Minnesota State Highway 98 was a highway

Highway

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 in Minnesota

Minnesota

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, which ran from to U.S. Route 61

U.S. Route 61

U.S. Route 61 is the official designation for a United States highway that runs from New Orleans, Louisiana, to the city of Wyoming, Minnesota. The highway generally follows the course of the Mississippi River, and is designated the Great River Road for much of its route. As of 2004, the highway's...

 in Wyoming

Wyoming, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,048 people, 1,023 households, and 848 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,069.8 people per square mile . There were 1,055 housing units at an average density of 370.3 per square mile...

 to U.S. Route 8

U.S. Route 8

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 in Chisago City

Chisago City, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,622 people, 1,038 households, and 685 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,329.0 people per square mile . There were 1,107 housing units at an average density of 561.1 per square mile...

. It was decommissioned in 1996 and became Chisago County Road 22.

Highway 98 was also known as Wyoming Trail.

Route description

Highway 98 served to connect U.S. 61 in the city of Wyoming with U.S. 8 in Chisago City. Legally, it followed Minnesota Constitutional Route 46 as defined in the Minnesota Statutes § 161.114.

History

As commissioned in 1933, Highway 98 ran south from Chisago City along what is now County Road 24 between Chisago Lake and Green Lake. It then moved westward along today's County Road 23 and U.S. 8 to Forest Lake. In the mid-1950s, the route was realigned west of Green Lake, and U.S. 8 was moved to this segment, and MN 98 was moved to the former route of 8. Legally, the original route is defined as Route 98 in the Minnesota Statutes § 161.115(29).

Highway 98 was turned back in 1996 and became Chisago County Road 22.

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