Minnesota State Highway 91

Minnesota State Highway 91 (MN 91) is a 61.456-mile-long (98.904 km) highway in southwest Minnesota. It runs from Lyon County Road L14 at the Iowa state line near Ellsworth northward to State Highway 23 at Russell.

Trunk Highway 91 marker

Trunk Highway 91

MN 91 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length61.456 mi (98.904 km)
Existed1933–present
Major junctions
South end CR L14 at the Iowa state line
Major intersections
North end MN 23 at Russell
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountiesNobles, Murray, Lyon
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highway System
← I-90→ MN 92

Route description

Highway 91 serves as a north–south route in southwest Minnesota between Russell, Lake Wilson, Adrian, Ellsworth, and the Iowa state line. It is an important corridor for north–south truck traffic in the region.[1]

Highway 91 is also known as Broadway Street in Ellsworth. The route follows Maine Avenue in Adrian. It follows College Avenue and Minnesota Avenue in Lake Wilson.

Highway 91 has an interchange with Interstate 90 at Adrian.

The route is legally defined as Legislative Route 91 in the Minnesota Statutes.[2]

History

Highway 91 was authorized in 1933. Previously, Ellsworth and Lismore in Nobles County had been connected via a gravel road constructed c. 1915 – c. 1920.[3]

In July 1938, a bridge near Chandler was washed out by floods and was replaced with a 3-mile (4.8 km) detour.[4]

In 1942, only a portion of Highway 91 north of Adrian was paved. Highway 91 was paved between Adrian and the Iowa state line by 1953. The remainder of the route was paved by 1960.

A 45-mile (72 km) section of the route underwent extensive rehabilitation from 2019 to 2020.[5] The project included repaving of the roadway, along with bridge and box culvert replacement[6] and an upgrade of the sidewalks in Lake Wilson.[7] The cost of the project was reduced by bundling the separate projects, which spanned the three counties through which the route travels, into a single bid.[8]

The bridge over Interstate 90 in Adrian was replaced in 2021.[9]

Major intersections
CountyLocationmi[10]kmDestinationsNotes
NoblesGrand Prairie Township0.0000.000
 CR L14 south		Continuation into Iowa; former Iowa 91
Adrian13.40021.565 CSAH 35 (Pearl Street)Former US 16
13.80722.220 I-90 – Luverne, WorthingtonInterchange
MurrayLake Wilson38.40261.802
 MN 30 east – Slayton		Eastern end of MN 30 overlap
38.70762.293
 MN 30 west – Pipestone		Western end of MN 30 overlap
LyonShelburne–Rock Lake
township line		56.44690.841 US 14 – Balaton, Florence
Russell61.45698.904 MN 23 – Marshall
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. Johnson, Brian (February 25, 2019). "MnDOT saves by bundling on Highway 91". Finance & Commerce. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  2. "§161.115: Additional trunk highways". Minnesota Statutes. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  3. Crippen, Ray (March 8, 2019) [March 10, 2007]. "Column: Even before Nobles County, there were roads here". The Globe of Worthington. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  4. "State Roads Ready For Week-End". Minneapolis Star. July 1, 1938. p. 11. Retrieved October 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Gau, Deb (October 30, 2019). "MnDOT removes Hwy. 91 detour south of Russell, but work continues". Marshall Independent. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  6. Gau, Deb (November 14, 2019). "Highway 91 detours end Friday". Marshall Independent. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  7. "MnDOT announces 2019 road projects in region". West Central Tribune. April 5, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  8. Center for Accelerating Innovation (April 25, 2019). "Innovation of the Month: Project Bundling". Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  9. Ward, Leah (July 22, 2021). "Highway 91 bridge replacement project near Adrian complete". The Globe of Worthington. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  10. "Roadway Data Products". Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
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