It goes through mostly rural areas , and is usually used as a shortcut from U.S. Route 9 ( US 9 ) to New York State Route 9G . It is a major collector road through mostly rural areas that serves primarily as a shortcut for traffic from the two main northâ `` south routes in the area , U.S. Route 9 ( US 9 ) and NY 9G , to get to NY 199 and the Taconic State Parkway .