Minnesota State Highway 6

"MN 6" redirects here. MN 6 may also refer to Minnesota's 6th congressional district.

Trunk Highway 6
Route information
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length:	147.775 mi[1] (237.821 km)
Existed:	1920, 1933 – present
Major junctions
South end:	MN 18 in Bay Lake Township, near Garrison
	MN 210 at Deerwood , Crosby MN 200 at Remer U.S. 2 at Deer River MN 286 at Talmoon MN 1 near Effie
North end:	U.S. 71 in Big Falls
Location
Counties:	Crow Wing, Cass, Itasca, Koochiching
Highway system
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Minnesota State Highway 6 is a highway in east-central and north-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 18 in Bay Lake Township near Garrison and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 71 and County Road 30 in Big Falls.

Highway 6 is 148 miles (238 km) in length.

Route description

State Highway 6 serves as a north–south route between Bay Lake Township, Deerwood, Crosby, Remer, Deer River, and Big Falls in east-central and north-central Minnesota.

The route passes through the Chippewa National Forest in Cass and Itasca counties.

Highway 6 passes through the following state forests:

• Crow Wing State Forest (briefly) in Crow Wing County
• Land O'Lakes State Forest in Cass County
• Remer State Forest in Cass County
• Big Fork State Forest in Itasca County
• Koochiching State Forest in Koochiching County

Schoolcraft State Park is located on Highway 6 in Cass County on the banks of the Mississippi River. The park is located south of Deer River and west of Grand Rapids.

Highway 6 parallels U.S. Highway 169 for part of its route in northern Minnesota.

The route also parallels scenic State Highway 38 for part of its route.

History

State Highway 6 was authorized in 1920 and 1933.^[2]

The route was completely paved by 1970.^[2]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[3][4][1]	Destinations	Notes
Crow Wing	Bay Lake Township	0.000	MN 18
	Deerwood	9.446	MN 210	East end of MN 210 concurrency
	Crosby	13.774	MN 210	West end of MN 210 concurrency
	Wolford Township	18.310-18.356	Mississippi River
	Perry Lake Township	18.472	CR 11
	Fairfield Township	26.792	CR 36
	Emily	31.755	CR 1
Cass	Remer Township	49.927	CR 7
		55.783	MN 200	West end of MN 200 concurrency
	Remer	56.543	MN 200	East end of MN 200 concurrency
Itasca	Deer Lake	70.798	CR 63
		71.055-71.097	Mississippi River
		77.726	US 2	East end of US 2 concurrency
	Deer River	88.890	US 2	West end of US 2 concurrency
	Deer River Township	93.062	CR 19
	Bowstring Township	105.151	CR 35
	Talmoon	109.205	MN 286 east, CR 4 west
	Liberty Township	120.601	CR 14
	Effie (unorganized territory)	126.057	MN 1	South end of MN 1 concurrency
Koochiching	Northome (unorganized territory)	128.477	MN 1	North end of MN 1 concurrency
	South Koochiching	134.690	CR 5
	Big Falls	153.666	US 71
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 1" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 20, 2010. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/logpoint/d1.pdf. Retrieved September 20, 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 1-25". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/r1-25.htm#6. Retrieved September 20, 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 September 20, 2010. 
4. ^ "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 September 20, 2010.