Minnesota State Highway 29

Trunk Highway 29
Route information
Defined by MS § 161.114
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length:	126.592 mi[2] (203.730 km)
Existed:	1920[1] – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 212 / US 59 at Montevideo
	MN 7 at Montevideo U.S. 12, MN 9 at Benson MN 28, MN 114 at Starbuck MN 28, MN 104 at Glenwood MN 55 near Glenwood I-94, MN 27 at Alexandria MN 210 at Inman Township MN 106 at Deer Creek
North end:	U.S. 71 at Wadena
Location
Counties:	Chippewa, Swift, Pope, Douglas, Otter Tail, Wadena
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highways Interstate • U.S. • State Inter-County • County roads • Legislative routes ← MN 28 MN 30 →

Minnesota State Highway 29 is a highway in west-central Minnesota, which runs from its junction with U.S. Highways 59 and 212 in Montevideo and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 71 in Wadena.

Highway 29 is 127 miles (204 km) in length.

Route description

Highway 29 serves as a north–south route between Montevideo, Benson, Glenwood, Alexandria, and Wadena.

Highway 29 is built as a four-lane divided highway on the south side of Alexandria to Interstate Highway 94.

Glacial Lakes State Park is located on Highway 29 in Pope County. The park is located between Glenwood and Benson.^[3]

Lake Carlos State Park is located on Highway 29 in Douglas County. The park is located ten miles (16 km) north of Alexandria.^[4]

Highway 29 parallels U.S. Highway 71 throughout its route in west-central Minnesota.

The northern terminus for Highway 29 is its intersection with U.S. 71 in Wadena, three blocks south of U.S. 10.

History

Highway 29 was authorized in 1920 from Glenwood to Wadena.^[5] In 1933, it was extended along former State Highway 38 to Montevideo.^[1]

Most of the route was paved by 1940.

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[6][2]	Destinations	Notes
Chippewa	Montevideo	0.000	US 212 / US 59	South end of US 59 overlap
		0.174	MN 7 / US 59	North end of US 59 overlap, south end of MN 7 overlap
		1.456	MN 7	North end of MN 7 overlap
	Mandt Township	12.299	MN 40	West end of MN 40 overlap
	Grace Township	18.288	MN 40	East end of MN 40 overlap
Swift	Benson	32.419	US 12	South end of US 12 overlap
		32.760	US 12 / MN 9	North end of US 12 overlap
Pope	Starbuck	54.952	MN 28, MN 114	West end of MN 28 overlap
	Glenwood	63.431	MN 28, MN 104	East end of MN 28 overlap
	Leven Township	65.188	MN 55
Douglas	Alexandria	76.932	I-94	Interchange
		77.953	MN 27	South end of MN 27 overlap
		80.748	MN 27	North end of MN 27 overlap
Otter Tail	Parkers Prairie	99.981	MN 235
	Inman Township	112.360	MN 210
	Deer Creek	116.654	MN 106
Wadena	Wadena	126.557	US 71
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi      Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Riner, Steve. "Details of Routes 26-50". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/r26-50.htm#29. Retrieved 2007-02-24. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 4" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/logpoint/d4.pdf. Retrieved October 17, 2010. 
3. ^ Minnesota DNR website for Glacial Lake State Park - Link
4. ^ Minnesota DNR website for Lake Carlos State Park - Link
5. ^ Minnesota State Legislature (2010). "§ 161.114, Constitutional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=161.114. Retrieved October 17, 2010. 
6. ^ "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 8" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 20, 2010. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/logpoint/d8.pdf. Retrieved October 17, 2010.