Minnesota State Highway 108

Trunk Highway 108
Route information
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length:	61.451 mi[2] (98.896 km)
Existed:	April 22, 1933[1] – present
Major junctions
West end:	I-94 at Prairie View Township, near Lawndale
	U.S. 59 at Pelican Rapids MN 78 near Perham MN 78 at Ottertail
East end:	MN 210 at Henning
Location
Counties:	Wilkin, Otter Tail
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highways Interstate • U.S. • State Inter-County • County roads • Legislative routes ← MN 107 MN 109 →

Minnesota State Highway 108 is a highway in west-central Minnesota, which runs from its interchange with Interstate Highway 94 at Prairie View Township near Rothsay and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 210 in Henning.

Highway 108 is 61 miles (98 km) in length and passes through the cities of Pelican Rapids and Henning.

Route description

Highway 108 serves as an east–west and a north–south route between Pelican Rapids, Dent, Perham, Ottertail, and Henning in west-central Minnesota.

The roadway changes direction to north–south as it runs concurrent with State Highway 78 for 9 miles between Perham Township and Ottertail.

Highway 108 is also known as:

• NW 1st Avenue in Pelican Rapids.
• Main Street in Ottertail.
• Douglas Avenue in Henning.

Maplewood State Park is located 7 miles east of Pelican Rapids on Highway 108 near Lake Lida.^[3]

History

Highway 108 was authorized in 1933 between U.S. 59 at Pelican Rapids and State Highway 78 near Perham.^[1] The section of Highway 108 between State Highway 78 at Ottertail and State Highway 210 at Henning was also authorized in 1933.^[1] Both of these sections were paved by 1953.^[4]

The section of Highway 108 between U.S. 59 at Pelican Rapids and present day Interstate 94 (near Rothsay and Lawndale) was authorized in 1949.^[5] This section of Highway 108 was paved by 1960.^[4]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[2]	Destinations	Notes
Wilkin	Prairie View Township	0.080-0.263	I-94	Interchange
Otter Tail	Pelican Rapids	12.047	US 59	North end of US 59 overlap
		12.186	US 59	North end of US 59 overlap
	Perham Township	38.408	MN 78	North end of MN 78 overlap
	Ottertail	47.526	MN 78	South end of MN 78 overlap
	Henning	61.445	MN 210
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi      Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Chapter 440-H.F. No. 2000", Session Laws of Minnesota for 1933 (Mike Holm, Secretary of State): pp. 881-897 
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 18, 2010. 
3. ^ Minnesota DNR website for Maplewood State Park - Link
4. ^ ^{a b} Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 101-149". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/r101-149.htm#108. Retrieved November 19, 2010. ^{[unreliable source]}
5. ^ "Chapter 663-H.F. No. 1792", Session Laws of Minnesota for 1949 (Earl L. Berg, Commissioner of Administration): pp. 1177-1185