Minnesota State Highway 61
Minnesota State Route 61 is a 243 km ( 151 miles ) long highway in northeastern Minnesota in the United States, from the intersection with Interstate 35 in Duluth ( 26th Avenue East ) to the border between the United States and Canada near Grand Portage runs. In the Canadian province of Ontario the street from the Pigeon River Bridge as Ontario Highway 61 continues and ends in Thunder Bay.
The route follows the northern shore of Lake Superior, the so-called North Shore and is part of the signposted as Lake Superior Circle Tour circular route that runs through Minnesota, Ontario, Michigan and Wisconsin. The Grand Portage National Monument is located on State Route 61 at Grand Portage.
Minnesota 61 is one of three State Routes in Minnesota, which carry a matching to an existing U.S. Highway within this state number. The other two are Minnesota State Route 65 and 169
Course
The highway passes near - and mostly right on the shore - Lake Superior ( Lake Superior) from southwest to northeast through the following places:
- Duluth
- Knife River
- Two Harbors
- Silver Creek
- Castle Danger
- Beaver Bay
- East Beaver Bay
- Silver Bay
- Illgen City
- Little Marais
- Tofte Township
- Lutsen Township
- Grand Marais
- Grand Portage
Around 33 km between Duluth and Two Harbors are expanded as a four-lane expressway. This is formally the name Arthur Rohweder Memorial Highway, with on street signs is not specified locally, the name, only a small plaque on the side of the road indicates.
Minnesota State Route 61 touches the counties:
- St. Louis County
- Lake County
- Cook County
The highway passes through the Superior National Forest and the Grand Portage State Forest. Are several state parks along the route:
- Gooseberry Falls State Park northeast of Two Harbors in Lake County.
- Split Rock Lighthouse State Park is located in Lake County between Two Harbors and Silver Bay.
- Tettegouche State Park just northeast of Silver Bay on the Baptism River.
- Temperance River State Park is located northeast of Schroeder Township in Cook County.
- Cascade River State Park is located between Lutsen Township and Grand Marais in Cook County.
- Judge CR Magney State Park is located on the banks of the Brule River, 20 km northeast of Grand Marais in Cook County.
- Grand Portage State Park is located in Cook County on both banks of the Pigeon River near Grand Portage.
History
From 1926 to 1991, the highway was a section of U.S. Highway 61 This has the musician Bob Dylan inspired to write his song Highway 61 Revisited. The section between Duluth and the Canadian border in 1929 and released completely provided until 1940 with a solid surface.
After the construction of Interstate 35 in the 1960s, U.S. overlapped 61 and I-35 from Duluth to Wyoming, south of Minneapolis. In 1991, the section between Wyoming and the Canadian border was abgewidmet. The section north of Duluth was led from then on as Minnesota State Route 61.
The section between Hovland and the Pigeon River was originally further away from the lake inland and dealt Grand Portage. Today's route and the border crossing were built in the early 1960s.
The expressway between Duluth and Two Harbors was created in the 1960s. The original route was then transferred into this area to the affected counties. Both counties lead the road in their area each day as County Road with the original number 61
Swell
- Adam Fröhlig ( 20 December 2002). Minnesota Highway 61 MN Highway Endings. Retrieved on 5 July 2008.
- Steve Riner (27th December 2003). Details of Routes 51-75. Retrieved on 5 July 2008.