Minnesota State Highway 6

Minnesota State Highway 6 (MN 6) is a 147.775-mile-long (237.821 km) highway in east-central and north-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 18 in Bay Lake Township near Garrison and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 71 and County Road 30 in Big Falls.

Trunk Highway 6 marker
Trunk Highway 6
Map
MN 6 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length147.775 mi[1] (237.821 km)
Existed1920, 1933–present
Major junctions
South end MN 18 near Garrison
Major intersections
North end US 71 in Big Falls
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountiesCrow Wing, Cass, Itasca, Koochiching
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highway System
MN 5 MN 7

Route description

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State Highway 6 serves as a north–south route between Bay Lake Township, Deerwood, Crosby, Remer, Deer River, and Big Falls in east-central and north-central Minnesota.

The route passes through the Chippewa National Forest in Cass and Itasca counties.

Highway 6 passes through the following state forests:

Schoolcraft State Park is located on Highway 6 in Cass County on the banks of the Mississippi River. The park is located south of Deer River and west of Grand Rapids.

Highway 6 parallels U.S. Highway 169 for part of its route in northern Minnesota.

The route also parallels scenic State Highway 38 for part of its route.

History

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State Highway 6 was authorized in 1920 and 1933.[2]

The route was completely paved by 1970.[2]

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Crow WingBay Lake Township0.0000.000  MN 18 – Garrison, Brainerd
Deerwood9.43215.179 
 
MN 210 east – Aitkin
Eastern end of MN 210 overlap
Crosby13.82822.254 
 
MN 210 west – Brainerd
Western end of MN 210 overlap
Wolford Township18.381–
18.427
29.581–
29.655
Bridge over the Mississippi River
CassRemer Township55.57389.436 
 
MN 200 west – Walker
Western end of MN 200 overlap
Remer56.34490.677 
 
MN 200 east – Hill City
Eastern end of MN 200 overlap
ItascaDeer Lake70.840–
70.882
114.006–
114.074
Bridge over the Mississippi River
77.522124.760 
 
US 2 east – Grand Rapids
Eastern end of US 2 overlap
Deer River83.064133.679 
 
US 2 west – Bemidji
Western end of US 2 overlap
Talmoon109.205175.748 
 
 
 
MN 286 east / CSAH 4 west – Marcell
Unorganized Territory of Effie120.202193.446 
 
MN 1 east – Effie
South end of MN 1 overlap
KoochichingUnorganized Territory of Northome122.584197.280 
 
MN 1 west – Northome
North end of MN 1 overlap
Big Falls147.775237.821  US 71 – International Falls, Bemidji
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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KML is from Wikidata
  1. ^ a b Minnesota Department of Transportation. "Statewide Trunk Logpoint Listing" (PDF). St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 1–25". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved September 20, 2010.[self-published source]