diff --git a/google-cloud-spanner/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/spi/v1/ChannelFinderServer.java b/google-cloud-spanner/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/spi/v1/ChannelFinderServer.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.google.cloud.spanner.spi.v1;
+
+import io.grpc.ManagedChannel;
+
+/** Represents a Spanner server endpoint for location-aware routing. */
+public interface ChannelFinderServer {
+  String getAddress();
+
+  boolean isHealthy();
+
+  ManagedChannel getChannel(); // Added to get the underlying channel for RPC calls
+}
diff --git a/google-cloud-spanner/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/spi/v1/ChannelFinderServerFactory.java b/google-cloud-spanner/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/spi/v1/ChannelFinderServerFactory.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.google.cloud.spanner.spi.v1;
+
+/** Factory for creating and caching server connections for location-aware routing. */
+public interface ChannelFinderServerFactory {
+  ChannelFinderServer defaultServer();
+
+  ChannelFinderServer create(String address);
+}
diff --git a/google-cloud-spanner/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/spi/v1/GrpcChannelFinderServerFactory.java b/google-cloud-spanner/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/spi/v1/GrpcChannelFinderServerFactory.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.google.cloud.spanner.spi.v1;
+
+import com.google.api.gax.grpc.GrpcTransportChannel;
+import com.google.api.gax.grpc.InstantiatingGrpcChannelProvider;
+import io.grpc.ManagedChannel;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+
+class GrpcChannelFinderServerFactory implements ChannelFinderServerFactory {
+  private final InstantiatingGrpcChannelProvider.Builder channelBuilder;
+  private final Map<String, GrpcChannelFinderServer> servers = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+  private final GrpcChannelFinderServer defaultServer;
+
+  public GrpcChannelFinderServerFactory(InstantiatingGrpcChannelProvider.Builder channelBuilder)
+      throws IOException {
+    this.channelBuilder = channelBuilder;
+    // The "default" server will use the original endpoint from the builder.
+    this.defaultServer =
+        new GrpcChannelFinderServer(this.channelBuilder.getEndpoint(), channelBuilder.build());
+    this.servers.put(this.defaultServer.getAddress(), this.defaultServer);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public ChannelFinderServer defaultServer() {
+    return defaultServer;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public ChannelFinderServer create(String address) {
+    return servers.computeIfAbsent(
+        address,
+        addr -> {
+          try {
+            // Modify the builder to use the new address
+            synchronized (channelBuilder) {
+              InstantiatingGrpcChannelProvider.Builder newBuilder =
+                  channelBuilder.setEndpoint(addr);
+              return new GrpcChannelFinderServer(addr, newBuilder.build());
+            }
+          } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Failed to create channel for address: " + addr, e);
+          }
+        });
+  }
+
+  static class GrpcChannelFinderServer implements ChannelFinderServer {
+    private final String address;
+    private final ManagedChannel channel;
+
+    public GrpcChannelFinderServer(String address, InstantiatingGrpcChannelProvider provider)
+        throws IOException {
+      this.address = address;
+      // It's assumed that getTransportChannel() returns a ManagedChannel or can be cast to one.
+      // For this example, GrpcTransportChannel is used as in KeyAwareChannel.
+      GrpcTransportChannel transportChannel = (GrpcTransportChannel) provider.getTransportChannel();
+      this.channel = (ManagedChannel) transportChannel.getChannel();
+    }
+
+    // Constructor for the default server that already has a channel
+    public GrpcChannelFinderServer(String address, ManagedChannel channel) {
+      this.address = address;
+      this.channel = channel;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getAddress() {
+      return address;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isHealthy() {
+      // A simple health check. In a real scenario, this might involve a ping or other checks.
+      return !channel.isShutdown() && !channel.isTerminated();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ManagedChannel getChannel() {
+      return channel;
+    }
+  }
+}