Minnesota State Highway 64

Trunk Highway 64
Route information
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length:	64.817 mi[1] (104.313 km)
Existed:	1933 – present
Major junctions
South end:	MN 210 near Motley
	MN 87 at Badoura Township MN 34 at Akeley
North end:	MN 200 in Hendrickson Township, near Laporte
Location
Counties:	Cass, Hubbard
Highway system
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Minnesota State Highway 64 is a highway in north-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 210 in Motley and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 200 near Laporte and Kabekona.

Determined as an important alternate route to congestion-plagued Highway 371, this road has been designated a Minnesota Regional Corridor along its entire length.

Highway 64 is 65 miles (105 km) in length.

Route description

State Highway 64 serves as a north–south route in north-central Minnesota between Motley, Akeley, and Hendrickson Township.

Highway 64 passes through the following forests:

• Foot Hills State Forest in Cass County
• Badoura State Forest in southeast Hubbard County
• Paul Bunyan State Forest in Hubbard County

This route is often used by motorists as a shortcut between Bemidji and the Twin Cities to avoid congestion on nearby Highway 371. Highway 64 parallels Highway 371.

U.S. Highway 10 is four blocks from the southern terminus of Highway 64 in Motley at State Highway 210.

History

Highway 64 was authorized between Motley and Akeley in 1933. The part of the route from Akeley to State Highway 200 was authorized in 1949, but not constructed until the mid-1960s.^[2]

Highway 64 was still a primitive road in 1940. The original section was completely paved by the late 1950s. The section of the route between Akeley and Highway 200 was built as a new road by 1965.

Highway 64 was reconstructed in 1998 between its junctions with State Highway 87. A sharp 90 degree turn along this stretch was smoothed out, and the road widened through a swampy area that had steep dropoffs on either side leading to water-filled ditches.^[2]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[3][1]	Destinations	Notes
Cass	May Township	0.000	MN 210
	Byron Township	10.950	CR 30
	Poplar Township	18.187	CR 24 (62nd Street)
		18.685	CR 23 (60th Street SW)
	Ansel Township	25.279	CR 20
	Ansel Township – McKinley Township	27.784	CR 2 (24th Street SW)
	McKinley Township	30.833	CR 19 (12th Street)
		33.839	MN 87	South end of MN 87 overlap
Hubbard	Badoura Township	38.737	MN 87	North end of MN 87 overlap
	White Oak Township	44.753	CR 33
	Akeley	48.312	CR 12
		48.702	MN 34	West end of MN 34 overlap
		49.306	MN 34	East end of MN 34 overlap
	Hendrickson Township	64.889	MN 200
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi      Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 2" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/logpoint/d2.pdf. Retrieved October 24, 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 51-75". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/r51-75.htm#64. Retrieved October 24, 2010. ^{[unreliable source]}
3. ^ "Trunk Highway Log Point 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 24, 2010.