Minnesota State Highway 361 (MN 361 or TH 361) was a 7.281-mile-long (11.718 km) highway in east-central Minnesota, which ran from an interchange with Interstate 35 (I-35) in Rush City and continued briefly east and then north to MN 70 in Rock Creek. The roadway was formerly part of the U.S. Highway 61.
 Trunk Highway 361 | ||||
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 MN 361 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by MnDOT | ||||
| Length | 7.281 mi[1] (11.718 km) | |||
| Existed | 1969–2011 | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  I-35 at Rush City | |||
| North end |  MN 70 at Rock Creek | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Minnesota | |||
| Counties | Chisago, Pine | |||
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Route description
editMN 361 began at a diamond interchange with I-35 in Rush City and traveled east along 4th Street. The route ran through the business district of the city and crossed the St. Croix Valley Railroad[2] before turning north on Bremer Avenue. Once on Bremer Avenue, MN 361 curved slightly to the northeast and left Rush City. North of the city limits, the highway passed to the west of the Rush City Regional Airport. It then continued north, leaving Chisago County and entering Pine County, while closely paralleling the railroad. As the route entered Pine County, it also entered the city limits of Rock Creek, in which it was known as Forest Boulevard. In Rock Creek, MN 361 turned to the northwest and passed under the railroad before ending at an intersection with MN 70.[3]
History
editHighway 361 was established in 1969[4][5] to maintain unmarked Minnesota Constitutional Route 1 through the cities of Rush City, Rock Creek, and Pine City after U.S. Highway 61 was moved to Interstate 35. The section of Highway 361 between Rock Creek and Pine City was turned back to Pine County maintenance in 2003, and was renumbered Pine County Highway 61. Its previous northern terminus from 1967 to 2003 was at its intersection with old State Highway 324 in Pine City, now marked as Pine County Highway 7. The rest of the roadway was turned over Chisago and Pine counties in 2011.[6]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[1][7] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Chisago | Rush City | 0.074 | 0.119 |   I-35 / CSAH 1 west (Rush Lake Road) | Southern terminus |
| 0.488 | 0.785 |  CSAH 39 (Fairfield Avenue) | |||
| 1.415 | 2.277 |     CSAH 30 south (Forest Boulevard) / CR 55 east (Rushseba Trail) | |||
| Rushseba Township | 3.690 | 5.938 |    CSAH 3 east / CR 56 (550th Street) | ||
| Pine | Rock Creek | 6.650 | 10.702 |    CSAH 2 east / CR 109 west | |
| 7.281 | 11.718 |   MN 70 / CSAH 61 north (Forest Avenue) | Northern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Trunk Highway Logpoint Listing — Construction District 1" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. June 25, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2008. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- ^ Minnesota Freight Railroad Map (PDF) (Map). Minnesota Department of Transportation Office of Freight and Commercial Vehicle Operations. July 2014. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
- ^ "Minnesota State Highway 361" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
- ^ 1969 Official Highway Map of Minnesota (Map). Minnesota Department of Highways. 1969. § K14. Archived from the original on August 25, 2011. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ 1970 Official Highway Map of Minnesota (Map). Minnesota Department of Highways. 1970. § K14. Archived from the original on August 25, 2011. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "Construction Project Log Record" (PDF). Pine County: Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
- ^ "Trunk Highway Logpoint Listing — Construction District 5" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. June 25, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 27, 2011. Retrieved May 7, 2010.