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State Route 9 marker

State Route 9

Map
SR 9 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by WSDOT
Length98.17 mi[1] (157.99 km)
Existed1964[2]–present
Major junctions
South end SR 522 near Woodinville
Major intersections
North end Hwy 11 at Canada–US border in Sumas
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountiesSnohomish, Skagit, Whatcom
Highway system
← SR 8→ SR 10

State Route 9 (SR 9) is a 98.17-mile (157.99 km) long state highway traversing three counties, Snohomish, Skagit, and Whatcom, in the U.S. state of Washington. The highway extends north from an interchange with SR 522 in the vicinity of Woodinville north through Snohomish, Lake Stevens, Arlington, Sedro-Woolley, and Nooksack to become British Columbia Highway 11 (BC 11) at the Canada–US border in Sumas. Three other roadways are briefly concurrent with the route: SR 530 in Arlington, SR 20 in Sedro-Woolley, and SR 542 near Deming. A spur route in Sumas serves trucks traveling into British Columbia.

Before SR 9 was created, several other roads used the route of the current highway. The first was a roadway extending from the current southern terminus to Snohomish established by 1895 and another road between Arlington and Sedro-Woolley by 1911. The current SR 542 concurrency was first established in 1925, when a branch of

existing system until 1970, one of which would replace SSH 1A, SR 9. SSH 1A / SR 9 extended south to Woodinville until 1965, when it was shortened to SR 202
, later SR 522, which wasn't complete yet. SR 9 was not complete between Lake Stevens and Arlington until after 1966.

Between 2004 and 2009, nine complete construction projects, arranged by the

web cameras
.

Route description

SR 9 begins less than one mile (1.6 km) north of the

divided highway.[4]

Shortly after passing Cathcart, SR 96 terminates at the road. SR 9 passes Harvey Airfield and crosses another BNSF rail line and the Snohomish River to enter Snohomish. North of the Snohomish River Bridge, the highway encounters a diamond interchange with 2nd Street and Riverview Road and turns northeast to intersect Bickford Avenue, which once was U.S. Route 2 (US 2).[1][5] Curving north out of Snohomish, the route interchanges with US 2 in a modified diamond interchange, with a westbound US 2 offramp routed onto New Bunk Foss Road.[6]

In suburban

Arlington High School, the highway enters downtown Arlington as Hazel Street. After a brief concurrency with SR 530, SR 9 crosses the Stillaguamish River and passes Bryant to enter a heavily forested area and leave Snohomish County.[4][10]

The Lake McMurray Store, established in 1889, located on SR 9 in Lake McMurray, a community located in southern Skagit County.

Entering Skagit County, the highway continues northwest through a large forest to Lake McMurray, where it intersects SR 534 and encounters the Lake McMurray Store, established in 1889.[11] The road passes through Big Lake and its community of the same name before intersecting SR 538 at a roundabout east of Mount Vernon. Turning northeast to Clear Lake, the route crosses the Skagit River into Sedro-Woolley. In Sedro-Woolley, the street becomes concurrent with SR 20 and is named Moore Street. At the end of the concurrency, the road turns north as Township Street, paralleling another BNSF rail line,[12] at Cascade Middle School. Continuing north out of the city and into rural areas, SR 9 crosses the Samish River and exits Skagit County.[4][10][13]

The highway enters Whatcom County in a valley located east of Lake Whatcom. Passing Acme and crossing the Nooksack River, the roadway becomes concurrent with SR 542 at a roundabout in Deming. Traveling west with SR 542 along the Nooksack River, the road splits at another roundabout in Cedarville and continues north through a series of 90-degree turns in a plain located near the Sumas River. In Nooksack, the route becomes Nooksack Avenue and encounters SR 544, named Main Street, which travels west to Everson. North of Nooksack, SR 9 intersects SR 546 in a rural area and travels northeast along the Sumas River to Sumas. In Sumas, SR 547 ends at SR 9 and a spur route that serves trucks branches off and SR 9 terminates at the Canada–US border. The road continues north from the Canada–US border, through Abbotsford, BC to Highway 1 (BC 1), as BC 11.[4][10][14]

Spur route

Spur plate.svg

State Route 9 Spur marker

State Route 9 Spur

LocationSumas
Length0.24 mi (390 m)

Within

daily average of 1,800 motorists used the roadway in 2007.[8]

History

The current route of SR 9 began as a road extending from Grace (today

PSH 1 in Blaine. A branch of SSH 1A connected the main highway to the Canada–US border.[19] Much of the highway was not complete at the time, leading to calls from the Associated Clubs of the North End to accelerate construction to provide an alternate connection to Canada.[20]

Between

PSH 16 was extended west, concurrent in Sedro-Woolley, to Fredonia.[30]

During the

primary and secondary state highways. SSH 1A became SR 9, but SSH 1A was still signed until 1970.[2][31] In 1965, SSH 1A / SR 9 was shortened from Woodinville to SR 202 in Grace, which was not complete yet.[32][33] A plan to truncate SSH 1A to Maltby and build a new highway from Snohomish was proposed in the 1950s but later abandoned.[34] In 1970, SR 202 became SR 522.[35]

Since 2004, the

divided highway in 2008.[44][45] A curve on the roadway north of Arlington was straightened in late 2008 and turn lanes were added to two intersections near Bryant.[46][47]

Future developments

Between 1980 and 2000, the population of

divided highway starting in 2011.[52][53] The SR 531 intersection south of Arlington was scheduled to be rebuilt as a roundabout in 2011.[54][55][56] The roundabout option was chosen over a traffic signal in early October 2009.[57] A route development plan is currently being designed for the highway between SR 522 and Schloman Road north of Arlington.[58][59] During a project to widen SR 9 in Lake Stevens, a left-turn lane to Lake Stevens Road was removed in 2009 and residents located on the road have protested.[60] The intersection of SR 9 and SR 204 in Lake Stevens was replaced with a series of four roundabouts that opened in July 2023.[61][62]

WSDOT plans to widen SR 9 near downtown Snohomish to four lanes by building a second bridge over the Snohomish River to carry southbound traffic. The $142 million project is projected to be completed in 2025.[63]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Seattle, Monroe
Southern terminus; interchange
​1.572.53 SR 524 (Maltby Road)
​6.9711.22
 SR 96 west (Lowell Larimer Road) – Mill Creek
Snohomish9.5815.42Second StreetInterchange
10.8717.49Bickford Avenue / Avenue DFormer US 2
​12.2319.68 US 2 (Stevens Pass Highway) – Everett, Monroe, WenatcheeInterchange
Lake Stevens15.7625.36
 SR 204 west – Everett
17.4928.15
 SR 92 east – Granite Falls
Marysville19.2631.00
 SR 528 west (64th Street Northeast) – Marysville
Arlington26.0541.92
 SR 531 west (172nd Street Northeast) – Smokey Point		Roundabout
29.4647.41

 SR 530 west to I-5 / Division Street		Southern end of SR 530 concurrency
29.5747.59
 SR 530 east (Burke Avenue) – Darrington		Northern end of SR 530 concurrency
SkagitLake McMurray40.0364.42

 SR 534 west to I-5
​49.7880.11

 SR 538 west (College Way) to I-5 – Mount Vernon		Roundabout
Sedro-Woolley55.8989.95
 SR 20 west (North Cascades Highway) – Burlington		Southern end of SR 20 concurrency
57.1792.01
 SR 20 east (North Cascades Highway) – Concrete		Northern end of SR 20 concurrency
WhatcomDeming79.41127.80
 SR 542 east (Mount Baker Highway) – Glacier, Mt. Baker		Roundabout; southern end of SR 542 concurrency
​84.01135.20
 SR 542 west – Bellingham		Roundabout; northern end of SR 542 concurrency
Nooksack90.36145.42
 SR 544 west – Everson
​93.61150.65
 SR 546 west (East Badger Road) – Lynden
Sumas97.50156.91
 SR 547 south – Mt. Baker
98.00157.72
SR 9 Spur north (Garfield Street) – Truck Crossing
98.17157.99 Hwy 11 north – Abbotsford, Mission, Maple RidgeNorthern terminus at Canada–United States border
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Spur intersections

The entire spur is in Sumas, Whatcom County.

mi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
0.000.00 SR 9 (Cherry Street) – Nooksack, Sedro-Woolley, ArlingtonSouthern terminus
0.240.39Boundary StreetNorthern terminus at Canada–United States border
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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