Minnesota State Highway 81 (1934)

Trunk Highway 81
Route information
Defined by MS § 161.115(106)
Length:	40.3 mi[1] (64.9 km)
Existed:	1934 – mid-1950s
Major junctions
South end:	US 75 in Hendrum Township
North end:	US 2 in Crookston
Location
Counties:	Norman, Polk
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highways Interstate US State Legislative routes

Minnesota State Highway 81 was a state highway in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It ran north from what is now TH 200 to Crookston. It was eliminated when US 75 was realigned to this road in the mid-1950s.^[2]

The highway was 40 miles (64 km) in length.

Route description

Highway 81 served as a north-south route between Halstad, Shelly, Nielsville, Climax, Eldred, and Crookston.

Legally, the highway was defined as Legislative Route 175 in the Minnesota Statutes § 161.115(106).^[3]

History

State Highway 81 was authorized in 1934.

The number was removed in the mid-1950s when U.S. Route 75 was realigned to this road.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Norman	Hendrum Township	0.0	0.0	US 75
	Halstad	4.1	6.6	MN 116
Polk	Climax	17.5	28.2	MN 220
	Crookston	40.3	64.9	US 2 / US 75
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing / Google

1. 1940 Map of Minnesota Trunk Highway System (Map). Minnesota Highway Department. January 1, 1940. § A6-A8. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
2. Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 76-100". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Self-published. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
3. Minnesota State Legislature (2009). "§ 161.115, Additional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Retrieved May 8, 2010.