Minnesota State Highway 70
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Mn/DOT | ||||
| Length: | 29.333 mi[1] (47.207 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1933 – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end: |
 MN 65 at Brunswick | |||
 MN 107 near Grasston I-35 at Rock Creek | ||||
| East end: |
 WIS 70 at the St. Croix River,near Grantsburg, WI | |||
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| Counties: | Kanabec, Pine | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Minnesota State Highway 70 (MN 70) is a highway in east-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 65 in Brunswick and continues east to its eastern terminus at the Wisconsin state line (near Grantsburg, WI), where it becomes Wisconsin Highway 70 upon crossing the St. Croix River.
Minnesota Highway 70 is 29 miles (47 km) in length.
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, Wisconsin Highway 70, is a wide roadway with large shoulders. Highway 70 in Minnesota carries a great amount of recreational traffic to Wisconsin, as Twin Cities residents try to avoid nearby U.S. Highway 8, which is often a traffic congested route.
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 circa 1942 when the current short-cut of Highway 65 was built.[2]
Highway 70 in Minnesota was completely paved circa 1949.[2]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1][3] | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanabec | Brunswick Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | MN 65 | |
| 1.510 | 2.430 | CR 11 (Mahogany Street) | |||
| Grass Lake Township | 3.505 | 5.641 | CR 7 (Olympic Street) | ||
| 6.351 | 10.221 |  CR 5 (Queen Street) | |||
| 7.248 | 11.665 |  MN 107 | North end of MN 107 overlap | ||
| CR 28 | |||||
| 10.446 | 16.811 | MN 107 | South end of MN 107 overlap | ||
| Pine | Royalton Township | 14.706 | 23.667 |  CR 1 south | |
| 15.031 | 24.190 | CR 1 north | |||
| Rock Creek | 18.161 | 29.227 | CR 23 | ||
| 18.668– 18.800 | 30.043– 30.256 | I-35 | Interchange | ||
| 19.841 | 31.931 |  MN 361 south CR 61 north | Old US 61 | ||
| 22.048 | 35.483 | CR 4 | Old Point Douglas to Superior Military Road | ||
| 25.642 | 41.267 |  CR 3 | |||
| St. Croix River | 29.398 | 47.311 | Minnesota–Wisconsin state line | ||
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 1" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 20, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 51–75". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Self-published. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ↑ "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 3" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2010.