Minnesota State Highway 34

Trunk Highway 34
Route information
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length:	103.163 mi[2] (166.025 km)
Existed:	1920[1] – present
Major junctions
West end:	MN 9 / CR 2 at Barnesville
	I-94 at Barnesville MN 32 near Barnesville US 10 / US 59 at Detroit Lakes US 71 at Park Rapids MN 64 at Akeley
East end:	MN 200 / MN 371 at Walker
Location
Counties:	Clay, Otter Tail, Becker, Hubbard, Cass
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highways Interstate • U.S. • State Inter-County • County roads • Legislative routes ← MN 33 I-35 →

Minnesota State Highway 34 is a highway in west-central and north-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 9 (near Interstate 94) in Barnesville and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with State Highways 200 and 371 in Walker.

The route is concurrent with U.S. Highway 59 for 16.6 miles (26.7 km) in Otter Tail and Becker counties near Detroit Lakes.

Highway 34 is 103 miles (166 km) in length.

Route description

State Highway 34 serves as an east–west route between Barnesville, Detroit Lakes, Park Rapids, and Walker in west-central and north-central Minnesota.

Highway 34 passes through the Smoky Hills State Forest in Becker County between Detroit Lakes and Park Rapids.

The route passes through the Chippewa National Forest in Cass County between Akeley and Walker. The western terminus for Highway 34 is its intersection with State Highway 9 in Barnesville, one mile from Interstate 94.

History

State Highway 34 was authorized east of U.S. 10 in 1920 and west of U.S. 10 in 1933.

The section of Highway 34 east of U.S. 10, once ran along the current alignment of State Highway 225 through Ponsford until circa 1942.

In 1953, the section of Highway 34 west of U.S. 10 was still unpaved.

At one time, Highway 34 had continued farther east. The section of present day State Highway 200 between Highway 371 (at Walker) and U.S. Highway 2 (9-miles west of Floodwood) was originally designated Highway 34 between 1934 and 1969.

In 2008, Highway 34 was expanded to a five-lane route through Park Rapids on its surface street alignment.

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[3][2]	Destinations	Notes
Clay	Barnesville	0.000	MN 9
	Humboldt Township	1.099-1.285	I-94	Interchange
	Tansem Township	8.770	MN 32
Otter Tail	Dunn Township	18.862	US 59	South end of US 59 overlap
Becker	Detroit Lakes	US 59: 263.982	US 10
		35.515	US 59	North end of US 59 overlap
	Osage Township	65.011	MN 225
Hubbard	Park Rapids	74.963	US 71
	Henrietta Township	80.172	MN 226
	Akeley	92.891	MN 64	West end of MN 64 overlap
		93.494	MN 64	East end of MN 64 overlap
Cass	Walker	103.170	MN 371 / MN 200
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi      Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

References

1. ^ Riner, Steve. "Details of Routes 26-50". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/r26-50. Retrieved February 24, 2007. 
2. ^ ^{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 18, 2010. 
3. ^ "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 4" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/logpoint/d4.pdf. Retrieved October 18, 2010.