Minnesota State Highway 92

Minnesota State Highway 92 (MN 92) is a 71.526-mile-long (115.110 km) highway in northwest Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 32 in Lake Pleasant Township near Red Lake Falls and continues east and then south to its eastern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 200 at Zerkel, south of the city of Bagley.

Trunk Highway 92 marker
Trunk Highway 92
Map
MN 92 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length71.526 mi[1] (115.110 km)
Existed1933–present
Major junctions
West end MN 32 at Lake Pleasant Township near Red Lake Falls
Major intersections US 59 at Brooks
US 2 at Bagley
East end MN 200 at Zerkel
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountiesRed Lake, Polk, Clearwater
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highway System
MN 91 MN 93

Route description

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Highway 92 serves as an east–west and north–south route in northwest Minnesota between Red Lake Falls, Brooks, Clearbrook, Bagley, and Zerkel.

The highway is officially marked as an east–west route by its highway shields from beginning to end.

The section of Highway 92 at Zerkel passes through the White Earth State Forest.

The route is legally defined as Constitutional Route 65 and Legislative Route 169 in the Minnesota Statutes. It is not marked with these numbers.

History

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Highway 92 was marked in 1934. The section between U.S. Highway 2 at Bagley and State Highway 32 was previously marked 65.

From 1934 to 1950, Highway 92 extended on the southeast end to U.S. 71 at Lake Itasca. From 1950 to 1963, Highway 92 extended even further east to Highway 371 at Walker, over what was originally State Highway 85. This Highway 92 extension later became State Highway 31 and is now part of present day State Highway 200.[2]

The route was paved northwest of U.S. 2 by 1940. The remaining part of the route was paved by 1953.[2]

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Red LakeLake Pleasant Township0.0000.000  MN 32 – US 2, Red Lake Falls
Brooks12.99220.909  US 59 – Thief River Falls, Mahnomen
Lambert Township19.58831.524 
 
MN 222 north – Oklee
Southern terminus of MN 222
Polk
No major junctions
ClearwaterHolst Township47.79276.914 
 
MN 223 east (Leonard Road) – Leonard
Western terminus of MN 223
Bagley56.73791.309  US 2 (Central Avenue) – Bemidji, Crookston
Zerkel71.637115.289  MN 200 – Itasca State Park, Mahnomen
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 2" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2008. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 76–100". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved November 13, 2010.[self-published source]