Minnesota State Highway 23
State highway in Minnesota, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Minnesota State Highway 23 (MN 23) is a state highway that stretches from southwestern to northeastern Minnesota. At 343.723 miles (553.169 km) in length, it is the second longest state route in Minnesota, after MN 1.
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Maintained by MnDOT | ||||
Length | 343.723 mi[1] (553.169 km) | |||
Existed | 1920–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | I-90 near Beaver Creek | |||
Major intersections | ||||
East end | I-35 / US 2 at Duluth | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Minnesota | |||
Counties | Rock, Pipestone, Lincoln, Lyon, Yellow Medicine, Chippewa, Renville, Kandiyohi, Stearns, Benton, Mille Lacs, Kanabec, Pine, Carlton, Douglas (WI), St. Louis | |||
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This route, signed east–west, runs roughly diagonally across Minnesota from southwest to northeast. It indirectly connects Duluth to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and passes through the cities of St. Cloud, Willmar, and Marshall.
MN 23 runs north from its interchange with Interstate 90 (I-90), 1.05 miles (1.69 km) east of the South Dakota line and 13 miles (21 km) east of Sioux Falls and then continues north and east across Minnesota to its terminus at its interchange with I-35 in Duluth.