Minnesota State Highway 34
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| Trunk Highway 34 |
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| Length: | 103 mi[1] (166 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1920, 1933[1] | ||||||||
| West end: |  MN-9 at Barnesville |
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| East end: |   MN-371, MN-200 at Walker |
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| Major cities: | Walker Park Rapids Detroit Lakes Barnesville |
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Minnesota State Highway 34 is a highway in west-central and north-central Minnesota, which runs from the intersection of Minnesota Highway 9 and Minnesota 34 (near I-94) in Barnesville and continues east to its eastern terminus at the intersection of Minn.Highway 371 / Minn.Highway 200 and Minnesota 34 in Walker.
Minnesota 34 overlaps U.S. Highway 59 for 16.6 miles in Otter Tail and Becker counties (near Detroit Lakes).
Minnesota Highway 34 is 103-miles in length and passes through the communities of:
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[edit] Notes
Minnesota Highway 34 serves as an east-west arterial route between Walker, Park Rapids, Detroit Lakes, and Barnesville in west-central and north-central Minnesota.
Minnesota Highway 34 passes through the counties of:
Highway 34 passes through the Chippewa National Forest in Cass County between Walker and Akeley.
(USDA Forest Service -- Chippewa National Forest website - Link)
Highway 34 passes through the Smoky Hills State Forest in Becker County between Park Rapids and Detroit Lakes.
[edit] Termini
The eastern terminus for Minnesota 34 is its intersection with Minn.Hwy.371 / Minn.Hwy.200 in Walker.
The western terminus for Minnesota 34 is its intersection with Minn.Hwy.9 (1.2 miles from Interstate Highway 94) in Barnesville.
[edit] History
Highway 34 was authorized east of U.S. 10 in 1920 and west of U.S. 10 in 1933.
The section of Highway 34 east of U.S. 10, once ran along the current alignment of Minn.Hwy.225 through Ponsford until about 1942.
In 1953, the section of Highway 34 west of U.S. 10 was still unpaved. Completely paved today.
At one time, Highway 34 had continued farther east. The section of present day Minn.Hwy.200 between Minn.Hwy.371 (at Walker) and U.S.Hwy.2 (9-miles west of Floodwood) was originally designated Highway 34 between 1934 and 1969.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Riner, Steve. Details of Routes 26-50. The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved on 2007-02-24.
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