Minnesota State Highway 78
 Trunk Highway 78 | ||||
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 MN 78 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MnDOT | ||||
| Length | 46.694 mi[1] (75.147 km) | |||
| Existed | 1933[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  MN 79 near Erdahl | |||
| North end |  US 10 at Perham | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Minnesota | |||
| 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 MN 79 near Erdahl and continues north to its northern terminus at its interchange with U.S. Highway 10 (US 10) in Perham.
Route description
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MN 78 serves as a north–south highway in west-central Minnesota between Erdahl, Ashby, Battle Lake, Ottertail, and Perham.
MN 78 parallels US 59 and MN 29.
Glendalough State Park is located 1.8 miles (2.9 km) east of the junction of MN 78 and County Road 16 (CR 16) near Battle Lake. The park entrance is located on CR 16.[3]
History
[edit]MN 78 was authorized in 1933. The south portion of MN 78 was still gravel in 1953. All of the route was paved by 1960.[2]
MN 78 was extended south from the interchange with Interstate 94/US Highway 52 (I-94/US 52) to Erdahl over part of County State-Aid Highway 10 (CSAH 10) on June 1, 2020. In exchange, MN 54 was turned back to Grant County, and is now CSAH 54.[4]
Major intersections
[edit]| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| Grant | Erdahl Township |    MN 79 / I-94 Alt. east – Elbow Lake, Erdahl | ||||||
| Pelican Lake Township | 0.000– 0.142 | 0.000– 0.229 | I-94 (US 52) | Interchange; I-94 exit 77 | ||||
| Ashby | 4.572 | 7.358 |   CSAH 82 / I-94 Alt. west – Evansville, Ashby | Former US 52 | ||||
| Douglas |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Otter Tail | Eagle Lake Township | 11.947 | 19.227 |  CSAH 38 / Otter Trail Scenic Byway | Southern end of Otter Trail Scenic Byway concurrency | |||
| 14.936 | 24.037 |  CSAH 12 / Otter Trail Scenic Byway – Dalton | Northern end of Otter Trail Scenic Byway concurrency | |||||
| Battle Lake | 21.543 | 34.670 |  MN 210 / Otter Trail Scenic Byway – Henning, Fergus Falls | Southern end of Otter Trail Scenic Byway concurrency | ||||
| Everts Township | 24.109 | 38.800 |  CSAH 16 (Pine to Prairie International Birding Trail) – Glendalough State Park | |||||
| Ottertail | 36.379 | 58.546 |  MN 108 east (Main Street) – Henning | Southern end of MN 108 concurrency | ||||
| Perham Township | 45.493 | 73.214 | MN 108 west – Dent, Pelican Rapids | Northern end of MN 108 concurrency | ||||
| 47.114– 47.265 | 75.823– 76.066 |   US 10 / CSAH 8 north / Otter Trail Scenic Byway – Wadena, Detroit Lakes | Northern end of Otter Trail Scenic Byway concurrency; interchange | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
[edit]- 1 2 "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 4" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2008. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
- 1 2 Riner, Steve. "Details of Routes 76-100". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved February 24, 2007.
- ↑ Minnesota DNR website for Glendalough State Park - Link
- ↑ "MnDOT and Grant County to exchange ownership of State Highway 54 and a portion of Grant County Highway 10 on June 1". Minnesota Department of Transportation. May 28, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
