Minnesota State Highway 78

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Trunk Highway 78 marker

Trunk Highway 78

Map
MN 78 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length46.694 mi[2] (75.147 km)
Existed1933[1]–present
Major junctions
South end MN 79 near Erdahl
Major intersections I-94 / US 52 near Ashby
MN 210 at Battle Lake
MN 108 at Ottertail
MN 108 near Perham
North end US 10 at Perham
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountiesGrant, Douglas, Otter Tail
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highway System
MN 77 MN 79

Minnesota State Highway 78 (MN 78) is a highway in west-central Minnesota, which runs from State Highway 79 near Erdahl and continues north to its northern terminus at its interchange with U.S. Highway 10 in Perham.

Route description[edit]

Downtown Battle Lake

State Highway 78 serves as a north–south route in west-central Minnesota between Erdahl, Ashby, Battle Lake, Ottertail, and Perham.

Highway 78 parallels U.S. Highway 59 and State Highway 29.

Glendalough State Park is located 1.8 mile east of the junction of Highway 78 and County Road 16 near Battle Lake. The park entrance is located on County Road 16.
Minnesota DNR website for Glendalough State Park - Link

History[edit]

State Highway 78 was authorized in 1933.

The south portion of Highway 78 was still gravel in 1953. All of the route was paved by 1960.[1]

Highway 78 was extended south from the interchange with Interstate Highway 94/US Highway 52 to Erdahl over part of CSAH 10 on June 1, 2020. In exchange, Minnesota State Highway 54 was turned back to Grant County, and is now CSAH 54.[3]

Major intersections[edit]

CountyLocationmi[2]kmDestinationsNotes
GrantErdahl Township

MN 79 / I-94 Alt. east – Elbow Lake, Erdahl
Pelican Lake Township0.000–
0.142
0.000–
0.229
I-94 (US 52)Interchange; I-94 Exit 77
Ashby4.5727.358

CSAH 82 / I-94 Alt. west – Evansville, Ashby
Former US 52
Otter TailEagle Lake Township11.94719.227 CSAH 38 / Otter Trail Scenic BywaySouth end of Otter Trail Scenic Byway overlap
14.93624.037 CSAH 12 / Otter Trail Scenic Byway – DaltonNorth end of Otter Trail Scenic Byway overlap
Clitherall Township21.54334.670 MN 210 / Otter Trail Scenic Byway – Henning, Fergus FallsSouth end of Otter Trail Scenic Byway overlap
Everts Township24.10938.800 CSAH 16 (Pine to Prairie International Birding Trail) – Glendalough State Park
Ottertail36.37958.546 MN 108 (Main Street) – HenningSouth end of MN 108 overlap
Perham Township45.49373.214 MN 108 – Dent, Pelican RapidsNorth end of MN 108 overlap
47.114–
47.265
75.823–
76.066

US 10 / CSAH 8 north / Otter Trail Scenic Byway – Wadena, Detroit Lakes
Interchange; north end of Otter Trail Scenic Byway overlap
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References[edit]

KML is from Wikidata
  1. ^ a b Riner, Steve. "Details of Routes 76-100". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved February 24, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 4" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2008. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
  3. ^ "MnDOT and Grant County to exchange ownership of State Highway 54 and a portion of Grant County Highway 10 on June 1". Minnesota Department of Transportation. May 28, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.