Indiana State Road 9 - Misplaced Pages

Highway in Indiana

State Road 9

SR 9 highlighted in red

Route information

Maintained by INDOT

Length

189.586 mi (305.109 km)

Existed

October 1, 1926–present

Major junctions

South end

SR 46 near Columbus

Major intersections

I-74 / US 421 in Shelbyville
I-70 in Greenfield
I-69 in Anderson
US 36 in Pendleton
US 35 / SR 22 in Marion
US 24 in Huntington
US 30 in Columbia City
US 6 in Brimfield
US 20 in LaGrange
I-80 / I-90 / Indiana Toll Road near Howe

North end

M-66 near Sturgis, MI

Location

Country

United States

State

Indiana

Counties

Bartholomew, Shelby, Hancock, Madison, Grant, Huntington, Whitley, Noble, LaGrange

Highway system

Indiana State Highway System

←

SR 8

→

SR 10

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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:

Thomas A. Hendricks — Grover Cleveland's Vice President (1885) from Shelbyville
Thomas R. Marshall — Woodrow Wilson's Vice President (1913–1921) from Columbia City
J. Danforth Quayle — George H.W. Bush's Vice President (1989–1993) from Huntington
Michael R. Pence - Donald J. Trump's Vice President (2017—2021) from Columbus

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

County	Location	mi	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Bartholomew	Clay–Clifty township line	0.000	0.000		SR 46 to SR 7 / US 31 / I-65 – Columbus, Greensburg	Southern terminus of SR 9
Shelby	Shelbyville	18.999	30.576		Truck SR 9 north to I-74 / SR 44	Southern end of Truck SR 9
		20.749	33.392		SR 44 west (Colescott Street) – Franklin	Southern end of SR 44 concurrency
		21.111	33.975		SR 44 east (Broadway Street) / Truck SR 9 north – Rushville	Northern end of SR 44 concurrnecy; southern end of Truck SR 9
		22.957– 23.196	36.946– 37.330		I-74 / US 421 / Truck SR 9 south – Indianapolis, Cincinnati	Exit number 113 on I-74
	Van Buren Township	33.039	53.171		US 52 – Indianapolis, Rushville
Hancock	Greenfield	39.545	63.642		US 40 – Indianapolis, Richmond
	Greenfield	41.943– 42.091	67.501– 67.739		I-70 – Indianapolis, Dayton	Exit number 104 on I-70
	Green Township	47.537	76.503		SR 234
Madison	Pendleton	53.384	85.913		US 36 west / SR 67 south – Indianapolis	Southern end of US 36 and SR 67 concurrency
		54.885	88.329		SR 38 east – New Castle	Southern end of SR 38 concurrency
		55.045	88.586		US 36 east	Northern end of US 36 concurrency
	Anderson	57.617– 57.703	92.726– 92.864	222	I-69 south – Indianapolis	Southern end of I-69 concurrency; Northern end of SR 38
		61.530	99.023	226	I-69 north / SR 67 north / SR 109 south	Northern end of I-69 and SR 67 concurrency; Northern terminus of SR 109
		62.129	99.987		SR 236 east (53rd Street) – Middletown	Western terminus of SR 236
		64.222	103.355		SR 32 west (Ohio Avenue) / SR 232 east – Anderson	Southern end of SR 32 concurrency; Western terminus of SR 232
		65.675	105.694		SR 32 east (University Boulevard) – Muncie
	Richland Township	73.286	117.942		SR 128 west – Frankton	Eastern terminus of SR 128
	Alexandria	77.448	124.640		SR 28 – Elwood, Albany
Grant	Fairmount	87.437	140.716		SR 26 – Kokomo, Fairmount
	Marion	91.429	147.141		US 35 / SR 22 – Kokomo, Gas City
		93.643	150.704		SR 37 south – Elwood	Northern terminus of SR 37
		94.387	151.901		SR 15 south (38th Street) – Gas City	Southern end of SR 15 concurrency
		96.824– 96.976	155.823– 156.068		SR 18 – Delphi, Montpelier	SR 18 runs along one-way pair of West 4th Street (eastbound) and West 2nd Street (westbound)
		98.036	157.774		SR 15 north (North Wabash Avenue) – Wabash	Northern end of SR 15 concurrency
Huntington	Wayne Township	104.545	168.249		SR 105 north – South Whitley	Southern terminus of SR 105
	Wayne Township	105.323	169.501		SR 218 – La Fontaine, Warren
	Mount Etna	110.721	178.188		SR 124 – Peru, Bluffton
	Huntington	120.993	194.719		US 24 west – Wabash	Western end of US 24 concurrency
		122.818	197.656		US 224 east / SR 5 (North Jefferson Street / North Goshen Road) – Huntington, South Whitley	Western terminus of US 224
		124.532– 124.616	200.415– 200.550		US 24 east – Fort Wayne	Eastern end of US 24 concurrency
	Clear Creek Township	131.557	211.720		SR 114 – North Manchester, fort Wayne
Whitley	Washington Township	136.605	219.844		SR 14 – South Whitley, Fort Wayne
	Columbia City	141.480	227.690		SR 205 south (Radio Road) – South Whitley	Southern end of SR 205 concurrency
		142.489	229.314		SR 205 north (Van Buren Street) – Churubusco	Northern end of SR 205 concurrency
		143.330	230.667		US 30 – Wabash, Fort Wayne
Noble	Noble Township	152.616	245.612		US 33 – Goshen, Fort Wayne
	Albion	160.323	258.015		SR 8 east – Avilla, Auburn	Western terminus of SR 8
	Elkhart–Orange township line	164.291	264.401		US 6 west – Ligonier	Western end of US 6 concurrency
	Orange Township	167.137	268.981		US 6 east – Kendallville	Eastern end of US 6 concurrency
LaGrange	LaGrange	181.292	291.761		US 20 (Central Avenue) – Elkhart, Angola
	Howe	186.866	300.732		SR 120 (Defiance Street) – Elkhart, Fremont
	Lima Township	189.329	304.695		I-80 / I-90 / Indiana Toll Road – South Bend, Toledo, Chicago	Exit 121 on I-80/I-90
	Lima Township	189.586	305.109		M-66 north – Sturgis	Continuation into Michigan
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus