Minnesota State Highway 78
Minnesota State Highway 78 (MN 78) is a highway in west-central Minnesota, which runs from State Highway 79 near Erdahl and continues north to its northern terminus at its interchange with U.S. Highway 10 in Perham.
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 | |||
  I-94 / US 52 near Ashby  MN 210 at Battle Lake MN 108 at Ottertail MN 108 near Perham | ||||
| North end |  US 10 at Perham | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Minnesota | |||
| Counties | Grant, Douglas, Otter Tail | |||
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Route description
State Highway 78 serves as a north–south route in west-central Minnesota between Erdahl, Ashby, Battle Lake, Ottertail, and Perham.
Highway 78 parallels U.S. Highway 59 and State Highway 29.
Glendalough State Park is located 1.8 mile east of the junction of Highway 78 and County Road 16 near Battle Lake. The park entrance is located on County Road 16.
Minnesota DNR website for Glendalough State Park - Link
History
State Highway 78 was authorized in 1933.
The south portion of Highway 78 was still gravel in 1953. All of the route was paved by 1960.[2]
Highway 78 was extended south from the interchange with Interstate Highway 94/US Highway 52 to Erdahl over part of CSAH 10 on June 1, 2020. In exchange, Minnesota State Highway 54 was turned back to Grant County, and is now CSAH 54.[3]
Major intersections
| 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 | |
| Otter Tail | Eagle Lake Township | 11.947 | 19.227 |  CSAH 38 / Otter Trail Scenic Byway | South end of Otter Trail Scenic Byway overlap |
| 14.936 | 24.037 |  CSAH 12 / Otter Trail Scenic Byway – Dalton | North end of Otter Trail Scenic Byway overlap | ||
| Clitherall Township | 21.543 | 34.670 | MN 210 / Otter Trail Scenic Byway – Henning, Fergus Falls | South end of Otter Trail Scenic Byway overlap | |
| Everts Township | 24.109 | 38.800 |  CSAH 16 (Pine to Prairie International Birding Trail) – Glendalough State Park | ||
| Ottertail | 36.379 | 58.546 | MN 108 (Main Street) – Henning | South end of MN 108 overlap | |
| Perham Township | 45.493 | 73.214 | MN 108 – Dent, Pelican Rapids | North end of MN 108 overlap | |
| 47.114– 47.265 | 75.823– 76.066 |   US 10 / CSAH 8 north / Otter Trail Scenic Byway – Wadena, Detroit Lakes | Interchange; north end of Otter Trail Scenic Byway overlap | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- "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.
- Riner, Steve. "Details of Routes 76-100". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved February 24, 2007.
- "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.