Minnesota State Highway 89
Minnesota State Highway 89 (MN 89) is a 143.650-mile-long (231.182 km) highway in northwest Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with U.S. Highway 2 at Eckles Township, just north of Wilton (near Bemidji) and continues north to its northern terminus at Manitoba Highway 89 near Pinecreek,
MN 89 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Defined by MS § 161.115(67) | ||||
Maintained by MnDOT | ||||
Length | 143.650 mi[1] (231.182 km) | |||
Existed | 1933–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | ||||
North end | ||||
Location | ||||
Counties | Beltrami, Clearwater, Marshall, Roseau | |||
Highway system | ||||
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The highway runs around the west side of Red Lake between Bemidji and Roseau. "Moose" signs can be seen along this route.
Route description
Highway 89 serves as a north–south route between Bemidji, Red Lake, Grygla, Roseau, and the Canadian border.
The route is also known as 5th Avenue SW in the city of Roseau.
Hayes Lake State Park is located 9 miles east of the junction of Highway 89 and Roseau County Road 4. The park entrance is located on Roseau County Road 4.[2]
Highway 89 is concurrent with State Highway 1 for 28 miles (45 km) on the southwest side of Red Lake. This is the longest concurrency with another state highway within Minnesota.
A new U.S. Highway 2 interchange with State Highway 89 in Eckles Township is planned for 2012.
The route is legally defined as Legislative Routes 136 and 218 in the Minnesota Statutes.[3] It is not marked with these numbers.
History
Highway 89 was authorized in 1933 from U.S. 2 near Bemidji to State Highway 11 at Roseau. The route was extended in 1949 from State Highway 11 to the Canadian border.[4]
The route was mostly gravel in 1953. The last section to be paved was the west side of Red Lake, circa 1963.[4]
Adjoining Manitoba Highway 89 was numbered to correspond with Minnesota Highway 89.
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Beltrami | Eckles Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||
Red Lake Indian Reservation | 26.031 | 41.893 | South end of MN 1 overlap | ||
53.975 | 86.864 | North end of MN 1 overlap | |||
Marshall | Eckvoll Township | 86.861 | 139.789 | ||
Roseau | Roseau | 125.302 | 201.654 | East end of MN 11 overlap | |
Fox | 131.406 | 211.477 | West end of MN 11 overlap | ||
Ross Township | 132.712 | 213.579 | |||
Dieter Township | 143.967 | 231.692 | Continuation into Manitoba | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- "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 7, 2010.
- Minnesota DNR website for Hayes Lake State Park - Link
- "161.115, Additional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 76–100". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Self-published. Retrieved November 7, 2010.