Minnesota State Highway 361

Trunk Highway 361
Route information
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length:	7.281 mi[1] (11.718 km)
Existed:	1969 – present
Major junctions
South end:	I-35 at Rush City
North end:	MN 70 at Rock Creek
Location
Counties:	Chisago, Pine
Highway system
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Minnesota State Highway 361 is a highway in east-central Minnesota, which runs from its interchange with Interstate 35 in Rush City, and continues briefly east and then north to its northern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 70 in Rock Creek. The roadway is part of the former alignment of U.S. Highway 61.^[2] Highway 361 is 7 miles in length.

Route description

Highway 361 serves as a north–south route in east-central Minnesota between Rush City and Rock Creek. The route runs through Chisago and Pine counties. The roadway is also known as 4th Street on its east–west section in Rush City and as Forest Boulevard for the remainder of its length to Rock Creek. Highway 361 parallels Interstate 35.

History

Highway 361 was established in 1969^[3][4] to maintain unmarked Minnesota Constitutional Route 1 through the cities of Rush City, Rock Creek, and Pine City after U.S. Highway 61 was moved to Interstate 35. The section of Highway 361 between Rock Creek and Pine City was turned back to Pine County maintenance in 2003,^[2] and was renumbered Pine County Highway 61. Its previous northern terminus from 1967 to 2003 was at its intersection with old State Highway 324 in Pine City, now marked as Pine County Highway 7.

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[1][5]	Roads intersected
Chisago	Rush City	0.074	I-35 north-south, CR 1 (Rush Lake Road) west
		0.488	CR 39 north, CR 54 south (Fairfield Avenue)
		1.415	CR 30 (Forest Boulevard) south, CR 55 (Rushseba Trail) east
	Rushseba Township	3.187	CR 40 east
		3.690	CR 3 (530th Street)
Chisago / Pine County Line		4.581	Chisago CR 52 west, Pine CR 105 east (540th Street)
Pine	Rock Creek	5.649	CR 104 east
		6.650	CR 109 west, CR 2 east
		7.281	MN 70 east-west, CR 61 north (Forest Avenue) north

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Trunk Highway Logpoint Listing - Construction District 1". Minnesota Department of Transportation. June 25, 2009. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/logpoint/d1.pdf. Retrieved May 8, 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 288-694". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/r288-694.htm#361. Retrieved November 1, 2009. ^{[unreliable source]}
3. ^ Minnesota Department of Highways (1969). 1969 Official Highway Map of Minnesota (Map). Section K14. http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/mdt&CISOPTR=1225&REC=8. Retrieved January 28, 2011. 
4. ^ Minnesota Department of Highways (1970). 1970 Official Highway Map of Minnesota (Map). Section K14. http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/mdt&CISOPTR=1228&REC=9. Retrieved January 28, 2011. 
5. ^ "Trunk Highway Logpoint Listing - Construction District 5". Minnesota Department of Transportation. June 25, 2009. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/logpoint/metrolpt.pdf. Retrieved May 7, 2010.