List of county roads in St. Louis County, Minnesota
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| Interstates | Interstate X (I-X) |
| US Highways | U.S. Highway X (US X) |
| County State-Aid Highways: | County State-Aid Highway X (CSAH X) |
| County Roads: | County Road X (CR X) |
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The following is a list of county routes in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.
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CR 1–CR 20
County Road 3 begins at the intersection of Becks Road and State Highway 23 (MN 23) in the city of Duluth and continues north and west in Midway Township, just past the intersection of Becks Road and Carlton County Road 61 where Becks Road becomes Stenman Road, and terminates at the Saint Louis / Carlton county line. It is 5 miles (8 km) in length.
County Road 3 is also known as Becks Road in the Duluth area and serves as a truck route. The axle weight limit on this route is 10 short tons (9 t).
County Road 4 (sometimes referred to as Highway 4 or County 4), begins at the intersection of Central Entrance (MN 194) and Rice Lake Road in Duluth and continues north to its northern terminus at Biwabik in the Iron Range region of Minnesota. The route is also known as Rice Lake Road in the city of Duluth, the city of Rice Lake, and Gnesen Township; and known as the historic Vermilion Trail from Island Lake to Biwabik. It is also officially designated Governor Rudy Perpich Memorial Drive.
County 4 is 60 miles (97 km) in length and passes through the communities of:
County 4 serves as a north–south route between Duluth and Biwabik, and passes through the Cloquet Valley State Forest.
The southern terminus of County 4 is at the intersection of Rice Lake Road / Mesaba Avenue and Central Entrance (MN 194) in Duluth. The northern terminus of County 4 is at the intersection of Vermilion Trail and State Highway 135 (MN 135) in Biwabik.
County Road 5 (sometimes referred to as Highway 5 or County 5), begins at the intersection of County 5 and County 8 in Arrowhead Township and continues north to its northern terminus at the intersection of County 5 and West Olson Road (CR 114) near the St. Louis / Itasca county line (west of Cook). The section of County 5 in Ness Township, south of Meadowlands, is unpaved gravel surface.
County 5 passes through the communities of:
McCarthy Beach State Park is located on the route. County 5 intersects U.S. Highway 169 at two different locations near Hibbing and Chisholm.
County Road 6 begins at the intersection of U.S. Highway 53 and Maple Grove Road in the city of Duluth and continues west to its western terminus in Brevator Township at the intersection of Maple Grove Road and State Highway 33 (MN 33). It is 13 miles (21 km) in length and passes through the communities of Duluth, Hermantown, Solway Township, and Brevator Township.
County Road 6 is also known as Maple Grove Road in the Duluth area.
Maple Grove Road serves as an east–west arterial route between U.S. Highway 53, Haines Road (CR 91), Lavaque Road (CR 48), Midway Road (CR 13), U.S. Highway 2, and State Highway 33 (MN 33).
County Road 7 (sometimes referred to as Highway 7 or County 7), begins at the intersection of U.S. Highway 53 and Industrial Road in Grand Lake Township and continues north to its northern terminus at the city of Mountain Iron in the Mesabi Range region. County 7 is also known as Industrial Road in Grand Lake Township and Industrial Township. This route is also officially designated the Bobby Aro Memorial Highway. Aro was an Iron Range radio personality and entertainer. County 7 is 52 miles (84 km) in length and passes through the communities of:
County 7 serves as primarily a north–south route for most of its length. It changes direction to east–west as it approaches Industrial Township and continues as east–west to its terminus at Highway 53 in the community of Twig in Grand Lake Township. County 7 parallels Highway 53 for much of its route, and crosses the Saint Louis River near Forbes, the Whiteface River in Kelsey Township, and the Cloquet River in Industrial Township.
County Road 8 begins at the intersection of State Highway 73 (MN 73) and County 8 in Floodwood and continues east to its eastern terminus at the intersection of U.S. Highway 53 and County 8 in Grand Lake Township near Twig. County 8 serves as a direct route between Floodwood and U.S. Highway 53. County 8 also has an intersection with State Highway 33 (MN 33) in Industrial Township near Independence. The majority of the route is unpaved gravel surface.
County Road 9 begins at the intersection of Martin Road and Midway Road (CR 13) in Canosia Township (at Pike Lake) and continues east to the intersection of Calvary Road and Woodland Avenue in the Woodland business district in the city of Duluth.
County Road 9 is 11 miles (18 km) in length and passes through Canosia Township and the city of Rice Lake.
County Road 9 (concurrent with County Road 10) is also known as Martin Road in the Duluth area and serves as a truck route. Martin Road serves as an east–west arterial route between Midway Road and Jean Duluth Road (CR 37) on the northern edge of Duluth. The axle weight limit on this route is 9 short tons (8 t).
A non-arterial two mile extension of County Road 9 follows North Pike Lake Road, Helm Road, and Caribou Lake Road.
County Road 13 begins at the intersection of Midway Road and Becks Road (CR 3) in Midway Township and continues north to its northern terminus in Canosia Township / Pike Lake at the intersection of Midway Road and Martin Road (CR 9).
County Road 13 is 11 miles (18 km) in length and passes through the communities of Midway Township, the city of Hermantown, and Canosia Township.
County Road 13 is also known as Midway Road in the Duluth area and serves as a truck route. Midway Road serves as a key north–south arterial route along Duluth's western outskirts. The axle weight limit on this route is 10 short tons (9 t). Midway Road carries approximately 9,000 vehicles per day as of 2011.
The southern terminus of County Road 13 is near its interchange with Interstate Highway 35 in Midway Township. Its northern terminus is near its intersection with U.S. Highway 53 in the Pike Lake district of Canosia Township.
County Road 16 (sometimes referred to as Highway 16 or County 16), begins at the county line with Itasca County near Bengal; immediately southwest of Hibbing and near State Highway 73 (MN 73); and continues east to its eastern terminus at the county line with Lake County near Fairbanks.
County Road 16 is 64 miles (103 km) in length and passes through the communities of Bengal, Forbes, Peary, Makinen, Fairbanks, and Bassett. It serves as an east–west route between Fairbanks and the Hibbing area, and is also known as Townline Road and Wilson Road at various points throughout its route.
County 16 parallels State Highway 37 (MN 37) for part of its route.
CR 21–CR 40
County Road 25 (sometimes referred to as Highway 25 or County 25), is a route in the western portion of the county, serving McDavitt Township, Lavell Township, Clinton Township, Cherry Township, Cherry, Great Scott Township, Kinney, Alango Township, Field Township, and Cook; it also serves portions of the Superior National Forest. The route begins at the intersection of Zim Road (CR 27) and Fraser Road near Zim, generally heads north for 47.3 miles (76.1 km) into Cook, and terminates on Vermilion Drive at its intersection with 2nd Street Southeast (CR 24). County 25 also passes near Buhl and Chisholm at its intersection with U.S. Highway 169 in Great Scott Township.
County Road 32 begins at the intersection of U.S. Highway 53 and Arrowhead Road in Hermantown and continues east to its eastern terminus at the intersection of Arrowhead Road and Arlington Avenue (CR 90) in Duluth.
County Road 32 is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) in length and passes through the communities of Hermantown and Duluth.
County Road 32 is also known as Arrowhead Road in the Duluth area. Arrowhead Road serves as an east–west arterial route between Hermantown, the Miller Hill area of Duluth, and eastern Duluth. Arrowhead Road in Duluth and Hermantown is actually 9 miles (14 km) in length; however, only 2.5 miles is designated and signed as County Road 32.
County Road 37 begins at the intersection of Glenwood Street and Jean Duluth Road in the city of Duluth and continues north to its northern terminus at Normanna Road (CR 44) in Normanna Township.
County Road 37 is also known as Jean Duluth Road in the Duluth area and passes through the communities of Lakewood Township, Normanna Township, and the city of Duluth.
Jean Duluth Road serves as a north–south arterial route between Glenwood Street, Martin Road (CR 9/CR 10), and Normanna Road.
CR 41–CR 60
County Road 48 is more commonly known as Lavaque Road in the Duluth area and serves as a north–south arterial route. It is 15 miles (24 km) in length and passes through the communities of Proctor, Hermantown, Canosia Township, and Fredenberg Township.
The first section of County Road 48 runs from the intersection of Second Avenue (Lavaque Road) and U.S. Highway 2 in the city of Proctor and continues north to the intersection of Lavaque Road and U.S. Highway 53 in the city of Hermantown. The second section runs from the intersection of Lavaque Bypass Road and Highway 53 in the city of Hermantown and continues north to the intersection of Lavaque Road and Fish Lake Road in Fredenberg Township. The third section of County 48 is a non-arterial 4-mile (6.4 km) route following Fish Lake Road and Taft Road.
The southern terminus of County Road 48 is the intersection of Second Avenue and U.S. Highway 2 in the city of Proctor. The northern terminus is at the intersection of Taft Road and County Road 15 in the community of Taft in Grand Lake Township.
County Road 49 runs from the intersection of County 49 and U.S. Highway 53 in Northland Township (near Canyon) and continues east to its eastern terminus at the intersection of County Road 49 and County Road 4 (near Island Lake). County Road 49 passes through the Three Lakes Area and the community of Shaw. County 49 is also known as Three Lakes Road. The majority of the route is unpaved gravel surface.
County Road 52 runs from the intersection of County Road 52 and County Road 5 in Toivola and continues east to its eastern terminus at the intersection of County Road 52 / County Road 15 / County Road 547 near Whiteface and Shaw.
County Road 52 is known as Arkola Road between Toivola and its intersection with U.S. Highway 53 at Cotton. County Road 52 is also known as Comstock Lake Road between Cotton and its eastern terminus near Shaw.
County Road 56 runs from the intersection of Morris Thomas Road and Piedmont Avenue in the city of Duluth and continues west to its western terminus in Brevator Township at the intersection of Morris Thomas Road and State Highway 33 (MN 33).
County Road 56 is 14 miles (23 km) in length and passes through the communities of Duluth, Hermantown, Solway Township, and Brevator Township. This route is also known as Morris Thomas Road in the Duluth area.
Morris Thomas Road serves as an east–west arterial route between Piedmont Avenue, Haines Road (CR 91), Lavaque Road (CR 48), U.S. Highway 2, Midway Road (CR 13), and State Highway 33 (MN 33).
County Road 58 runs from State Highway 169 (MN 169) near Winton and continues southeasterly to the Saint Louis / Lake County Line. County 58 is also known as Kawishiwi Trail.
CR 61–CR 80
County Road 61 runs from the intersection of Congdon Boulevard and the Minnesota 61 Expressway near Brighton Beach in Duluth and follows the North Shore Scenic Drive to Two Harbors.
County Road 61 passes through the communities of Duluth Township (French River and Palmers) and the city of Duluth. It is more commonly known and signed as North Shore Scenic Drive between Duluth and Two Harbors. This stretch of County Road 61 is also known as Scenic 61.
Between Duluth and Two Harbors, what is now County Road 61 was commissioned as U.S. 61 in 1926, ready for use by 1929, and paved by 1940. Until the expressway between Duluth and Two Harbors was constructed inland in the 1960s, County Road 61 (then U.S. 61) had served as the principal route between Duluth and Two Harbors. The state turned over management of the road to Saint Louis and Lake Counties in the 1960s, and the two counties then designated this route County Road 61.
The course for Grandma's Marathon follows this road route annually in June.
CR 81–CR 100
County Road 90 runs from the intersection of U.S. Highway 53 and Arlington Avenue in Duluth and continues north to its northern terminus at the intersection of Arlington Avenue and Arrowhead Road (CR 32) in Duluth.
County Road 90 is 3 miles (4.8 km) in length and is an arterial route in the Duluth Heights neighborhood of Duluth. County 90 is also known as Arlington Avenue in Duluth.
County Road 91 runs from the intersection of 40th Avenue West and West 8th Street in Duluth and continues north to its northern terminus at the intersection of Haines Road and Airport Road in Duluth.
County Road 91 is 6 miles (9.7 km) in length and passes through the communities of Duluth and Hermantown. The road actually serves as a boundary line between the two cities for much of its length.
County Road 91 is more commonly known as Haines Road in the Duluth area and serves as an arterial route. A small section of County Road 91 is known as 40th Avenue West.
Haines Road serves as an arterial route between West Duluth, Hermantown, and the Miller Hill area of Duluth.
As of 2011, the section of Haines Road between Morris Thomas Road and Skyline Parkway carries approximately 7,000 vehicles per day, on average. A $12 million reconstruction project of this section of roadway began in September 2012 and was completed in October 2013. Crews added curb and gutter along a newly constructed roadway, which should help prevent the kind of washouts and mudslides that left sections of the roadway temporarily closed after the June 2012 Duluth flood. This section of Haines Road now has wide shoulders, two uphill lanes, a wider downhill lane, and a sidewalk. A 300-foot-long culvert along Merritt Creek was also installed.
During the 2012–2013 reconstruction project, the roadway's notorious hairpin "horseshoe bend" section, as locals call it, on the 40th Avenue West segment of County Road 91, was straightened some, but could not be eliminated because of the steep nature of the hill, and the lack of additional funding that would have been required for an expensive project of blasting rock on the hillside.
County Road 92 runs from the intersection of County 92 / U.S. 169 / MN 73 at the northeast side of Hibbing and continues east to its eastern terminus at the intersection of County 92 and County 25 in Cherry.
County Road 93 runs from the intersection of County 93 and U.S. Highway 53 at Central Lakes and continues east to its eastern terminus at the intersection of County 93 and County 16 in Makinen.
County 93 is sometimes used as a shortcut between U.S. 53 at Central Lakes and County 16 at Makinen to reach Palo and Aurora (via County 16 and County 100).
County Road 100 runs from the intersection of County 100 and County Road 4 near Makinen and Palo and continues north to its northern terminus at the intersection of County 100 and State Highway 135 (MN 135) in Aurora. County 100 passes through Palo. The route is 12 miles in length.
CR 101 and up
References
- ^ Steve Riner (July 26, 2003). Details of Routes 1-25. Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Accessed August 27, 2004.
- Rand McNally Road Atlas - 2007 edition - Minnesota entry
- Minnesota Department of Transportation: Geographic Information & Mapping