Some of Indiana 9 is divided highway and even freeway, but Interstate 69 largely supplants it as all but a regional route between Huntington and Anderson.

Then SR 9 heads north toward downtown Anderson, passing Harrah's Hoosier Park Racing and Casino.

On the northeast side of Huntington US 24 and SR 9 have an intersection with U.S. Route 224 and State Road 5.

The concurrency ends in downtown Columbia City at Old U.S. Route 30, where SR 205 turns east.

In downtown Albion SR 9 has an intersection at the western terminus of State Road 8.

In Lagrange, SR 9 has an intersection with U.S. Route 20 and continues north towards the Michigan state line.

Then just south of the Michigan state line, SR 9 has an intersection with the Indiana Toll Road (Interstate 80/Interstate 90).

With the SR 9 given to a route that went from Linton to Brazil and a second section from Rockville to Old State Road 10.

[8][9] The nickname of State Road 9 is Highway of Vice Presidents, from Shelbyville to Columbia City.