Minnesota State Highway 1

Minnesota State Highway 1 (MN 1) is a state highway across northern Minnesota, United States, which runs from North Dakota Highway 54 (ND 54) at the North Dakota state line (at the Red River in Oslo) and continues east to its eastern terminus at MN 61 at the unincorporated community of Illgen City in Beaver Bay Township on the North Shore of Lake Superior. At 346 miles (557 km) in length, MN 1 is the longest state route in Minnesota.[1]

Trunk Highway 1 marker
Trunk Highway 1
Map
MN 1 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length345.954 mi[2] (556.759 km)
Existed1933[1]–present
Major junctions
West end ND 54 at the Red River in Oslo
Major intersections
East end MN 61 at Illgen City
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountiesMarshall, Pennington, Clearwater, Beltrami, Koochiching, Itasca, St. Louis, Lake
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highway System
I-694 US 2

Route description

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Intersection of MN 1 and MN 169 in Ely, August 2008

MN 1 serves as an east–west route between Oslo, Warren, Thief River Falls, Red Lake, Northome, Cook, Tower, Ely, and Beaver Bay Township.

The roadway passes through the following forests:

The route runs concurrently with MN 169 for 26 miles (42 km) from Vermilion Lake Township (west of Tower) to Ely.

MN 1 also runs concurrently with MN 89 for 28 miles (45 km) on the southwest side of Red Lake. This is the longest concurrency with another state highway within Minnesota.[citation needed]

History

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Most of MN 1 was authorized in 1933,[3] except for a section between U.S. Highway 75 (US 75) and MN 32 at Thief River Falls, which was part of Minnesota Constitutional Route 33 authorized in 1920.[1]

The route was given the MN 1 designation because it was one of the longest trunk highways, and would allow re-use of the MN 1 markers removed from along US 61 and US 65 in 1934.[1]

When it was marked in 1934, it was only paved from US 75 to MN 32 and from MN 169 to Ely.[4]

As recently as 1963, significant portions of MN 1 were unpaved.[citation needed]

MN 1 still had an unpaved segment in 1996, between US 53 and MN 169 in northern Saint Louis County. At that point it was swapped with paved County Road 22.[1]

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[2][5]kmDestinationsNotes
Red River of the North0.0000.000 
 
ND 54 west – I-29
Continuation in North Dakota
MarshallOak Park Township1.5542.501 
 
  MN 220 north / CSAH 3 – MN 11
Western end of MN 220 concurrency
Alvarado6.55510.549 
 
  MN 220 south (Boundary Street) / CSAH 10 – East Grand Forks
Eastern end of MN 220 concurrency
Warren17.05027.439  US 75 (S Main Street) – Crookston, Hallock
PenningtonThief River Falls44.45771.547 
 
  US 59 north / CSAH 16 – Karlstad
Western end of US 59 concurrency
45.77173.661 
 
 
 
MN 32 south (Main Avenue) / US 59 south (3rd Street East) – Red Lake Falls
Southern end of MN 32 concurrency; eastern end of US 59 concurrency
46.11874.220 
 
MN 32 north (Main Avenue) – Greenbush
Northern end of MN 32 concurrency
Goodridge Township63.367101.979 
 
  MN 219 north / CSAH 24 – Goodridge
Southern terminus of MN 219
BeltramiRed Lake Indian Reservation89.331143.764 
 
MN 89 north – Grygla, Roseau
Northern end of MN 89 concurrency
Clearwater
No major junctions
BeltramiRed Lake Indian Reservation116.960188.229 
 
MN 89 south – Bemidji
Southern end of MN 89 concurrency
Cormant Township141.331227.450 
 
  MN 72 south / CSAH 36 – Blackduck, Bemidji
Western end of MN 72 concurrency
Shooks146.400235.608 
 
MN 72 north – Kelliher, Baudette
Eastern end of MN 72 concurrency
KoochichingUnorganized Territory of Northome151.288243.474 
 
US 71 south – Blackduck, Bemidji
Southern end of US 71 concurrency
Northome154.276248.283 
 
  US 71 north / CSAH 15 – International Falls
Northern end of US 71 concurrency
154.564248.747 
 
  MN 46 south / CSAH 40 – Deer River
Unorganized Territory of Northome178.128286.669 
 
MN 6 north – Big Falls
Northern end of MN 6 concurrency
ItascaUnorganized Territory of Effie180.452290.409 
 
MN 6 south – Deer River
Southern end of MN 6 concurrency
Effie186.656300.394 
 
MN 38 south – Bigfork
Carpenter Township211.369340.165 
 
MN 65 south – Nashwauk
Western end of MN 65 concurrency
215.424346.691 
 
MN 65 north – Littlefork
Eastern end of MN 65 concurrency
St. LouisLinden Grove229.223368.899  MN 73 – Chisholm, US 53
Field Township236.245380.199 
 
  US 53 north / CSAH 115 – International Falls
Northern end of US 53 concurrency
Sherman Corner244.377393.287 
 
  US 53 south / CSAH 22 – Virginia
Southern end of US 53 concurrency
Peyla258.848416.575 
 
MN 169 south – Virginia
Western end of MN 169 concurrency
Tower263.159423.513 
 
MN 135 south – Embarrass, Babbitt, Aurora
Ely286.208460.607 
 
MN 169 north – Winton
Eastern end of MN 169 concurrency
LakeIllgen City347.340558.990   MN 61 / LSCT – Two Harbors, Grand Marais
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Riner, Steve (July 26, 2003). "Details of Routes 1–25". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved August 27, 2004.[self-published source]
  2. ^ a b "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 1" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. September 4, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2008. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
  3. ^ "Chapter 440-H.F. No. 2000". Session Laws of Minnesota for 1933. Mike Holm, Secretary of State. pp. 881–897.
  4. ^ Minnesota Highway Department; McGill-Warner (1934). Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). 1:760,320. St. Paul: Minnesota Highway Department. OCLC 5673160, 80405240. Retrieved November 16, 2010 – via Minnesota Digital Library. (Showing road conditions as of May 1, 1934)
  5. ^ "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 2" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. September 4, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2008. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
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