Indiana State Road 9
| State Road 9 | ||||
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| Maintained by INDOT | ||||
| Length: | 196 mi[1] (315 km) | |||
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| Counties: | Bartholomew, Shelby, Hancock, Madison, Grant, Huntington, Whitley County, Indiana, Noble, LaGrange | |||
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State Road 9 in the U.S. State of Indiana is a long north–south state highway in the eastern portion of Indiana. Its southern terminus is near Columbus at State Road 46, and the northern terminus is at the Michigan/Indiana border between Howe, Indiana, and Sturgis, Michigan, where it continues as M-66.
Some of Indiana 9 is divided highway and even freeway, but Interstate 69 largely supplants it as all but a regional route between Huntington and Anderson.
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[edit] Route description
[edit] Columbus to Shelbyville
SR 9 heads north from its southern terminus at State Road 46 (SR 46). SR 9 passes through Hope on the way to the eastern terminus of the western section of State Road 252 (SR 252). North of SR 252, SR 9 heads northeast then northwest toward Shelbyville. SR 9 enters Shelbyville from the south and has an intersection with State Road 44 (SR 44).[2]
[edit] Shelbyville to Anderson
North of SR 44, SR 9 has a roundabout in downtown Shelbyville. From downtown Shelbyville, SR 9 heads north passing over Interstate 74/U.S. Route 421. SR 9 heads north toward Greenfield, in Greenfield SR 9 has an intersection with U.S. Route 40 and an interchange with Interstate 70. Then SR 9 heads north toward Pendleton. In Pendleton SR 9 has a concurrency with U.S. Route 36 and State Road 67. Then SR 9 enters interstate 69 after enter the I-69, SR 9 exits at the next exit. Then SR 9 heads north toward downtown Anderson.[3]
[edit] Anderson to Huntington
SR 9 passes east of downtown Anderson and heads north out of Anderson. SR 9 passes just east of Alexandria, then just north of Alexandria SR 9 has an intersection with State Road 28. Then SR 9 has an intersection with State Road 26, just west of Fairmount. Then SR 9 enters Marion, where SR 9 has an intersection with U.S. Route 35/State Road 22 followed by an intersection with State Road 37. Then just south of downtown Marion SR 9 has a concurrency with State Road 15. In downtown Marion SR 9 and SR 15 has an intersection with State Road 18. Then north of downtown Marion SR 15 turns northwest toward Wabash and SR 9 turns northeast toward Huntington. On the way to Huntington SR 9 passes near Mt. Etna. Then SR 9 enters Huntington on the southwest side of town.[4]
[edit] Huntington to Columbia City
SR 9 bypasses Huntington on the west side of town, concurrent with U.S. Route 24. On the northeast side of Huntington US 24 and SR 9 have an intersection with U.S. Route 224 and State Road 5. Then SR 9 leaves the bypass on the north side of Huntington and heads north towards Columbia City, passing through an intersection with State Road 114 and State Road 14. SR 9 enters Columbia City on the south side of town. After it enters Columbia City SR 9 has a concurrency with State Road 205. The concurrency ends in downtown Columbia City at Old U.S. Route 30, where SR 205 turns east.[5]
[edit] Columbia City to Michigan
SR 9 heads north out of downtown Columbia City. Before leaving Columbia City SR 9 has an intersection with U.S. Route 30. SR 9 heads north passing through an intersection with U.S. Route 33 and passing near Chain O'Lakes State Park. Then SR 9 enters Albion on the south part of town. In downtown Albion SR 9 has an intersection at the western terminus of State Road 8. SR 9 heads north out of Albion, then SR 9 has a concurrency with U.S. Route 6. It then heads north, passing through Rome City and Wolcottville. In Lagrange, SR 9 has an intersection with U.S. Route 20 and continues north towards the Michigan state line. Before the Michigan state line, SR 9 passes through an intersection with State Road 120 in Howe. Then just south of the Michigan state line, SR 9 has an intersection with the Indiana Toll Road (Interstate 80/Interstate 90). Then SR 9 crosses into Michigan as M-66 heading north toward Sturgis.[6]
[edit] History
From 1917 to 1926 the current route of SR 9 was known as State Road 11. With the SR 9 given to a route that went from Linton to Brazil and a second section from Rockville to Old State Road 10.[7][8]
[edit] Explanation of nickname
The nickname of State Road 9 is Highway of Vice Presidents, from Shelbyville to Columbia City. The reason for the name is that three of Indiana's five Vice Presidents lived in cities along the route:[9]
- Thomas A. Hendricks — Grover Cleveland's Vice President (1885) from Shelbyville
- Thomas R. Marshall — Woodrow Wilson's Vice President (1913–1921) from Columbia City
- J. Danforth Quayle — George H.W. Bush's Vice President (1989–1993) from Huntington
Indiana's other two vice presidents are also honored by the highway nickname:
- Schuyler Colfax — Ulysses S. Grant's Vice President (1869–1873) from South Bend
- Charles W. Fairbanks — Theodore Roosevelt's Vice President (1905–1909) from Indianapolis
[edit] Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile[10] | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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| Bartholomew |
Columbus | 0.00 | Southern terminus of SR 9 | ||
| Shelby |
Washington Township | 16.66 | Eastern terminus of SR 252 | ||
| Shelbyville | 27.60 | Southern end of SR 44 concurrency | |||
| 27.96 | Northern end of SR 44 concurrnecy | ||||
| 29.93 | Exit number 113 on I-70 | ||||
| Van Buren Township | 39.81 | ||||
| Hancock |
Greenfield | 46.33 | |||
| 48.78 | |||||
| Green Township | 54.28 | ||||
| Madison |
Pendleton | 60.12 | Southern end of US 36 and SR 67 concurrency | ||
| Southern end of SR 38 concurrency | |||||
| 61.79 | Northern end of US 36 concurrency | ||||
| Anderson | 64.44 | 22 | Southern end of I-69 concurrency; Northern end of SR 38 | ||
| 68.25 | 26 | Northern end of I-69 and SR 67 concurrency; Northern terminus of SR 109 | |||
| 68.81 | Western terminus of SR 236 | ||||
| 70.89 | Southern end of SR 32 concurrency; Western terminus of SR 232 | ||||
| 72.34 | |||||
| Richland Township | 79.93 | Eastern terminus of SR 128 | |||
| Alexandria | 84.13 | ||||
| Grant |
Fairmount | 94.08 | |||
| Marion | 98.06 | ||||
| 100.28 | Northern terminus of SR 37 | ||||
| 101.03 | Southern end of SR 15 concurrency | ||||
| 103.47– 103.63 |
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| 104.66 | Northern end of SR 15 concurrency | ||||
| Huntington |
Wayne Township | 111.17 | Southern terminus of SR 105 | ||
| 111.96 | |||||
| Mount Etna | 117.68 | ||||
| Huntington | 127.64 | Western end of US 24 concurrency | |||
| Western terminus of US 224 | |||||
| 131.27 | Eastern end of US 24 concurrency | ||||
| Clear Creek Township | 138.17 | ||||
| Whitley |
Washington Township | 143.21 | |||
| Columbia City | 148.39 | Southern end of SR 205 concurrency | |||
| 149.12 | Northern end of SR 205 concurrency | ||||
| 149.98 | |||||
| Noble |
Noble Township | 159.31 | |||
| Albion | 166.97 | Western terminus of SR 8 | |||
| Elkhart Township – Orange Township |
170.93 | Western end of US 6 concurrency | |||
| Orange Township | 174.72 | Eastern end of US 6 concurrency | |||
| LaGrange |
LaGrange | 187.97 | |||
| Howe | 193.56 | ||||
| Lima Township | 195.86 | Exit 121 on I-80/I-90 | |||
| 196.20 | Continuation into Michigan | ||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus • Closed/former • Incomplete access • Unopened |
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[edit] References
- ^ Indiana Highway Ends - SR 9
- ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview map of SR 9 from Columbus to Shelbyville (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=IN-9+S&daddr=S+Harrison+St&geocode=FbKLVgId1Tnj-g%3BFZjEWgIdqD3j-g&hl=en&mra=mift&mrsp=1&sz=14&sll=39.512053,-85.75387&sspn=0.030063,0.116901&ie=UTF8&ll=39.427177,-85.66864&spn=0.120398,0.467606&z=12. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
- ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview map of SR 9 from Shelbyville to Anderson (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=S+Harrison+St&daddr=East+St%2FS+Scatterfield+Rd&geocode=FasTWwIdhiXj-g%3BFeJOYwId6Arl-g&hl=en&mra=mift&mrsp=0&sz=14&sll=39.51894,-85.748377&sspn=0.03006,0.0842&ie=UTF8&ll=40.030769,-85.685635&spn=0.059674,0.233803&z=13. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
- ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview map of SR 9 from Anderson to Huntington (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=East+St%2FS+Scatterfield+Rd&daddr=40.457397,-85.6724087+to:IN-9+N%2FN+Marion+Rd&geocode=FSQvYwIdzwrl-g%3BFbVUaQIdKL7k-ilriv9ZEvwUiDFB2YU8FuPChA%3BFQO-bwIdm-Pm-g&hl=en&mra=dpe&mrsp=1&sz=12&via=1&sll=40.497876,-85.603752&sspn=0.118527,0.467606&ie=UTF8&ll=40.872961,-85.508566&spn=0.028167,0.116901&z=14. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
- ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview map of SR 9 from Huntington to Columbia City (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=N+Marion+Rd&daddr=S+Main+St&geocode=FdW5bwIdaeHm-g%3BFYkBdAId-ozn-g&hl=en&mra=mift&mrsp=1&sz=18&sll=41.156633,-85.486706&sspn=0.001834,0.007306&ie=UTF8&ll=41.058709,-85.460672&spn=0.029383,0.116901&z=14. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
- ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview map of SR 9 from Columbia City to Michigan (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=N+Main+St&daddr=IN-9+N&geocode=FZwBdAId-ozn-g%3BFcozfQIdmHro-g&hl=en&mra=mift&mrsp=1&sz=18&sll=41.759288,-85.427193&sspn=0.001817,0.007306&ie=UTF8&ll=41.413896,-85.937805&spn=0.935147,3.740845&z=9. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
- ^ "Indiana Highways End - Old SR 9". http://highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=9009§ion=1. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
- ^ "Indiana Highway Ends - Old SR 11". http://highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=9011§ion=1. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
- ^ "INDOT Memorial Highways and Bridges". http://www.in.gov/indot/3005.htm. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
- ^ staff. "INDOT Roadway Referencing System" (PDF). INDOT. http://www.in.gov/indot/files/StateWide_2004.pdf. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
- State highways in Indiana
- Transportation in Shelby County, Indiana
- Transportation in Hancock County, Indiana
- Transportation in Madison County, Indiana
- Transportation in Bartholomew County, Indiana
- Transportation in Grant County, Indiana
- Transportation in Huntington County, Indiana
- Transportation in Hamilton County, Indiana
- Transportation in Whitley County, Indiana
- Transportation in Noble County, Indiana
- Transportation in LaGrange County, Indiana