Minnesota State Highway 29

Minnesota State Highway 29 (MN 29) is a 126.592-mile-long (203.730 km) highway in west-central Minnesota, which runs from its junction with U.S. Highways 59 and 212 in Montevideo and continues north to its terminus at U.S. Highway 71 in Wadena.

Trunk Highway 29
MN 29 highlighted in red
Route information
Defined by MS § 161.114()
Maintained by MnDOT
Length126.592 mi[1] (203.730 km)
ExistedNovember 2, 1920[2]–present
Major junctions
South end US 59 / US 212 at Montevideo
 
North end US 71 at Wadena
Location
CountiesChippewa, Swift, Pope, Douglas, Otter Tail, Wadena
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highways
← MN 28→ MN 30

Route description

Highway 29 serves as a north–south route between Montevideo, Benson, Glenwood, Alexandria, and Wadena.

Highway 29 is built as a four-lane divided highway on the south side of Alexandria to Interstate Highway 94/US Highway 52.

Glacial Lakes State Park is located on Highway 29 in Pope County. The park is located South of Starbuck.[3]

Lake Carlos State Park is located on Highway 29 in Douglas County. The park is located ten miles (16 km) north of Alexandria.[4]

Highway 29 parallels U.S. Highway 71 throughout its route in west-central Minnesota.

The northern terminus for Highway 29 is its intersection with U.S. 71 in Wadena, three blocks south of U.S. 10.

History

Highway 29 was established November 2, 1920, traveling from Glenwood to Wadena.[2]

In 1923, the road was intermittently graveled;[5] all graveling was completed by 1929.[6]

A paved surface was applied to the roadway in stages from Alexandria to Parkers Prairie from 1926 through 1933.[7][8] South of Alexandria, it was paved to the county line in 1931,[9] and to a Northern Pacific railway crossing at Glenwood in 1933.[10] Also in 1933, the highway was realigned between Deer Creek and Wadena, providing a shorter, more direct route.[11]

In 1934, the route was extended south along former State Highway 38 from Starbuck south to U.S. 212 at Montevideo. This extension was paved between Montevideo and a point north of Benson, and gravel along the remainder.[12]

Highway 38

Trunk Highway 38
LocationMontevideo to Starbuck
Length55 mi (89 km)
Existed1920–1934

Trunk Highway 38 was established November 2, 1920, traveling from Montevideo north to Starbuck.[2] It was paved with concrete through Benson and several miles north and south of that town at the time it was marked.[13][14] It was paved from Montevideo to the existing pavement south of Benson in 1931.[15][16][17][13]


1934 onward

Highway 29 was paved from Parkers Prairie to Wadena in 1935.[8][18][11][19]

The highway was realigned south of Starbuck in 1938 to eliminate a pair of sharp turns and paved from there to Highway 28, and then from that point south to the county line in 1940.[20] After a replacement of the existing surface south of Alexandria in 1941,[9] the highway was paved in its entirety.[21]

When Interstate 94 was built through Douglas County in 1967, Highway 29 was upgraded to four lanes from the freeway north into Alexandria.[9]

Major intersections
CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
ChippewaMontevideo0.0000.000 US 212 / US 59 – Granite Falls, Dawson, MarshallSouth end of US 59 overlap
0.1740.280 MN 7 / US 59 – AppletonNorth end of US 59 overlap, south end of MN 7 overlap
1.4562.343 MN 7 – Clara CityNorth end of MN 7 overlap
Mandt Township12.29919.793 MN 40 west – MilanWest end of MN 40 overlap
Grace Township18.28829.432 MN 40 east – WillmarEast end of MN 40 overlap
SwiftBenson32.41952.173 US 12 west – OrtonvilleSouth end of US 12 overlap
32.76052.722 US 12 east – Willmar
MN 9 – Morris		North end of US 12 overlap
PopeStarbuck54.95288.437 MN 28 west / MN 114 north – Morris, LowryWest end of MN 28 overlap
Glenwood63.431102.082 MN 28 east – Sauk Centre/ MN 104East end of MN 28 overlap
Leven Township65.188104.910 MN 55 – Elbow Lake, Belgrade
DouglasAlexandria76.932123.810 I-94 / US 52 / MN 27 – Fergus Falls, St. CloudInterchange; I-94 Exit 103
Otter TailParkers Prairie99.981160.904 CSAH 38 west / CSAH 46 east – Urbank, Eagle BendFormer MN 235 west
Inman Township112.360180.826 MN 210 – Henning, Staples
Deer Creek116.654187.736 MN 106 – US 10
WadenaWadena126.557203.674 US 71 – US 10
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. "Statewide Trunk Logpoint Listing" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  2. Minnesota State Legislature (2010). "§ 161.114, Constitutional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
  3. Minnesota DNR website for Glacial Lake State Park - Link
  4. Minnesota DNR website for Lake Carlos State Park - Link
  5. Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by McGill-Warner Co. Minnesota Highway Department. May 1, 1923. § E-15 through F-12. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  6. 1929 Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by McGill-Warner Co. Minnesota Highway Department. April 1, 1929. § E-15 through F-12. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  7. "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 2103" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  8. "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 5608" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  9. "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 2102" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  10. "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 6106" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  11. "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 5610" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  12. 1934 Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by McGill-Warner Co. Minnesota Highway Department. May 1, 1934. § D-18 through F-12. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  13. "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 7607" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  14. "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 7608" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  15. "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 1206" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  16. "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 1207" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  17. "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 1208" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  18. "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 5609" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  19. 1936 Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by McGill-Warner Co. Minnesota Highway Department. April 1, 1936. § E-14 through F-12. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  20. "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 6105" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  21. 1942 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Minnesota Department of Highways. May 1, 1942. § D-18 through F-12. Retrieved December 16, 2018.

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