Minnesota State Highway 29

Trunk Highway 29
Route information
Defined by MS § 161.114
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length: 126.592 mi[2] (203.730 km)
Existed: 1920[1] – present
Major junctions
South end: US 212 / US 59 at Montevideo
  MN 7 at Montevideo
U.S. 12, MN 9 at Benson
MN 28, MN 114 at Starbuck
MN 28, MN 104 at Glenwood
MN 55 near Glenwood
I-94, MN 27 at Alexandria
MN 210 at Inman Township
MN 106 at Deer Creek
North end: U.S. 71 at Wadena
Location
Counties: Chippewa, Swift, Pope, Douglas, Otter Tail, Wadena
Highway system

Minnesota Trunk Highways
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Minnesota State Highway 29 is a highway in west-central Minnesota, which runs from its junction with U.S. Highways 59 and 212 in Montevideo and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 71 in Wadena.

Highway 29 is 127 miles (204 km) in length.

Contents

Route description

Highway 29 serves as a north–south route between Montevideo, Benson, Glenwood, Alexandria, and Wadena.

Highway 29 is built as a four-lane divided highway on the south side of Alexandria to Interstate Highway 94.

Glacial Lakes State Park is located on Highway 29 in Pope County. The park is located between Glenwood and Benson.[3]

Lake Carlos State Park is located on Highway 29 in Douglas County. The park is located ten miles (16 km) north of Alexandria.[4]

Highway 29 parallels U.S. Highway 71 throughout its route in west-central Minnesota.

The northern terminus for Highway 29 is its intersection with U.S. 71 in Wadena, three blocks south of U.S. 10.

History

Highway 29 was authorized in 1920 from Glenwood to Wadena.[5] In 1933, it was extended along former State Highway 38 to Montevideo.[1]

Most of the route was paved by 1940.

Major intersections

County Location Mile[2] Destinations Notes
Chippewa
 Montevideo 0.000 US 212 / US 59 South end of US 59 overlap
0.174 MN 7 / US 59 North end of US 59 overlap, south end of MN 7 overlap
1.456 MN 7 North end of MN 7 overlap
Mandt Township 12.299 MN 40 West end of MN 40 overlap
Grace Township 18.288 MN 40 East end of MN 40 overlap
Swift
 Benson 32.419 US 12 South end of US 12 overlap
32.760 US 12 / MN 9 North end of US 12 overlap
Pope
 Starbuck 54.952 MN 28, MN 114 West end of MN 28 overlap
Glenwood 63.431 MN 28, MN 104 East end of MN 28 overlap
Leven Township 65.188 MN 55  
Douglas
 Alexandria 76.932 I-94 Interchange
77.953 MN 27 South end of MN 27 overlap
80.748 MN 27 North end of MN 27 overlap
Otter Tail
 Parkers Prairie 99.981 MN 235  
Inman Township 112.360 MN 210  
Deer Creek 116.654 MN 106  
Wadena
 Wadena 126.557 US 71  
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
     Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

References

  1. ^ a b Riner, Steve. "Details of Routes 26-50". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/r26-50.htm#29. Retrieved 2007-02-24. 
  2. ^ a b "Statewide Trunk Logpoint Listing" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/logpoint/statelpt.pdf. Retrieved 16 February 2012. 
  3. ^ Minnesota DNR website for Glacial Lake State Park - Link
  4. ^ Minnesota DNR website for Lake Carlos State Park - Link
  5. ^ Minnesota State Legislature (2010). "§ 161.114, Constitutional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=161.114. Retrieved October 17, 2010.