Minnesota State Highway 79
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| Trunk Highway 79 |
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| Length: | 12 mi (19 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1933 | ||||||||
| East end: |  I-94 in Evansville Township |
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| West end: |   US-59, MN-55 in Elbow Lake |
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| Major cities: | Elbow Lake | ||||||||
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Minnesota State Highway 79 is a highway in west-central Minnesota, which runs from the interchange of Interstate Highway 94 and Minnesota 79 at Evansville Township and continues west to its western terminus at the junction of Highways 55, 59, and 79 in Elbow Lake.
Minnesota Highway 79 is 12-miles in length and passes through the communities of:
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[edit] Notes
Minnesota Highway 79 serves as an east-west arterial route between Elbow Lake and Evansville Township in west-central Minnesota.
The city of Evansville is immediately east of the junction of I-94, Highway 79, and County Road 41.
Minnesota 79 passes through Douglas and Grant counties.
[edit] Termini
The eastern terminus for Minnesota 79 is its interchange with Interstate Highway 94 and County Road 41 at Evansville Township.
The western terminus for Minnesota 79 is its junction with Highways 55 and 59 at Elbow Lake.
[edit] History
Highway 79 was authorized in 1933.
All of the route was paved by 1940.
[edit] References
*Steve Riner (Sept. 23, 2007). Details of Routes 76-100. Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Accessed Sept. 23, 2007.
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