Minnesota State Highway 81
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Minnesota State Highway 81 was the designation for two different highways in Minnesota.
[edit] 1933
Trunk Highway 81 |
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Length: | 33.7 mi (54 km) | ||||
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Formed: | 1933 | ||||
Decomd.: | mid-1950s | ||||
North end: | Crookston | ||||
South end: | Halstad | ||||
Major cities: | Halstad, Shelly, Nielsville, Climax, Crookston | ||||
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The original Trunk Highway 81 ran north from what is now TH-200 to Crookston. It was eliminated when U.S. Route 75 was realigned to this road in the mid-1950s.
[edit] 1982
Trunk Highway 81 |
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Length: | 4.3 mi (7 km) | ||||||||
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Formed: | 1982 | ||||||||
Decomd.: | 1988 | ||||||||
North end: | MN-100 Robbinsdale | ||||||||
South end: | I-94, US 52 Minneapolis | ||||||||
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When U.S. 52 was duplexed with Interstate 94 upon its completion in 1982, the section from Highway 100 to I-94 was designated TH-81. This route was turned back to Hennepin County in 1988, and is now County Road 81.