Minnesota State Highway 54

Trunk Highway 54
Route information
Defined by MS § 161.114
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length:	10.851 mi[2] (17.463 km)
Existed:	1920[1] – present
Major junctions
South end:	MN 27 in Roseville Township
North end:	U.S. 59 / MN 55 in Elbow Lake
Location
Counties:	Grant
Highway system
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Minnesota State Highway 54 is a highway in west-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 27 in Roseville Township of Grant County and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 59 / State Highway 55 (co-signed) in Elbow Lake.

Highway 54 is 11 miles (18 km) in length and passes through the communities of Roseville Township, Lien Township, Sanford Township, and Elbow Lake.

Route description

State Highway 54 serves as a north–south route between the city of Elbow Lake and State Highway 27.

Highway 54, together with Highway 27, serve as an arterial route between Herman and the county seat at Elbow Lake.

The route is legally defined as Constitutional Route 54 in the Minnesota Statutes.^[3]

History

State Highway 54 was authorized in 1920 from Elbow Lake to Herman.^[3] In 1934, the east-west portion of this route near Herman became part of State Highway 27.^[1]

The route was still gravel in 1949. It was fully paved by 1953.^[1]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Grant County.

Location	Mile[2]	Destinations	Notes
Roseville Township	0.000	MN 27
Lien Township	2.018	CR 34 west, CR 35 east
	4.034	CR 36
	5.036	CR 8 west
	6.049	CR 8 east
Lien Twp. / Sanford Twp.	7.117	CR 12
Sanford Township	8.189	CR 46
	10.224	CR 25
Elbow Lake	10.851	US 59 / MN 55
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 51-75". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/r51-75.htm#54. Retrieved October 22, 2010. ^{[unreliable source]}
2. ^ ^{a b} "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 22, 2010. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Minnesota State Legislature (2010). "§ 161.114, Constitutional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=161.114. Retrieved October 20, 2010.