Minnesota State Highway 127

Trunk Highway 127
Route information
Defined by MS § 161.114
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length:	2.531 mi[1] (4.073 km)
Existed:	1967 – present
Major junctions
South end:	I-94 at Orange Township
North end:	MN 27 at Osakis
Location
Counties:	Douglas
Highway system
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Minnesota State Highway 127 is a short connector highway in west-central Minnesota, which runs from its interchange with Interstate 94 in Orange Township and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 27 in Osakis.

Highway 127 is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) in length and passes through Orange Township, Osakis Township, and the city of Osakis.

Route description

Highway 127 serves as a short north–south connector route between Interstate 94 and State Highway 27 at Osakis.^[2]

History

Highway 127 was added to the state highway system in 1967 when I-94 was completed.^[3][4] I-94 replaced old U.S. Highway 52 in west-central Minnesota. U.S. 52 had previously ran through Osakis in this area. 127 was added to connect Osakis with the interstate.^[5]

127 had been paved prior to it becoming a state highway. The route is a part of Minnesota Constitutional Route 3 from St. Cloud to Alexandria^[5], continuing southward from its junction at I-94 as County 3, and west of the former U.S. 52 as State Highway 27 to Alexandria. Present day Highway 127 was not part of old U.S. 52 between St. Cloud and Alexandria. State Highway 127 is numbered as a spur of State Highway 27.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Douglas County.

Location	Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
Orange Township	0.000– 0.161	I-94 CR 3 south	Interchange
Osakis	1.969	CR 3 (1st Avenue)
	2.562	MN 27 (Nokomis Street)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ ^{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 November 20, 2010. 
2. ^ Minnesota Department of Transportation, 2005-2006 State Highway Map
3. ^ Minnesota Department of Highways (1967). Minnesota 1967 Official Road Map (Map). Section E13. http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/mdt&CISOPTR=1219&REC=7. Retrieved November 20, 2010. 
4. ^ Minnesota Department of Highways (1968). Minnesota 1968-1969 Official Highway Map (Map). Section E13. http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/mdt&CISOPTR=1222&REC=8. Retrieved November 20, 2010. 
5. ^ ^{a b} Riner, Steve. "Details of Routes 101-149". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/r101-149.htm#127. Retrieved February 24, 2007.