A half-mile (1 km) further north, NY 218 (Storm King Highway), the former route of US 9W, forks off to the right, carrying traffic to Highland Falls and the United States Military Academy at West Point. At this point US 9W becomes a divided limited-access highway as it starts to climb the highlands above the village and the academy. The first exit is NY 218, which joins US 9W for a mile just north of the village. It leaves the highway at the northern terminus of NY 293 to run alongside Storm King Mountain.