Minnesota State Highway 6
Route description
State Highway 6 serves as a north–south route between Bay Lake Township, Deerwood, Crosby, Remer, Deer River, and Big Falls in east-central and north-central Minnesota.
The route passes through the Chippewa National Forest in Cass and Itasca counties.
Highway 6 passes through the following state forests:
- Crow Wing State Forest (briefly) in Crow Wing County
- Land O'Lakes State Forest in Cass County
- Remer State Forest in Cass County
- Big Fork State Forest in Itasca County
- Koochiching State Forest in Koochiching County
Schoolcraft State Park is located on Highway 6 in Cass County on the banks of the Mississippi River. The park is located south of Deer River and west of Grand Rapids.
Highway 6 parallels U.S. Highway 169 for part of its route in northern Minnesota.
The route also parallels scenic State Highway 38 for part of its route.
History
State Highway 6 was authorized in 1920 between Remer and Big Falls. The section between Garrison and Remer was authorized in 1933. The route was designated as Highway 6 in 1934.
Highway 6 was completely paved by 1970.
Major intersections
County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Crow Wing | Bay Lake Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | MN 18 – Garrison, Brainerd | |
Deerwood | 9.432 | 15.179 | MN 210 east – Aitkin | Eastern end of MN 210 overlap | |
Crosby | 13.828 | 22.254 | MN 210 west – Brainerd | Western end of MN 210 overlap | |
Wolford Township | 18.381– 18.427 | 29.581– 29.655 | Bridge over the Mississippi River | ||
Cass | Remer Township | 55.573 | 89.436 | MN 200 west – Walker | Western end of MN 200 overlap |
Remer | 56.344 | 90.677 | MN 200 east – Hill City | Eastern end of MN 200 overlap | |
Itasca | Deer Lake | 70.840– 70.882 | 114.006– 114.074 | Bridge over the Mississippi River | |
77.522 | 124.760 | US 2 east – Grand Rapids | Eastern end of US 2 overlap | ||
Deer River | 83.064 | 133.679 | US 2 west – Bemidji | Western end of US 2 overlap | |
Talmoon | 109.205 | 175.748 | MN 286 east / CSAH 4 west – Marcell | ||
Unorganized Territory of Effie | 120.202 | 193.446 | MN 1 east – Effie | South end of MN 1 overlap | |
Koochiching | Unorganized Territory of Northome | 122.584 | 197.280 | MN 1 west – Northome | North end of MN 1 overlap |
Big Falls | 147.775 | 237.821 | US 71 – International Falls, Bemidji | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ Minnesota Department of Transportation. "Statewide Trunk Logpoint Listing" (PDF). St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- ^ Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 1–25". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved September 20, 2010.