Minnesota State Highway 78

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Trunk Highway 78 marker
Trunk Highway 78
MN 78 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length46.694 mi[2] (75.147 km)
Existed1933[1]–present
Major junctions
South end MN 79 near Erdahl
Major intersections I-94 / US 52 near Ashby
MN 210 at Battle Lake
MN 108 at Ottertail
MN 108 near Perham
North end US 10 at Perham
Location
CountiesGrant, Douglas, Otter Tail
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highway System
← MN 77→ MN 79

Minnesota State Highway 78 (MN 78) is a highway in west-central Minnesota, which runs from State Highway 79 near Erdahl and continues north to its northern terminus at its interchange with U.S. Highway 10 in Perham.

Route description[]

Downtown Battle Lake

State Highway 78 serves as a north–south route in west-central Minnesota between Erdahl, Ashby, Battle Lake, Ottertail, and Perham.

Highway 78 parallels U.S. Highway 59 and State Highway 29.

Glendalough State Park is located 1.8 mile east of the junction of Highway 78 and County Road 16 near Battle Lake. The park entrance is located on County Road 16.
Minnesota DNR website for Glendalough State Park - Link

History[]

State Highway 78 was authorized in 1933.

The south portion of Highway 78 was still gravel in 1953. All of the route was paved by 1960.[1]

Highway 78 was extended south from the interchange with Interstate Highway 94/US Highway 52 to Erdahl over part of CSAH 10 on June 1, 2020. In exchange, Minnesota State Highway 54 was turned back to Grant County, and is now CSAH 54.[3]

Major intersections[]

CountyLocationmi[2]kmDestinationsNotes
GrantPelican Lake Township0.000–
0.142		0.000–
0.229		 I-94 / US 52Interchange; I-94 Exit 77
Ashby4.5727.358 CSAH 82 – Evansville, AshbyFormer U.S. 52
Otter TailEagle Lake Township10.15916.349 CSAH 64 – Evansville
11.94719.227 CSAH 38
14.93624.037 CSAH 12 – Dalton
Clitherall Township21.54334.670 MN 210 – Henning, Fergus Falls
Everts Township24.10938.800 CSAH 16
26.62042.841 CSAH 72
Otter Tail Township33.54453.984 CSAH 5
Ottertail36.37958.546 MN 108 (Main Street) – HenningSouth end of MN 108 overlap
37.12159.740 CSAH 1
Rush Lake Township41.99567.584 CSAH 14 west – Richville
42.49668.391 CSAH 14 east (St. Lawrence Road)
Perham Township45.49373.214 MN 108 – Dent, Pelican RapidsNorth end of MN 108 overlap
47.114–
47.265		75.823–
76.066		 US 10 – Wadena, Detroit Lakes
CSAH 8 north		Interchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References[]

Route map:

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  1. ^ a b Riner, Steve. "Details of Routes 76-100". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved February 24, 2007.
  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 2, 2010.
  3. ^ "MnDOT and Grant County to exchange ownership of State Highway 54 and a portion of Grant County Highway 10 on June 1". Minnesota Department of Transportation. May 28, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
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