Minnesota State Highway 84

Trunk Highway 84 marker

Trunk Highway 84
Route information
Defined by MS § 161.115(70)
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length: 29.865 mi[1] (48.063 km)
Existed: 1933 – present
Major junctions
South end: MN 371 at Pine River
  MN 87 at Ponto Lake Township
North end: MN 200 at Kego Township
Location
Counties: Cass
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highways
← MN 83MN 86 →

Minnesota State Highway 84 (MN 84) is a highway in north-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with Highway 371 in Pine River and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 200 in Kego Township, four miles north of Longville.

The route is two lanes throughout except for a small portion in Pine River near its southern terminus at Highway 371. The route is a winding road with several sharp turns of 25 mph (40 km/h) or less.

Highway 84 is 31 miles (50 km) in length.

Route description

State Highway 84 serves as a north–south route between the communities of Pine River and Longville in north-central Minnesota.

The highway passes through the Chippewa National Forest between Longville and State Highway 200.

Highway 84 has a junction with the eastern terminus of State Highway 87 about midway between Pine River and Longville.

The route is legally defined as Legislative Route 139 in the Minnesota Statutes.[2] It is not marked with this number.

History

State Highway 84 was authorized in 1933.[3]

A majority of the route was paved by 1940. It was completely paved by 1949.[3]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Cass County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Pine River0.0000.000 MN 371 – Brainerd, Walker
Ponto Lake Township11.29218.173 MN 87 west – Backus
Kego Township30.03648.338 MN 200 / CSAH 8 north – Remer, Walker
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing / Google

  1. 1 2 "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 3" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
  2. ↑ "161.115, Additional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 2010. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
  3. 1 2 Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 76-100". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Self-published. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
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