Minnesota State Highway 46 Explained

State:MN
Type:MN
Route:46
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:MN 46 highlighted in red
Established:1933
Length Mi:46.377
Section:115
Subsection:96
Direction A:South
Direction B:North
Previous Type:MN
Previous Route:45
Next Type:MN
Next Route:47

Minnesota State Highway 46 (MN 46) is a 46.377-longNaN-long highway in north-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with U.S. Highway 2 near Deer River (northwest of Grand Rapids) and continues northwest to its northern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 1 in Northome.

Route description

Highway 46 serves as a northwest - southeast route between the communities of Deer River, Squaw Lake, and Northome.

The roadway passes through the Chippewa National Forest in Itasca County.

The northern terminus for Highway 46 is its intersection with State Highway 1 in Northome, 5 blocks from U.S. Highway 71.

The route is legally defined as Legislative Route 165 in the Minnesota Statutes.[1] It is not marked with this number.

History

Highway 46 was authorized in 1933.

By 1953, there was one remaining gravel section in the middle of this route. It was completely paved by 1958.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 161.115, Additional Trunk Highways . Minnesota Statutes . Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota . 2010 . October 21, 2010.