title: Idaho State Highway 9
text: # 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.
  
  ## Route description
  
  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. 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.
  
  ## History
  
  The Lewis and Clark Highway, from Lewiston eastward to Lolo Pass, was designated State Highway 9 in 1916 and construction began in 1920. Upon its completion in 1962, it became U.S. Route 12.
  
  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.
  
  | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | ​ | 0.000 | 0.000 | SH-8 – Deary, Bovill, Troy | Southern terminus |
  | ​ | 13.522 | 21.762 | SH-6 – Potlatch, St. Maries | Northern terminus |
  | 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |||||
  