Minnesota State Highway 324

Trunk Highway 324
Route information
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length:	1 mi[1] (2 km)
Existed:	1965[1] – 2003[1]
Major junctions
West end:	I-35 near Pine City
East end:	MN 361 in Pine City
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highways Interstate • U.S. • State Inter-County • County roads • Legislative routes ← MN 322 MN 329 →

Minnesota State Highway 324 was a highway in east-central Minnesota. It was a short spur route from Interstate 35 to Pine City. The route was turned back in 2003 and is now known as Pine County Road 7, which was already in existence west of Interstate 35 but was extended over the old route of Highway 324.

Route description

Highway 324 was less than 1 mile in length, linking then-U.S. Highway 61 in Pine City to Interstate 35 (I-35) in Pine City Township. When the U.S. 61 designation was moved to I-35, the old highway became State Highway 361 to maintain Minnesota Constitutional Route 1 through Pine City. This made 324 part of the constitutional route as well, being the connection for that route to I-35.

In Pine City, the roadway was also known as Hillside Avenue SW.

The entire route was located in Pine County.

History

Highway 324 was authorized in 1965. It was the only state highway administratively created under a law that authorized the Minnesota Department of Transportation to commission routes connecting cities to interstates at specified locations.^[1]

The route was eliminated in 2003 along with the northern portion of Highway 361. The road is now a continuation of County State-Aid Highway 7.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Riner, Steve. "Details of Routes 288-694". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/r288-694.htm#324. Retrieved 2004-04-03.