Minnesota State Highway 73
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| Trunk Highway 73 |
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| Length: | 119 mi (192 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1933 | ||||||||
| South end: |  I-35 in Moose Lake |
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| North end: |  US-53 in Willow Valley Township |
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| Major cities: | Moose Lake Kettle River Cromwell Floodwood Hibbing Chisholm |
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Minnesota State Highway 73 is a highway in northeast Minnesota, which runs from the interchange of Interstate Highway 35 and Minnesota 73 in Moose Lake and continues north to its northern terminus at the intersection of U.S. Highway 53 and Minnesota 73 in Willow Valley Township.
Minnesota Highway 73 is 119 miles in length and passes through the communities of:
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[edit] Notes
Minnesota Highway 73 serves as a north-south arterial route between Moose Lake, Floodwood, and Hibbing in northeast Minnesota.
Minnesota 73 passes through Carlton and St. Louis counties.
[edit] Forests
Highway 73 passes through the Sturgeon River State Forest and the Superior National Forest (both north of Chisholm) in St. Louis County.
[edit] Termini
The southern terminus for Minnesota 73 is its interchange with Interstate Highway 35 in Moose Lake.
The northern terminus for Minnesota 73 is its intersection with U.S. Highway 53 in Willow Valley Township, northwest of Cook and south of Orr.
[edit] History
Highway 73 was authorized in 1933, and was originally assigned the designation "Minnesota 63" until that U.S. route was added elsewhere in Minnesota.
Marked as Minnesota 73 by 1935.
In 1940, mostly gravel south of Hibbing. Last segments paved in mid 1950s south of Hibbing.
The Highway 73 designation was extended down old U.S. 61 through Moose Lake to I-35 in the mid 1970s.
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