Minnesota State Highway 29
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MN 29 highlighted in red | ||||
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Length | 126.592 mi[2] (203.730 km) | |||
Existed | November 2, 1920[1]–present | |||
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Counties | Chippewa, Swift, Pope, Douglas, Otter Tail, Wadena | |||
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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 | |
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Location | Montevideo to Starbuck |
Length | 55 mi (89 km) |
Existed | 1920–1934 |
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[]
County | Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Chippewa | Montevideo | 0.000 | 0.000 | ![]() ![]() | South end of US 59 overlap |
0.174 | 0.280 | ![]() ![]() | North end of US 59 overlap, south end of MN 7 overlap | ||
1.456 | 2.343 | ![]() | North end of MN 7 overlap | ||
Mandt Township | 12.299 | 19.793 | ![]() | West end of MN 40 overlap | |
Grace Township | 18.288 | 29.432 | ![]() | East end of MN 40 overlap | |
Swift | Benson | 32.419 | 52.173 | ![]() | South end of US 12 overlap |
32.760 | 52.722 | ![]() ![]() | North end of US 12 overlap | ||
Pope | Starbuck | 54.952 | 88.437 | ![]() ![]() | West end of MN 28 overlap |
Glenwood | 63.431 | 102.082 | ![]() ![]() | East end of MN 28 overlap | |
Leven Township | 65.188 | 104.910 | ![]() | ||
Douglas | Alexandria | 76.932 | 123.810 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Interchange; I-94 Exit 103 |
Otter Tail | Parkers Prairie | 99.981 | 160.904 | ![]() ![]() | Former MN 235 west |
Inman Township | 112.360 | 180.826 | ![]() | ||
Deer Creek | 116.654 | 187.736 | ![]() | ||
Wadena | Wadena | 126.557 | 203.674 | ![]() | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Statewide Trunk Logpoint Listing" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ Minnesota DNR website for Glacial Lake State Park - Link
- ^ Minnesota DNR website for Lake Carlos State Park - Link
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 2103" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ^ a b "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 5608" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 2102" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ^ "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 6106" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ^ a b "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 5610" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 7607" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ^ "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 7608" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ^ "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 1206" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ^ "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 1207" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ^ "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 1208" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ^ "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 5609" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 6105" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ^ 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[]
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- State highways in Minnesota
- Transportation in Chippewa County, Minnesota
- Transportation in Swift County, Minnesota
- Transportation in Pope County, Minnesota
- Transportation in Douglas County, Minnesota
- Transportation in Otter Tail County, Minnesota
- Transportation in Wadena County, Minnesota