Idaho State Highway 9

State Highway 9 (SH-9) is a 13.522-mile (21.762 km) state highway in Latah County, Idaho, United States. It connects SH-8 just west of Deary with SH-6 near Harvard.

State Highway 9 marker

State Highway 9

SH-9 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ITD
Length13.522 mi[1] (21.762 km)
Major junctions
South end SH-8 west of Deary
North end SH-6 west of Harvard
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
CountiesLatah
Highway system
  • Idaho State Highway System
← SH-8→ SH-11

Route description
Major roads in Latah County with SH-9 in the center

SH-9 begins just west of Deary at an intersection with SH-8, which continues toward Moscow and Helmer. The highway travels north-northwesterly through rural areas along the eastern edge of the Palouse Range for its entire course, generally following a former railroad last used by the BNSF Railway.[2][3] SH-9 passes south of Avon and through Stanford before reaching the Palouse River near its northern terminus at SH-6 just west of Harvard. SH-6 continues onward to Potlatch and Saint Joe National Forest from the intersection.[2]

History

The Lewis and Clark Highway, from Lewiston eastward to Lolo Pass, was designated State Highway 9 in 1916 and construction began in 1920.[4][5] Upon its completion in 1962, it became U.S. Route 12.[6]

SH-9 was the last state highway in Idaho to be paved (though, as of 2012, Idaho State Highway 29 and Idaho State Highway 64 still have unpaved sections).

Major intersections

The entire route is in Latah County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinations[2]Notes
​0.0000.000 SH-8 – Deary, Bovill, TroySouthern terminus
​13.52221.762 SH-6 – Potlatch, St. MariesNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References
  1. Idaho Transportation Department (November 26, 2008). "Milepost Log". Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2008.
  2. Google (March 3, 2023). "ID-9" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  3. Deary (Topographic map). 1:24,000. United States Geological Survey. 1997. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  4. "Lewis & Clark Highway link-up is urged for national defense". Lewiston Morning Tribune. September 24, 1950. §2. p. 1.
  5. Forbes, Bob (November 29, 1953). "Hiking the Wash-ho-tana in Lochsa wilds". This Week. Spokesman-Review. p. 9.
  6. "Highway 12 label approved by Idaho highway board". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. June 26, 1962. p. 7.
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