Indiana_State_Road_9

Indiana State Road 9

Indiana State Road 9

Highway in Indiana

State Road 9 in the U.S. State of Indiana is a long north–south state highway in the eastern portion of Indiana. Its southern terminus is near Columbus at State Road 46, and the northern terminus is at the Michigan/Indiana border between Howe, Indiana, and Sturgis, Michigan, where it continues as M-66.

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Some of Indiana 9 is divided highway and even freeway, but Interstate 69 largely supplants it as all but a regional route between Huntington and Anderson.

Route description

Columbus to Shelbyville

SR 9 heads north from its southern terminus at State Road 46 (SR 46). SR 9 passes through Hope on the way to the eastern terminus of the western section of State Road 252 (SR 252). North of SR 252, SR 9 heads northeast then northwest toward Shelbyville. SR 9 enters Shelbyville from the south and has an intersection with State Road 44 (SR 44).[3]

Shelbyville to Anderson

North of SR 44, SR 9 continues into downtown Shelbyville and then continues north passing over Interstate 74/U.S. Route 421. SR 9 heads north toward Greenfield, in Greenfield SR 9 has an intersection with U.S. Route 40 and an interchange with Interstate 70. Then SR 9 heads north toward Pendleton. In Pendleton SR 9 has a concurrency with U.S. Route 36 and State Road 67. Then SR 9 merges onto interstate 69 before the concurrency ends at the next exit. Then SR 9 heads north toward downtown Anderson, passing Harrah's Hoosier Park Racing and Casino.[4]

Anderson to Huntington

SR 9 passes east of downtown Anderson and heads north out of Anderson. SR 9 passes just east of Alexandria, then just north of Alexandria SR 9 has an intersection with State Road 28. Then SR 9 has an intersection with State Road 26, just west of Fairmount. Then SR 9 enters Marion, where SR 9 has an intersection with U.S. Route 35/State Road 22 followed by an intersection with State Road 37. Then just south of downtown Marion SR 9 has a concurrency with State Road 15. In downtown Marion SR 9 and SR 15 has an intersection with State Road 18. Then north of downtown Marion SR 15 turns northwest toward Wabash and SR 9 turns northeast toward Huntington. On the way to Huntington SR 9 passes near Mt. Etna. Then SR 9 enters Huntington on the southwest side of town.[5]

Huntington to Columbia City

SR 9 bypasses Huntington on the west side of town, concurrent with U.S. Route 24. On the northeast side of Huntington US 24 and SR 9 have an intersection with U.S. Route 224 and State Road 5. Then SR 9 leaves the bypass on the north side of Huntington and heads north towards Columbia City, passing through an intersection with State Road 114 and State Road 14. SR 9 enters Columbia City on the south side of town. After it enters Columbia City SR 9 has a concurrency with State Road 205. The concurrency ends in downtown Columbia City at Old U.S. Route 30, where SR 205 turns east.[6]

Columbia City to Michigan

SR 9 heads north out of downtown Columbia City. Before leaving Columbia City SR 9 has an intersection with U.S. Route 30. SR 9 heads north passing through an intersection with U.S. Route 33 and passing near Chain O'Lakes State Park. Then SR 9 enters Albion on the south part of town. In downtown Albion SR 9 has an intersection at the western terminus of State Road 8. SR 9 heads north out of Albion, then SR 9 has a concurrency with U.S. Route 6. It then heads north, passing through Rome City and Wolcottville. In Lagrange, SR 9 has an intersection with U.S. Route 20 and continues north towards the Michigan state line. Before the Michigan state line, SR 9 passes through an intersection with State Road 120 in Howe. Then just south of the Michigan state line, SR 9 has an intersection with the Indiana Toll Road (Interstate 80/Interstate 90). Then SR 9 crosses into Michigan as M-66 heading north toward Sturgis.[7]

History

From 1917 to 1926 the current route of SR 9 was known as State Road 11. With the SR 9 given to a route that went from Linton to Brazil and a second section from Rockville to Old State Road 10.[8][9]

Explanation of nickname

The nickname of State Road 9 is Highway of Vice Presidents, from Shelbyville to Columbia City. The reason for the name is that four of Indiana's six Vice Presidents lived in cities along the route:[10]


Indiana's other two vice presidents are also honored by the highway nickname:

  • Schuyler Colfax — Ulysses S. Grant's Vice President (1869–1873) from South Bend
  • Charles W. Fairbanks — Theodore Roosevelt's Vice President (1905–1909) from Indianapolis

Major intersections

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References

  1. [1]
    Indiana Department of Transportation (July 2016). Reference Post Book (PDF). Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Road Numbers to Be Changed". The Hancock-Democrat. The Indianapolis News. September 30, 1926. Retrieved June 9, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. [3]
    Google (2011-02-24). "overview map of SR 9 from Columbus to Shelbyville" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
  4. [4]
    Google (2011-02-24). "overview map of SR 9 from Shelbyville to Anderson" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
  5. [5]
    Google (2011-02-24). "overview map of SR 9 from Anderson to Huntington" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
  6. [6]
    Google (2011-02-24). "overview map of SR 9 from Huntington to Columbia City" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
  7. [7]
    Google (2011-02-24). "overview map of SR 9 from Columbia City to Michigan" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
  8. [8]
    "Indiana Highways End - Old SR 9". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
  9. [9]
    "Indiana Highway Ends - Old SR 11". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
  10. [10]
    "INDOT Memorial Highways and Bridges". Archived from the original on 2011-05-15. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
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