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Trunk Highway 9
Trunk Highway 9
	MN 9 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by MnDOT
Length	225.945 mi (363.623 km)
Existed	1933–present
Major junctions
East end	MN 23 in New London
	US 71 near New London; US 12 / MN 29 at Benson; US 59 / MN 28 at Morris; MN 27 at Herman; MN 55 near Tintah, Nashua; US 75 at Doran; US 75 / MN 210 at Breckenridge; I-94 / US 52 / MN 34 at Barnesville; US 10 near Glyndon; MN 200 at Ada;
North end	US 2 in Fairfax Township, near Crookston
Location
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Counties	Kandiyohi, Swift, Pope, Stevens, Grant, Traverse, Wilkin, Clay, Norman, Polk
Highway system
	Minnesota Trunk Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Legislative; Scenic;

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.

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

County	Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Kandiyohi	New London	0.000	0.000	MN 23 – Paynesville, Spicer, Willmar	Eastern terminus for east-west section
	Burbank Township	5.269	8.480	US 71 – Willmar, Belgrade
	Sunburg	16.646	26.789	CSAH 36 / Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway
	Sunburg	16.807	27.048	CSAH 7 / Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway	Former MN 104 south
Kandiyohi–Swift county line	Norway Lake–Kerkhoven township line	17.648	28.402	MN 104 north – Glenwood
Swift	Benson	35.791	57.600	US 12 east – Willmar	Eastern end of US 12 concurrency
Swift	Benson	35.861	57.713	US 12 west / MN 29 – Ortonville, Montevideo, Starbuck	Western end of US 12 concurrency
Pope	No major junctions
Stevens	Morris	59.073	95.069	US 59 – Elbow Lake, Appleton	US 59 crosses bridge over railroad and MN 9; road just to the north connects the highways
		60.431	97.254	MN 28 west	Southern end of MN 28 concurrency
		60.939	98.072	MN 28 east – Glenwood, Elbow Lake	Northern end of MN 28 concurrency
Grant	Herman	79.565	128.047	MN 27
Traverse	No major junctions
Wilkin	Champion Township	98.031	157.766	MN 55 – Nashua, Fairmount ND
	Brandrup Township	110.855	178.404	US 75 south – Wheaton	Southern end of US 75 concurrency; western terminus for east-west section
	Breckenridge	119.401	192.157	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 Township	119.820	192.832	MN 210 east – Fergus Falls	Eastern end of MN 210 concurrency
Clay	Barnesville	147.527	237.422	MN 34 – Detroit Lakes
	Barnesville Township	148.808	239.483	I-94 / US 52 – Fergus Falls, Moorhead	I-94 Exit 22
	Riverton Township	163.769– 163.784	263.561– 263.585	US 10 – Detroit Lakes, Moorhead
Norman	Ada	192.995	310.595	MN 200 – US 75, Mahnomen
Polk	Fairfax Township	224.834	361.835	MN 102 south – Fertile	Northern terminus of MN 102
Polk	Fairfax Township	225.811	363.408	US 2 – Bagley, Crookston	Northern terminus for north-south section
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

References

^ ^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.
^ Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. "Monson Lake State Park". Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
^ 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)
^ 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)
^ 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)
^ 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)
^ 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)
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.