Major intersectionsQL.1 in Đông Hà
HCM in Tân Hợp
East endCửa Việt Port
Location
CountryVietnam
Highway system
QL 8B QL 10

National Route 9 (Vietnamese: Quốc lộ 9 (or abbrv. QL9) or Đường 9) runs across Vietnam roughly in line with the 17th Parallel. The route includes two segments. The segment called National Route 9A begins at Đông Hà and ends at Lao Bảo on the Vietnam-Laos border and is entirely within Quảng Trị Province. The 8 km-long segment called National Route 9B begins at Dong Ha and runs eastward to Cửa Việt Port.