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Minnesota State Highway 9

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Trunk Highway 9 marker
Trunk Highway 9
Map
MN 9 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length225.945 mi[1] (363.623 km)
Existed1933–present
Major junctions
East end MN 23 in New London
Major intersections
North end US 2 in Fairfax Township, near Crookston
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountiesKandiyohi, Swift, Pope, Stevens, Grant, Traverse, Wilkin, Clay, Norman, Polk
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highway System
US 8 US 10

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

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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.

Sign for Felton along MN 9

East–west section

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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

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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

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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

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
KandiyohiNew London0.0000.000 MN 23 – Paynesville, Spicer, WillmarEastern terminus for east-west section
Burbank Township5.2698.480 US 71 – Willmar, Belgrade
Sunburg16.64626.789 CSAH 36 / Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway
16.80727.048 CSAH 7 / Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic BywayFormer MN 104 south
KandiyohiSwift
county line
Norway LakeKerkhoven
township line
17.64828.402
MN 104 north – Glenwood
SwiftBenson35.79157.600
US 12 east – Willmar
Eastern end of US 12 concurrency
35.86157.713
US 12 west / MN 29 – Ortonville, Montevideo, Starbuck
Western end of US 12 concurrency
Pope
No major junctions
StevensMorris59.07395.069 US 59 – Elbow Lake, AppletonUS 59 crosses bridge over railroad and MN 9; road just to the north connects the highways
60.43197.254
MN 28 west
Southern end of MN 28 concurrency
60.93998.072
MN 28 east – Glenwood, Elbow Lake
Northern end of MN 28 concurrency
GrantHerman79.565128.047 MN 27
Traverse
No major junctions
WilkinChampion Township98.031157.766 MN 55 – Nashua, Fairmount ND
Brandrup Township110.855178.404
US 75 south – Wheaton
Southern end of US 75 concurrency; western terminus for east-west section
Breckenridge119.401192.157

US 75 north / MN 210 west – Moorhead, Wahpeton
Northern end of US 75 concurrency; western end of MN 210 concurrency; southern terminus for north-south section
Connelly Township119.820192.832
MN 210 east – Fergus Falls
Eastern end of MN 210 concurrency
ClayBarnesville147.527237.422 MN 34 – Detroit Lakes
Barnesville Township148.808239.483 I-94 / US 52 – Fergus Falls, MoorheadI-94 Exit 22
Riverton Township163.769–
163.784
263.561–
263.585
US 10 – Detroit Lakes, Moorhead
NormanAda192.995310.595 MN 200 – US 75, Mahnomen
PolkFairfax Township224.834361.835
MN 102 south – Fertile
Northern terminus of MN 102
225.811363.408 US 2 – Bagley, CrookstonNorthern terminus for north-south section
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. "Monson Lake State Park". Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ 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)
  6. ^ 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)
  7. ^ 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)
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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.
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  • MN 9 at The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page