Minnesota State Highway 9


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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.

Trunk Highway 9 marker

Trunk Highway 9

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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
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

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

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.

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.

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]

  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