Minnesota State Highway 6

Trunk Highway 6
Route information
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length: 147.775 mi[1] (237.821 km)
Existed: 1920, 1933 – present
Major junctions
South end: MN 18 in Bay Lake Township,
near Garrison
  MN 210 at Deerwood , Crosby
MN 200 at Remer
U.S. 2 at Deer River
MN 286 at Talmoon
MN 1 near Effie
North end: U.S. 71 in Big Falls
Location
Counties: Crow Wing, Cass, Itasca, Koochiching
Highway system

Minnesota Trunk Highways
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MN 5 MN 7

Minnesota State Highway 6 is a highway in east-central and north-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 18 in Bay Lake Township near Garrison and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 71 and County Road 30 in Big Falls.

Highway 6 is 148 miles (238 km) in length.

Contents

Route description

State Highway 6 serves as a north–south route between Bay Lake Township, Deerwood, Crosby, Remer, Deer River, and Big Falls in east-central and north-central Minnesota.

The route passes through the Chippewa National Forest in Cass and Itasca counties.

Highway 6 passes through the following state forests:

Schoolcraft State Park is located on Highway 6 in Cass County on the banks of the Mississippi River. The park is located south of Deer River and west of Grand Rapids.

Highway 6 parallels U.S. Highway 169 for part of its route in northern Minnesota.

The route also parallels scenic State Highway 38 for part of its route.

History

State Highway 6 was authorized in 1920 and 1933.[2]

The route was completely paved by 1970.[2]

Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes
Crow Wing
Bay Lake Township 0.000 MN 18  
Deerwood 9.446 MN 210 East end of MN 210 concurrency
Crosby 13.774 MN 210 West end of MN 210 concurrency
Wolford Township 18.310-18.356 Mississippi River  
Perry Lake Township 18.472 CR 11  
Fairfield Township 26.792 CR 36  
Emily 31.755 CR 1  
Cass
Remer Township 49.927 CR 7  
55.783 MN 200 West end of MN 200 concurrency
Remer 56.543 MN 200 East end of MN 200 concurrency
Itasca
Deer Lake 70.798 CR 63  
71.055-71.097 Mississippi River  
77.726 US 2 East end of US 2 concurrency
Deer River 88.890 US 2 West end of US 2 concurrency
Deer River Township 93.062 CR 19  
Bowstring Township 105.151 CR 35  
Talmoon 109.205 MN 286 east, CR 4 west  
Liberty Township 120.601 CR 14  
Effie (unorganized territory) 126.057 MN 1 South end of MN 1 concurrency
Koochiching
Northome (unorganized territory) 128.477 MN 1 North end of MN 1 concurrency
South Koochiching 134.690 CR 5  
Big Falls 153.666 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 "Statewide Logpoint Listing". Minnesota Department of Transportation. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/logpoint/statelpt.pdf. Retrieved 22 December 2011. 
  2. ^ a b Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 1-25". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Self-published. http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/r1-25.htm#6. Retrieved September 20, 2010.