Indiana State Road 9
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State Road 9 in the U.S. State
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

 of Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...

 is a long north–south state highway
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...

 in the eastern portion of Indiana. Its southern terminus is near Columbus
Columbus, Indiana
Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States. The population was 44,061 at the 2010 census, and the current mayor is Fred Armstrong. Located approximately 40 miles south of Indianapolis, on the east fork of the White River, it is the state's 20th largest...

 at State Road 46
Indiana State Road 46
State Road 46 in the U.S. State of Indiana is an east–west state highway in the southern half of Indiana.-Route description:The western terminus of SR 46 is at U.S. Route 40 in central Vigo County, just east of Terre Haute...

, and the northern terminus is at the Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

/Indiana border between Howe, Indiana
Howe, Indiana
Howe is an unincorporated town in Lima Township, LaGrange County, Indiana.- Local Places on the National Register:Sites in Howe on the National Register of Historic Places are:...

, and Sturgis, Michigan
Sturgis, Michigan
Sturgis, is a city in St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 10,994 at the 2010 census. The city is located at the northeast corner of Sturgis Township and at the intersection of US 12 and M-66....

, where it continues as M-66
M-66 (Michigan highway)
M-66 is a north–south state trunkline highway on the Lower Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. It runs from the Indiana state line in the south to Charlevoix in the north. M-66 is the only state highway to traverse almost the entire north–south distance of the LP. It starts as a...

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Some of Indiana 9 is divided highway and even freeway, but Interstate 69
Interstate 69
Interstate 69 is an Interstate Highway in the United States. It exists in two parts: a completed highway from Indianapolis, Indiana, northeast to the Canadian border in Port Huron, Michigan, and a mostly proposed extension southwest to the Mexican border in Texas...

 largely supplants it as all but a regional route between Huntington and Anderson.

Columbus to Shelbyville

SR 9 heads north from its southern terminus at State Road 46
Indiana State Road 46
State Road 46 in the U.S. State of Indiana is an east–west state highway in the southern half of Indiana.-Route description:The western terminus of SR 46 is at U.S. Route 40 in central Vigo County, just east of Terre Haute...

 (SR 46). SR 9 passes through Hope
Hope, Indiana
Hope is a town in Haw Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,102 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Columbus, Indiana, metropolitan statistical area.-Geography:Hope is located at ....

 on the way to the eastern terminus of the western section of State Road 252
Indiana State Road 252
State Road 252 in the U.S. State of Indiana consists of two segments. The western stretch runs from State Road 37 in Martinsville to State Road 9 between Hope and Shelbyville. The eastern stretch is from U.S. Route 52/State Road 1 in Brookville to the Ohio state line near Scipio, Ohio.- Western...

 (SR 252). North of SR 252, SR 9 heads northeast then northwest toward Shelbyville
Shelbyville, Indiana
Shelbyville is a city in Addison Township, Shelby County, Indiana, United States. The population was 17,951 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Shelby County...

. SR 9 enters Shelbyville from the south and has an intersection
Intersection (road)
An intersection is a road junction where two or more roads either meet or cross at grade . An intersection may be 3-way - a T junction or fork, 4-way - a crossroads, or 5-way or more...

 with State Road 44
Indiana State Road 44
State Road 44 in the U.S. State of Indiana begins in the west at State Road 37 in Martinsville and runs eastward to the Ohio state line in Union County. It passes through the following towns:- Route description :...

 (SR 44).

Shelbyville to Anderson

North of SR 44, SR 9 has a roundabout
Roundabout
A roundabout is the name for a road junction in which traffic moves in one direction around a central island. The word dates from the early 20th century. Roundabouts are common in many countries around the world...

 in downtown Shelbyville. From downtown Shelbyville, SR 9 heads north passing over Interstate 74
Interstate 74 in Indiana
In the U.S. state of Indiana, Interstate 74 traverses central parts of the state from west to east. It connects Champaign in Illinois with Indianapolis in the center of the state, and Indianapolis with Cincinnati in Ohio...

/U.S. Route 421
U.S. Route 421 in Indiana
U.S. Route 421 enters Indiana from Kentucky, proceeding northwest to Indianapolis, joining Interstate 465, then continuing northwest to Michigan City....

. SR 9 heads north toward Greenfield
Greenfield, Indiana
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 14,600 people, 5,917 households, and 4,017 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,818.0 people per square mile . There were 6,449 housing units at an average density of 803.0 per square mile...

, in Greenfield SR 9 has an intersection with U.S. Route 40 and an interchange
Interchange (road)
In the field of road transport, an interchange is a road junction that typically uses grade separation, and one or more ramps, to permit traffic on at least one highway to pass through the junction without directly crossing any other traffic stream. It differs from a standard intersection, at which...

 with Interstate 70
Interstate 70 in Indiana
In the U.S. state of Indiana, Interstate 70 travels east–west across the state passing through Indianapolis. Interstate 70 crosses into Indiana near Terre Haute and crosses into Ohio in Richmond. It covers 156.60 miles in Indiana. It parallels U.S...

. Then SR 9 heads north toward Pendleton
Pendleton, Indiana
Pendleton is a town in Fall Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Anderson, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area...

. In Pendleton SR 9 has a concurrency
Concurrency (road)
A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers...

 with U.S. Route 36 and State Road 67
Indiana State Road 67
State Road 67 in the U.S. State of Indiana cuts a diagonal route from southwest to northeast across the state from the north side of Vincennes to Indianapolis to the Ohio state line, where it becomes State Route 29 east of Bryant.-Route description:...

. Then SR 9 enters interstate 69
Interstate 69 in Indiana
Interstate 69 presently exists in two discontinuous segments in Indiana. The original highway, completed in November 1971, runs northeast from the state capital of Indianapolis, to the city of Fort Wayne, and then proceeds north to the state of Michigan...

 after enter the I-69, SR 9 exits at the next exit. Then SR 9 heads north toward downtown Anderson
Anderson, Indiana
Anderson is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Indiana, United States. It is the principal city of the Anderson, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses Madison county. Anderson is the headquarters of the Church of God and home of Anderson University, which is...

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Anderson to Huntington

SR 9 passes east of downtown Anderson and heads north out of Anderson. SR 9 passes just east of Alexandria
Alexandria, Indiana
Alexandria is a city in Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana, United States. It is about northeast of Indianapolis. It is part of the Anderson, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area...

, then just north of Alexandria SR 9 has an intersection with State Road 28
Indiana State Road 28
State Road 28 is an east–west road in central Indiana in the United States that crosses the entire state from east to west, covering a distance of about and passing about to the north of the state capitol of Indianapolis.-Route description:...

. Then SR 9 has an intersection with State Road 26
Indiana State Road 26
State Road 26 is an east–west road in central Indiana in the United States that crosses the entire state from east to west, covering a distance of about .-Route description:...

, just west of Fairmount
Fairmount, Indiana
Fairmount is a town in Fairmount Township, Grant County in the east central part of the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 2,992 at the 2000 census. It is ninety kilometers northeast of Indianapolis...

. Then SR 9 enters Marion
Marion, Indiana
Marion is a city in Grant County, Indiana, United States. The population was 29,948 as of the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Grant County...

, where SR 9 has an intersection with U.S. Route 35/State Road 22
Indiana State Road 22
State Road 22 in the U.S. state of Indiana is a major thoroughfare from Kokomo to Interstate 69. The highway is concurrent with U.S. Route 35 from Kokomo to Interstate 69.-Route description:...

 followed by an intersection with State Road 37
Indiana State Road 37
State Road 37 in the U.S. State of Indiana is a major route in Indiana, running as a 4-lane divided highway for 110 miles of its course....

. Then just south of downtown Marion SR 9 has a concurrency with State Road 15
Indiana State Road 15
State Road 15 is a north–south road in northeastern Indiana. Its southern terminus is at State Road 22 in Jonesboro. Its northern terminus is the Michigan state line north of Bristol. It is a surface highway that is mostly rural...

. In downtown Marion SR 9 and SR 15 has an intersection with State Road 18
Indiana State Road 18
State Road 18 in the U.S. State of Indiana is an east–west route in North Central Indiana running from the Illinois border in Benton County almost to the Ohio border, terminating at U.S. Route 27 /State Road 67 in Jay County...

. Then north of downtown Marion SR 15 turns northwest toward Wabash
Wabash, Indiana
Wabash is a city in Noble Township, Wabash County, Indiana, United States. The population was 10,666 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Wabash County....

 and SR 9 turns northeast toward Huntington
Huntington, Indiana
Huntington, known as the "Lime City", is a small city in and the county seat of Huntington County, Indiana, United States. It is in Huntington Township and Union Township...

. On the way to Huntington SR 9 passes near Mt. Etna
Mount Etna, Indiana
Mount Etna is a town in Huntington County, Indiana, United States. The population was 94 at the 2010 census. It lies at the intersection of four townships: Jefferson, Lancaster, Polk and Wayne.-Demographics:...

. 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
U.S. Route 24 in Indiana
U.S. Route 24 In Indiana, US 24 runs east from the Illinois state line to Huntington. At Huntington, US 24 turns northeast and runs to Fort Wayne; it then overlaps Interstate 69 and Interstate 469 to bypass the city before entering Ohio at the state line east of Fort Wayne...

. On the northeast side of Huntington US 24 and SR 9 have an intersection with U.S. Route 224
U.S. Route 224 in Indiana
U.S. Route 224 is a part of the United States Numbered Highway that runs from Huntington, Indiana to New Castle, Pennsylvania. In Indiana, it is a rural, two-lane route that travels in the northern part of the state. The western terminus is at U.S. Route 24, State Road 5, and State Road 9...

 and State Road 5
Indiana State Road 5
State Road 5 is a north–south road that runs through northeast Indiana. Its southern terminus is at SR 22 in Upland, and the northern terminus is at SR 120 just north of Shipshewana. The largest city along its path is Huntington...

. Then SR 9 leaves the bypass on the north side of Huntington and heads north towards Columbia City
Columbia City, Indiana
Columbia City is a city in Columbia Township, Whitley County, Indiana, United States. The population was 8,750 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Whitley County.-Geography:Columbia City is located at...

, passing through an intersection with State Road 114
Indiana State Road 114
State Road 114 in the U.S. State of Indiana consists of three discontinuous east–west routes, between the Illinois border and U.S. Route 421, State Road 17 and State Road 25, and State Road 14 and U.S. Route 24.- Western section :...

 and State Road 14
Indiana State Road 14
State Road 14 is an east–west road in northern Indiana. Its western terminus is at U.S. Route 41 in Enos, and its eastern terminus is at Interstate 69 in Fort Wayne....

. 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
Indiana State Road 205
State Road 205 is a short north–south, largely rural surface highway in north-eastern Indiana. Although classified as north–south, it actually runs mostly in a north-easterly direction.-Route description:...

. 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
U.S. Route 30 in Indiana
In the state of Indiana, U.S. Route 30 is an east–west four-lane divided highway across northern Indiana. It runs from the Illinois state line at Dyer to east of Fort Wayne at the Ohio state line. This is a distance of 151.8 miles ....

. SR 9 heads north passing through an intersection with U.S. Route 33
U.S. Route 33 in Indiana
U.S. Route 33 is a mainly two-lane U.S. Highway running through northeast Indiana. The highway travels from southeast to northwest.-Route description:...

 and passing near Chain O'Lakes State Park. Then SR 9 enters Albion
Albion, Indiana
Albion is a town in Albion and Jefferson townships, Noble County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,349 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Noble County.-School:...

 on the south part of town. In downtown Albion SR 9 has an intersection at the western terminus of State Road 8
Indiana State Road 8
State Road 8 in the U.S. State of Indiana consists of two disconnected segments that were never connected.-Western segment:The western segment of State Road 8 connects State Road 2 and U.S. Route 231 in Hebron with State Road 17 near Plymouth...

. SR 9 heads north out of Albion, then SR 9 has a concurrency with U.S. Route 6
U.S. Route 6 in Indiana
U.S. Route 6 is a part of the United States Numbered Highway that runs from California to Provincetown, Massachusetts. In Indiana, it is a mostly rural, two-lane route that travels in the northern part of the state. However, some four-lane stretches may be found in Lake and Porter counties. For...

. It then heads north, passing through Rome City
Rome City, Indiana
Rome City is a town in Orange Township, Noble County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,615 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Rome City is located at ....

 and Wolcottville
Wolcottville, Indiana
Wolcottville is a town in Johnson Township, LaGrange County and Orange Township, Noble County in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 998 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Wolcottville is located at ....

. In Lagrange
LaGrange, Indiana
LaGrange is a town in LaGrange County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,625 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of LaGrange County.-Geography:LaGrange is located at...

, SR 9 has an intersection with U.S. Route 20
U.S. Route 20 in Indiana
U.S. Route 20 in Indiana is a main east–west highway that is parallel to the Indiana Toll Road. The western terminus of US 20 is at the Illinois state line and the eastern terminus is at the Ohio state line. US 20 through Whiting, East Chicago, and Gary is concurrent with...

 and continues north towards the Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

 state line. Before the Michigan state line, SR 9 passes through an intersection with State Road 120
Indiana State Road 120
State Road 120 in the U.S. state of Indiana is an east–west state highway located close to the Michigan border. It runs from Elkhart in the west to the Michigan border at the eastern edge of Indiana.-Route description:...

 in Howe
Howe, Indiana
Howe is an unincorporated town in Lima Township, LaGrange County, Indiana.- Local Places on the National Register:Sites in Howe on the National Register of Historic Places are:...

. Then just south of the Michigan state line, SR 9 has an intersection with the Indiana Toll Road
Indiana Toll Road
The Indiana Toll Road, officially the Indiana East–West Toll Road, is a toll road that runs for east–west across northern Indiana from the Illinois state line to the Ohio state line...

 (Interstate 80
Interstate 80 in Indiana
In the U.S. state of Indiana, Interstate 80 consists entirely of the following two routes:* The Borman Expressway, from the Illinois state line to Lake Station, Indiana, running concurrently with Interstate 94....

/Interstate 90). Then SR 9 crosses into Michigan as M-66
M-66 (Michigan highway)
M-66 is a north–south state trunkline highway on the Lower Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. It runs from the Indiana state line in the south to Charlevoix in the north. M-66 is the only state highway to traverse almost the entire north–south distance of the LP. It starts as a...

 heading north toward Sturgis
Sturgis, Michigan
Sturgis, is a city in St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 10,994 at the 2010 census. The city is located at the northeast corner of Sturgis Township and at the intersection of US 12 and M-66....

.

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
Linton, Indiana
Linton is a city in Stockton Township, Greene County, Indiana, United States. The population was 5,774 at the 2000 census. A coal mining city, it is located southeast of Terre Haute. The current mayor is Patti Jones....

 to Brazil
Brazil, Indiana
Brazil is a city in Clay County, Indiana, United States. The population was 7,912 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Clay County. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area...

 and a second section from Rockville
Rockville, Indiana
Rockville is a town in Adams Township, Parke County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,607 at the 2010 census. The town is the county seat of Parke County. It is known as "The Covered Bridge Capital of the World".-Geography:...

 to Old State Road 10.

Explanation of nickname

The nickname of State Road 9 is Highway of Vice Presidents, from Shelbyville
Shelbyville, Indiana
Shelbyville is a city in Addison Township, Shelby County, Indiana, United States. The population was 17,951 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Shelby County...

 to Columbia City
Columbia City, Indiana
Columbia City is a city in Columbia Township, Whitley County, Indiana, United States. The population was 8,750 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Whitley County.-Geography:Columbia City is located at...

. The reason for the name is that three of Indiana's five Vice Presidents lived in cities along the route:
  • Thomas A. Hendricks
    Thomas A. Hendricks
    Thomas Andrews Hendricks was an American politician who served as a Representative and a Senator from Indiana, the 16th Governor of Indiana , and the 21st Vice President of the United States...

     — Grover Cleveland's Vice President (1885) from Shelbyville
  • Thomas R. Marshall
    Thomas R. Marshall
    Thomas Riley Marshall was an American Democratic politician who served as the 28th Vice President of the United States under Woodrow Wilson...

     — Woodrow Wilson's Vice President (1913–1921) from Columbia City
  • J. Danforth Quayle — George H.W. Bush's Vice President (1989–1993) from Huntington


Indiana's other two vice presidents are also honored by the highway nickname:
  • Schuyler Colfax
    Schuyler Colfax
    Schuyler Colfax, Jr. was a United States Representative from Indiana , Speaker of the House of Representatives , and the 17th Vice President of the United States . To date, he is one of only two Americans to have served as both House speaker and vice president.President Ulysses S...

     — Ulysses S. Grant's Vice President (1869–1873) from South Bend
  • Charles W. Fairbanks
    Charles W. Fairbanks
    Charles Warren Fairbanks was a Senator from Indiana and the 26th Vice President of the United States ....

     — Theodore Roosevelt's Vice President (1905–1909) from Indianapolis

Major intersections

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