Minnesota State Highway 9
Trunk Highway 9 | ||||
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![]() MN 9 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by MnDOT | ||||
Length | 225.945 mi[1] (363.623 km) | |||
Existed | 1933–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
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Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Minnesota | |||
Counties | Kandiyohi, Swift, Pope, Stevens, Grant, Traverse, Wilkin, Clay, Norman, Polk | |||
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State Highway 9 or Trunk Highway 9 (MN 9, TH 9) is a 225.945-mile-long (363.623 km) state highway in west-central and northwest Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with MN 23 in New London and continues west and then north to its northern terminus at its intersection with US Highway 2 (US 2) in Fairfax Township near Crookston. This highway has two distinct segments, a north–south section and an east–west section, connected by US 75 between Doran and Breckenridge.
Route description
MN 9 serves as a north–south and east–west route between New London, Benson, Morris, Breckenridge, Barnesville, Ada, and Crookston in west-central and northwest Minnesota.
Monson Lake State Park is located west of Sunburg and west of the junction of 9 and MN 104. The park entrance is located off MN 9 via County Road 95 (CR 95).[2] A portion of the route passes through the Red River Valley region in northwest Minnesota.
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East–west section
The eastern terminus for MN 9 is its intersection with MN 23 in New London in west-central Minnesota. The western terminus for the route is its intersection with US 75 in Doran.
North–south section
The southern terminus for MN 9 is its second intersection with US 75, immediately north of Breckenridge. The northern terminus for the route is its intersection with US 2 in Fairfax Township, immediately east of Crookston in northwest Minnesota.
History
MN 9 was authorized in 1933. At this time, it ran from US 12 in Benson northwest to US 75 at Doran.[3][4] The last section of the original MN 9 to be paved was the section between Nashua and Norcross, which was paved in 1952.[5][6] In the mid-1950s, when US 75 between Ada and Crookston was rerouted to another roadway, the MN 9 designation was extended along the former MN 82 from Breckenridge to Ada and along the former route of US 75 to its current northern terminus.[7][8] This extended segment of the highway was completely paved in 1959; the last section completed was between Barnesville and US 10.[9][10] In 1961, MN 9 was extended again, replacing MN 17 from Benson to New London.[11][12]
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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Kandiyohi | New London | 0.000 | 0.000 | ![]() | Eastern terminus for east-west section | |||
Burbank Township | 5.269 | 8.480 | ![]() | |||||
Sunburg | 16.646 | 26.789 | ![]() | |||||
16.807 | 27.048 | ![]() | Former MN 104 south | |||||
Kandiyohi–Swift county line | Norway Lake–Kerkhoven township line | 17.648 | 28.402 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
Swift | Benson | 35.791 | 57.600 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of US 12 concurrency | |||
35.861 | 57.713 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Western end of US 12 concurrency | |||||
Pope | No major junctions | |||||||
Stevens | Morris | 59.073 | 95.069 | ![]() | US 59 crosses bridge over railroad and MN 9; road just to the north connects the highways | |||
60.431 | 97.254 | ![]() ![]() | Southern end of MN 28 concurrency | |||||
60.939 | 98.072 | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of MN 28 concurrency | |||||
Grant | Herman | 79.565 | 128.047 | ![]() | ||||
Traverse | No major junctions | |||||||
Wilkin | Champion Township | 98.031 | 157.766 | ![]() | ||||
Brandrup Township | 110.855 | 178.404 | ![]() ![]() | Southern end of US 75 concurrency; western terminus for east-west section | ||||
Breckenridge | 119.401 | 192.157 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern end of US 75 concurrency; western end of MN 210 concurrency; southern terminus for north-south section | ||||
Connelly Township | 119.820 | 192.832 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of MN 210 concurrency | ||||
Clay | Barnesville | 147.527 | 237.422 | ![]() | ||||
Barnesville Township | 148.808 | 239.483 | ![]() ![]() | I-94 Exit 22 | ||||
Riverton Township | 163.769– 163.784 | 263.561– 263.585 | ![]() | |||||
Norman | Ada | 192.995 | 310.595 | ![]() | ||||
Polk | Fairfax Township | 224.834 | 361.835 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of MN 102 | |||
225.811 | 363.408 | ![]() | Northern terminus for north-south section | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
United States portal
U.S. Roads portal
References
- ^ a b Minnesota Department of Transportation (February 2, 2012). "Statewide Logpoint Listing" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 14, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
- ^ Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. "Monson Lake State Park". Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
- ^ Minnesota Highway Department; McGill-Warner (1933). Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). 1:760,320. St. Paul: Minnesota Highway Department. §§ B13–D16. OCLC 5673160, 80405240. Retrieved April 26, 2012 – via Minnesota Digital Library. (Showing road conditions as of April 1, 1933)
- ^ Minnesota Highway Department; McGill-Warner (1934). Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). 1:760,320. St. Paul: Minnesota Highway Department. §§ B13–D16. OCLC 5673160, 80405240. Retrieved April 26, 2012 – via Minnesota Digital Library. (Showing road conditions as of May 1, 1934)
- ^ Minnesota Department of Highways; H.M. Gousha (1952). Official Road Map of Minnesota Showing the State Highway System and Main Secondary Roads (Map). Scale not given. St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Highways. §§ C12–C13. OCLC 5673160, 80405240, 662599693. Retrieved April 26, 2012 – via Minnesota Digital Library. (Showing road conditions as of January 1, 1952)
- ^ Minnesota Department of Highways; H.M. Gousha (1953). Official Road Map of Minnesota Showing the State Highway System and Main Secondary Roads (Map). Scale not given. St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Highways. §§ C12–C13. OCLC 5673160, 80405240. Retrieved April 26, 2012 – via Minnesota Digital Library. (Showing road conditions as of January 1, 1953)
- ^ Minnesota Department of Highways; H.M. Gousha (1954). Official Road Map of Minnesota Showing the State Highway System and Main Secondary Roads (Map). Scale not given. St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Highways. §§ C6–B11. OCLC 5673160, 80405240. Retrieved April 26, 2012 – via Minnesota Digital Library. (Showing road conditions as of January 1, 1954)
- ^ Minnesota Department of Highways; H.M. Gousha (1956). Official Road Map of Minnesota Showing the State Highway System and Main Secondary Roads (Map). 1:760,320. St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Highways. §§ C6–B11. OCLC 5673160, 80405240, 381173598. Retrieved April 26, 2012 – via Minnesota Digital Library.
- ^ Minnesota Department of Highways; H.M. Gousha (1959). Official Road Map of Minnesota Showing the State Highway System and Main Secondary Roads (Map). 1:760,320. St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Highways. §§ C6–B11. OCLC 5673160, 80405240, 52124678. Retrieved April 26, 2012 – via Minnesota Digital Library.
- ^ Minnesota Department of Highways; H.M. Gousha (1959). Official Road Map of Minnesota Showing the State Highway System and Main Secondary Roads (Map). 1:760,320. St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Highways. §§ C6–B11. OCLC 5673160, 80405240, 52124678. Retrieved April 26, 2012 – via Minnesota Digital Library.
- ^ Minnesota Department of Highways; H.M. Gousha (1961). Official Road Map of Minnesota Showing the State Highway System and Main Secondary Roads (Map). 1:760,320. St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Highways. §§ D14–F14. OCLC 5673160, 80405240, 52124490. Retrieved April 26, 2012 – via Minnesota Digital Library.
- ^ Minnesota Department of Highways; H.M. Gousha (1962). Official Road Map Minnesota (Map). 1:760,320. St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Highways. §§ D14–F14. OCLC 5673160, 80405240. Retrieved April 26, 2012 – via Minnesota Digital Library.
External links
- MN 9 at The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page