Minnesota State Highway 11

Trunk Highway 11
Route information
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length:	209.971 mi[1] (337.916 km)
Existed:	1920 – present
Major junctions
West end:	ND 66 at the Red River, the Minnesota—North Dakota state line, near I-29 and Drayton, ND
	MN 220 near Robbin US 75 at Donaldson US 59 at Karlstad MN 32 at Greenbush MN 89 / MN 310 at Roseau MN 313 at Warroad MN 72 / MN 172 at Baudette US 71 at Pelland US 53 / US 71 at Int'l. Falls
East end:	Sha-Sha Resort at Island View, at Rainy Lake, east of International Falls
Location
Counties:	Kittson, Roseau, Lake of the Woods, Koochiching
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highways Interstate • U.S. • State Inter-County • County roads • Legislative routes ← US 10 US 12 →

Minnesota State Highway 11 is a highway in northwest and north-central Minnesota, which runs from North Dakota Highway 66 at the North Dakota state line (near Drayton, ND) and continues east to its eastern terminus at the community of Island View at Rainy Lake, near International Falls.

The route follows the Rainy River between Baudette and International Falls.

Highway 11 is 210 miles (340 km) in length.

Route description

State Highway 11 serves as an east–west route between International Falls, Baudette, Warroad, Roseau, and Drayton, ND.

The western terminus of Highway 11 is at Robbin in Teien Township, at the North Dakota state line, (near Drayton, ND); where Highway 11 becomes North Dakota Highway 66 upon crossing the Red River.

The eastern terminus of the route is at the community of Island View at Rainy Lake, east of International Falls. The entrance to the Sha-Sha Resort is at this point.

The Rainy Lake Visitor Center at Voyageurs National Park is located 12 miles east of International Falls near Highway 11. The Visitor Center is located immediately south of the junction of Highway 11 and County Road 96. The visitor entrance is located on County Road 96.

Franz Jevne State Park is located on Highway 11 in Koochiching County on the Rainy River (near Birchdale), between Baudette and International Falls.^[2]

Highway 11, between Warroad and Baudette, is part of the promoted route MOM's Way.^[3]

History

State Highway 11 was authorized in 1920 from Donaldson east to International Falls, then south through the Iron Range to Duluth. U.S. 169 was routed along this highway from 1930 to 1934. In 1934, the north–south portion was redesignated U.S. 53, and Highway 11 was extended on the east to its current terminus east of Island View; and on the west to the Red River, to what is now North Dakota Highway 66.^[4]

Sections of the route were still a primitive road in 1929. The last section of Highway 11 to be paved was between the North Dakota state line and U.S. 75 at Donaldson; this was paved by 1961.^[4]

In response to the I-35W Bridge collapse in Minneapolis on August 1, 2007, Governor Tim Pawlenty ordered the inspection of all Minnesota bridges. During an August 21, 2007 inspection, cracks were found in the Drayton Bridge (Highway 11 / Highway 66), which crosses the Red River between Drayton, ND and Donaldson, MN. The two cracks found in the structure were believed to be recent, within the previous six months. The bridge was inspected in March 2007 during which no cracks were found. The bridge is a major crossing for sugar beet trucks making their way to Drayton, ND. The bridge was scheduled for replacement in 2009.^[5]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[6][1]	Destinations	Notes
Red River of the North		0.000	ND 66
Kittson	Teien Township	1.909	MN 220
	Donaldson	11.537	US 75
	Karlstad	28.868	US 59
Roseau	Greenbush	48.231	MN 32
	Ross Township	63.582	MN 308
	Fox	64.577	MN 89	West end of MN 89 concurrency
	Roseau	70.679	MN 89 south, MN 310 north	east end of MN 89 concurrency
	Warroad	91.670	MN 313
Lake of the Woods	Baudette Township	128.197	MN 172
	Baudette	129.170	MN 72	West end of MN 72 concurrency
		130.864	MN 72	East end of MN 72 concurrency
Koochiching	Pelland	186.822	US 71	West end of US 71 concurrency
	Rainy Lake	193.730	MN 332
	International Falls	197.991	US 71	East end of US 71 concurrency
		198.056	US 53	West end of US 53 concurrency
		198.125	US 53	East end of US 53 concurrency
		198.500	MN 332
	Rainy Lake	210.109	East shore of Dove Island	Sha-Sha Resort
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi      Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 1" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 20, 2010. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/logpoint/d1.pdf. Retrieved September 26, 2010. 
2. ^ Minnesota DNR website for Franz Jevne State Park - Link
3. ^ MOM's Way tourism website - Link
4. ^ ^{a b} Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 1-25". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/r1-25.htm#11. Retrieved September 26, 2010. ^{[unreliable source]}
5. ^ News related to the sugar and sugar beet growing industry on www.beetseed.com - August 22, 2007
6. ^ "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 2" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/logpoint/d2.pdf. Retrieved September 26, 2010.