Wikipedia / Legislative route (Minnesota)
Wikipedia / Legislative route (Minnesota)
In the U.S. state of Minnesota, a legislative route is a highway number defined by the Minnesota State Legislature. The routes from 1 to 70 are constitutional routes, defined as part of the Babcock Amendment to the Minnesota State Constitution, passed November 2, 1920. All of them were listed in the constitution until a 1974 rewrite. Though they are now listed separately in §161.114 of the Minnesota Statutes, the definitions are legally considered to be part of the constitution, and cannot be altered or removed without an amendment. Legislative routes with numbers greater than 70 can be added or deleted by the legislature.
Until 1933 Constitutional Routes corresponded exactly to the number marked on the highways, but this is no longer necessarily the case. In fact, it is common for CR highways to be composed of several different trunk highways. When the U.S. Highway system was created in 1926, many of these roads were made up of one or more U.S. highways. Today, they now use a mix of Minnesota state highways, U.S. highways, and Interstate highways.
Constitutional Route 1 is currently one of the most complex routes, composed of:
U.S. Highway 65 from the Iowa border to Albert Lea, Minnesota
Interstate 35 to Rush City
Minnesota State Highway 23 through Hinckley
the MN-73/27 loop through Moose Lake
Interstate 35 between Moose Lake and MN-210
Interstate 35 to Duluth
Minnesota State Highway 61 to the Canadian border
However, the route can be considered to be superseded along almost its entire length by Interstate 35 (and I-35E) and Minnesota State Highway 61. By contrast, Constitutional Route 58 still has the same marked number and extent that it did in 1920.
There is some ambiguity in how literally the Minnesota Department of Transportation must interpret the constitutional routes. In some cases, the routes no longer directly serve communities for which they were once designated, but are routed along nearby highways instead.
List of routes
Constitutional Routes 1–70
Constitutional Route 1: Iowa to Ontario via Albert Lea, Owatonna, Faribault, Northfield, Farmington, St. Paul, White Bear, Forest Lake, Wyoming, Rush City, Pine City, Hinckley, Sandstone, Moose Lake, Carlton, Duluth, Two Harbors, and Grand Marais
Constitutional Route 2: Duluth to North Dakota via Carlton, McGregor, Aitkin, Brainerd, Motley, Staples, Wadena, Detroit, and Moorhead
Constitutional Route 3: Wisconsin to North Dakota via La Crescent, Winona, Kellogg, Wabasha, Lake City, Red Wing, Hastings, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Osseo, Champlin, Anoka, Elk River, Big Lake, St. Cloud, Albany, Sauk Centre, Alexandria, Elbow Lake, Fergus Falls, and Breckenridge
Constitutional Route 4: Iowa to International Falls via Jackson, Windom, Sanborn, Redwood Falls, Morton, Olivia, Willmar, Paynesville, Sauk Centre, Long Prairie, Wadena, Park Rapids, Itasca State Park, and Bemidji
Constitutional Route 5: Iowa to Swan River via Blue Earth, Winnebago, Mankato, St. Peter, Le Sueur, Jordan, Shakopee, Minneapolis, Cambridge, Mora, and McGregor
Constitutional Route 6: Iowa to Manitoba via Luverne, Pipestone, Lake Benton, Ivanhoe, Canby, Madison, Bellingham, Odessa, Ortonville, Graceville, Dumont, Wheaton, Breckenridge, Moorhead, Kragnes, Georgetown, Perley, Hendrum, Ada, Crookston, Warren, Donaldson, and Hallock
Constitutional Route 7: Winona to South Dakota via St. Charles, Rochester, Kasson, Dodge Center, Claremont, Owatonna, Waseca, Mankato, St. Peter, New Ulm, Springfield, Tracy, and Lake Benton
Constitutional Route 8: Duluth to North Dakota via Floodwood, Swan River, Grand Rapids, Cass Lake, Bemidji, Bagley, Erskine, Crookston, and East Grand Forks
Constitutional Route 9: La Crescent to South Dakota via Hokah, Houston, Rushford, Lanesboro, Preston, Fountain, Spring Valley, Austin, Albert Lea, Blue Earth, Fairmont, Jackson, Worthington, and Luverne
Constitutional Route 10: Minneapolis to Wheaton via Montrose, Cokato, Litchfield, Willmar, Benson, Morris, and Herman
Constitutional Route 11: Duluth to Donaldson via Eveleth, Virginia, Cook, Orr, Cusson, International Falls, Baudette, Warroad, Roseau, and Greenbush
Constitutional Route 12: Wisconsin to Madison via St. Paul, Minneapolis, Hopkins, Norwood, Glencoe, Olivia, Granite Falls, Montevideo, and Dawson
Constitutional Route 13: Albert Lea to Jordan via Waseca, Waterville, Montgomery, and New Prague
Constitutional Route 14: Ivanhoe to Gaylord via Marshall, Redwood Falls, Morton, and Winthrop
Constitutional Route 15: Iowa to Winthrop via Fairmont, Madelia, and New Ulm
Constitutional Route 16: southwest of Mankato to Worthington via Madelia, St. James, Windom, and Fulda
Constitutional Route 17: Fulda to Granite Falls to Slayton, Garvin, and Marshall
Constitutional Route 18: Elk River to east of Brainerd via Princeton, Milaca, and Onamia
Constitutional Route 19: Brainerd to Cass Lake via Pine River and Walker
Constitutional Route 20: Iowa to Douglas via Canton, Harmony, Preston, Fountain, Chatfield, Oronoco, Pine Island, Zumbrota, and Cannon Falls
Constitutional Route 21: Zumbrota to St. Peter via Kenyon, Faribault, Le Sueur Center, and Cleveland
Constitutional Route 22: St. Peter to Paynesville via Gaylord, Glencoe, Hutchinson, and Litchfield
Constitutional Route 23: Paynesville to south of Hinckley via St. Cloud, Foley, Milaca, Ogilvie, and Mora
Constitutional Route 25: Belle Plaine to Big Lake via Norwood, Watertown, Montrose, Buffalo, and Monticello
Constitutional Route 27: St. Cloud to Brainerd via Sauk Rapids, Royalton, and Little Falls
Constitutional Route 28: Little Falls to South Dakota via Sauk Centre, Glenwood, Starbuck, Morris, Graceville, and Browns Valley
Constitutional Route 29: Glenwood to west of Wadena via Alexandria, Parkers Prairie, and Deer Creek
Constitutional Route 30: Fergus Falls to Erskine via Pelican Rapids, Detroit Lakes, and Mahnomen
Constitutional Route 32: east of Crookston to Greenbush via Red Lake Falls, Thief River Falls, and Middle River
Constitutional Route 34: Detroit to west of Grand Rapids via Park Rapids, Walker, and Remer
Constitutional Route 35: Mille Lacs Lake to Ely via Aitkin, Grand Rapids, Hibbing, Chisholm, Buhl, Mountain Iron, Virginia, Gilbert, McKinley, Biwabik, Aurora, and Tower
Constitutional Route 36: Fergus Falls to east of Henning
Constitutional Route 39: Mankato to west of Albert Lea via Mapleton, Minnesota Lake, and Wells
Constitutional Route 40: Iowa to Owatonna via Lyle, Austin, and Blooming Prairie
Constitutional Route 42: east of Rochester to Kellogg via Elgin and Plainview
Constitutional Route 44: Hokah to Canton via Caledonia
Constitutional Route 45: Wisconsin to St. Paul via Stillwater and Lake Elmo
Constitutional Route 46: Wisconsin to Wyoming via Taylors Falls and Center City
Constitutional Route 48: west of Granite Falls to Canby via Clarkfield
Constitutional Route 49: east of Montevideo to south of Willmar via Clara City
Constitutional Route 50: Cannon Falls to Minneapolis via Farmington
Constitutional Route 51: Shakopee to north of Shakopee
Constitutional Route 52: south of Minneapolis to Fort Snelling towards St. Paul
Constitutional Route 55: northwest of Carlton to Cloquet
Constitutional Route 56: east of Austin to Kenyon via Brownsdale, Hayfield, Dodge Center, and West Concord
Constitutional Route 57: Mantorville to south of Mantorville
Constitutional Route 59: Iowa to Lake City via Spring Valley, Stewartville, Rochester, Zumbro Falls
Constitutional Route 60: Faribault to Madison Lake via Morristown and Waterville
Constitutional Route 63: south of Forest Lake to Minneapolis
Constitutional Route 64: north of Fergus Falls to south of Moorhead via Rothsay and Barnesville
Constitutional Route 65: Bagley to south of Red Lake Falls via Clearbrook, Gonvick, Gully, Brooks, and Terrebonne
Constitutional Route 66: Montevideo to north of Appleton
Constitutional Route 68: Marshall to Canby via Minneota
Constitutional Route 69: Buffalo to Paynesville via Maple Lake, Annandale, and Eden Valley
Constitutional Route 70: west of New Ulm to Hector via Fort Ridgely and Fairfax
Legislative Routes 71–140
Legislative Route 71: Little Falls, Onamia, Isle, McGrath, and Moose Lake
Legislative Route 73: Zumbrota, Mazeppa, Zumbro Falls, and Wabasha
Legislative Route 76: Wilson, Houston, and Caledonia to Iowa
Legislative Route 77: Rushford, Chatfield, Stewartville, and Hayfield
Legislative Route 82: Blooming Prairie, Ellendale, Mapleton, and St. James
Legislative Route 84: Sleepy Eye, St. James, and Sherburn to Iowa
Legislative Route 85: Windom, Worthington, and Bigelow to Iowa
Legislative Route 88: South Dakota to Jasper, Pipestone, Marshall, and Montevideo
Legislative Route 91: Iowa to Adrian, Lake Wilson, and Russell
Legislative Route 95: Point Douglas, Bayport, Stillwater, Taylors Falls
Legislative Route 100: Gaylord, Henderson, New Prague, Northfield, Cannon Falls and Red Wing
Legislative Route 101: Repealed
Legislative Route 102: Connects Constitutional Route 1 through St. Paul
Legislative Route 103: Connects Constitutional Route 1 through Duluth
Legislative Route 104: Connects Constitutional Route 3 through St. Paul
Legislative Route 105: Connects Washington Avenue with Constitutional Route 5 through Minneapolis
Legislative Route 106: Connects Constitutional Route 8 through Duluth, via the Richard I. Bong Memorial Bridge.
Legislative Route 107: Connects Constitutional Route 10 with Washington Avenue in Minneapolis
Legislative Route 109: St. Paul's eastern city limits to Route 1.
Legislative Route 110: Minneapolis, Anoka, Ogilvie, Isle, and Aitkin
Legislative Route 111: Fort Snelling to downtown St. Paul
Legislative Route 112: St. Paul's southern city limits to St. Paul
Legislative Route 113: St. Paul's northern city limits to Route 104.
Legislative Route 114: Discontinued and removed
Legislative Route 115: Eagan to St. Paul via Robert Street and the Lafayette Freeway
Legislative Route 120: Discontinued and removed
Legislative Route 122: Mankato and Nicollet to south of Gaylord.
Legislative Route 123: Repealed
Legislative Route 125: Snelling Avenue and U.S. 10 from St. Paul to I-35W.
Legislative Route 126: Repealed
Legislative Route 127: Discontinued and removed
Legislative Route 129: Discontinued and removed
Legislative Route 130: Minneapolis, and Fort Snelling via Broadway Ave and Hiawatha Ave
Legislative Route 132: St. Cloud, Princeton, Cambridge, and Taylors Falls
Legislative Route 133: Braham, West Rock, and Rock Creek, to Wisconsin.
Legislative Route 135: Little Falls, Long Prairie, and Osakis
Legislative Route 137: Garrison, Deerwood, Crosby, and Remer
Legislative Routes 141–210
Legislative Route 141: Connects Constitutional Route 4 and Constitutional Route 28 through Sauk Centre
Legislative Route 142: Paynesville, Glenwood, and Elbow Lake to South Dakota
Legislative Route 144: Madison, Appleton, Morris, and Barrett
Legislative Route 153: Discontinued and removed
Legislative Route 155: South of Madison to South Dakota.
Legislative Route 158: International Falls to Black Bay.
Legislative Route 159: Swan River, Nashwauk, and Little Fork
Legislative Route 163: Moose Lake to south of Orr.
Legislative Route 188: Buffalo to Route 110.
Legislative Route 193: Motley to Route 34, west of Walker (present-day Akeley).
Legislative Route 200: Route 4 near Itasca State Park to Waubun.
Legislative Route 204: Connecting Route 11 to Route 103 in Duluth.
Legislative Route 206: Pelican Rapids to south of Perham.
Legislative Route 209: Becker, Foley, Gilman, Pierz, and Brainerd.
Legislative Routes 211–280
Legislative Route 218: West of Roseau to Canada.
Legislative Route 220: Climax to west of Donaldson.
Legislative Route 221: Ely to northeast of Ely.
Legislative Route 222: Repealed
Legislative Route 224: Repealed
Legislative Route 225: Repealed
Legislative Route 226: South of Dorset to Route 34.
Legislative Route 227: Repealed
Legislative Route 228: Repealed
Legislative Route 229: South of Barnesville to Pelican Rapids.
Legislative Route 230: Route 6 near Moorhead to North Dakota.
Legislative Route 231: Discontinued and removed
Legislative Route 232: Repealed
Legislative Route 233: Repealed
Legislative Route 234: West of Laporte to Akeley.
Legislative Route 235: Repealed
Legislative Route 236: Discontinued and removed
Legislative Route 237: Repealed
Legislative Route 242: Repealed
Legislative Route 244: White Bear Lake to Route 96, north of Mahtomedi.
Legislative Route 247: South of Zumbro Falls to Plainview.
Legislative Route 248: Altura to Route 3, near Rollingstone.
Legislative Route 249: Discontinued and removed
Legislative Route 252: Connecting Route 9 and Route 40 through Austin (modern-day I-90/U.S. 218 bypass).
Legislative Route 253: Repealed
Legislative Route 254: Repealed
Legislative Route 256: Repealed
Legislative Route 258: Repealed
Legislative Route 260: Shakopee to Edina (includes the southern part of MN 41).
Legislative Route 261: Repealed
Legislative Route 262: Repealed
Legislative Route 263: Repealed
Legislative Route 264: Round Lake to Worthington. (currently being repealed)
Legislative Route 266: Repealed
Legislative Route 267: Iona to Slayton. (currently being repealed)
Legislative Route 268: Repealed
Legislative Route 271: South Dakota to Route 90, south of Hendricks.
Legislative Route 272: North of Milroy to Morgan.
Legislative Route 273: Repealed
Legislative Route 274: Repealed
Legislative Route 275: Repealed
Legislative Route 276: South Dakota to Route 6, east of Marietta.
Legislative Route 277: Repealed
Legislative Route 278: Discontinued and removed
Legislative Route 279: Cedar Avenue from Minneapolis to Apple Valley.
Legislative Routes 281–350
Legislative Route 280: St. Paul to "at or near" New Brighton.
Legislative Route 281: An alternate route for Route 103 through Duluth.
Legislative Route 285: Discontinued and removed
Legislative Route 288: Repealed
Legislative Route 289: Route 1 to the Moose Lake Treatment Center.
Legislative Route 290: Repealed
Legislative Route 291: Repealed
Legislative Route 292: Route 3 to the Minnesota Training School for Boys in Red Wing.
Legislative Route 293: Repealed
Legislative Route 294: Repealed
Legislative Route 295: Repealed
Legislative Route 296: Discontinued and removed
Legislative Route 297: Repealed
Legislative Route 298: Route 21 to Route 323. (currently being repealed)
Legislative Route 299: Route 21 to the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf. (currently being repealed)
Legislative Route 300: Repealed
Legislative Route 301: Repealed
Legislative Route 302: Repealed
Legislative Route 303: Discontinued and removed
Legislative Route 304: Montevideo to Route 49.
Legislative Route 305: Repealed
Legislative Route 309: Repealed
Legislative Route 312: Discontinued and removed
Legislative Route 314: St. Francis to Forest Lake (not legally authorized).
Legislative Route 318: Discontinued and removed
Legislative Route 322: Repealed
Legislative Route 323: Barron Road in Faribault to Legislative Route 298. (currently being repealed)
Legislative Route 326: Repealed
Legislative Route 327. Discontinued and removed
Legislative Route 328: Hallock to north of Lake Bronson.
Legislative Route 329: Morris to the University of Minnesota West Central School and Experiment Station.
Legislative Route 330: Lamberton to the University of Minnesota Southwest Experiment Station.
Legislative Route 331: Repealed
Legislative Route 332: Repealed
Legislative Route 334: Inver Grove Heights to Kellogg Boulevard in St. Paul.
Legislative Route 335: Repealed
Legislative Route 336: Dilworth to Route 392 via Clay CSAH 11.
Legislative Route 337: Brainerd to Highway 371 (Constitutional Route 27).
Legislative Route 338: East of Rochester to Route 391.
Legislative Route 340: Upper Sioux Agency State Park to Granite Falls.
Legislative Route 341: Sandstone to the Kettle River.
Legislative Routes 351–396
Routes 380 to 385 were defined in and after 1975, and "may be added by order of the commissioner of transportation to the trunk highway system"; only 383, 384, and 385 have been added, and 385 no longer exists.
Legislative Route 380: Shepard Road in St. Paul
Legislative Route 381: deleted from the statutes (was a planned extension of the Lafayette Freeway northwest to I-35E)
Legislative Route 382: part of I-35E in St. Paul (actually covered by Route 390)
Legislative Route 384: Eden Prairie to southeast of Minneapolis
Legislative Route 385: deleted from the statutes (was Washington Avenue in Minneapolis)
Routes 390 to 396 were defined in and after the 1950s as portions of the Interstate Highway System "to take advantage of federal aid made available by the United States to the state of Minnesota for highway purposes".
Legislative Route 390: Iowa to Wisconsin (I-35, I-35E, and I-535)
Legislative Route 393: loop around the Twin Cities (I-494 and I-694)
Legislative Route 394: alternate to Route 390 through Minneapolis (I-35W)
Legislative Route 395: Duluth (part of I-35)
Legislative Route 396: Duluth (extension of I-35)
Interstate 394 is not a separate legislative route, instead being parts of Route 10 and Route 107, which carried U.S. Highway 12 along the same alignment before I-394 was built.
See also
County state aid highway (CSAH)
References
MnDOT Roadway Data, accessed August 2007; the Control Section Report includes a full cross-reference of current trunk highways and legislative route numbers.
External links
Minnesota Statutes §161.115: Additional trunk highways (legislative routes)