Minnesota State Highway 172

Trunk Highway 172
Route information
Defined by MS § 161.115(71)
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length:	11.515 mi[1] (18.532 km)
Existed:	1963 – present
Major junctions
South end:	MN 11 at Baudette
	CR 8 near Wheeler's Point
North end:	Wheeler's Point at the Lake of the Woods
Location
Counties:	Lake of the Woods
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highways Interstate US State Legislative routes ← MN 171 MN 175 →

Minnesota State Highway 172 (MN 172) is a highway in far northern Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 11 at Baudette and continues north to its northern terminus in Wheeler's Point at the Lake of the Woods.

The route is 12 miles (19 km) in length and passes through the community of Hackett.

Highway 172 generally follows the Rainy River from Baudette to the Lake of the Woods.

Route description

State Highway 172 serves as a north–south route between Baudette, Hackett, Wheeler's Point, and the Lake of the Woods.

Zippel Bay State Park is located 6 miles west of the Wheeler's Point junction of Highway 172 and County Road 8. The park entrance is located on County Road 8.^[2]

The route is legally defined as Route 140 in the Minnesota Statutes.^[3] It is not marked with this number.

History

Highway 172 was authorized in 1933 and was originally numbered 72 as the north end of State Highway 72 between 1934 and 1963.^[4]

In 1963, the short connection to the Canadian border crossing at Baudette (now designated as part of Highway 72) was added to the highway system. The former northern section of Highway 72 between State Highway 11 (at Baudette) and Wheeler's Point (at Lake of the Woods) was then renumbered 172 at this time.^[4]

172 was paved (as 72) by 1940 between Highway 11 at Baudette and County Road 6. The section of 172 (as 72) between County Road 6 and Wheeler's Point was paved by 1953.

Highway 172 was numbered as an extension of Highway 72.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Lake of the Woods County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Baudette	0.000	0.000	MN 11
Baudette Township	2.688	4.326	CR 39
	5.710	9.189	CR 30
Wabanica Township	6.900	11.104	CR 6
	8.549	13.758	CR 31
Wheeler Township	9.543	15.358	CR 32
	10.610	17.075	CR 8 west, CR 33 east
	11.260	18.121	CR 33
Wheeler's Point	11.534	18.562	Wheeler's Point Resort
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing