Minnesota State Highway 9

"MN 9" redirects here. MN 9 may also refer to Minnesota's 9th congressional district or to MN 9 (biostratigraphic zone).

Trunk Highway 9
Route information
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length:	225.945 mi[1] (363.623 km)
Existed:	1933 – present
Major junctions
East end:	MN 23 in New London
	US 71 near New London US 12 / MN 29 at Benson US 59 / MN 28 at Morris MN 27 at Herman MN 55 near Tintah , Nashua US 75 at Doran US 75 / MN 210 at Breckenridge I-94 / MN 34 at Barnesville US 10 near Glyndon MN 200 at Ada
North end:	US 2 in Fairfax Township, near Crookston
Location
Counties:	Kandiyohi, Swift, Pope, Stevens, Grant, Traverse, Wilkin, Clay, Norman, Polk
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highways Interstate • U.S. • State Inter-County • County roads • Legislative routes ← US 8 US 10 →

Minnesota State Highway 9 is a highway in west-central and northwest Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 23 in New London and continues west and then north to its northern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 2 in Fairfax Township near Crookston.

This highway has two distinct segments (North/South section and an East/West section), connected by U.S. Highway 75 (between Doran and Breckenridge).

Highway 9 is 226 miles (364 km) in length.

Route description

State Highway 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 Highway 9 and State Highway 104. The park entrance is located off Highway 9 via County Road 95.^[2]

A portion of the route passes through the Red River Valley region in northwest Minnesota.

East / West section

The eastern terminus for Highway 9 is its intersection with State Highway 23 in New London in west-central Minnesota.

The western terminus for the route is its intersection with U.S. Highway 75 in Doran.

North / South section

The southern terminus for Highway 9 is its second intersection with U.S. Highway 75, immediately north of Breckenridge.

The northern terminus for the route is its intersection with U.S. Highway 2 in Fairfax Township, immediately east of Crookston in northwest Minnesota.

History

State Highway 9 was authorized in 1933. At this time, it ran from U.S. Highway 12 in Benson northwest to U.S. 75 at Doran. In the 1950s, when U.S. 75 between Ada and Crookston was rerouted to another roadway, the Highway 9 designation was extended along former State Highway 82 from Breckenridge to Ada and along the former route of U.S. 75 to its current northern terminus.^[3]

In 1963, Highway 9 was extended again, replacing State Highway 17 from Benson to New London. This section had been part of State Highway 23 until around 1940.^[3]

Highway 9 is the original alignment of U.S. Highway 75 between State Highway 27 and U.S. Highway 12; and U.S. Highway 75 between State Highway 200 and U.S. Highway 2.^[3]

The last section of Highway 9 to be paved was the old State Highway 82 section north of Breckenridge, which was paved by 1961.^[3]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[4][5][1]	Destinations	Notes
Kandiyohi	New London	0.000	MN 23
	Burbank Township	5.269	US 71
Kandiyohi–Swift county line		17.648	MN 104
Swift	Benson	35.791	US 12	East end of US 12 concurrency
		35.861	US 12, MN 29	West end of US 12 concurrency
Pope	No major junctions
Stevens	Morris	59.073	US 59
		60.431	MN 28	South end of MN 28 concurrency
		60.939	MN 28	North end of MN 28 concurrency
Grant	Herman	79.565	MN 27
Traverse	No major junctions
Wilkin	Champion Township	98.031	MN 55
	Brandrup Township	110.855	US 75	South end of US 75 concurrency
	Breckenridge	119.401	US 75 MN 210	North end of US 75 concurrency West end of MN 210 concurrency
	Connelly Township	119.820	MN 210	East end of MN 210 concurrency
Clay	Barnesville	147.095	Old US 52	South end of old US 52 concurrency
	Barnesville	147.527	MN 34
	Barnesville Township	147.658	Old US 52	North end of old US 52 concurrency
		148.808	I-94
	Riverton Township	163.769-163.784	US 10
Norman	Ada	192.995	MN 200
Polk	Fairfax Township	224.834	MN 102
		225.811	US 2
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi      Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 2" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/logpoint/d2.pdf. Retrieved September 23, 2010. 
2. ^ Minnesota DNR website for Monson Lake State Park - Link
3. ^ ^{a b c d} Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 1-25". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/r1-25.htm#9. Retrieved September 23, 2010. ^{[unreliable source]}
4. ^ "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 8" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/logpoint/d8.pdf. Retrieved September 23, 2010. 
5. ^ "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 4" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/logpoint/d4.pdf. Retrieved September 23, 2010.