Minnesota State Highway 76
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| Trunk Highway 76 |
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| Length: | 35 mi (56 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1933 | ||||||||
| North end: |  I-90 in Pleasant Hill Township |
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| South end: |  IA 76 in Winnebago Township |
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| Major cities: | Eitzen Caledonia Houston |
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Minnesota State Highway 76 is a highway in southeast Minnesota, which runs from the interchange of Interstate Highway 90 and Minnesota 76 in Pleasant Hill Township (south of Winona) and continues south to its southern terminus at the Iowa state line (at Eitzen, Minn.), where it becomes Iowa Highway 76.
Minnesota Highway 76 is 35 miles in length and passes through the communities of:
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[edit] Notes
Minnesota Highway 76 serves as a north-south arterial route between Caledonia, Houston, and I-90 in southeast Minnesota.
Minnesota 76 passes through Winona and Houston counties.
Minnesota Highway 76 parallels Minnesota Highway 26 and Minnesota Highway 43 throughout its route.
Highway 76 passes through the Richard J. Dorer State Forest.
Beaver Creek Valley State Park is located near Highway 76 at Caledonia.
[edit] Termini
The northern terminus for Minnesota 76 is its interchange with Interstate Highway 90 in Pleasant Hill Township (south of Winona).
The southern terminus for Minnesota 76 is at the Iowa state line (at Eitzen, Minn.), where it becomes Iowa Highway 76 upon crossing the state line.
[edit] History
Highway 76 was authorized in 1933.
By 1953, only the section in Houston County was paved. All of Highway 76 was paved by 1963.
[edit] References
*Steve Riner (Sept. 22, 2007). Details of Routes 76-100. Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Accessed Sept. 22, 2007.
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