Minnesota State Highway 64
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| Trunk Highway 64 |
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| Length: | 66 mi (106 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1933, 1949 | ||||||||
| South end: |  MN 210 in Motley,4 blocks from  U.S. 10 |
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| North end: |  MN 200 in Hendrickson Township |
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| Major cities: | Motley Akeley |
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Minnesota State Highway 64 is a highway in north-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with Minnesota Highway 210 in Motley and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with Minnesota Highway 200 near Laporte and Kabekona.
Determined as an important alternate route to congestion-plagued Minnesota Highway 371, this road has been designated a Minnesota Regional Corridor along its entire length.
Minnesota Highway 64 is 66-miles in length and passes through the communities of:
[edit] Notes
Minnesota Highway 64 serves as a north-south arterial route between the communities of Motley, Akeley, and Hendrickson Township.
Minnesota 64 passes through Cass and Hubbard counties.
Highway 64 passes through the following forests:
- Foothills State Forest in Cass County
- Badoura State Forest in southeast Hubbard County
- Paul Bunyan State Forest in Hubbard County
This route is often used by motorists as a shortcut between Bemidji and the Twin Cities to avoid congestion on Minnesota Highway 371. Highway 64 parallels Highway 371.
U.S. Highway 10 is four blocks from the southern terminus of Highway 64 in Motley at Minnesota Highway 210.
[edit] History
Highway 64 was authorized between Motley and Akeley in 1933. The part of the route from Akeley to Minnesota Highway 200 was authorized in 1949, but not constructed until the mid-1960s.
Highway 64 was still a primitive road in 1940. The original section was completely paved by the late 1950s. The section of the route between Akeley and Highway 200 was built as a new road by 1965.
Highway 64, between the junctions with Minnesota Highway 87 at Badoura, was reconstructed in 1998. A sharp 90 degree turn along this stretch has been smoothed out, and the road widened through a swampy area that formerly had steep dropoffs on either side to deep, water-filled ditches.
[edit] References
*Steve Riner Details of Routes 51 to 75. Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Accessed January 29, 2008.
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