Minnesota State Highway 34 (MN 34) is a 103.163-mile-long (166.025 km) highway in west-central and north-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 9 (near Interstate 94/US Highway 52) in Barnesville and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with State Highways 200 and 371 in Walker.
 Trunk Highway 34 | ||||
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 MN 34 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MnDOT | ||||
| Length | 103.163 mi[2] (166.025 km) | |||
| Existed | 1920[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   MN 9 / CR 2 at Barnesville | |||
  I-94 / US 52 at Barnesville MN 32 near Barnesville  US 10 / US 59 at Detroit Lakes US 71 at Park Rapids MN 64 at Akeley | ||||
| East end |   MN 200 / MN 371 at Walker | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Minnesota | |||
| Counties | Clay, Otter Tail, Becker, Hubbard, Cass | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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The route is concurrent with U.S. Highway 59 for 16.6 miles (26.7 km) in Otter Tail and Becker counties near Detroit Lakes.
Route description
editState Highway 34 serves as an east–west route between Barnesville, Detroit Lakes, Park Rapids, and Walker in west-central and north-central Minnesota.
Highway 34 passes through the Smoky Hills State Forest in Becker County between Detroit Lakes and Park Rapids.
The route passes through the Chippewa National Forest in Cass County between Akeley and Walker. The western terminus for Highway 34 is its intersection with State Highway 9 in Barnesville, one mile from Interstate 94/US Highway 52.
History
editState Highway 34 was established November 2, 1920.[1] At this time, it ran from State Highway 2 (present-day U.S. 10) in Detroit Lakes to State Highway 8 (present-day U.S. 2) in Cohasset, west of Grand Rapids.
By 1923, the road was graveled from Park Rapids to Walker and on a short section west of Cohasset; the remainder was unimproved.[3] The entirety of the highway was graveled by 1930.[4]
The roadway was paved through most of Hubbard County in 1932.[5][6]
In 1933, the route was extended west, from Detroit Lakes to U.S. Route 52 and Minnesota State Highway 82 in Barnesville; it was rerouted on its east end, continuing eastward from Remer to U.S. 2 between Swan River and Floodwood. State Highway 6 replaced it north of Remer. The only paved portion of the highway extensions was the concurrency with then-State Highway 73 (now U.S. 59) from Dunvilla to Detroit Lakes.[7]
It was paved from Osage to the Becker-Hubbard county line in 1938 and from Osage to Ponsford in 1940.[8] Paving was also done in 1938 west of Remer, and the remaining portion westward to Highway 87 in 1947.[9]
In 1941, the highway was realigned through Becker County. It now took a more direct route to Osage through Snellman, instead of traveling northward along the shore of Shell Lake, east through Ponsford, and southeast to Osage; the portion of this former routing from Ponsford eastward became State Highway 225 in 1949. The segment between the new alignment and Detroit Lakes was paved that year, and the realigned section was paved in 1946.[8] The remaining portion from Highway 371 to Remer was paved in 1947,[10][9] and the paving from Remer to Hill City was completed in 1950.[11][12] The section of roadway between Barnesville and Dunvilla was paved in stages in the early 1950s: several miles east of Barnesville in 1951, from the Clay-Otter Tail county line to U.S. 59 in 1952, and the remainder in 1954.[13][14]
From Hill City to the Mississippi River near Jacobson was paved in 1957[15] and the remaining segment from Jacobson to U.S. 2 the following year;[16] this completed the paving of the highway.[17]
In 1969, the portion of Highway 34 from U.S. 371 near Walker to U.S. 2 was renumbered as part of the newly-marked State Highway 200.[18][19]
In 2008, Highway 34 was expanded to a five-lane route through Park Rapids on its surface street alignment.
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[2][20] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Clay | Barnesville | 0.000 | 0.000 | MN 9 – Moorhead, Breckenridge | |
| Humboldt Township | 1.099– 1.285 | 1.769– 2.068 | I-94 / US 52 – Fergus Falls, Moorhead | Interchange; I-94 Exit 24 | |
| Tansem Township | 8.770 | 14.114 |  MN 32 north – Rollag | Southern terminus of MN 32 | |
| Otter Tail | Dunn Township | 18.862 | 30.355 |  US 59 south – Pelican Rapids, Fergus Falls | Southern end of US 59 concurrency |
| Becker | Detroit Lakes | 35.230 | 56.697 | US 10 – Wadena, Moorhead | |
| 35.515 | 57.156 |  US 59 north – Mahnomen | Northern end of US 59 concurrency | ||
| Osage Township | 65.011 | 104.625 |   CSAH 26 west – Ponsford | Former MN 225 | |
| Hubbard | Park Rapids | 74.963 | 120.641 | US 71 – Menahga, Wadena, Bemidji | |
| Henrietta Township | 80.172 | 129.024 |  MN 226 north – Dorset | Southern terminus of MN 226 | |
| Akeley | 92.891 | 149.494 |  MN 64 south – Motley | Western end of MN 64 concurrency | |
| 93.494 | 150.464 | MN 64 north – Bemidji | Eastern end of MN 64 concurrency | ||
| Cass | Walker | 103.170 | 166.036 | MN 200 / MN 371 – Remer, Brainerd, Cass Lake | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b Minnesota State Legislature (2010). "§ 161.114, Constitutional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ a b "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 2" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2008. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
- ^ Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by McGill-Warner Co. Minnesota Highway Department. May 1, 1923. § D-11 through K-9. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ 1930 Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by McGill-Warner Co. Minnesota Highway Department. April 1, 1930. § D-11 through K-9. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ 1932 Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by McGill-Warner Co. Minnesota Highway Department. April 1, 1932. § F-10 through G-10. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ 1933 Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by McGill-Warner Co. Minnesota Highway Department. April 1, 1933. § F-10 through G-10. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ 1934 Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by McGill-Warner Co. Minnesota Highway Department. May 1, 1934. § B-11 through M-9. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ a b "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 0303" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ a b "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 1107" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 1106" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 1108" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 0105" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 1404" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 5611" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 0106" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 0107" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ 1959 Official Road Map, Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Co. Minnesota Department of Highways. 1959. § C-10 through K-9. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ 1969 Official Road Map - Minnesota (Map). Minnesota Department of Highways. 1969. § G-9 through K-9. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ 1970 Official Highway Map - Minnesota (Map). Minnesota Department of Highways. 1970. § G-9 through K-9. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ "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 October 18, 2010.