MINNESOTA STATE HIGHWAY 34

'Minnesota State Highway 34' is a highway in west-central and north-central Minnesota, which runs from the intersection of Minnesota Highway 9 and Minnesota 34 (near I-94) in Barnesville and continues east to its eastern terminus at the intersection of Minn.Highway 371 / Minn.Highway 200 and Minnesota 34 in Walker.
Minnesota 34 is duplexed with U.S. Highway 59 for 16.6 miles in Otter Tail and Becker counties (near Detroit Lakes).
Minnesota Highway 34 is 103-miles in length and passes through the communities of:

★ Walker ★ Akeley ★ Nevis ★ Park Rapids ★ Osage

★ Snellman ★ Detroit Lakes ★ Dunvilla ★ Barnesville

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Notes

Termini

History

References

Notes

Minnesota Highway 34 serves as an east-west arterial route between Walker, Park Rapids, Detroit Lakes, and Barnesville in west-central and north-central Minnesota.
Minnesota Highway 34 passes through the counties of:

★ Cass County

★ Hubbard County

★ Becker County

★ Otter Tail County

★ Clay County
Highway 34 passes through the Chippewa National Forest in Cass County between Walker and Akeley.

(USDA Forest Service -- Chippewa National Forest website - Link)
Highway 34 passes through the ''Smoky Hills State Forest'' in Becker County between Park Rapids and Detroit Lakes.

Termini

The eastern terminus for Minnesota 34 is its intersection with Minn.Hwy.371 / Minn.Hwy.200 in Walker.
The western terminus for Minnesota 34 is its intersection with Minn.Hwy.9 (1.2 miles from Interstate Highway 94) in Barnesville.

History

Highway 34 was authorized east of U.S. 10 in 1920 and west of U.S. 10 in 1933.
The section of Highway 34 east of U.S. 10, once ran along the current alignment of Minn.Hwy.225 through Ponsford until about 1942.
In 1953, the section of Highway 34 west of U.S. 10 was still unpaved. Completely paved today.
At one time, Highway 34 had continued farther east. The section of present day Minn.Hwy.200 between Minn.Hwy.371 (at Walker) and U.S.Hwy.2 (9-miles west of Floodwood) was originally designated Highway 34 between 1934 and 1969.

References

1. Details of Routes 26-50 Riner, Steve