Minnesota State Highway 104

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Trunk Highway 104 marker
Trunk Highway 104
MN 104 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length27.320 mi[2] (43.967 km)
ExistedApril 22, 1933[1]–present
Major junctions
South end MN 9 at Norway Lake Township, near Sunburg
North end MN 28 / MN 29 at Glenwood
Location
CountiesKandiyohi, Swift, Pope
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highway System
← MN 102→ MN 105

Minnesota State Highway 104 (MN 104) is a 27.320-mile-long (43.967 km) highway in west-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 9 in Norway Lake Township near Sunburg and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with State Highways 28 and 29 in the city of Glenwood.

Route description[]

State Highway 104 serves as a north–south and an east–west route between Sunburg and Glenwood in west-central Minnesota.

Highway 104 changes direction to east–west in Chippewa Falls Township and continues as east–west for 6 miles before returning again to a north–south direction in Barsness Township for the remainder of its route to Glenwood.

The highway is officially marked as a north–south route by its highway shields from beginning to end.

The route serves as the county line in northwest Kandiyohi County and northeast Swift County.

Highway 104 is also known as Franklin Street South in the city of Glenwood.

Monson Lake State Park is located west of Sunburg and west of the junction of Highway 104 and State Highway 9. The park entrance is located off Highway 9 via County Road 95.[3]

The route is legally defined as Route 143 in the Minnesota Statutes.[4] It is not marked with this number.

History[]

State Highway 104 was authorized on April 22, 1933.[1]

The route was completely paved by 1960.[5]

From 1934 until 2005, State Highway 104 had continued farther south. The section of present-day Kandiyohi County State-Aid Highway 7 between State Highway 9 (at Sunburg) and U.S. Highway 12 (west of Pennock and Willmar) was originally designated Highway 104 until 2005.[5] The original length of 104 was 41 miles.

Major intersections[]

CountyLocationmi[2]kmDestinationsNotes
KandiyohiSunburg13.58321.860 MN 9Eastern end of MN 9 concurrency
Swift–Kandiyohi
county line		​14.44623.249 MN 9 – Sunburg, BensonWestern end of MN 9 concurrency
PopeGilchrist Township23.41637.684 CSAH 8 west –
Lake Johanna Township23.91238.483 CSAH 8 east – Brooten
Chippewa Falls Township24.95940.168 CSAH 29 north – Sedan
Barsness Township31.59850.852 CSAH 19 south – Swift Falls
Glenwood Township36.30958.434 CSAH 18
Glenwood40.89165.808 MN 28 – Morris, Sauk Centre/ MN 29 – Alexandria
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References[]

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  1. ^ a b "Chapter 440-H.F. No. 2000", Session Laws of Minnesota for 1933, Mike Holm, Secretary of State, pp. 881–897
  2. ^ 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 17, 2010.
  3. ^ Minnesota DNR website for Monson Lake State Park - Link
  4. ^ "161.115, Additional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 2010. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
  5. ^ a b Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 101–149". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Self-published. Retrieved November 17, 2010.[self-published source]
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