County State-Aid Highway 3 (Pennington County, Minnesota)

County State-Aid Highway 3 (CSAH 3) is a regional county highway in Pennington County, Minnesota. It is a rural two-lane roadway that runs from the Polk–Pennington county line, where it continues west as CSAH 21, to the Pennington–Clearwater county line, where it continues east on the Red Lake Reservation as Bureau of Indian Affairs Highway 100.[1] This route also carries the name Center Street, as it is the north/south dividing line for rural addresses for the counties of Marshall, Pennington, Polk, and Red Lake.[2] The roads of Pennington County are laid out in a grid formation, and while many of them are interrupted by various rivers, bridges, and trails, CSAH 3 runs across the southern part of the county uninterrupted, save for stop signs at MN 32, US 59, and CSAH 27. CSAH 3 is 42.130 miles (67.802 km) in length.

County State-Aid Highway 3
Center Street
CSAH 3 highlighted in red
Route information
Length42.130 mi (67.802 km)
Major junctions
West end CSAH 21 at Pennington–Polk county line
 
East endBIA 100 at Pennington–Clearwater county line
Highway system
County Roads in Pennington County
Inter-County Highways

Route description

CSAH 3 serves as an east–west route running across southern Pennington County, passing through the townships of Polk Centre, Black River, River Falls, Wyandotte, Mayfield, Deer Park, and Hickory. The route also serves the city of St. Hilaire as well as the unincorporated communities of Hazel and River Valley. Together with CSAH 21, Center Street is a major connector between Pennington County and the Greater Grand Forks area, with a daily traffic volume average between 1,800 and 2,200 vehicles.[3] The route traverses through very flat terrain, and carries a speed limit of 55 miles per hour (89 km/h) for its entire length. The portion from MN 32 to US 59 also serves as a part of the US 59 Thief River Falls Truck Bypass.

Functional classification

CSAH 3 is classified as:[4]

Minor Arterial: Pennington-Polk county line to CSAH 24
Major Collector: CSAH 24 to CSAH 27
Local Road: CSAH 27 to Pennington-Clearwater county line

Road restrictions

CSAH 3 has road restrictions of:[5]

10 short tons (9.1 t; 8.9 long tons): Pennington-Polk county line to CSAH 27
9 short tons (8.2 t; 8.0 long tons): CSAH 27 to Pennington-Clearwater county line

Business and commercial

There are many establishments along CSAH 3, including Wells Concrete, Kruse In, Ron McKercher Auctions, Carver Performance Inc., Skalsky Electric, B & B Auto Recycling, CHS Northwest Grain Sunflower Processing, St. Hilaire Automotive, and the Seven Clans Casino, Hotel, & Indoor Waterpark. In addition, CSAH 3 indirectly serves many of the establishments in Thief River Falls, including Arctic Cat, Digi-Key, Walmart, Sanford Health, Northland Community and Technical College, and the Thief River Falls Regional Airport.

Major intersections
LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Pennington–Polk
county line		0.000.00 CSAH 21 west (Center Street W) – East Grand ForksWestern terminus; continuation into Polk County
Polk Centre Township1.7402.800 CSAH 10 (Pembina Trail)
2.3603.798 CR 66 south (180th Avenue SW)
4.1206.630 CR 67 south (152nd Avenue SW)
4.5007.242 CR 68 north (160th Avenue NW)
5.5008.851 CSAH 12 north (150th Avenue NW)
Black River Township6.37010.252 CSAH 12 south (140th Avenue SW) – Red Lake Falls
6.51010.477 CR 69 north (140th Avenue NW)
7.33011.796 CR 69 south (130th Avenue SW)
9.02014.516 CSAH 15 north (115th Avenue NW)
9.34015.031 CSAH 15 south (110th Avenue SW)
11.53018.556 CR 73 north (110th Avenue NE)
St. Hilaire12.76020.535 MN 32 (Broadway Avenue) – Thief River FallsWestern end of US 59 Thief River Falls Truck Bypass concurrency
River Falls Township13.53021.774 CR 75 north (130th Avenue NE)
14.40023.175 CSAH 17 south (140th Avenue SE)
14.54023.400 CSAH 17 north (140th Avenue NE) – Airport
17.35027.922 CSAH 19 south (170th Avenue SE)
17.56028.260 CSAH 20 north (170th Avenue NE)
Wyandotte Township18.34029.515 CR 80 south (180th Avenue SE)
20.19032.493 US 59 – Thief River FallsEastern end of US 59 Thief River Falls Truck Bypass concurrency; southern terminus of US 59 Thief River Falls Truck Bypass
23.18037.305 CR 85 south (230th Avenue SE)
Mayfield Township25.62041.231 CSAH 22 north (250th Avenue NE) – Kratka Bridge
26.20042.165 CSAH 22 south (260th Avenue SE)
27.61044.434 CR 89 north (270th Avenue NE)
29.19046.977 CSAH 23 south (290th Avenue SE) – Oklee
Deer Park Township31.13050.099 CR 92 south (310th Avenue SE)
31.61050.871 CSAH 24 north (310th Avenue NE) – Goodridge
32.13051.708 CR 93 south (320th Avenue SE)
33.15053.350 CSAH 25 south (330th Avenue SE)
Red Lake River33.187–
33.213		53.409–
53.451		River Valley Bridge
Deer Park Township33.63054.122 CR 94 north (330th Avenue NE)
34.16054.975 CR 94 south (340th Avenue SE)
35.64057.357 CSAH 26 north (350th Avenue NE)
Hickory Township37.63060.560 CR 97 north (370th Avenue NE)
40.03064.422 CSAH 27 (390th Avenue NE, 400th Avenue SE)
41.13066.192 CR 100 south (410th Avenue SE)
Pennington–Clearwater
county line		42.13067.802BIA 100 (River Road E)Eastern terminus; continuation into Clearwater County
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  2. Pennington County Sheriff Department - 911 Mapping System FAQ's
  3. Pennington County Traffic Volumes Map 2017 (PDF)
  4. Pennington County Functional Classification Map 2015 (PDF)
  5. Pennington County Road Restrictions Map 2017 (PDF)

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