Minnesota State Highway 79

Trunk Highway 79
Route information
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length: 12.128 mi[1] (19.518 km)
Existed: 1933 – present
Major junctions
West end: US 59 / MN 55 in Elbow Lake
East end: I-94 in Evansville Township, near Evansville
Location
Counties: Grant, Douglas
Highway system

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MN 78 MN 80

Minnesota State Highway 79 is a highway in west-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with U.S. 59 / State Highway 55 (co-signed) in the city of Elbow Lake and continues east to its eastern terminus at its interchange with Interstate Highway 94 and Douglas County Road 41 at Evansville Township near Evansville.

Highway 79 is 12 miles (19 km) in length.

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Route description

State Highway 79 serves as an east–west route in west-central Minnesota between Elbow Lake and Evansville.

The city of Evansville is located immediately east of the junction of Interstate 94, Highway 79, and County Road 41.

History

State Highway 79 was authorized in 1933.[2]

All of the route was paved by 1940.[2]

Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes
Grant
Elbow Lake 0.000 US 59 / MN 55  
0.121 CR 4  
Elbow Lake Township 3.024 CR 21 north  
3.519 CR 21 south  
Erdahl Township 5.241 CR 24  
7.017 CR 10  
9.049 CR 5  
10.014 CR 19 north, CR 55 south  
Douglas
Evansville Township 11.666 CR 25  
12.014-12.143 I-94, CR 41 east Interchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
     Concurrency terminus     Closed/Former     Incomplete access     Unopened

References

  1. ^ a b "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 4" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/logpoint/d4.pdf. Retrieved November 2, 2010. 
  2. ^ a b Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 76-100". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Self-published. http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/r76-100.htm#79. Retrieved November 2, 2010.