Minnesota State Highway 76

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Trunk Highway 76
Length: 35 mi (56 km)
Formed: 1933
North end: I-90 in Pleasant Hill Township
South end: IA 76 in Winnebago Township
Major cities: Eitzen
Caledonia
Houston
Minnesota State Highways
< US 75 TH 77 >

Minnesota State Highway 76 is a highway in southeast Minnesota, which runs from the interchange of Interstate Highway 90 and Minnesota 76 in Pleasant Hill Township (south of Winona) and continues south to its southern terminus at the Iowa state line (at Eitzen, Minn.), where it becomes Iowa Highway 76.

Minnesota Highway 76 is 35 miles in length and passes through the communities of:

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[edit] Notes

Minnesota Highway 76 serves as a north-south arterial route between Caledonia, Houston, and I-90 in southeast Minnesota.

Minnesota 76 passes through Winona and Houston counties.

Minnesota Highway 76 parallels Minnesota Highway 26 and Minnesota Highway 43 throughout its route.

Highway 76 passes through the Richard J. Dorer State Forest.

Beaver Creek Valley State Park is located near Highway 76 at Caledonia.

[edit] Termini

The northern terminus for Minnesota 76 is its interchange with Interstate Highway 90 in Pleasant Hill Township (south of Winona).

The southern terminus for Minnesota 76 is at the Iowa state line (at Eitzen, Minn.), where it becomes Iowa Highway 76 upon crossing the state line.

[edit] History

Highway 76 was authorized in 1933.

By 1953, only the section in Houston County was paved. All of Highway 76 was paved by 1963.

[edit] References

*Steve Riner (Sept. 22, 2007). Details of Routes 76-100. Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Accessed Sept. 22, 2007.