Minnesota State Highway 48

Trunk Highway 48
Route information
Defined by MS § 161.115(123)
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length:	23.527 mi[1] (37.863 km)
Existed:	1933 – present
Major junctions
West end:	I-35 at Hinckley
	CR 21 at Cloverdale CR 22 at St. Croix State Park
East end:	WIS 77 at the St. Croix River, near Danbury, WI
Location
Counties:	Pine
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highways Interstate • U.S. • State Inter-County • County roads • Legislative routes ← MN 47 MN 50 →

Minnesota State Highway 48 is a highway in east-central Minnesota, which runs from its interchange with Interstate Highway 35 in Hinckley and continues east to its eastern terminus at the Wisconsin state line (near Danbury, WI), where it becomes Wisconsin Highway 77.

Highway 48 is 23.5 miles (37.8 km) in length and passes through the communities of Hinckley, Barry Township, Arlone Township, Cloverdale, and Clover Township.

Route description

State Highway 48 serves as an east–west route between Hinckley, Cloverdale, and Danbury, WI.

Highway 48 crosses the Grindstone River on the eastern edge of Hinckley. The route crosses the Kettle River in Barry Township near Hinckley. The eastern terminus of Highway 48 is at the St. Croix River, where the route becomes Wisconsin Highway 77 upon crossing the river.

St. Croix State Park is located 15 miles east of Hinckley on Highway 48, then 5 miles south on County Road 22. The St. Croix State Forest is located east of Cloverdale near the route.

Camp Nathanael is located 16 miles (26 km) east of Hinckley on Highway 48.

Highway 48 is also known as Fire Monument Road in the city of Hinckley.

The route provides major access to Grand Casino Hinckley.

The route is legally defined as Legislative Route 195 in the Minnesota Statutes.^[2] It is not marked with this number.

History

State Highway 48 was authorized in 1933.^[3]

The route was paved by 1953.^[3]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Pine County.

Location	Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
Hinckley	0.000	I-35	Interchange
	0.223	CR 140 (Morris Avenue) north, CR 134 (Casino Road) south
	1.725	CR 15
Barry Township	1.942	CR 140
	5.154	CR 20 (Wildlife Road)
Cloverdale	9.248	CR 21 (Cloverdale Road)
Clover Township	15.132	CR 22 south	Saint Croix State Park
	15.211	CR 22 north (Fleming Logging Road)
	16.215	CR 110
	18.231	CR 138 (Crooked Creek Road)
Ogema Township	19.442	CR 24 (Tamarack Road)
	21.392	CR 137 (Alma Razor Road)
	23.387	CR 173 (Grace Lake Road)
St. Croix River	23.524	WIS 77	Minnesota–Wisconsin state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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 August 21, 2010. 
2. ^ "161.115, Additional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 2010. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=161.115. Retrieved October 21, 2010. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 26-50". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/r26-50.htm#48. Retrieved October 21, 2010. ^{[unreliable source]}