Minnesota State Highway 135
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| Trunk Highway 135 |
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| Length: | 37 mi (60 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1920 | ||||||||
| North end: |   Tower |
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| South end: |  Virginia |
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| Major cities: | Virginia Gilbert Biwabik Aurora Tower |
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Minnesota State Highway 135 is a highway in northeast Minnesota, which runs from the intersection of U.S. Highway 53 and Minnesota 135 in the city of Virginia and continues northeast to its northern terminus at the intersection of Minn.Highway 169 / Minn.Highway 1 and Minnesota 135 in Tower.
State Highway 135 is also known as the historic Vermilion Trail from Biwabik to Tower.
Between Virginia and Gilbert, the highway twice crosses the Laurentian Divide.
State Highway 135 was originally known as State Highway 35 until it was re-numbered to avoid confusion with Interstate Highway 35.
Minnesota State Highway 135 is 37-miles in length and passes through the communities of:
[edit] Notes
Minnesota State Highway 135 serves as an east-west and north-south arterial route between the cities of Virginia, Gilbert, Biwabik, Aurora, and Tower in northeast Minnesota.
Highway 135 changes direction to north-south as it approaches Aurora and continues as north-south to its northern terminus in Tower.
The highway is officially marked as a north-south route by its highway shields from beginning to end.
[edit] Termini
The southern terminus for Minnesota 135 is its intersection with U.S. Highway 53 in the city of Virginia.
The northern terminus for Minnesota 135 is its intersection with Minn.Highway 169 / Minn.Highway 1 in the city of Tower.
[edit] History
The highway was authorized in 1920.
Originally, this highway was designated State Highway 35. However, it was re-numbered as 135 during the 1960s to avoid duplication with Interstate Highway 35 that was being built in Minnesota during that time.
The highway was paved south of Aurora by 1942 and paved south of Embarrass by 1953. Paved completely by 1960.
A segment of this route formerly ran through the city of Virginia as a business route to U.S. 53 after construction of the U.S. 53 bypass.
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