Minnesota State Highway 210

Trunk Highway 210
MN 210 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length:	227.916 mi[1] (366.795 km)
Existed:	July 1, 1949[2] – present
Major junctions
West end:	ND 210 at the Red River
	US 75 / MN 9 at Breckenridge I-94 / US 59 at Fergus Falls US 71 at Hewitt US 10 at Staples US 10 / MN 64 at Motley MN 371 at Baxter MN 6 at Crosby US 169 at Aitkin MN 65 at McGregor I-35 at Carlton
East end:	MN 23 at Duluth
Location
Counties:	Wilkin, Otter Tail, Todd, Morrison, Cass, Crow Wing, Aitkin, Carlton, St. Louis
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highways Interstate US State Legislative routes ← MN 200 US 212 →

Minnesota State Highway 210 (MN 210) is a state highway in west-central, central, and northeast Minnesota, which runs from North Dakota Highway 210 (ND 210) at the North Dakota state line (at Breckenridge), and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with MN 23 in Duluth near the Saint Louis River.

The route runs across Minnesota from west-central to northeast; connecting Fergus Falls, Brainerd, and Duluth. At the western terminus of MN 210, upon crossing the Red River, the roadway becomes ND 210 and feeds into ND 13. MN 210 is 228 miles (367 km) in length.

Route description

MN 210 crosses the Saint Louis River in Thomson

MN 210 serves as an east–west route in west-central, central, and northeast Minnesota between Breckenridge, Fergus Falls, Staples, Baxter, Brainerd, Carlton, and Duluth.

For part of its route (7 mi or 11 km), MN 210 is concurrent with US Highway 10 (US 10) between Motley and Staples in central Minnesota. The highway crosses the Washington Street Bridge at the Mississippi River in Brainerd and the Saint Louis River in Thomson.

The portion of MN 210 in Aitkin County is officially designated the "Dale Wayrynen Memorial Highway".^[3] This same designation is also signed on MN 210 in Carlton County from Cromwell westbound to the county line with Aitkin County.

MN 210 passes through the Cuyuna Range in Crow Wing County and the Fond du Lac State Forest in Carlton County. Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area is located on the highway in Crow Wing County near Crosby and Ironton; northeast of Brainerd. Jay Cooke State Park is located on MN 210 in Carlton County.^[4] The park is located between Carlton and Fond du Lac (Duluth).

History

MN 210 was authorized on July 1, 1949 between then-US 61 (now MN 45) in Carlton and MN 23 in Duluth,^[2] acting as an eastern extension of US 210. Circa 1955, the highway was expanded on the west end of US 210, replacing former MN 3 from Staples to the North Dakota state line at Breckenridge.^[5][6] The original eastern segment was subsequently renumbered as part of MN 39 in 1956.^[6][7]

When US 210 was removed in 1970, the highway was redesignated MN 210. The historic original route of MN 210 between Carlton and Duluth was changed back at this time as well.^[8][9]

MN 210 runs along the original mainline of the Northern Pacific Railway as built westward from Carlton to Staples. Between Henning and Breckenridge, the highway runs along a former branch line of the Northern Pacific Railway. Most of the branch line has since been abandoned.

The western section of the highway, between Breckenridge and Fergus Falls, was originally part of Minnesota Constitutional Route 3. Between Fergus Falls and Henning, the highway was part of Constitutional Route 36. The section between Carlton and Motley was part of Constitutional Route 2.^[10]

US 210

U.S. Highway 210
Location:	Carlton–Motley
Existed:	1926[11]–1970[8][9]

MN 210 from Carlton to Motley, the eastern portion of the present day highway, was originally part of U.S. Route 210 from 1926 to 1970. During 1970, US 210 was decommissioned from Carlton to Motley and re-designated MN 210 that same year.^[8][9]

US 210 was originally commissioned in 1926 by the American Association of State Highway Officials, as one of the original US Highways.^[11]

In the 1934 numbering plan, US 210 from Carlton to Motley was slated to be re-designated as U.S. Route 208. The road was almost re-numbered because of a routing change in its parent road (US 10). Ultimately, US 10 was routed along former US 10N. US 208 was shown on some maps in the mid-1930s running from Carlton to Motley, but the number was not officially commissioned or signed, and US 210 kept its number.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Wilkin	Breckenridge	0.000	0.000	ND 210 west to I‑29 / ND 13 – Wahpeton
		0.219	0.352	US 75 north – Moorhead	west end of US 75 overlap
		0.764	1.230	US 75 south / MN 9 south – Breckenridge	east end of US 75 overlap; west end of MN 9 overlap
	Connelly Township	2.241	3.607	MN 9 north / CSAH 16 south – Barnesville	East end of MN 9 overlap
Otter Tail	Fergus Falls	24.248	39.023	I-94 west / US 59 north (US 52 north) – Fergus Falls, Moorhead, Detroit Lakes	West end of I-94 / US 52 / US 59 overlap; MN 210 west follows exit 54
		24.691– 25.047	39.736– 40.309	CSAH 1 – Fergus Falls, Wendell	Interchange; I-94 exit 55
	Buse Township	26.446	42.561	I-94 east / US 59 south (US 52 south) / CSAH 25 south – Alexandria	East end of I-94 / US 52 / US 59 overlap; MN 210 east follows exit 57
	Battle Lake	45.583	73.359	MN 78 – Battle Lake, Ashby, Glendalough State Park
	Henning	60.592	97.513	MN 108 west (Douglas Avenue) – Henning, Ottertail, Airport
	Inman Township	66.412	106.880	MN 29 – Wadena, Alexandria
Todd	Hewitt	77.512	124.743	US 71 – Wadena, Long Prairie
	Staples	93.558	150.567	US 10 west – Wadena	West end of US 10 overlap
Morrison	Motley	100.707	162.072	US 10 east – Little Falls	East end of US 10 overlap
Cass	May Township	101.023	162.581	MN 64 north – Akeley
Crow Wing	Baxter	120.539	193.989	MN 371 – Nisswa	west end of MN 371 Bus. overlap
	Brainerd	122.095– 122.215	196.493– 196.686	Washington Street Bridge over Mississippi River
		122.663	197.407	MN 371 Bus. south (North 6th Street) / Great River Road (National Route) south	east end of MN 371 Bus. overlap; west end of Great River Road overlap
		123.203	198.276	CSAH 45 south / Inter-County C south (13th Street)
		123.879	199.364	MN 25 south / CSAH 3 north / Inter-County C north / Great River Road (National Route) north – Merrifield, Crosslake, Pierz	east end of Great River Road overlap
	Crosby	137.855	221.856	MN 6 north / Great River Road (National Route) south – Emily, Remer	West end of MN 6 / Great River Road overlap
	Deerwood	142.248	228.926	MN 6 south – Garrison	East end of MN 6 overlap
Aitkin	Aitkin	152.441	245.330	US 169 south / Great River Road (National Route) north (Minnesota Avenue) to MN 47 – Garrison	east end of Great River Road overlap; west end of US 169 overlap
	Morrison Township	160.351	258.060	US 169 north – Grand Rapids	east end of US 169 overlap
	McGregor	174.536	280.888	MN 65 north to US 2	West end of MN 65 overlap
	McGregor Township	175.734	282.816	MN 65 south – Mora, Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge	East end of MN 65 overlap
Carlton	Cromwell	196.233	315.806	MN 73 – Floodwood, Moose Lake
	Twin Lakes Township	215.986– 216.107	347.596– 347.791	I-35 – Duluth, St. Paul, Minneapolis	I-35 exit 235
		216.253	348.025	CSAH 61 south – Atkinson	former US 61 south
	Carlton	218.558	351.735	MN 45 north / CSAH 1 south – Scanlon, Wrenshall	west end of CR 1 overlap; former US 61 north
	Thomson	219.846	353.808	CSAH 1 north (Dalles Avenue)	east end of CR 1 overlap
St. Louis	Duluth (Fond du Lac)	227.790	366.592	MN 23 – Duluth, Sandstone
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

Route map: Bing / Google

1. Statewide Trunk Logpoint Listing (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. September 6, 2011.
2. Minnesota Legislature. "Chapter 663-H.F. No. 1792". Session Laws of Minnesota for 1949. Earl L. Berg, Commissioner of Administration. pp. 1177–85.
3. Minnesota Legislature (2010). "161.14, Names and Designations of Certain Highways". 2010 Minnesota Statutes. Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Subd. 39. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
4. Official Railroad Map of Minnesota (Map). 1886. Reprinted by the Minnesota Historical Society in 1994.
5. 1954 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H. M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1954. § B11-F11. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
6. 1956 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H. M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. 1956. § B11-F11. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
7. 1957 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H. M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. 1957. § M10. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
8. 1970 Official Highway Map of Minnesota (Map). Minnesota Department of Highways. 1970. § B12-M11. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
9. 1971 Official Highway Map of Minnesota (Map). Minnesota Department of Highways. 1971. § B12-M11. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
10. Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 152-218". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Self-published. Retrieved April 5, 2006.
11. Droz, Robert V. (1998). "1927 US Numbered Highways". US Highways: From US 1 to (U.S. 830). Self-published. Retrieved April 7, 2006.