Minnesota State Highway 9
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| Trunk Highway 9 |
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| Length: | 226 mi (364 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1920, 1933 | ||||||||
| South end: |  MN-23 in New London |
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| North end: |  US-2 in Fairfax Township(near Crookston) |
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| Major cities: | New London Benson Morris Breckenridge Barnesville Ada |
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Minnesota State Highway 9 is a highway in west-central and northwest Minnesota, which runs from the intersection of Minnesota Highway 23 and Minnesota 9 in New London and continues west and north to its northern terminus at the intersection of U.S. Highway 2 and Minnesota 9 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).
Minnesota Highway 9 is 226-miles in length and passes through the communities of:
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[edit] Notes
Minnesota Highway 9 serves as a north-south and east-west arterial route between New London, Benson, Morris, Breckenridge, Barnesville, Ada, and Crookston in west-central and northwest Minnesota.
Minnesota Highway 9 passes through the counties of:
[edit] Termini
[edit] East/West section of Highway 9
The eastern terminus for Minnesota 9 is its intersection with Minnesota Highway 23 in New London in west-central Minnesota.
The western terminus for Minnesota 9 is its intersection with U.S. Highway 75 in Doran.
[edit] North/South section of Highway 9
The southern terminus for Minnesota 9 is its second intersection with U.S. Highway 75 (immediately north of Breckenridge).
The northern terminus for Minnesota 9 is its intersection with U.S. Highway 2 in Fairfax Township (immediately east of Crookston) in northwest Minnesota.
[edit] History
Highway 9 was authorized in 1920 and 1933.
Highway 9 was joined together from three distinctly separate segments.
Highway 9 is the original alignment of U.S. Highway 75 between Minnesota Highway 27 and U.S. Highway 12.
Highway 9 is also the original alignment of U.S. Highway 75 between Minnesota Highway 200 and U.S. Highway 2.
The original terminus of Highway 9 was at Doran. The section of Highway 9 north of Breckenridge was originally designated Minnesota Highway 82 until the late 1950s.
Between U.S. Highway 12 to an old alignment of U.S. Highway 71 at New London, Highway 9 was originally designated Minnesota Highway 23 until around 1940, then called Minnesota Highway 17 until 1963.
The last section of Highway 9 to be paved was the old Minnesota Highway 82 section north of Breckenridge, which was paved by 1961.
[edit] References
- Steve Riner (July 26, 2003). Details of Routes 1-25. Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Accessed July 24, 2007.
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