Minnesota State Highway 89 (MN 89) is a

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in northwest

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, which runs from its

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with U.S. Highway 2 at Eckles Township, just north of Wilton (near

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) and continues north to its northern terminus at the

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, where it becomes

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, near Pinecreek. The highway runs around the west side of Red Lake between

and

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. "Moose" signs can be seen along this route.

Route description

Highway 89 serves as a north–south route between Bemidji, Red Lake, Grygla, Roseau, and the Canadian border. The route is also known as ''5th Avenue SW'' in the city of Roseau. Hayes Lake State Park is located 9 miles east of the

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of Highway 89 and Roseau County Road 4. The park entrance is located on Roseau County Road 4.Minnesota DNR website for Hayes Lake State Park - Link
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with

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for on the southwest side of Red Lake. This is the longest concurrency with another state highway within Minnesota. A new U.S. Highway 2

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with State Highway 89 in Eckles Township is planned for 2012. The route is legally defined as Legislative Routes 136 and 218 in the Minnesota Statutes. It is not marked with these numbers.

History

Highway 89 was authorized in 1933 from U.S. 2 near Bemidji to State Highway 11 at Roseau. The route was extended in 1949 from State Highway 11 to the Canadian border. The route was mostly gravel in 1953. The last section to be paved was the west side of Red Lake, . Adjoining

was numbered to correspond with Minnesota Highway 89.

Major intersections

References

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Transportation in Beltrami County, Minnesota Transportation in Marshall County, Minnesota Transportation in Roseau County, Minnesota