Minnesota State Highway 78
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Mn/DOT | ||||
| Length: | 46.694 mi[1] (75.147 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1933[2] – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: |
 I-94 at Pelican Lake Township,near Ashby | |||
 MN 210 at Battle Lake MN 108 at Ottertail MN 108 near Perham | ||||
| North end: |
 U.S. 10 at Perham | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Grant, Douglas, Otter Tail | |||
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Minnesota State Highway 78 (MN 78) is a highway in west-central Minnesota, which runs from its interchange with Interstate Highway 94 near Ashby and continues north to its northern terminus at its interchange with U.S. Highway 10 in Perham.
Highway 78 is 47 miles (76 km) in length.
Route description
State Highway 78 serves as a north–south route in west-central Minnesota between Ashby, Battle Lake, Ottertail, and Perham.
Highway 78 parallels U.S. Highway 59 and State Highway 29.
Glendalough State Park is located 1.8 mile east of the junction of Highway 78 and County Road 16 near Battle Lake. The park entrance is located on County Road 16.
Minnesota DNR website for Glendalough State Park - Link
History
State Highway 78 was authorized in 1933.
The south portion of Highway 78 was still gravel in 1953. All of the route was paved by 1960.[2]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Grant | Pelican Lake Township | 0.000-0.142 | I-94 | Interchange | |
| Ashby | 4.572 | 7.358 |  CR 82 | Old U.S. 52 | |
| Otter Tail | Eagle Lake Township | 10.159 | 16.349 |  CR 64 | |
| 11.947 | 19.227 |  CR 38 | |||
| 14.936 | 24.037 |  CR 12 | |||
| Clitherall Township | 21.543 | 34.670 |  MN 210 | ||
| Everts Township | 24.109 | 38.800 |  CR 16 | ||
| 26.620 | 42.841 |  CR 72 | |||
| Otter Tail Township | 33.544 | 53.984 |  CR 5 | ||
| Ottertail | 36.379 | 58.546 |  MN 108 | South end of MN 108 overlap | |
| 37.121 | 59.740 |  CR 1 | |||
| Rush Lake Township | 41.995 | 67.584 |  CR 14 west | ||
| 42.496 | 68.391 | CR 14 east | |||
| Perham Township | 45.493 | 73.214 | MN 108 | North end of MN 108 overlap | |
| 47.114-47.265 | US 10, CR 8 ahead | Interchange | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- 1 2 "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 4" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
- 1 2 Riner, Steve. "Details of Routes 76-100". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved February 24, 2007.