Primary State Highway 9 (Washington)

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Primary State Highway 9
Olympic Highway
Existed: 1937 – 1964
North end: PSH 1 in Olympia
South end: PSH 9 in Mud Bay
State highways in Washington
< PSH 8 PSH 10 >
Lists: current - Interstates - 1937-70 - 1964 renumbering

Primary State Highway 9, was a highway in the state of Washington, U.S.A., from 1937 to 1964. PSH 9's route extended from Olympia in the north, to Mud Bay in the east.

Today, PSH 9 from PSH 1 to Mud Bay is US 101 (formerly U.S. Route 410 and US 101 until 1967). From Mud Bay to Elma is now SR 8. From Elma to Aberdeen, it is U.S. Route 12. The rest of the route from Aberdeen to Mud Bay, via Forks and Port Angeles is now U.S. Route 101.

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[edit] Branches

PSH 9 has 3 named branches.

[edit] Port Townsend branch (PT)

PSH 9PT started at PSH 9 in Discovery Bay and headed to Port Townsend. It became SR 113 in 1964, then the western part of SR 20 in 1992.

[edit] Elma-Grand Mound branch (EG)

PSH 9EG started at PSH 9 in Elma and went southeast to PSH 1 in Grand Mound. This became SR 8 in 1964, then U.S. Route 12 in 1967.

[edit] Montesano-Artic branch (MA)

PSH 9MA started at PSH 9 in Montesano and went south to PSH 13 in Artic. It is now SR 107.

[edit] Secondary State Highways

PSH 9 had 7 secondary branches; see secondary state highways as branches of Primary State Highway 9.

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