Minnesota State Highway 97 (MN 97) is a 13.173-mile-long (21.200 km) highway in Minnesota, which runs from its junction with Interstate 35 and Anoka County Road 23 in Columbus, near Forest Lake, and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 95 in Scandia, near Marine on St. Croix. MN 97 is also known as Scandia Trail.
 Trunk Highway 97 | ||||
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 MN 97 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by MnDOT | ||||
| Length | 13.173 mi[1] (21.200 km) | |||
| Existed | 1933–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   I-35 / CSAH 23 at Columbus | |||
 US 61 at Forest Lake | ||||
| East end |  MN 95 at Scandia | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Minnesota | |||
| Counties | Anoka, Washington | |||
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Route description
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State Highway 97 serves as an east–west arterial route between the communities of Columbus, Forest Lake, and Scandia.
Highway 97 intersects U.S. Highway 61 in Forest Lake.
The route is legally defined as Legislative Route 97 in the Minnesota Statutes,[2] except for the short portion between I-35 and U.S. 61, which is part of unmarked Minnesota Constitutional Route 62.
History
editState Highway 97 was authorized in 1933 between State Highway 95 in Scandia and U.S. Highway 61 in Forest Lake.
The route was completely paved by 1941.[3]
Highway 97 was extended west of U.S. 61 in the mid 1960s to connect with Interstate 35. This expanded section was originally part of U.S. Highway 8.[4]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Anoka | Columbus | 0.000 | 0.000 |  CSAH 23 west | Formerly U.S. 8 |
| 0.000– 0.138 | 0.000– 0.222 | I-35 – St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth | Interchange | ||
| Washington | Forest Lake | 2.108 | 3.392 |  US 61 south – Hugo | South end of US 61 overlap |
| 2.435 | 3.919 |  US 61 north | North end of US 61 overlap | ||
| Scandia | 13.247 | 21.319 | MN 95 (St. Croix Trail) – Marine on St. Croix, Stillwater, Taylors Falls | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 5" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 20, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 27, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ "161.115, Additional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 2010. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
- ^ 1941 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Minnesota Highway Department. May 1, 1941. § N11. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- ^ Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 76–100". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved November 14, 2010.[self-published source]