Minnesota State Highway 29

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Trunk Highway 29 marker
Trunk Highway 29
MN 29 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length126.592 mi[2] (203.730 km)
ExistedNovember 2, 1920[1]–present
Major junctions
South end US 59 / US 212 at Montevideo
Major intersections
North end US 71 at Wadena
Location
CountiesChippewa, Swift, Pope, Douglas, Otter Tail, Wadena
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highway System
MN 28 MN 30

Minnesota State Highway 29 (MN 29) is a 126.592-mile-long (203.730 km) highway in west-central Minnesota, which runs from its junction with U.S. Highways 59 and 212 in Montevideo and continues north to its terminus at U.S. Highway 71 in Wadena.

Route description[]

Highway 29 serves as a north–south route between Montevideo, Benson, Glenwood, Alexandria, and Wadena.

Highway 29 is built as a four-lane divided highway on the south side of Alexandria to Interstate Highway 94/US Highway 52.

Glacial Lakes State Park is located on Highway 29 in Pope County. The park is located South of Starbuck.[3]

Lake Carlos State Park is located on Highway 29 in Douglas County. The park is located ten miles (16 km) north of Alexandria.[4]

Highway 29 parallels U.S. Highway 71 throughout its route in west-central Minnesota.

The northern terminus for Highway 29 is its intersection with U.S. 71 in Wadena, three blocks south of U.S. 10.

History[]

Highway 29 was established November 2, 1920, traveling from Glenwood to Wadena.[1]

In 1923, the road was intermittently graveled;[5] all graveling was completed by 1929.[6]

A paved surface was applied to the roadway in stages from Alexandria to Parkers Prairie from 1926 through 1933.[7][8] South of Alexandria, it was paved to the county line in 1931,[9] and to a Northern Pacific railway crossing at Glenwood in 1933.[10] Also in 1933, the highway was realigned between Deer Creek and Wadena, providing a shorter, more direct route.[11]

In 1934, the route was extended south along former State Highway 38 from Starbuck south to U.S. 212 at Montevideo. This extension was paved between Montevideo and a point north of Benson, and gravel along the remainder.[12]

Highway 38[]

Trunk Highway 38 marker

Trunk Highway 38

LocationMontevideo to Starbuck
Length55 mi (89 km)
Existed1920–1934

Trunk Highway 38 was established November 2, 1920, traveling from Montevideo north to Starbuck.[1] It was paved with concrete through Benson and several miles north and south of that town at the time it was marked.[13][14] It was paved from Montevideo to the existing pavement south of Benson in 1931.[15][16][17][13]


1934 onward[]

Highway 29 was paved from Parkers Prairie to Wadena in 1935.[8][18][11][19]

The highway was realigned south of Starbuck in 1938 to eliminate a pair of sharp turns and paved from there to Highway 28, and then from that point south to the county line in 1940.[20] After a replacement of the existing surface south of Alexandria in 1941,[9] the highway was paved in its entirety.[21]

When Interstate 94 was built through Douglas County in 1967, Highway 29 was upgraded to four lanes from the freeway north into Alexandria.[9]

Major intersections[]

CountyLocationmi[2]kmDestinationsNotes
ChippewaMontevideo0.0000.000 US 212 / US 59 – Granite Falls, Dawson, MarshallSouth end of US 59 overlap
0.1740.280 MN 7 / US 59 – AppletonNorth end of US 59 overlap, south end of MN 7 overlap
1.4562.343 MN 7 – Clara CityNorth end of MN 7 overlap
Mandt Township12.29919.793 MN 40 west – MilanWest end of MN 40 overlap
Grace Township18.28829.432 MN 40 east – WillmarEast end of MN 40 overlap
SwiftBenson32.41952.173 US 12 west – OrtonvilleSouth end of US 12 overlap
32.76052.722 US 12 east – Willmar
MN 9 – Morris
North end of US 12 overlap
PopeStarbuck54.95288.437 MN 28 west / MN 114 north – Morris, LowryWest end of MN 28 overlap
Glenwood63.431102.082 MN 28 east – Sauk Centre/ MN 104East end of MN 28 overlap
Leven Township65.188104.910 MN 55 – Elbow Lake, Belgrade
DouglasAlexandria76.932123.810 I-94 / US 52 / MN 27 – Fergus Falls, St. CloudInterchange; I-94 Exit 103
Otter TailParkers Prairie99.981160.904 CSAH 38 west / CSAH 46 east – Urbank, Eagle BendFormer MN 235 west
Inman Township112.360180.826 MN 210 – Henning, Staples
Deer Creek116.654187.736 MN 106 – US 10
WadenaWadena126.557203.674 US 71 – US 10
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Minnesota State Legislature (2010). "§ 161.114, Constitutional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Statewide Trunk Logpoint Listing" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. ^ Minnesota DNR website for Glacial Lake State Park - Link
  4. ^ Minnesota DNR website for Lake Carlos State Park - Link
  5. ^ Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by McGill-Warner Co. Minnesota Highway Department. May 1, 1923. § E-15 through F-12. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  6. ^ 1929 Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by McGill-Warner Co. Minnesota Highway Department. April 1, 1929. § E-15 through F-12. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  7. ^ "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 2103" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 5608" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  9. ^ a b c "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 2102" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  10. ^ "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 6106" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 5610" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  12. ^ 1934 Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by McGill-Warner Co. Minnesota Highway Department. May 1, 1934. § D-18 through F-12. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  13. ^ a b "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 7607" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  14. ^ "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 7608" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  15. ^ "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 1206" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  16. ^ "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 1207" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  17. ^ "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 1208" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  18. ^ "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 5609" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  19. ^ 1936 Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by McGill-Warner Co. Minnesota Highway Department. April 1, 1936. § E-14 through F-12. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  20. ^ "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 6105" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  21. ^ 1942 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Minnesota Department of Highways. May 1, 1942. § D-18 through F-12. Retrieved December 16, 2018.

External links[]

Route map:

KML is from Wikidata

Highway 29 at The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page

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