Minnesota State Highway 84

Minnesota State Highway 84 (MN 84) is a 29.865-mile-long (48.063 km) highway in north-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with Highway 371 in Pine River and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 200 in Kego Township, four miles north of Longville.

Trunk Highway 84 marker
Trunk Highway 84
Map
MN 84 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length29.865 mi[1] (48.063 km)
Existed1933–present
Major junctions
South end MN 371 at Pine River
Major intersections MN 87 at Ponto Lake Township
North end MN 200 at Kego Township
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountiesCass
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highway System
MN 83 MN 86

The route is two lanes throughout except for a small portion in Pine River near its southern terminus at Highway 371. The route is a winding road with several sharp turns of 25 mph (40 km/h) or less.

Route description

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State Highway 84 serves as a north–south route between the communities of Pine River and Longville in north-central Minnesota.

The highway passes through the Chippewa National Forest between Longville and State Highway 200.

Highway 84 has a junction with the eastern terminus of State Highway 87 about midway between Pine River and Longville.

The route is legally defined as Legislative Route 139 in the Minnesota Statutes.[2] It is not marked with this number.

History

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State Highway 84 was authorized in 1933.[3]

A majority of the route was paved by 1940. It was completely paved by 1949.[3]

Major intersections

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The entire route is in Cass County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Pine River0.0000.000   MN 371 / CSAH 14 – Brainerd, WalkerSouthern terminus
0.3700.595  CSAH 1 (5th Street) / Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway – Emily
Ponto Lake Township11.29218.173 
 
MN 87 west – Backus
Eastern terminus of MN 87
Kego Township30.03648.338  
 
MN 200 / CSAH 8 north – Remer, Walker
Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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KML is from Wikidata
  1. ^ a b "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 3" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
  2. ^ "161.115, Additional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 2010. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
  3. ^ a b Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 76–100". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved November 5, 2010.[self-published source]