Minnesota State Highway 118

Minnesota State Highway 118 was a highway route number in the U.S. state of Minnesota that was used previously during two different time periods. Once during the 1930s and once during the 1990s.

The 1930s route was located in Isanti and Kanabec counties in east-central Minnesota. The 1990s route was located in the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities in south-central Anoka County and northwest Ramsey County.

1930s Highway 118 route

Trunk Highway 118
Route information
Defined by MS § 161.115(120)
Length:	18.2 mi[1] (29.3 km)
Existed:	April 22, 1933[2] – early 1940s
Major junctions
South end:	MN 95 at Cambridge
North end:	MN 65 at Brunswick Township near Mora
Location
Counties:	Isanti, Kanabec
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highways Interstate US State Legislative routes ← MN 117 MN 119 →

State Highway 118 was first used on a route that began at its intersection with State Highway 95 near the Rum River in the city of Cambridge and continued north to its northern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 65 in Brunswick Township, near the city of Mora.

Route description

Highway 118 originally served as a shortcut for then-U.S. Route 65, which followed what is now Minnesota State Highway 107 to Grasston, then turned west along what is now Minnesota State Highway 70.

The 1930s route of Highway 118 was 18 miles (29 km) in length and passed through the present-day communities of Cambridge Township, Springvale Township, Maple Ridge Township, Coin, Brunswick Township, and Brunswick.

Legally, the highway was defined as Route 189 in the Minnesota Statutes § 161.115(120).^[3] It was not marked with this number.

History

The route was in use from 1933 until the early 1940s. This 118 route mostly paralleled nearby Highway 65. When the shortcut on Highway 65 between Braham and Brunswick was constructed in 1941,^[4] 118 was rendered obsolete and it was removed between 1942 and 1946.^[4][5] In the present day, this route is now signed as Isanti County Road 14 and Kanabec County Road 16.

This was the first highway decommissioned in Minnesota.^[6]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Isanti	Cambridge	0.0	0.0	MN 95
	Maple Ridge Township			CR 3
				CR 4
Kanabec	Brunswick Township			CR 4
		18.2	29.3	MN 65
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

1990s Highway 118 route

Trunk Highway 118
Route information
Defined by MS § 161.115(264)
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length:	3 mi[6] (5 km)
Existed:	1990 – 1999[6]
Major junctions
West end:	MN 65 (Central Avenue NE) at Blaine
East end:	I-35W at Mounds View, Shoreview
Location
Counties:	Ramsey, Anoka
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highways Interstate US State Legislative routes ← MN 117 MN 119 →

State Highway 118 was used again as a route number from circa 1990 to 1999. It was a temporary route number for the short section of freeway that is now today part of U.S. Highway 10 in the Twin Cities suburbs of Blaine and Mounds View. This 118 route was located between State Highway 65 (Central Avenue NE) at Blaine to Interstate Highway 35W at the Mounds View / Shoreview boundary line.

Route description

The route was marked 118 during the 1990s until the current U.S. Highway 10 and State Highway 610 interchange (at the Blaine / Coon Rapids boundary line) was built.

The three mile Highway 118 had one exit between Highway 65 and I-35W. This exit was marked Airport Road / County Road J / 85th Avenue Northeast.

The Highway 118 route number was eliminated when the freeway link between Highways 10 / 610 (at Coon Rapids) and I-35W (at Mounds View) was completed in July 1999. Highway 118 was then re-numbered as part of the new U.S. Highway 10 in Blaine and Mounds View. The nearby old section of U.S. Highway 10 in Coon Rapids, Spring Lake Park, and Mounds View is now known today as County Road 10.

References

Route map: Bing