Ohio State Route 9

State Route 9
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	92.82 mi[1] (149.38 km)
Existed:	1935 – present
Major junctions
South end:	SR 148 near Armstrongs Mills
	I-70 near St. Clairsville US 22 / US 250 near Cadiz SR 39 / SR 43 / SR 332 in Carrollton US 30 / SR 644 near Kensington
North end:	US 62 near Salem
Location
Counties:	Belmont, Harrison, Carroll, Columbiana
Highway system
Ohio highways Interstates • U.S. Routes • State Routes ← SR 8 SR 10 →

Northbound along State Route 9, approaching U.S. Route 30 in Kensington

State Route 9 is a north–south route running through four counties in east central Ohio. Its route is 92 miles (148 km) long. The southern terminus is at Route 148 in Armstrongs Mills and the northern terminus is with U.S. Route 62 north of Salem.

This route can prove treacherous to the unsuspecting driver. For much of its length, this road travels along high ledges with many hills, blind corners and hairpin curves.

Route description

History

• before 1931 - Route 9 ran from Cincinnati to Michigan^[2]. This highway followed the current U.S. Highway 127 from the Ohio River at Cincinnati to just south of Bryan and followed current Ohio State Route 15 northward to the Michigan state line.

• 1935 – New incarnation of route 9 certified^[3];Originally routed from Malaga to Salem along current routes 145, 148, and 9^[2].
• 1938 – Southern end truncated to Armstrongs Mills^[2].
• 1974 – Northern end extended through Salem to 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Salem^[2].

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Destinations	Notes
Belmont	Armstrongs Mills	0.00	SR 148	Southern terminus. SR 148 crosses east–west.
	Smith Township	6.00	SR 147	SR 147 joins from the east.
		6.77	SR 147	SR 147 leaves to the west.
	Warnock	10.51	SR 149	SR 149 joins from the west.
		10.54	SR 149	SR 149 leaves to the east.
	St. Clairsville	14.76	I-70	Full interchange. I-70 crosses east–west.
		15.58	US 40	US 40 crosses east–west.
Harrison	Athens Township	24.92	SR 149	Northern terminus of SR 149.
	New Athens	25.46	SR 519	SR 519 crosses east–west.
	Cadiz	32.14	US 250	US 250 joins from the southeast.
		32.99	US 22 US 250	Full interchange. US 22 crosses east–west. US 250 leaves onto US 22 West.
	Rumley Township	40.20	SR 151	SR 151 joins from the west.
	Jewett	42.01	SR 151	SR 151 leaves to the east.
	Rumley Township	46.33	SR 646	SR 646 joins from the east.
		46.92	SR 646	SR 646 leaves to the west.
Carroll	Loudon Township	51.44	SR 164	SR 164 briefly joins from the west.
		51.50	SR 164	SR 164 leaves to the east.
	Lee Township	56.71	SR 43	SR 43 joins from the southeast.
	Carrollton	61.59	SR 39	SR 39 joins from the east.
		62.10	SR 39 SR 43 SR 332	SR 9 turns north. SR 39/SR 43 continue to the east. SR 332 begins to the south (Northern terminus).
	Washington Township	65.78	SR 171	SR 171 begins to the west (Eastern terminus).
Columbiana	Kensington	77.07	US 30 SR 644	US 30 joins from the west. SR 644 begins to the east (Northern terminus).
	Hanoverton	78.61	US 30	US 30 leaves to the east, SR 9 heads north.
	Hanover Township	81.82	SR 172	SR 172 crosses east–west.
	Perry Township	89.12	SR 45	SR 45 (Salem bypass) crosses east–west.
	Salem	90.78	SR 14 SR 173	SR 14 joins from the west. SR 173 begins to the west (Eastern terminus).
		91.04	SR 14 SR 344	SR 14 leaves to the east. SR 344 begins to the south (Western terminus).
		92.82	US 62	Northern terminus. US 62 runs to the north and west.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ Mileages retrieved from Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams unless otherwise noted.
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Route 9 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
3. ^ Explanation of the Ohio State Highway System (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson

External links

• State Route 9 Endpoint Photos