Minnesota State Highway 78

Trunk Highway 78
Route information
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length:	46.694 mi[2] (75.147 km)
Existed:	1933[1] – present
Major junctions
South end:	I-94 at Pelican Lake Township, near Ashby
	MN 210 at Battle Lake MN 108 at Ottertail MN 108 near Perham
North end:	U.S. 10 at Perham
Location
Counties:	Grant, Douglas, Otter Tail
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highways Interstate • U.S. • State Inter-County • County roads • Legislative routes ← MN 77 MN 79 →

Minnesota State Highway 78 is a highway in west-central Minnesota, which runs from its interchange with Interstate Highway 94 near Ashby and continues north to its northern terminus at its interchange with U.S. Highway 10 in Perham.

Highway 78 is 47 miles (76 km) in length.

Route description

State Highway 78 serves as a north–south route in west-central Minnesota between Ashby, Battle Lake, Ottertail, and Perham.

Highway 78 parallels U.S. Highway 59 and State Highway 29.

Glendalough State Park is located 1.8 mile east of the junction of Highway 78 and County Road 16 near Battle Lake. The park entrance is located on County Road 16.
Minnesota DNR website for Glendalough State Park - Link

History

State Highway 78 was authorized in 1933.

The south portion of Highway 78 was still gravel in 1953. All of the route was paved by 1960.^[1]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[2]	Destinations	Notes
Grant	Pelican Lake Township	0.000-0.142	I-94	Interchange
	Ashby	4.572	CR 82	Old U.S. 52
Otter Tail	Eagle Lake Township	10.159	CR 64
		11.947	CR 38
		14.936	CR 12
	Clitherall Township	21.543	MN 210
	Everts Township	24.109	CR 16
		26.620	CR 72
	Otter Tail Township	33.544	CR 5
	Ottertail	36.379	MN 108	South end of MN 108 overlap
		37.121	CR 1
	Rush Lake Township	41.995	CR 14 west
		42.496	CR 14 east
	Perham Township	45.493	MN 108	North end of MN 108 overlap
		47.114-47.265	US 10, CR 8 ahead	Interchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi      Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Riner, Steve. "Details of Routes 76-100". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/r76-100.htm#78. Retrieved February 24, 2007. 
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 November 2, 2010.