Trunk Highway 70 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by Mn/DOT | ||||
Length: | 29.333 mi (47.207 km) | |||
Existed: | 1933 – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end: | MN 65 at Brunswick | |||
MN 107 near Grasston I-35 at Rock Creek |
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East end: |
WIS 70 at the St. Croix River, near Grantsburg, WI |
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Location | ||||
Counties: | Kanabec, Pine | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Minnesota State Highway 70 (MN 70) is a highway in east-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 65 in Brunswick and continues east to its eastern terminus at the Wisconsin state line (near Grantsburg, WI), where it becomes Wisconsin Highway 70 upon crossing the St. Croix River.
Minnesota Highway 70 is 29 miles (47 km) in length.
Highway 70 serves as an east–west route between Mora, Brunswick, Rock Creek, and Grantsburg, WI.
The route has an interchange with Interstate 35 at the city of Rock Creek.
Highway 70 in Minnesota is a narrow roadway. The connecting route in Wisconsin, Wisconsin Highway 70, is a wide roadway with large shoulders. Highway 70 in Minnesota carries a great amount of recreational traffic to Wisconsin, as Twin Cities residents try to avoid nearby U.S. Highway 8, which is often a traffic congested route.