Trunk Highway 9 marker

Trunk Highway 9

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

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

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

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

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

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
Kandiyohi–Swift
county line		Norway Lake–Kerkhoven
township line		17.64828.402 MN 104 – 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 – WheatonSouthern end of US 75 concurrency; western terminus for east-west section
Breckenridge119.401192.157 US 75 / MN 210 – Moorhead, WahpetonNorthern end of US 75 concurrency; western end of MN 210 concurrency; southern terminus for north-south section
Connelly Township119.820192.832 MN 210 – Fergus FallsEastern 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 – FertileNorthern 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

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (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. ↑ Staff. "Monson Lake State Park". Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
  3. ↑ Map of Trunk Highway System (Map). Minnesota Highway Department. April 1, 1933. § B13–D16. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  4. ↑ Map of Trunk Highway System (Map). Minnesota Highway Department. May 1, 1934. § B13–D16. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  5. ↑ Official Road Map of Minnesota Showing the State Highway System and Main Secondary Roads (Map). Cartography by H.M. Gousha. Minnesota Department of Highways. 1952. § C12–C13. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  6. ↑ Official Road Map of Minnesota Showing the State Highway System and Main Secondary Roads (Map). Cartography by H.M. Gousha. Minnesota Department of Highways. 1953. § C12–C13. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  7. ↑ Official Road Map of Minnesota Showing the State Highway System and Main Secondary Roads (Map). Cartography by H.M. Gousha. Minnesota Department of Highways. 1954. § C6–B11. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  8. ↑ Official Road Map of Minnesota Showing the State Highway System and Main Secondary Roads (Map). Cartography by H.M. Gousha. Minnesota Department of Highways. 1956. § C6–B11. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  9. ↑ Official Road Map Showing the State Highway System and Main Secondary Roads of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by H.M. Gousha. Minnesota Department of Highways. 1959. § C6–B11. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  10. ↑ Official Road Map Showing the State Highway System and Main Secondary Roads of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by H.M. Gousha. Minnesota Department of Highways. 1959. § C6–B11. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  11. ↑ Official Road Map Showing the State Highway System and Main Secondary Roads of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by H.M. Gousha. Minnesota Department of Highways. 1961. § D14–F14. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  12. ↑ Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by H.M. Gousha. Minnesota Department of Highways. 1962. § D14–F14. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
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