Minnesota State Highway 70
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| Country | United States | |
| State | Minnesota | |
| Counties | Kanabec, Pine | |
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Minnesota State Highway 70 (MN 70) is a 29.333-mile-long (47.207 km) highway in east-central Minnesota, which runs from its
Route description
Highway 70 serves as an east–west route between Mora, Brunswick, Rock Creek, and Grantsburg, WI.
The route has an interchange with Interstate 35 at the city of Rock Creek.
Highway 70 in Minnesota is a narrow roadway. The connecting route in Wisconsin,
History
The route in Minnesota was numbered to correspond with Wisconsin Highway 70.[2]
Minnesota 70 was authorized east of State Highway 107 (at Grasston / Braham) to the Wisconsin state line in 1933.[2]
The portion of Highway 70 between State Highway 65 (at Brunswick) and State Highway 107 (at Grasston) was part of the original route of Highway 65 until c. 1942 when the current short-cut of Highway 65 was built.[2]
Highway 70 in Minnesota was completely paved c. 1949.[2]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1][3] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Kanabec | Brunswick Township | 0.000 | 0.000 |   MN 65 / CSAH 47 – Cambridge, Mora | |
| 7.248 | 11.665 |  MN 107 to MN 23 | West end of MN 107 concurrency | ||
| Grass Lake Township | 10.446 | 16.811 |  MN 107 / CSAH 41 – Braham | East end of MN 107 concurrency | |
| Pine | Rock Creek | 18.668– 18.800 | 30.043– 30.256 |  I-35 – Duluth, Saint Paul, Minneapolis | Interchange |
| 19.841 | 31.931 |    CSAH 61 / Old US 61 / Truck MN 70 west | Former MN 361 | ||
| 20.685 | 33.289 |  CSAH 70 / Truck MN 70 east | |||
| 22.048 | 35.483 |   CSAH 4 / CR 106 | Old Point Douglas to Superior Military Road | ||
St. Croix River | 29.398 | 47.311 | Wisconsin state line | ||
  WIS 70 east – Grantsburg | Continuation into Wisconsin | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 1" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 20, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2008. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ^ a b c d Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 51–75". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved October 26, 2010.[self-published source]
- ^ "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 3" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2008. Retrieved October 26, 2010.