Minnesota State Highway 61
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| Maintained by Mn/DOT | ||||
| Length: | 148.843 mi (239.540 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1991 – present | |||
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 Lake Superior Circle Tour North Shore Scenic Drive |
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| South end: |
 I-35 at Duluth
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 CR 2 at Two Harbors MN 1 at Illgen City, near Silver Bay CR 12 at Grand Marais
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| North end: |
 Highway 61 near Grand Portage
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| Counties: | Saint Louis, Lake, Cook | |||
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| Location: | Wyoming, MN—Canadian border |
| Existed: | 1926–1991 |
Minnesota State Highway 61 (MN 61) is a highway in northeast Minnesota, which runs from a junction with Interstate 35 (I-35) in Duluth at 26th Avenue East, and continues northeast to its northern terminus at the Canadian border near Grand Portage. The roadway becomes Ontario Highway 61 upon entering Canada at the Pigeon River Bridge, and terminates at the Trans-Canada Highway in Thunder Bay. MN 61 is 149 miles (240 km) in length.
The route is a scenic highway, following the North Shore of Lake Superior, and is part of the Lake Superior Circle Tour designation that runs through Minnesota, Ontario, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
This roadway was designated U.S. Highway 61 until 1991. This highway, then US 61, is the road that musician Bob Dylan referred to in the album and song Highway 61 Revisited.
The North Shore Scenic Drive is an All-American Road scenic byway that follows Saint Louis County Road 61 / Lake County Road 61 / MN 61, formerly US 61, from the city of Duluth, Minnesota, to the Canadian border near Grand Portage. The route stays close to the rocky North Shore, offering spectacular vistas of the lake to the southeast as it skirts along the foothills of the Sawtooth Range to the northwest.
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