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 | Route currently has three separate segments. This was a continuous route until 1988. 13-169 Connector South Segment Counties: Carver Length: 3 North Segment Counties: Hennepin, Wright, Sherburne Length: 7 Legislative Route(s): 187 How numbered: Arbitrary assignment History: Entire historical length authorized from MN-13 to U.S. 169 in 1933. The junction with MN-13 was originally in what is now Burnsville, very close to the intersection with U.S. 65, until realignment of MN-13 about 1961 moved the south end of MN-101 to the intersection in Savage where MN-13 turns from north to east. MN-101 was a continuous route until 1988, when the MnDOT-Hennepin County highways swap took place. Originally, the plan was to turn back all of 101 south of I-94, but Carver County wanted no part of the deal. Also, Hennepin County wanted additional work done by MnDOT on the southern segment. Thus, only the segment from U.S. 12 to I-94 was turned back in 1988, but that was the beginning of the split route that persists today. With completion of a new bridge on the south side of Wayzata, the remainder of MN-101 in Hennepin County south of U.S. 12 was turned back to the county about 1998. But, the segment in Carver County remained. About 1995, with completion of the U.S. 169 Shakopee bypass, the segment of 101 through Shakopee, including the portion that had run concurrent with U.S. 169 north to the Scott-Carver County line, became Scott County 101. The 1.3 mile piece between MN-13 and U.S. 169 became an unmarked trunk highway, marked only with trailblazer signs to U.S. 169/County 101 and MN-13. On MnDOT's route log, this is shown as Trunk Highway 801B (a designation given to unmarked routes). And, the little piece of former 101/169 from the U.S. 212 junction south to the county line remained as a trunk highway but was marked "Carver County 101," on what I believe were MnDOT signs (Carver County hasn't converted to blue pentagonal county route markers). This shows on the route log as part of TH-101. This segment reverted to being marked as MN-101 after old U.S. 212 became a county road - I guess MnDOT didn't want its marked route ending on a county road. The remaining portion of MN-101 actually marked as such in Carver County runs from U.S. 212 north to MN-5, where there is a short concurrent section, then north along the Carver-Hennepin County line. The trunk highway ends where the road turns east to enter Hennepin County in its entirety. Last time I drove this segment along the county line, the MN-101 route markers had pentagonal county route markers behind them, ready to be exposed by removal of the state route marker. Between CSAH 61 (old U.S. 212) and MN-5, there were successive turnbacks. First, from new U.S. 212 to MN-5, then the north end of this short segment migrated south from the 212-101 interchange to CSAH 14, and finally around 2020, the state yielded tha last segment between CSAH 61 and 14. On the north end, when U.S. 169 was first realigned east of Elk River, MN-101 was extended north for a couple of miles along old U.S. 169 to the new U.S. 169 alignment. In the late 1960s, the current alignment of 101 from Rogers to Elk River, intersecting 10 at 169, was constructed, and the former MN-101 extension north of U.S. 10 became MN-201 for a few years until it was turned back. Improvements: The original alignment of this route north of present-day I-94 followed what is now Hennepin CSAH 13 to Dayton, then along the Mississippi River, crossing west of the current bridge to downtown Elk River. The remaining portion of the route north of I-94 is now mostly freeway, posted 65 mph virtually its entire length. A previous expressway before the route was upgraded had about 4 traffic lights along the way. Until the mid 90s, it was a clogged, 2-lane road. The I-94 interchange was reconstructed to allow exiting traffic to bypass the signals at the interchange. However, southbound traffic still has to go through a signalized intersection. Comments: This is the only "split" route in Minnesota that I'm aware of. It appears that Carver County took more of the south segment, between U.S. 212 and MN-5, once U.S. 212 was completed. It appears now that the south segment consists only of the portion between MN-5 and where the route bends east fully into Hennepin County. I'm not sure what plans exist to upgrade this two-lane road and have Carver accept jurisdiction. | ||||
| South terminus: MN-32 at Fertile North terminus: MN-9 near Crookston Length: 19 Region: NW Counties: Polk Legislative Route(s): 178 How numbered: Arbitrary assignment History: Authorized 1933. Improvements: Paved by 1953 | ||||
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| West terminus: MN-28 at Browns Valley East terminus: U.S. 75 at Ortonville Legislative Route(s): 148 How numbered: Arbitrary assignment
Original designation for the westernmost segment of MN-7 between MN-28 and U.S. 12 until the mid-1950s. | ||||
 | South terminus: 80th St. in Inver Grove Heights North terminus: I-494 (exit 66) / MN-3 in Inver Grove Heights Legislative Route(s): 334 How numbered: As a spur of T.H. 3
Temporary designation for the stub of the Lafayette Freeway south of I-494 (the rest of which was then called MN-3) from about 1990 until the freeway's completion in 1995 and redesignation in its entirety as U.S. 52. | ||||
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| South terminus: MN-9 near Sunburg Previously --- U.S. 12 W of Pennock until 2005 North terminus: MN-28 at Glenwood Length: 40 Region: WC Counties: Swift/Kandiyohi, Pope Legislative Route(s): 143 How numbered: Arbitrary assignment History: Authorized 1933. Segment between MN-9 and U.S. 12 turned back by action of 2005 Legislature. Improvements: Paved in its entirety by 1960 | ||||
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| South terminus: Iowa State Line (county road) N of Otranto, IA North terminus: I-90 at Austin Previously --- U.S. 16/MN-116 until about 1980 Length: 12 Region: SE Counties: Mower Legislative Route(s): 199 How numbered: Arbitrary assignment (no apparent association with nearby former IA-105, which did not run to the Minnesota border) History: Authorized 1933. When old U.S. 16 and later MN-116 through Austin was turned back to the city, the short connecting route between 105 and I-90 was added to MN-105. Improvements: Paved by 1940 Comments: Identified in the District 6 long-range plan as a turnback candidate. No surprise. | ||||
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| South terminus: MN-29 at Deer Creek North terminus: U.S. 10 near New York Mills Length: 7 Region: WC Counties: Otter Tail Legislative Route(s): 184 How numbered: Arbitrary assignment History: Authorized 1933 Improvements: Paved by 1953 | ||||
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| South terminus: MN-65 S of Braham North terminus: MN-23 W of Brook Park Length: 17 Region: EC Counties: Isanti, Kanabec, Pine Constitutional/Legislative Route(s): 5, 134 How numbered: Arbitrary assignment History: South of MN-70, this segment is part of Constitutional Route 5 and was originally numbered MN-65 until about 1942. At that time, a new alignment of MN-65 (using L.R. 189, which was formerly designated MN-118) was constructed and this old segment was renumbered as a southerly extension of existing MN-107. North of MN-70, authorized 1933. Improvements: Paved by 1960 | ||||
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| West terminus: I-94 (exit 32) at Lawndale East terminus: MN-210 at Henning Length: 60 Region: WC Counties: Wilkin, Otter Tail Legislative Route(s): 229, 206, 181 How numbered: Arbitrary assignment History: East of U.S. 59, two segments both authorized 1933. West of U.S. 59, authorized 1949. Improvements: Paved by 1953, except for newest segment between U.S. 52 and U.S. 59. That segment paved by 1960. | ||||
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| West terminus: U.S. 169 at Winnebago Previously --- MN-22 at Wells (1934-49) East terminus: I-90 (exit 146) at Alden Length: 33 Region: SE Counties: Faribault, Freeborn Legislative Route(s): 255, 124 How numbered: Arbitrary assignment History: East of MN-22, authorized 1933. West of MN-22, authorized 1949. Improvements: Paved by 1953, including new segment. | ||||
| ORIGINAL 1934 NUMBERING PLAN West Terminus: U.S. 10 [MN-73/U.S. 59] near Fergus Falls East Terminus: U.S. 10 [U.S. 52] at Evansville Constitutional/Legislative Route(s): 153 Final 1934 Designation: U.S. 52 Current Designation: I-94 now connects these endpoints, but Legislative Route 153 was eliminated from statutes. Comment: Where to begin? This is confusing to me. From 1927, U.S. 10S followed Constitutional Route 3 from St. Cloud to Fergus Falls, except that every map from this period that I've seen shows U.S. 10S following county routes from Evansville to the junction with Const. Rte. 3 near Fergus Falls. So, 3 formed two sides of a right triangle, and the more direct U.S. 10S, not on state roads, was the hypotenuse. In the 1933 statute adding legislative routes, the routing of U.S. 10S between its junctions with Const. Rte. 3 was designated as Legislative Route 153, so logically this would have been U.S. 10 under the original numbering plan. However, the MDH map with the originally proposed 1934 route numbers shows this as MN-110, and Const. Rte. 3 around the sides of this triangle as U.S. 10. In the final 1934 numbering, U.S. 52 was marked on the same route as U.S. 10S had apparently originally been. The south side of that triangle, from Evansville to Elbow Lake, was designated MN-79, as it is now, and the west side was part of MN-73. | ||||
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| South terminus: MN-7 at St. Bonifacius North terminus: U.S. 12 at Maple Plain Legislative Route(s): 120 How numbered: Arbitrary assignment History: Former route running west of Lake Minnetonka between MN-7 and U.S. 12. Now designated Hennepin CSAH 110. Turned back mid-1950s. I believe this was the first legislative route removed from the trunk highway system, though not the first route removed (that would be 118). Comment: The original 1934 numbering plan called this TH 46. TH 110 was originally proposed in1934 to be used on the section of former U.S. 10S northwest of Evansville that was not part of the trunk highway system.That road became U.S. 52. | ||||
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| West terminus: MN-55 in Mendota Heights East terminus: I-494 (exit 67) in Inver Grove Heights Length: 4 Region: M Counties: Dakota Legislative Route(s): 117 How numbered: Formerly part of MN-100 when it circled Twin Cities, this designation is derived from the old number. (The other segment of old MN-100 was redesignated MN-120).
Authorized 1933 as part of MN-100. Number changed in 1963 to 110, and then in 2018 to 62, making 110 an extension of 62 for numbering continuity. Improvements: Paved before 1940. Divided highway by 1953. Comments: Before completion of I-494, this road carried all 494 traffic from its beginning at MN-55, to the completed portion of 494 beginning at Babcock Trail (MN-3 north). There was a signal there for many years following completion of the Lafayette Freeway (then marked TH-3), and 494 began again just east of that intersection. | ||||
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| South terminus: U.S. 14 at Nicollet North terminus: MN-22 W of Norseland Length: 10 Region: SE Counties: Nicollet Legislative Route(s): 122 How numbered: Arbitrary assignment History: Authorized 1933. Improvements: Paved by 1942. | ||||
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| West terminus: U.S. 169 near Le Sueur East terminus: MN-99 W of Le Center Length: 14 Region: SE Counties: LeSueur Legislative Route(s): 123 How numbered: Arbitrary assignment History: Authorized 1933. From LeSueur north, this was part of U.S. 169 until the bypass west of town was constructed in the early 1960s. Turned back to LeSueur County in 2019, now LeSueur CSAH 22 Improvements: Paved by 1940. Comments: The route through the valley of the Jolly Green Giant. | ||||
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| West terminus: MN-32 at Syre Previously --- U.S. 59 at Waubun (1934-49) East terminus: U.S. 71 S of Lake Itasca Length: 55 Region: NW Counties: Norman, Mahnomen, Becker, Hubbard Legislative Route(s): 283, 200 How numbered: Arbitrary assignment History: East of U.S. 59, authorized 1933. West of U.S. 59, authorized 1949. Improvements: By 1953, only a small segment east of U.S. 59 was paved. Paving of the entire route did not occur until the late 1960s. | ||||
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| South terminus: MN-28 at Starbuck North terminus: I-94 (exit 97) W of Alexandria Length: 19 Region: WC Counties: Pope, Douglas Legislative Route(s): 208 How numbered: Arbitrary assignment History: Authorized 1933. Improvements: By 1960, paved south of MN-27. | ||||
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| West terminus: U.S. 10 at Randall East terminus: MN-371 at Camp Ripley Jct. Length: 9 Region: WC Counties: Morrison Legislative Route(s): 131 How numbered: Arbitrary assignment History: Authorized 1933. Improvements: Paved by 1942. Comments: Passes through Camp Ripley military reservation. Mississippi River bridge carries not only highway traffic but a rail spur, down the middle of the roadway, leading into the camp. Bridge was rebuilt in 1998. | ||||
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| West terminus: ND State Line East terminus: U.S. 75 Legislative Route(s): 175 How numbered: Arbitrary assignment
Original designation for L.R. 175 (now MN-200) between the ND State Line and U.S. 75. Redesignated MN-31 when U.S. 75 was moved onto former T.H. 81 in the mid-1950s, in 1969 became part of MN-200. | ||||
 | West terminus: I-90 (exit 175) west of Austin East terminus: I-90 (exit 180A) east of Austin Constitutional/Legislative Route(s): 9 How numbered: As the former route of U.S. 16
Old U.S. 16 through Austin after completion of I-90 in the mid-60s. Turned back to city around 1980, carries "Business Loop 90" designation. | ||||
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| West terminus: SD State Line (county road) East terminus: MN-27 SW of Wheaton Length: 2 Region: WC Counties: Traverse Legislative Route(s): 191 How numbered: Arbitrary assignment History: Authorized 1933. Improvements: Paved by 1942 Comments: A very short road connecting to an insignificant county road in South Dakota. I can't fathom why it has ever been a trunk highway. | ||||
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| South terminus: MN-95 at Cambridge North terminus: MN-65 S of Mora Legislative Route(s): 189 How numbered: Arbitrary assignment History: A route established in 1933, formerly running parallel to and west of MN-65 north of Cambridge to a junction with 65. Followed the route of what is now Isanti CSAH 14 and Kanabec CSAH 16. Was replaced in the early 1940s when MN-65 was constructed between the current junctions with MN-107 and MN-70 and assumed this highway's legislative route number. The first trunk highway to actually be removed from the system. | ||||
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| West terminus: MN-65 in Blaine East terminus: I-35W (exit 30) in Mounds View Length: 3 Region: M Legislative Route(s): 333 How numbered: Arbitrary assignment NHS: As part of planned U.S. 10.
Northern bypass of Twin Cities (sometimes called "North Crosstown", not an official designation), including both the relocation of U.S. 10 in Anoka County and MN-610, was authorized around 1975. The temporary designation T.H. 118 was posted about 1990 along the stub of the future relocation of U.S. 10 (previously marked with trailblazer signs to MN-65 and I-35W only). Designation eliminated when the freeway link to U.S. 10 was completed in July 1999. Improvements: This road has been constructed in pieces. In the late 1970s, a divided highway was constructed between I-35W about 4/10 mile to 85th Avenue NE/County Road J. In the mid 1980s, this was extended as an expressway to MN-65, and in the early 1990s, it was upgraded to freeway status. The segment between the U.S. 10/T.H. 47/ T.H. 610 interchange and MN-65 was completed in July 1999 and renumbered U.S. 10. Comments: Temporary designation for the short section of freeway that is now part of U.S. 10. The old segment of U.S. 10 became Anoka and Ramsey County 10 (in other words, two parallel "Highway 10s" within a mile of each other). | ||||
 | ORIGINAL 1934 NUMBERING PLAN West Terminus: U.S. 10 [52] at St. Cloud East Terminus: U.S. 10 [52] at Minneapolis (Washington N. at Broadway) Constitutional/Legislative Route(s): 129 Final 1934 Designation: MN-152 Current Designation: Much of this route is occupied by I-94, but Legislative Route 129 was removed from statute. Other portions in the NW Twin Cities suburbs are now Hennepin CSAH 81 and 152. Comment: Most likely, the reason for renumbering this route before it was first posted was that it was viewed by MDH as a future corridor for U.S. 52. Thus, the obvious derivative number. Their correspondence with AASHO at the time the 1934-35 number changes were occurring indicate that MDH intended to upgrade this route and move U.S. 52 onto it, instead of it being concurrent with U.S. 10 between St. Cloud and Anoka. This plan became redundant when I-94 was routed along this corridor instead. | ||||
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| South terminus: U.S. 212 near Dawson Previously --- MN-40 S of Appleton North terminus: U.S. 59 N of Appleton Length: 16 Region: WC Counties: Lac Qui Parle, Swift Legislative Route(s): 6, 144 How numbered: Arbitrary assignment History: Authorized 1933. Extended south in 2018 to U.S. 212 near Dawson over former Lac Qui Parle CSAH 25. Improvements: Mostly paved by 1940, completed by 1953. Comments: The extension south to Dawson was part of a route swap with Lac Qui Parle County, where MN-275 was turned back. That newe portion of road was made part of Const. Rt. 6 in order to not have to define a new Legislative Route. Const. Rt. 6 was moved off U.S. 75 between U.S. 212 and MN-40, and looped around the three sides of the box there. U.S. 75 was assigned to Const. Rt. 12 in that section, consistent with the definition. As noted above, 119 was originally proposed to be used on what became 152. This route was originally planned to be TH-39, no connection to the final use of 39 at what is now the southwest end of TH-23. | ||||
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| South terminus: I-94 (exit 247) in Woodbury Previously --- I-494 (exit 60) in Woodbury (1965-2002) North terminus: County Road E (Ramsey CSAH 15) and Wildwood Road (Washington CSAH 12)(formerly MN-244 ) in White Bear Lake / Mahtomedi Length: 8 Region: M Legislative Route(s): 117
Formerly part of MN-100 when it circled Twin Cities, this designation is derived from the old number. (The other segment of old MN-100 was redesignated MN-110). History: Authorized 1933 as part of MN-100. Redesignated about 1965. Removed from trunk highway system in 2001, but even in 2021 is still marked, evidently due to an extended turnback process. Improvements: See MN-100 discussion for routing of the east side of the "belt line." Comments: Follows Geneva Avenue/Century Avenue (depending on which side of the street you're on). This route was eliminated from statute in 2001 and is being turned back to Washington and Ramsey Counties, and since most of its route is along the county line, that raises the question of who maintains and marks it. Adam Kendall reports (March 2003) that Washington County has re-signed old 120 from I-494 to I-94, as CSAH 16 along Valley Creek Road and CSAH 25 along Geneva. (No signs southbound on the Ramsey County side). However, there is a new "END 120" sign southbound at I-94, which indicates that the turnback process is being extended over several years. This route used to have an end-to-end terminus with MN-244, which was eliminated from statute and is also under an extended turnback process. (244 was turned back to Washington County as far east as the intersection of 244 and County 12). Thus, 120 may also be completely turned back within a few years. | ||||
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| South terminus: I-35W at exit 10B North terminus: Lyndale Avenue at 58th St., Minneapolis Length: 0.5 mile Following is the complicated history of this route (dates approximate): County: Hennepin Legislative Route(s): 105 (former France Ave. segment), 110 (50th St. and Lyndale segments) How numbered: Arbitrary assignment History: Authorized 1933 (probably first marked about 1935) Improvements: Always has been paved. The expressway connection to Lyndale is part of the original north end of I-35W (probably planned originally as a U.S. 65 expressway) during its initial construction stages into Minneapolis. Comment: This wasn't apparently a 1934 route but rather was created in 1935. No new legislative routes were created for it nor was any legislative route amended; rather, it was a refinement of the use of the language describing L.R. 105. | ||||
 | West terminus: I-35W (exit 17C) at Downtown Minneapolis East terminus: University Avenue (U.S. 52, later CSAH 36) west of U of M Legislative Route(s): 104, later 385 How numbered: Arbitrary assignment (the lowest never-used number at that time), or maybe because it was formerly U.S. 12
Washington Avenue bridge and Washington Ave. SE from I-35W through University of Minnesota to University Avenue. Previously marked U.S. 12/52 and U.S. 12. In the 1988 Hennepin County/MnDOT highway swap, this part of old 12 remained as a trunk highway, but it was turned back to Hennepin County in 1997 and its legislative route repealed. while I haven't actually seen a reassurance marker, construction signage indicates (to no surprise) it's Hennepin CSAH 122. Comments: I wonder whether this was originally intended to be MN-12 after re-routing U.S. 12 along I-94. For a short time in the late 1980s, the onramp from Cedar Avenue was marked with Minnesota 12 markers. Since U.S. 12 was rerouted onto I-94 about that time, and is not marked along 94, it would not have been inconceivable for MnDOT to keep this at TH-12, but with a state designation. However, it was actually marked 122 shortly thereafter. | ||||
 | South terminus: MN-23 at Sandstone North terminus: MN-23 west of Askov Counties: Pine Legislative Route(s): 185 How numbered: Derivative of MN-23
MN-23, from Sandstone to what was then MN-66 west of Askov, was redesignated 123 in the late 1940s. Shown on the 1997-98 Minnesota Highway map as being removed from the trunk highway system, it is restored on the 1999-2000 map. Still, I'd be surprised if it stays a trunk highway for long since it isn't a Constitutional Route, and could be removed without legislative route changes. It's just not that important a road. | ||||
| South terminus: MN-55 E of Paynesville North terminus: MN-23 NE of Paynesville Length: 1 Region: WC Legislative Route(s): 150 How numbered: Arbitrary assignment
Authorized 1933. This was the original route of MN-4 until the segment around the west side of Paynesville was added in the 1940s, after which time this road was turned back. The route was redesignated a trunk highway around 1960 (not as an additional legislative route), and was again designated MN-4 (the newer route to the west was MN-55) , but by 1963 was redesignated. Turned back with no legislative action needed in 2003 --- "Space Ghost" reports it is now marked Stearns CSAH 66. Improvements: Was paved by 1940 as part of MN-4/55. | ||||
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| South terminus: I-94 (exit 114) S of Osakis North terminus: MN-27 at Osakis Length: 2 Region: WC Counties: Douglas Constitutional/Legislative Route(s): 3 How numbered: As a spur of MN-27 History: Although part of Constitutional Route 3, this particular road was not part of original U.S. 52 between St. Cloud and Alexandria. It was designated as a trunk highway in the late 1960s when I-94 was completed, to provide continuity for Constitutional Route 3 from I-94 through Alexandria via MN-27. Once Alexandria had annexed land including I-94, Const. Rt. 3 could be carried on 94, and MN-127 was turned back to Douglas County as CSAH 82 in the early 2010s. Improvements: This segment was paved at the time it became a trunk highway. | ||||
| South terminus: U.S. 53 at Virginia North terminus: MN-169 at Tower Length: 37 Region: NE Counties: St. Louis Constitutional/Legislative Route(s): 35 How numbered: Originally numbered 35, based on its Constitutional Route designation, then renumbered to eliminate duplication with I-35.
Part of Constitutional Route 35. A segment of this route formerly ran through Virginia as a business route to U.S. 53 after construction of the U.S. 53 bypass. Improvements: Paved south of Aurora by 1942, south of Embarrass by 1953, in total by 1960. | |||||
| South terminus: Iowa State Line (IA-139) S of Harmony North terminus: U.S. 52 at Harmony Length: 3 Region: SE Counties: Fillmore Legislative Route(s): 79 How numbered: To match adjoining IA-139. The only instance where Minnesota numbered a route to match an existing route in Iowa, rather than the opposite (Iowa renumbered its state highways that crossed into Minnesota in the early 1960s to match the Minnesota numbers). History: Authorized 1933. Improvements: Paved by 1953. Comments: In the original 1934 numbering plan, this would have been TH-79, to match its legislative route number. It runs near Niagara Cave | |||||
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| South terminus: MN-3 in Eagan North terminus: MN-5 (W. 7th St./Fort Road) in St. Paul Length: 9 Region: M Counties: Dakota, Ramsey Constitutional/Legislative Route(s): 1, 102 How numbered: Formerly numbered MN-49, it was redesignated to eliminate the route continuity when the connecting segment of 49 through downtown was turned back to St. Paul.
Constitutional Route south of St. Paul city limits, north of city limits authorized 1933. This was the original pre-1934 route of U.S. 65 from the south. Prior to designation as MN-49, it was MN-88. Part of the historic Jefferson Highway. Improvements: Paved by 1929. Two lane its entire length. At its northern edge, the route crosses the impressive High Bridge over the Mississippi River, which was originally a steel truss bridge built around 1895 and rebuilt as a concrete arch in 1990. |
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