Minnesota State Highway 54
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| Route information | ||||
| Defined by MS § 161.114 | ||||
| Maintained by Mn/DOT | ||||
| Length: | 10.851 mi[1] (17.463 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1920[2] – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: |
 MN 27 in Roseville Township | |||
| North end: |
  U.S. 59 / MN 55 in Elbow Lake | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Grant | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Minnesota State Highway 54 (MN 54) is a highway in west-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 27 in Roseville Township of Grant County and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 59 / State Highway 55 (co-signed) in Elbow Lake.
Highway 54 is 11 miles (18 km) in length and passes through the communities of Roseville Township, Lien Township, Sanford Township, and Elbow Lake.
Route description
State Highway 54 serves as a north–south route between the city of Elbow Lake and State Highway 27.
Highway 54, together with Highway 27, serve as an arterial route between Herman and the county seat at Elbow Lake.
The route is legally defined as Constitutional Route 54 in the Minnesota Statutes.[3]
History
State Highway 54 was authorized in 1920 from Elbow Lake to Herman.[3] In 1934, the east-west portion of this route near Herman became part of State Highway 27.[2]
The route was still gravel in 1949. It was fully paved by 1953.[2]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Grant County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Roseville Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | MN 27 – Herman, Hoffman | ||
| Elbow Lake | 10.851 | 17.463 | US 59 / MN 55 – Fergus Falls, Morris, Glenwood | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- 1 2 Minnesota Department of Transportation (August 14, 2014). "Statewide Trunk Logpoint Listing" (PDF). St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- 1 2 3 Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 51–75". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Self-published. Retrieved October 22, 2010.
- 1 2 Minnesota State Legislature (2010). "§ 161.114, Constitutional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Retrieved October 20, 2010.