Minnesota State Highway 46

Trunk Highway 46
Route information
Defined by MS § 161.115(96)
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length:	46.377 mi[1] (74.637 km)
Existed:	1933 – present
Major junctions
South end:	U.S. 2 in Morse Township, near Deer River
North end:	MN 1 in Northome
Location
Counties:	Itasca, Koochiching
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highways Interstate • U.S. • State Inter-County • County roads • Legislative routes ← MN 45 MN 47 →

Minnesota State Highway 46 is a highway in north-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with U.S. Highway 2 near Deer River (northwest of Grand Rapids) and continues northwest to its northern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 1 in Northome.

Highway 46 is 46 miles (74 km) in length.

Route description

Highway 46 serves as a northwest–southeast route between the communities of Deer River and Northome.

The roadway passes through the Chippewa National Forest in Itasca County.

The northern terminus for Highway 46 is its intersection with State Highway 1 in Northome, 5 blocks from U.S. Highway 71.

The route is legally defined as Legislative Route 165 in the Minnesota Statutes.^[2] It is not marked with this number.

History

Highway 46 was authorized in 1933.^[3]

By 1953, there was one remaining gravel section in the middle of this route. It was completely paved by 1958.^[3]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
Itasca	Morse Township	0.000	US 2
		3.666	CR 44 north, CR 89 south
	Bowstring Lake	10.190	CR 39
		11.463	CR 9
		13.102	CR 37
		17.788	CR 35 (Inger Road)
		20.193	CR 34
		23.235	CR 33
	Max Township	25.519	CR 4
	Good Hope Township	29.732	CR 32
	Alvwood Township	36.331	CR 13
		36.831	CR 29
	Ardenhurst Township	40.425	CR 31
		43.705	CR 30
Koochiching	Northome (unorganized territory)	44.431	CR 28
	Northome	46.044	CR 40 (Cathleen Street / 3rd Street)
		46.313	CR 40 (Front Street)
		46.380	MN 1
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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 21, 2010. 
2. ^ "161.115, Additional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 2010. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=161.115. Retrieved October 21, 2010. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 26-50". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/r26-50.htm#46. Retrieved October 21, 2010. ^{[unreliable source]}