Minnesota State Highway 29

Minnesota State Highway 29 (MN 29) is a 126.592-mile-long (203.730 km) highway in west-central Minnesota, which runs from its junction with U.S. Highways 59 and 212 in Montevideo and continues north to its terminus at U.S. Highway 71 in Wadena.

Trunk Highway 29 marker

Trunk Highway 29

MN 29 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length126.592 mi[1] (203.730 km)
ExistedNovember 2, 1920[2]–present
Major junctions
South end US 59 / US 212 at Montevideo
Major intersections
North end US 71 at Wadena
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountiesChippewa, Swift, Pope, Douglas, Otter Tail, Wadena
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highway System
← MN 28→ MN 30

Route description

Highway 29 serves as a north–south route between Montevideo, Benson, Glenwood, Alexandria, and Wadena.

Highway 29 is built as a four-lane divided highway on the south side of Alexandria to Interstate Highway 94/US Highway 52.

Glacial Lakes State Park is located on Highway 29 in Pope County. The park is located South of Starbuck.[3]

Lake Carlos State Park is located on Highway 29 in Douglas County. The park is located ten miles (16 km) north of Alexandria.[4]

Highway 29 parallels U.S. Highway 71 throughout its route in west-central Minnesota.

The northern terminus for Highway 29 is its intersection with U.S. 71 in Wadena, three blocks south of U.S. 10.

History

Highway 29 was established November 2, 1920, traveling from Glenwood to Wadena.[2] In 1923, the road was intermittently graveled;[5] all graveling was completed by 1929.[6]

A paved surface was applied to the roadway in stages from Alexandria to Parkers Prairie from 1926 through 1933.[7][8] South of Alexandria, it was paved to the county line in 1931,[9] and to a Northern Pacific railway crossing at Glenwood in 1933.[10] Also in 1933, the highway was realigned between Deer Creek and Wadena, providing a shorter, more direct route.[11]

In 1934, the route was extended south along former State Highway 38 from Starbuck south to U.S. 212 at Montevideo. This extension was paved between Montevideo and a point north of Benson, and gravel along the remainder.[12]

Highway 38

Trunk Highway 38 marker

Trunk Highway 38

LocationMontevideo to Starbuck
Length55 mi (89 km)
Existed1920–1934

Trunk Highway 38 was established November 2, 1920, traveling from Montevideo north to Starbuck.[2] It was paved with concrete through Benson and several miles north and south of that town at the time it was marked.[13][14] It was paved from Montevideo to the existing pavement south of Benson in 1931.[15][16][17][13]

1934 onward

Highway 29 was paved from Parkers Prairie to Wadena in 1935.[8][18][11][19]

The highway was realigned south of Starbuck in 1938 to eliminate a pair of sharp turns and paved from there to Highway 28, and then from that point south to the county line in 1940.[20] After a replacement of the existing surface south of Alexandria in 1941,[9] the highway was paved in its entirety.[21]

When Interstate 94 was built through Douglas County in 1967, Highway 29 was upgraded to four lanes from the freeway north into Alexandria.[9]

Major intersections
CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
ChippewaMontevideo0.0000.000
 US 212 / US 59 south – Granite Falls, Dawson, Marshall		South end of US 59 overlap
0.1740.280

 MN 7 west / US 59 north – Appleton		North end of US 59 overlap, south end of MN 7 overlap
1.4562.343
 MN 7 east – Clara City		North end of MN 7 overlap
Mandt Township12.29919.793
 MN 40 west – Milan		West end of MN 40 overlap
Grace Township18.28829.432
 MN 40 east – Willmar		East end of MN 40 overlap
SwiftBenson32.41952.173
 US 12 west – Ortonville		South end of US 12 overlap
32.76052.722
 US 12 east / MN 9 – Willmar, Morris		North end of US 12 overlap
PopeStarbuck54.95288.437

 MN 28 west / MN 114 north – Morris, Lowry		West end of MN 28 overlap
Long Beach CSAH 24 / Glacial Ridge Trail
Golf Course Road / Glacial Ridge Trail
Glenwood63.431102.082

 MN 28 east / MN 104 south – Sauk Centre, Sunburg		East end of MN 28 overlap
Leven Township65.188104.910 MN 55 – Elbow Lake, Belgrade
DouglasAlexandria76.932123.810 I-94 / MN 27 (US 52) – Fergus Falls, St. CloudInterchange; I-94 Exit 103
77.967125.476
 CSAH 46 / I-94 Alt. / MN 29 Truck / Glacial Ridge Trail (34th Street) – Hoffman		Former MN 27 west
80.222129.105
 CSAH 82 west		South end of CSAH 82 overlap; former US 52 west
80.752129.958
 CSAH 82 east		North end of CSAH 82 overlap; former MN 27 east; previously US 52 east
81.295130.832 CSAH 42 / Glacial Ridge Trail
82.227132.332 CSAH 46 / MN 29 Truck
Otter TailParkers Prairie99.981160.904

 CSAH 38 west / CSAH 46 east – Urbank, Eagle Bend		Former MN 235 west
Inman Township112.360180.826 MN 210 – Henning, Staples
Deer Creek116.654187.736 MN 106 – US 10
WadenaWadena126.557203.674 US 71 – US 10
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. "Statewide Trunk Logpoint Listing" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 14, 2012.
  2. Minnesota State Legislature (2010). "§ 161.114, Constitutional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
  3. "Glacial Lake State Park". Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
  4. "Lake Carlos State Park". Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
  5. Minnesota Highway Department; McGill-Warner (1923). Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). 1:760,320. St. Paul: Minnesota Highway Department. Retrieved December 16, 2018 – via Minnesota Digital Library. (Showing road conditions as of May 1, 1923)
  6. Minnesota Highway Department; McGill-Warner (1929). Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). 1:760,320. St. Paul: Minnesota Highway Department. §§ E15–F12. OCLC 5673160, 80405240. Retrieved December 16, 2018 – via Minnesota Digital Library. (Showing road conditions as of April 1, 1929)
  7. "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 2103" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  8. "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 5608" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  9. "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 2102" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  10. "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 6106" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  11. "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 5610" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  12. Minnesota Highway Department; McGill-Warner (1934). Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). 1:760,320. St. Paul: Minnesota Highway Department. §§ D18–F12. OCLC 5673160, 80405240. Retrieved December 16, 2018 – via Minnesota Digital Library. (Showing road conditions as of May 1, 1934)
  13. "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 7607" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  14. "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 7608" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  15. "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 1206" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  16. "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 1207" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  17. "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 1208" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  18. "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 5609" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  19. Minnesota Highway Department; McGill-Warner (1936). Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). 1:760,320. St. Paul: Minnesota Highway Department. §§ E14–F12. OCLC 5673160, 80405240. Retrieved December 16, 2018 – via Minnesota Digital Library. (Showing road conditions as of April 1, 1936)
  20. "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 6105" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  21. Minnesota Department of Highways (1942). Official Road Map of Minnesota Showing the State Highway System and Main Secondary Roads (Map). Scale not given. St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Highways. §§ D18–F12. OCLC 5673160, 80405240. Retrieved December 16, 2018 – via Minnesota Digital Library. (Showing road conditions as of May 1, 1942)
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