Minnesota State Highway 23

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Trunk Highway 23

Length: 340 mi (547 km) Established: 1920 Decommissioned: -- Direction: North-South From: in Duluth To: in Beaver Creek Cities on route: Duluth Kerrick Bruno Askov Sandstone Hinckley Brook Park Quamba Mora Ogilvie Bock Milaca Foreston Ronneby Foley St. Cloud Waite Park Rockville Cold Spring Richmond Roscoe Paynesville New London Spicer Willmar Raymond Clara City Maynard Granite Falls Hanley Falls Cottonwood Marshall Lynd Russell Florence Ruthton Holland Pipestone Ihlen Jasper Beaver Creek

Minnesota State Highway 23 is a state highway in Minnesota.

[edit] Termini

Minnesota State Highway 23 extends from I-90's Exit 1, (13 miles east of Sioux Falls) at the southern terminus, through the cities of Marshall, Willmar, and Saint Cloud to the northern terminus at Grand Avenue and Minnesota State Highway 210 in the western portion of Duluth.

Highway 23 is 340-miles in length. This route runs diagonally across Minnesota from southwest to northeast, indirectly connecting Duluth to Sioux Falls.

Portions of Highway 23 have been upgraded to a four-lane expressway in Willmar, New London, Spicer, Cold Spring, and Waite Park (Saint Cloud).

[edit] Notes

Minnesota State Highway 23 has the rare distinction of being a state highway that passes through another state. At 133rd Avenue West, the southern edge of Duluth, Hwy. 23 crosses the St. Louis River into Wisconsin for half a mile before re-entering Minnesota. On some maps, this section is designated "WISC-23", despite there being another Highway 23 in southern Wisconsin. There is no signage, however, along the route that indicates that the road is even in Wisconsin at all. Nearby is the junction of Hwy. 23 with Minn. Hwy. 210 and Jay Cooke State Park.