Minnesota State Highway 106 (MN 106) is a 7.365-mile-long (11.853 km) highway in west-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 29 in Deer Creek and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 10 near New York Mills.
 Trunk Highway 106 | ||||
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 MN 106 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MnDOT | ||||
| Length | 7.365 mi[2] (11.853 km) | |||
| Existed | April 22, 1933[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  MN 29 in Deer Creek | |||
 CSAH 52 in Deer Creek Township. | ||||
| North end |  US 10 in Newton Township | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Minnesota | |||
| Counties | Otter Tail | |||
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Highway 106 passes through the communities of Deer Creek, Deer Creek Township, and Newton Township.
Route description
editState Highway 106 serves as a north–south route between Deer Creek and New York Mills in west-central Minnesota.
The route is located in Otter Tail County.
The speed limit from north of Deer Creek to US 10 is 60 mph (95 km/h) and 30 mph (50 km/h) inside the Deer Creek city limits to its southern end at MN 29.
Highway 106 crosses the Leaf River in Deer Creek Township.
The route is legally defined as Route 184 in the Minnesota Statutes.[3] It is not marked with this number.
History
editState Highway 106 was authorized in 1933.[1]
The route was paved by 1953.[4]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Otter Tail County.
| Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Deer Creek | 0.000 | 0.000 | MN 29 – Alexandria | Southern terminus | |
| 0.211 | 0.340 |  CSAH 50 (Main Street) | |||
| Deer Creek Township | 2.777 | 4.469 | CSAH 52 | ||
| Newton Township | 5.748 | 9.251 |  CR 142 | ||
| 7.403 | 11.914 | US 10 – Wadena, Detroit Lakes | Northern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
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 18, 2010.
- ^ "161.115, Additional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 2010. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ^ Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 101–149". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved November 18, 2010.[self-published source]