- Minnesota State Highway 18
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Trunk Highway 18 Route information Maintained by Mn/DOT Length: 78.207 mi[2][3] (125.862 km) Existed: November 2, 1920[1] – present Major junctions West end: MN 25 in Brainerd MN 6 at Bay Lake Township
U.S.169 at Garrison
MN 47 at Malmo
MN 27 , MN 65 near McGrathEast end: MN 23 in Finlayson Township Location Counties: Crow Wing, Aitkin, Mille Lacs, Pine Highway system Minnesota Trunk Highways
Interstate • U.S. • State
Inter-County • County roads • Legislative routes← MN 16 MN 19 → Minnesota State Highway 18 is a highway in east-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 25 in Brainerd and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 23 in Finlayson Township near Askov and Sandstone. The eastern terminus of Highway 18 is less than 1/2 mile west of an interchange with Interstate Highway 35 along Highway 23.
For part of its route (5 miles), Highway 18 runs concurrent with U.S. Highway 169 in Crow Wing and Aitkin counties around the northwest side of Mille Lacs Lake.
Highway 18 also runs together with State Highway 47 for 9 miles (14 km) in Aitkin and Mille Lacs counties around the northeast side of Mille Lacs Lake.
Highway 18 is 78 miles (126 km) in length.
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Route description
State Highway 18 serves as an east–west route between Brainerd, Garrison, Mille Lacs Lake, and Finlayson in east-central Minnesota. The route passes around the north end of Mille Lacs Lake, which is a popular fishing and recreational destination in Minnesota.
The section of Highway 18 from Brainerd to Garrison is officially designated the POW / MIA Memorial Highway. A section of U.S. Highway 169 in Minnesota also takes on this same memorial name designation.
Highway 18 passes through the Wealthwood State Forest in Aitkin County.
Banning State Park is located east of the junction of Highways 18 and 23; opposite the I-35 freeway near Askov and Sandstone.[4]
History
The section of State Highway 18 between Brainerd and U.S. 169 at Garrison was authorized on November 2, 1920.[1] The remainder of the route was authorized in 1933[5] and 1963.
From 1933 until the mid 1950s, the eastern terminus of Highway 18 was at the present day junction of State Highway 27 and State Highway 47 (then State Highway 56) at Isle.[6]
Before 1963, the present day section of Highway 18 between State Highway 47 and State Highway 65 was originally numbered as State Highway 27; and the present day section of Highway 18 between State Highway 65 and State Highway 23 (near Sandstone) was originally numbered as State Highway 66 (essentially east of Mille Lacs Lake).[6]
By 1940, the only paved section of Highway 18 was between Brainerd and Garrison. The last unpaved section of Highway 18 was east of State Highway 47 to State Highway 65, paved in the late 1960s.[6]
At one time, Highway 18 had continued farther west of State Highway 25 in Brainerd. This section was turned back to the city of Brainerd maintenance in 2001 after completion of the nearby Highway 371 Brainerd bypass.[6]
Major intersections
County Location Mile[2][3] Destinations Notes Crow Wing Brainerd 2.327 MN 25 2.565 MN 309 West end of MN 309 loop 2.641 MN 309 East end of MN 309 loop Oak Lawn Township 6.870 CR 23 (Long Lake Road) Nokay Lake Township 9.967 CR 8 south (Pine Center Road) 10.486 CR 8 north (Nokay Lake Road) Bay Lake Township 16.111 MN 6 Garrison 20.445 U.S. 169 South end of U.S. 169 overlap Aitkin Hazelton Township 25.709 U.S. 169 North end of U.S. 169 overlap Malmo 38.348 MN 47, CR 2 east North end of MN 47 overlap Mille Lacs East Side Township MN 47 98.516 CR 28 47.413 MN 47 south South end of MN 47 overlap 48.721 CR 30 Aitkin Idun Township 51.760 CR 60 Williams Township 55.756 MN 27 / MN 65 Pine Finlayson 75.967 CR 35 Finlayson Township 78.951 CR 61 (old US 61) 80.516 MN 23 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi References
- ^ a b Minnesota State Legislature (2010). "§ 161.114, Constitutional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=161.114. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
- ^ a b "Trunk Highway Logpoint Listing - Construction District 3" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/logpoint/d3.pdf. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
- ^ a b "Trunk Highway Logpoint Listing - Construction District 1" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 20, 2010. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/logpoint/d1.pdf. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
- ^ "Banning State Park". Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/banning/index.html. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
- ^ "Chapter 440-H.F. No. 2000", Session Laws of Minnesota for 1933 (Mike Holm, Secretary of State): pp. 881-897
- ^ a b c d Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 1-25". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/r1-25.htm#18. Retrieved November 28, 2010.[unreliable source]
Categories:- State highways in Minnesota
- Transportation in Crow Wing County, Minnesota
- Transportation in Aitkin County, Minnesota
- Transportation in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota
- Transportation in Pine County, Minnesota
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