Minnesota State Highway 24

Trunk Highway 24
Route information
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length: 47.832 mi[2] (76.978 km)
Existed: 1920[1] – present
Major junctions
South end: U.S. 12 / MN 22 at Litchfield
  MN 15 at Kingston Township
MN 15, MN 55 at Kimball
MN 55 at Annandale
I-94 at Clearwater
North end: U.S. 10 at Clear Lake
Location
Counties: Meeker, Stearns, Wright, Sherburne
Highway system

Minnesota Trunk Highways
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Minnesota State Highway 24 is a highway in central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with U.S. Highway 12 and State Highway 22 in Litchfield and continues northeast to its intersection with U.S. Highway 10 and Sherburne County Road 6 in Clear Lake.

For part of its route (5 miles), Highway 24 runs concurrent with State Highway 15 between Kingston Township and Kimball.

Highway 24 also runs together with State Highway 55 for 9 miles (14 km) between Kimball and Annandale.

The route is 48 miles (77 km) in length. The section between Interstate 94 and U.S. Route 10 is part of the National Highway System.[1]

Contents

Route description

State Highway 24 serves as a northeast–southwest route in central Minnesota between Litchfield, Kimball, Annandale, Clearwater, and Clear Lake.

The route crosses the Highway 24 Bridge at the Mississippi River between Clearwater and Clear Lake.

The section of Highway 24 between Interstate 94 and U.S. Highway 10 experiences high volumes of traffic due to its usage as a connection between the two highways. This connection primarily serves Twin Cities traffic heading to and from communities in central Minnesota and the Brainerd Lakes Area via U.S. 10, especially on summer weekends. As a result of the rising traffic volumes experienced on this stretch of Highway 24, a new freeway has been proposed to connect I-94 and U.S. 10 in the vicinity, and is scheduled for construction after 2015.[3]

History

Highway 24 was authorized in 1920 from Litchfield to St. Cloud.[4]

In 1934, State Highway 15 was extended north to St. Cloud, replacing most of Highway 24. From 1934 to 1963, it ran only between Litchfield and Highway 15 in Kingston Township, south of Kimball.[1]

The section of present day Highway 24 between Annandale (at Highway 55) and Clear Lake (at Highway 10) was added circa 1950 and originally designated State Highway 240 until 1963. Highway 240 was decommissioned and became part of Highway 24.[1]

All of Highway 24 was still gravel before 1941. The route was completely paved by 1953.

Major intersections

County Location Mile[2] Destinations Notes
Meeker
 Litchfield Township 0.000 U.S. 12 / MN 22  
Forest City Township 6.023 CR 2  
9.366 CR 14  
10.362 CR 27  
Kingston Township 12.673 CR 17  
15.609 MN 15 south South end of MN 15 overlap
Stearns
 Kimball 21.109 MN 15 north
MN 55 west		 North end of MN 15 overlap
West end of MN 55 overlap
MN 55: 132.487 CR 44  
Wright
 South Haven MN 55: 136.741 CR 2 north  
Southside Township MN 55: 138.740 CR 3 (French Lake Road)  
Annandale 30.754 MN 55 east East end of MN 55 overlap
Corinna Township 34.154 CR 6  
34.826 CR 39  
Clearwater Township 41.981 CR 40  
Clearwater 43.944-43.999 I-94 Interchange
44.401 CR 75 Old U.S. 52
Mississippi River
 44.653-44.869 Highway 24 Bridge
Sherburne
 Clear Lake Township 45.722 CR 8  
Clear Lake 47.831-47.844 U.S. 10  
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
     Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

References

  1. ^ a b c d Riner, Steve. "Details of Routes 1-25". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/r1-25.htm#24. Retrieved 2006-03-27. 
  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 December 24, 2011. 
  3. ^ Minnesota Department of Transportation. "Proposed I-94/Highway 10 freeway connection". District 3 Local Hot Topics. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/d3/hot.html. Retrieved 2007-11-09. 
  4. ^ 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 13, 2010.