Minnesota State Highway 113 (MN 113) is a 54.592-mile-long (87.857 km) highway in northwest Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 32 in Syre and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 71 in Clover Township (17 miles north of the city of Park Rapids).
 Trunk Highway 113 | ||||
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 MN 113 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MnDOT | ||||
| Length | 54.592 mi[2] (87.857 km) | |||
| Existed | April 22, 1933[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  MN 32 at Syre | |||
 US 59 at Waubun | ||||
| East end |  US 71 at Clover Township | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Minnesota | |||
| Counties | Norman, Mahnomen, Becker, Clearwater, Hubbard | |||
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Route description
editHighway 113 serves as an east–west route in northwest Minnesota between Syre, the White Earth Indian Reservation, Waubun, and Clover Township.
The route intersects U.S. Highway 59 in Waubun.
The route passes through Clearwater County briefly twice in southern La Prairie Township.
The route passes through the White Earth State Forest in southeast Mahnomen County and northeast Becker County.
Highway 113 parallels State Highway 34 and State Highway 200 throughout its route.
The western terminus of Highway 113 is located in the Red River Valley region of Minnesota.
The eastern terminus of the route is located immediately south of Lake Itasca.
Highway 113 serves as the southern border for Itasca State Park. The two park entrances are located on nearby Highways 71 (east entrance) and 200 (north entrance).
The route is legally defined as Routes 200 and 283 in the Minnesota Statutes.[3] It is not marked with these numbers.
History
editThe section of Highway 113 between U.S. 59 at Waubun and U.S. 71 at Clover Township was authorized on April 22, 1933.[1]
The section of the route between U.S. 59 at Waubun and State Highway 32 at Syre was authorized in 1949.[4]
Only a small portion of the route, east of Waubun, had been paved by 1953. The entire route was paved by the late 1960s.[5]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[2][6] | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| Norman | Syre | 0.000 | 0.000 | MN 32 – Ulen, Twin Valley  CSAH 39 west | Western terminus; roadway continues west as CSAH 39 | |||
| Flom Township | 6.042 | 9.724 |  CSAH 38 – Flom | |||||
| Mahnomen | Popple Grove Township | 10.313 | 16.597 |   CSAH 10 north | ||||
| Waubun | 15.327 | 24.666 | US 59 – Mahnomen, Detroit Lakes | |||||
| Oakland Township | 22.384 | 36.024 |  CSAH 3 north | |||||
| 27.150 | 43.694 |  CSAH 4 north – Nay Tah Waush | ||||||
| Becker | Eagle View Township | 33.802 | 54.399 |   CSAH 35 south (W Elbow Lake Road) | ||||
| Clearwater |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Becker | Forest Township | 41.051 | 66.065 |  CSAH 37 south (W Bad Medicine Lake Road) | ||||
| Hubbard | Clover Township | 54.676 | 87.992 | US 71 – Itasca State Park, Bemidji, Park Rapids | Eastern terminus | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Chapter 440-H.F. No. 2000", Session Laws of Minnesota for 1933, Mike Holm, Secretary of State, pp. 881–897
- ^ a b "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 4" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2008. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
- ^ "161.115, Additional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 2010. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
- ^ "Chapter 663-H.F. No. 1792", Session Laws of Minnesota for 1949, Earl L. Berg, Commissioner of Administration, pp. 1177–1185
- ^ Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 101–149". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved November 19, 2010.[self-published source]
- ^ "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 2" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2008. Retrieved November 19, 2010.