Minnesota State Highway 54
Encyclopedia
Minnesota State Highway 54 is a highway
in west-central Minnesota
, which runs from its intersection
with State Highway 27
in Roseville Township
of Grant County
and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 59
/ State Highway 55
(co-signed
) in Elbow Lake
.
Highway 54 is 11 miles (17.7 km) in length and passes through the communities of Roseville Township, Lien Township, Sanford Township, and Elbow Lake.
and State Highway 27
.
Highway 54, together with Highway 27, serve as an arterial route between Herman
and the county seat at Elbow Lake
.
The route is legally defined as Constitutional Route
54 in the Minnesota Statutes.
. In 1934, the east-west portion of this route near Herman became part of State Highway 27.
The route was still gravel in 1949. It was fully paved by 1953.
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 27
Minnesota State Highway 27
Minnesota State Highway 27 is a highway in west-central and east-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 28 in Browns Valley and continues east to its eastern terminus at its interchange with Interstate 35 in Moose Lake....
in Roseville Township
Roseville Township, Grant County, Minnesota
Roseville Township is a township in Grant County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 154 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.9 square miles , of which, 35.2 square miles of it is land and...
of Grant County
Grant County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,289 people, 2,534 households, and 1,740 families residing in the county. The population density was 12 people per square mile . There were 3,098 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile...
and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 59
U.S. Route 59
U.S. Route 59 is a north–south United States highway . A latecomer to the U.S. numbered route system, U.S. 59 is now a border-to-border route, Part of NAFTA Corridor Highway System. It parallels U.S. Route 75 for nearly its entire route, never much more than away, until it veers southwest...
/ State Highway 55
Minnesota State Highway 55
Minnesota State Highway 55 is a highway in west-central, central, and east-central Minnesota, which runs from the North Dakota state line near Tenney and continues east and southeast to its eastern terminus at its intersection with U.S...
(co-signed
Concurrency (road)
A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers...
) in Elbow Lake
Elbow Lake, Grant County, Minnesota
Elbow Lake is a city in, and the county seat of, Grant County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,176 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...
.
Highway 54 is 11 miles (17.7 km) in length and passes through the communities of Roseville Township, Lien Township, Sanford Township, and Elbow Lake.
Route description
State Highway 54 serves as a north–south route between the city of Elbow LakeElbow Lake, Grant County, Minnesota
Elbow Lake is a city in, and the county seat of, Grant County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,176 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...
and State Highway 27
Minnesota State Highway 27
Minnesota State Highway 27 is a highway in west-central and east-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 28 in Browns Valley and continues east to its eastern terminus at its interchange with Interstate 35 in Moose Lake....
.
Highway 54, together with Highway 27, serve as an arterial route between Herman
Herman, Minnesota
Herman is a city in Grant County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 437 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
and the county seat at Elbow Lake
Elbow Lake, Grant County, Minnesota
Elbow Lake is a city in, and the county seat of, Grant County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,176 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...
.
The route is legally defined as Constitutional Route
Constitutional route
In the U.S. state of Minnesota, a legislative route is a highway number defined by the Minnesota State Legislature. The routes from 1 to 70 are constitutional routes, defined as part of the Babcock Amendment to the Minnesota State Constitution, passed November 2, 1920. All of them were listed in...
54 in the Minnesota Statutes.
History
State Highway 54 was authorized in 1920 from Elbow Lake to HermanHerman, Minnesota
Herman is a city in Grant County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 437 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
. In 1934, the east-west portion of this route near Herman became part of State Highway 27.
The route was still gravel in 1949. It was fully paved by 1953.