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Minnesota State Highway 29

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Trunk Highway 29 marker
Trunk Highway 29
Map
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
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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CountyLocationmi[2]kmDestinationsNotes
ChippewaMontevideo0.0000.000
 US 212 / US 59 south – Granite Falls, Dawson, Marshall		South end of US 59 overlap
0.1740.280

 MN 7 west / US 59 north – Appleton		North end of US 59 overlap, south end of MN 7 overlap
1.4562.343
 MN 7 east – Clara City		North end of MN 7 overlap
Mandt Township12.29919.793
 MN 40 west – Milan		West end of MN 40 overlap
Grace Township18.28829.432
 MN 40 east – Willmar		East end of MN 40 overlap
SwiftBenson32.41952.173
 US 12 west – Ortonville		South end of US 12 overlap
32.76052.722
 US 12 east / MN 9 – Willmar, Morris		North end of US 12 overlap
PopeStarbuck54.95288.437

 MN 28 west / MN 114 north – Morris, Lowry		West end of MN 28 overlap
Long Beach CSAH 24 / Glacial Ridge Trail
Golf Course Road / Glacial Ridge Trail
Glenwood63.431102.082

 MN 28 east / MN 104 south – Sauk Centre, Sunburg		East end of MN 28 overlap
Leven Township65.188104.910 MN 55 – Elbow Lake, Belgrade
DouglasAlexandria76.932123.810 I-94 / MN 27 (US 52) – Fergus Falls, St. CloudInterchange; I-94 Exit 103
77.967125.476
 CSAH 46 / I-94 Alt. / MN 29 Truck / Glacial Ridge Trail (34th Street) – Hoffman		Former MN 27 west
80.222129.105
 CSAH 82 west		South end of CSAH 82 overlap; former US 52 west
80.752129.958
 CSAH 82 east		North end of CSAH 82 overlap; former MN 27 east; previously US 52 east
81.295130.832 CSAH 42 / Glacial Ridge Trail
82.227132.332 CSAH 46 / MN 29 Truck
Otter TailParkers Prairie99.981160.904

 CSAH 38 west / CSAH 46 east – Urbank, Eagle Bend		Former 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

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  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 September 14, 2012.
  3. ^ "Glacial Lake State Park". Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
  4. ^ "Lake Carlos State Park". Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
  5. ^ Minnesota Highway Department; McGill-Warner (1923). Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). 1:760,320. St. Paul: Minnesota Highway Department. Retrieved December 16, 2018 – via Minnesota Digital Library. (Showing road conditions as of May 1, 1923)
  6. ^ Minnesota Highway Department; McGill-Warner (1929). Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). 1:760,320. St. Paul: Minnesota Highway Department. §§ E15–F12. OCLC 5673160, 80405240. Retrieved December 16, 2018 – via Minnesota Digital Library. (Showing road conditions as of April 1, 1929)
  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. ^ Minnesota Highway Department; McGill-Warner (1934). Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). 1:760,320. St. Paul: Minnesota Highway Department. §§ D18–F12. OCLC 5673160, 80405240. Retrieved December 16, 2018 – via Minnesota Digital Library. (Showing road conditions as of May 1, 1934)
  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. ^ Minnesota Highway Department; McGill-Warner (1936). Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). 1:760,320. St. Paul: Minnesota Highway Department. §§ E14–F12. OCLC 5673160, 80405240. Retrieved December 16, 2018 – via Minnesota Digital Library. (Showing road conditions as of April 1, 1936)
  20. ^ "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 6105" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  21. ^ Minnesota Department of Highways (1942). Official Road Map of Minnesota Showing the State Highway System and Main Secondary Roads (Map). Scale not given. St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Highways. §§ D18–F12. OCLC 5673160, 80405240. Retrieved December 16, 2018 – via Minnesota Digital Library. (Showing road conditions as of May 1, 1942)
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