Minnesota State Highway 104 (MN 104) is a 27.320-mile-long (43.967 km) highway in west-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 9 in Norway Lake Township near Sunburg and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with State Highways 28 and 29 in the city of Glenwood.
 Trunk Highway 104 | ||||
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 MN 104 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by MnDOT | ||||
| Length | 27.320 mi[2] (43.967 km) | |||
| Existed | April 22, 1933[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  MN 9 at Norway Lake Township, near Sunburg | |||
| North end |   MN 28 / MN 29 at Glenwood | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Minnesota | |||
| Counties | Kandiyohi, Swift, Pope | |||
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Route description
editState Highway 104 serves as a north–south and an east–west route between Sunburg and Glenwood in west-central Minnesota.
Highway 104 changes direction to east–west in Chippewa Falls Township and continues as east–west for 6 miles before returning again to a north–south direction in Barsness Township for the remainder of its route to Glenwood.
The highway is officially marked as a north–south route by its highway shields from beginning to end.
The route serves as the county line in northwest Kandiyohi County and northeast Swift County.
Highway 104 is also known as Franklin Street South in the city of Glenwood.
Monson Lake State Park is located west of Sunburg and west of the junction of Highway 104 and State Highway 9. The park entrance is located off Highway 9 via County Road 95.[3]
The route is legally defined as Route 143 in the Minnesota Statutes.[4] It is not marked with this number.
History
editState Highway 104 was authorized on April 22, 1933.[1]
The route was completely paved by 1960.[5]
From 1934 until 2005, State Highway 104 had continued farther south. The section of present-day Kandiyohi County State-Aid Highway 7 between State Highway 9 (at Sunburg) and U.S. Highway 12 (west of Pennock and Willmar) was originally designated Highway 104 until 2005.[5] The original length of 104 was 41 miles.
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Kandiyohi | Mamre Township | 0.000 | 0.000 |  US 12 | Programmed mile 0; former southern terminus |
| Sunburg | 13.583 | 21.860 |  MN 9 east – New London | Former eastern end of MN 9 overlap | |
| Swift–Kandiyohi county line | Kerkhoven–Norway Lake township line | 14.446 | 23.249 |  MN 9 west – Sunburg, Benson | Current southern terminus; former western end of MN 9 overlap |
| Pope | Gilchrist–Lake Johanna township line | 18.952 | 30.500 | 335th Street / Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway | Southern end of Glacial Ridge Trail overlap |
| 23.416 | 37.684 |  CSAH 8 west – Gilchrist | Southern end of CSAH 8 overlap | ||
| 23.912 | 38.483 | CSAH 8 east – Brooten | Northern end of CSAH 8 overlap | ||
| Chippewa Falls Township | 24.959 | 40.168 |   CSAH 29 north – Sedan | ||
| Barsness Township | 31.598 | 50.852 |   CSAH 19 south / Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway – Swift Falls | Glacial Ridge Trail Swift Falls spur | |
| Glenwood Township | 36.309 | 58.434 |  CSAH 18 / Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway | Northern end of Glacial Ridge Trail overlap | |
| Glenwood | 40.891 | 65.808 | MN 28 / MN 29 – Morris, Sauk Centre, Alexandria | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b "Chapter 440-H.F. No. 2000", Session Laws of Minnesota for 1933, Mike Holm, Secretary of State, pp. 881–897
- ^ a b "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 4" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2008. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
- ^ Minnesota DNR website for Monson Lake State Park - Link
- ^ "161.115, Additional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 2010. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
- ^ a b Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 101–149". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved November 17, 2010.[self-published source]