Minnesota State Highway 23






































Trunk Highway 23 marker


Trunk Highway 23
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length 343.723 mi[1] (553.169 km)
Existed 1920–present
Major junctions
Southwest end
I-90 near Beaver Creek
 



  • US 75 at Pipestone


  • US 59 at Marshall


  • US 212 at Granite Falls


  • US 71 / US 12 at Willmar


  • I-94 at St. Cloud


  • US 10 at St. Cloud


  • US 169 at Milaca


  • MN 65 at Mora


  • I-35 at Hinckley and Sandstone


Northeast end
I-35 / US 2 at Duluth
Location
Counties
Rock, Pipestone, Lincoln, Lyon, Yellow Medicine, Chippewa, Renville, Kandiyohi, Stearns, Benton, Mille Lacs, Kanabec, Pine, Carlton, Douglas (WI), St. Louis

Highway system


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MN 22

MN 24


Minnesota State Highway 23 (MN 23) is a state highway that stretches from southwestern to northeastern Minnesota. At 343.723 miles (553.169 km) in length, it is the second longest state route in Minnesota, after MN 1.


This route, signed east–west, runs roughly diagonally across Minnesota from southwest to northeast. It indirectly connects Duluth to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and passes through the cities of St. Cloud, Willmar, and Marshall.


MN 23 runs north from its interchange with Interstate 90 (I-90), 13 miles (21 km) east of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and then continues north and east across Minnesota to its terminus at its interchange with I-35 in Duluth.




Contents






  • 1 Route description


    • 1.1 Parks and monuments


    • 1.2 Evergreen Memorial Scenic Drive


    • 1.3 Segment in Wisconsin




  • 2 History


  • 3 Future


  • 4 Major intersections


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Route description


MN 23 directly serves Pipestone, Marshall, Granite Falls, Willmar, Paynesville, Cold Spring, St. Cloud, Foley, Milaca, Mora, Hinckley, Sandstone, and Duluth.


Portions of MN 23 that have been upgraded to a four-lane expressway include approximately 9 miles (14 km) in the Marshall area in addition to longer stretches between Willmar and New London, and between Richmond and Waite Park (St. Cloud). For a majority of the Willmar area, Highway 23 runs concurrently with U.S. Highway 71 (US 71), which includes a freeway bypass of the city. MN 23 crosses the Minnesota River at Granite Falls, and the Mississippi River in St. Cloud, over the Granite City Crossing bridge.


Running over surface streets in certain towns, Highway 23 is also known as:



  • Division Street in St. Cloud

  • 4th Street in downtown Milaca

  • Forest Avenue East in Mora, between MN 65 and Oslin Road

  • Grand Avenue in Duluth; the section of Grand Avenue that is marked MN 23 is from 59th Avenue West and I-35 (in West Duluth) to Idaho Street (in the Morgan Park neighborhood)

  • Commonwealth Avenue in the Gary-New Duluth neighborhood of the city of Duluth

  • Evergreen Memorial Highway in the Fond du Lac neighborhood of the city of Duluth



Parks and monuments


The highway serves:




  • Split Rock Creek State Park in Pipestone County at Ihlen

  • Pipestone National Monument


  • Camden State Park in Lyon County on the banks of the Redwood River


  • Banning State Park in Pine County on the banks of the Kettle River



Evergreen Memorial Scenic Drive


About 50 miles (80 km) of MN 23 that travel through Pine, Carlton, and Saint Louis counties is officially designated the Veterans Evergreen Memorial Scenic Drive. This portion is between I-35 near Askov and the Gary-New Duluth neighborhood of Duluth, near State Highway 39. The scenic roadway offers views of Banning State Park, the Saint Louis River valley, and nearby Jay Cooke State Park.


The 2005 Minnesota Legislature officially designated the MN 23 Bridge over the Saint Louis River at Duluth (Fond du Lac neighborhood) as the Biauswah Bridge.[2] On June 28, 2008, this bridge was dedicated as such in honor of American Indian veterans.



Segment in Wisconsin


MN 23 has the rare distinction of being a state highway that passes through another state. At 133rd Avenue West, along the southern edge of Duluth, MN 23 crosses the Saint Louis River into Douglas County, Wisconsin, in the Town of Superior, for one-half mile (800 m) before re-entering Minnesota.[3] On some maps, this section is designated "WISC-23", despite there being another Highway 23 in southern Wisconsin.[citation needed] There is no signage, however, along the highway that indicates the brief route across state lines. Nearby is the junction between MN 23 and MN 210 and Jay Cooke State Park.



History


MN 23 was authorized November 2, 1920 from Paynesville to Mission Creek, south of Hinckley.[4] By 1933, the highway was paved between Roscoe and Cold Spring and from St. Cloud to Mission Creek.[5] It was extended west to Benson and east to Duluth in 1934.[6] Various sections of the highway were paved from the 1930s through the 1950s; the entire length was paved by 1961.


The section of present-day MN 23 from its southern terminus to Marshall was originally designated MN 39 until 1940. The section between Marshall and Willmar was originally designated MN 17 until 1940. The MN 23 designation originally extended west from New London to Benson along the modern MN 9; which was also MN 17 from around 1940 to the 1960s. MN 23 originally ran through Sandstone proper to just west of Askov along the route that later became MN 123; this was redesignated c. 1946.


From 1934 to 1963, the northern terminus for MN 23 was its junction with old US  61 and US 2 in West Duluth. From 1963 to 1997, MN 23 continued farther into Duluth proper as a business route using several local arteries including Michigan Street, West 1st Street, East 2nd Street, East 3rd Street, and East Superior Street. The former northern terminus for MN 23 during this time period was at the intersection of US 61 (now MN 61) and 60th Avenue East in Duluth. In 1997, the official northern terminus changed to its junction with I-35 at Grand Avenue in Duluth.


After completion of the I-35 freeway, the state maintained MN 23 through Hinckley and Sandstone; now MN 23 is concurrent with I-35 from Hinckley to Sandstone.


The four-lane US 71 / MN 23 bypass of Willmar was proposed in the 1960s. However a financial crisis in the early 1980s led to the northbound lanes being unpaved, and the bypass had been scaled down to a two-lane facility by the time it opened in 1985. Construction in 2001 completed the bypass to its original four-lane design.[7][8]


The MN 23 expressway from Spicer to New London, and the expressway from Richmond to Waite Park (St. Cloud), were both completed by 2005.


The DeSoto Bridge across the Mississippi River in St. Cloud was closed on March 20, 2008, after bent gusset plates were found in an inspection; similar to gusset plates that caused the I-35W Bridge in Minneapolis to collapse on August 1, 2007. The DeSoto Bridge was demolished in October 2008; with a new replacement bridge, the Granite City Crossing, completed October 29, 2009.



Future


MnDOT has designated MN 23 as a medium-priority Interregional Corridor along the majority of its length. As such, there are long-range plans to expand significant portions of the highway from two to four lanes. The ultimate vision for MN 23 is a four-lane expressway running from its interchange with I-90 in the southwest corner of Minnesota northeastward to its interchange with I-35 near Hinckley, although severe funding shortages are currently limiting expansion to certain segments.


Currently, the section of highway that has the highest overall priority for expansion is the corridor between Willmar and St. Cloud. This is due in part to the corridor carrying a heavy volume of traffic (higher than what a standard two-lane highway is designed to safely carry), plus a subsequently higher-than-average accident rate. In addition, southwest Minnesota lacks four-lane access to both the Twin Cities (Minneapolis – Saint Paul) and the Interstate Highway System, and a MN 23 expressway from Willmar (which is the largest municipality in southwest Minnesota) to St. Cloud would greatly alleviate both these issues.


Originally, there were only two short stretches of four-lane along this segment of MN 23: its route through St. Cloud (also known as Division Street) on the northern end, and its concurrency with US 71 in the Willmar area on the southern end. However, additional portions of this segment have been expanded to four lanes in the last decade—most notably, from its concurrency with US 71 to New London, and from Richmond to its interchange with I-94 near St. Cloud. In addition, a new bypass around Paynesville is now open.


The Paynesville Bypass project began on April 26, 2010. The project consists of constructing a four-lane bypass around Paynesville, running from Kandiyohi County Road 6 to Stearns County Road 123. The three-year project is expected to be completed in August 2012. The length of the new bypass is 7.7 miles (12.4 km). The project includes grading, construction of eight bridges, surfacing and lighting. The 2010 cost of the bypass is $32.2 million.[9]


Another project expanded MN 23 (to four lanes) from St. Cloud eastward to Foley, which began July 1, 2011, and finished sometime in late 2012. This project expanded an 8-mile (13 km) segment of the highway. While this section is technically part of the St. Cloud – I-35 portion of the corridor (and thus has less overall priority), the increase in traffic along this particular stretch still necessitates and warrants expansion, as there have been major safety and mobility issues the last couple decades due to growth in the St. Cloud area.



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State County Location mi[1]
km Destinations Notes
Minnesota Rock Beaver Creek Township 1.297 2.087
I-90 / CSAH 17 – Sioux Falls, Luverne, Manley
Interchange; exit 1 on I-90
Pipestone Jasper 18.686 30.072
MN 269 west
Eastern terminus of MN 269
Pipestone 29.707 47.809
MN 30 west – Madison, SD
Western end of MN 30 concurrency
29.933 48.172
US 75 south / MN 30 east – Luverne, Slayton
Eastern end of MN 30 concurrency; southern end of US 75 concurrency
30.550 49.165
US 75 north – Lake Benton
Northern end of US 75 concurrency
Lyon Florence 52.549 84.569
US 14 – Tyler, Balaton
US 14 crosses bridge over railroad and MN 23; road just to the north connects the highways
Coon Creek Township 59.413 95.616
MN 91 south – Lake Wilson
Marshall 73.679 118.575
US 59 – Marshall, Slayton
75.057 120.793
MN 19 / MN 68 – Redwood Falls, Marshall
Yellow Medicine Minnesota Falls Township 100.984 162.518
MN 274 south – Wood Lake
Granite Falls 103.151 166.005
MN 67 east – Echo
Western end of MN 67 concurrency
103.364 166.348
US 212 west / MN 67 west – Montevideo
Western end of US 212 concurrency; eastern end of MN 67 concurrency
Chippewa Granite Falls Township 111.569 179.553
US 212 east – Olivia
Eastern end of US 212 concurrency
Stoneham Township 125.066 201.274
MN 7 – Cosmos, Montevideo
Kandiyohi Willmar Township 141.483 227.695
CSAH 15 / CSAH 5
Interchange planned for this intersection during the 2008–14 time frame
Willmar 144.515 232.574

US 71 south / US 71 Bus. north / MN 23 Bus. east (1st Street) – Willmar, Olivia
Interchange; western end of US 71 concurrency
141.501 227.724
CSAH 23 (Willmar Avenue)
Interchange
Willmar Township 142.666–
142.677
229.599–
229.616

US 12 – Willmar, Litchfield
Interchange
Willmar 143.900–
143.960
231.585–
231.681
Civic Center Drive Interchange
144.948 233.271

US 71 Bus. south / MN 23 Bus. west
Interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Dovre Township 152.420 245.296
US 71 north – Sauk Centre
Interchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance; eastern end of US 71 concurrency
Green Lake Township 153.253 246.637
CSAH 9 to US 71 north
Interchange
New London 160.927 258.987
MN 9 west – New London
Eastern terminus of MN 9
Stearns Paynesville 167.909–
168.077
270.223–
270.494
Veterans Drive Interchange
168.453–
168.841
271.099–
271.723

MN 4 / MN 55 – Belgrade, Paynesville
Interchange
Richmond 186.069 299.449
MN 22 south
Northern terminus of MN 22
St. Joseph Township 199.420 320.935
I-94 – Alexandria, Minneapolis, Saint Paul
Interchange; exit 164 on I-94
St. Cloud 204.150 328.548
MN 15 south / CSAH 75 east
Southern end of MN 15/CR 75 concurrency
204.401 328.952
MN 15 north / CSAH 75 west
Northern end of MN 15/CR 75 concurrency
206.480–
206.638
332.297–
332.552
10th Avenue Interchange
Benton 207.860 334.518
US 10 – Little Falls, Saint Paul
Interchange
Minden Township 212.403 341.829
MN 95 east – Princeton
Western terminus of MN 95
Gilmanton Township 220.925 355.544
MN 25 – Pierz
Mille Lacs Milaca 236.357–
236.374
380.380–
380.407

US 169 – Princeton, Onamia
Interchange
Kanabec Ogilvie 247.418 398.181
MN 47 north – Isle
Western end of MN 47 concurrency
248.481 399.891
MN 47 south – Anoka
Eastern end of MN 47 concurrency
Mora 254.577 409.702
MN 65 south – Cambridge
Southern end of MN 65 concurrency
256.180 412.282
MN 65 north – McGregor
Northern end of MN 65 concurrency
Pine Brook Park Township 266.615 429.075
MN 107 – Braham
Northern terminus of MN 107
Mission Creek Township 273.737 440.537
I-35 south / CSAH 61 – Minneapolis, Saint Paul
Interchange; southern end of I-35 concurrency; exit 180 on I-35
Hinckley 272.459 438.480
MN 48 east / CSAH 61 – Hinckley
Western terminus of MN 48
Sandstone 285.237 459.044
I-35 north / CSAH 61 south – Duluth
Interchange; northern end of I-35 concurrency; southern end of CSAH 61 concurrency; exit 191 on I-35
285.641 459.695
MN 123 east
Western terminus of MN 123
Finlayson Township 289.708 466.240
MN 18 west / CSAH 61 north – Rutledge, Finlayson
Eastern terminus of MN 18; northern end of CSAH 61 concurrency
290.190 467.016
I-35 – Duluth, Saint Paul, Minneapolis
Exit 195 on I-35; interchange.
293.017 471.565
MN 123 west – Sandstone
Northern terminus of MN 123

Carlton

No major junctions
Wisconsin
Douglas

No major junctions
Minnesota St. Louis Duluth 335.948 540.656
MN 210 west – Jay Cooke State Park, Carlton
Eastern terminus of MN 210
338.725 545.125
MN 39 east – Superior, WI
Western terminus of MN 39
345.020 555.256
I-35 / US 2
Interchange; exit 251B southbound on I-35; access to northbound I-35 only
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi


  •       Concurrency terminus


  •       Incomplete access




See also



  • Wisconsin State Trunk Highway System



References





  1. ^ ab "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. September 6, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 14, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2011..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Chapter 6-H.F.No. 140". Minnesota Session Laws - 2005, 1st Special Session. Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. July 14, 2005. Retrieved March 10, 2019.


  3. ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Douglas County


  4. ^ Minnesota State Legislature (2010). "§ 161.114, Constitutional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Retrieved October 13, 2010.


  5. ^ 1933 Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by McGill-Warner Co. Minnesota Highway Department. April 1, 1933. § G-16 through M-14. Retrieved March 5, 2019.


  6. ^ 1934 Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by McGill-Warner Co. Minnesota Highway Department. May 1, 1934. § E-16 through O-11. Retrieved March 5, 2019.


  7. ^ Korsgaard, Kay. "Willmar bypass opens". MnDOT Newsline. Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 10, 2007.


  8. ^ District 8 Staff (November 19, 2001). "Willmar Bypass Opens with Silver Ribbon Cutting" (Press release). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on January 4, 2008. Retrieved November 10, 2007.


  9. ^ "Highway 23 Paynesville Bypass project". Minnesota Department of Transportation. April 26, 2010. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2011.




External links


Route map:






Template:Attached KML/Minnesota State Highway 23

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  • MN 23 at The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page



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