Minnesota State Highway 106 is a highway

Highway

A highway is any public road. In American English, the term is common and almost always designates major roads. In British English, the term designates any road open to the public. Any interconnected set of highways can be variously referred to as a "highway system", a "highway network", or a...

 in west-central Minnesota

Minnesota

Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...

, which runs from its intersection

Intersection (road)

An intersection is a road junction where two or more roads either meet or cross at grade . An intersection may be 3-way - a T junction or fork, 4-way - a crossroads, or 5-way or more...

 with State Highway 29

Minnesota State Highway 29

Minnesota State Highway 29 is a highway in west-central Minnesota, which runs from its junction with U.S. Highways 59 and 212 in Montevideo and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with U.S...

 in Deer Creek

Deer Creek, Minnesota

Deer Creek is a city in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 322 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....

 and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 10

U.S. Route 10 in Minnesota

U.S. Route 10 is a major divided highway for almost all of its length in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The route runs through the central portion of the state, following closely the alignment of the former Northern Pacific Railway and connects the cities of Moorhead, Detroit Lakes, Wadena, Little...

 near New York Mills

New York Mills, Minnesota

New York Mills is a city in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,199 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Transportation:U.S...

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Highway 106 is 7 miles (11.3 km) in length and passes through the communities of Deer Creek, Deer Creek Township, and Newton Township.

Route description

State Highway 106 serves as a north–south route between Deer Creek

Deer Creek, Minnesota

Deer Creek is a city in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 322 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....

 and New York Mills

New York Mills, Minnesota

New York Mills is a city in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,199 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Transportation:U.S...

 in west-central Minnesota.

The route is located in Otter Tail County

Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Otter Tail County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population was 57,303. Its county seat is Fergus Falls.-History:...

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Highway 106 crosses the Leaf River

Leaf River (Minnesota)

The Leaf River is a tributary of the Crow Wing River, about 50 mi long, in west-central Minnesota in the United States. Via the Crow Wing, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed.-Course:...

in Deer Creek Township.

The route is legally defined as Route 184 in the Minnesota Statutes. It is not marked with this number.

Major intersections