Minnesota State Highway 45

Trunk Highway 45
Route information
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length:	2.628 mi[1] (4.229 km)
Existed:	1934 – present
Major junctions
South end:	MN 210 and County 1 at Carlton
North end:	I-35 and County 45 at Scanlon
Location
Counties:	Carlton
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highways Interstate • U.S. • State Inter-County • County roads • Legislative routes ← MN 44 MN 46 →

Minnesota State Highway 45 is a short highway in northeast Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 210 (Chestnut Avenue) and Carlton County Road 1 in the city of Carlton and continues north to its northern terminus at its interchange with Interstate 35 and Carlton County Highway 45 in the city of Scanlon.

The route is 2.6 miles (4.2 km) in length and passes through the city of Carlton.

Route description

State Highway 45 serves as a short connector route between Carlton, Scanlon, and Interstate 35 in northeast Minnesota. It maintains Minnesota Constitutional Route 1 through the city of Carlton, following the historic route of former U.S. Highway 61.

Highway 45 parallels the Saint Louis River.

Jay Cooke State Park is located 3 miles east of the junction of Highways 45 and 210 at Carlton. The park entrance is located on Highway 210 adjacent to Thomson.^[2]

Highway 45 is also known as Third Street N in the city of Carlton.

The route has a junction with Carlton County Road 3 (Carlton Road) at the northern city limits of Carlton.

History

State Highway 45 does not currently include any of its original marked extent. The surviving segment of State Highway 45 (from Carlton to Scanlon) was part of the original U.S. Highway 61 from 1934 to 1968. The route was paved as early as 1929.^[3]

The route originally designated State Highway 45 from 1934 to 1995 is the old extension of this route west of Interstate 35 between Scanlon and downtown Cloquet. This section was turned back to Carlton County / city of Cloquet maintenance circa 1995 and is now designated as County Highway 45.^[3]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Carlton County.

Location	Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
Carlton	0.000	MN 210, CR 1 south
	0.576	CR 3 (Carlton Road)
Cloquet	2.439-2.631	I-35	Interchange
Scanlon	2.631	CR 45
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 October 20, 2010. 
2. ^ Minnesota DNR website for Jay Cooke State Park - Link
3. ^ ^{a b} Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 26-50". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/r26-50.htm#45. Retrieved October 20, 2010. ^{[unreliable source]}