Minnesota State Highway 81 (1934)

Minnesota State Highway 81 was a state highway in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It ran north from what is now TH 200 to Crookston. It was eliminated when US 75 was realigned to this road in the mid-1950s.^[2]

Former MN 81 highlighted in red
Route information
Length	40.3 mi[1] (64.9 km)
Existed	1934–mid-1950s
Major junctions
South end	US 75 in Hendrum Township
North end	US 2 in Crookston
Location
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Counties	Norman, Polk
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highway System Interstate US State Legislative Scenic

The highway was 40 miles (64 km) in length.

Route description

Highway 81 served as a north-south route between Halstad, Shelly, Nielsville, Climax, Eldred, and Crookston.

Legally, the highway was defined as Legislative Route 175 in the Minnesota Statutes § 161.115(106).^[3]

History

State Highway 81 was authorized in 1934.

The number was removed in the mid-1950s when U.S. Route 75 was realigned to this road.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Norman	Hendrum Township	0.0	0.0	US 75	Southern terminus
	Halstad	4.1	6.6	MN 116
Polk	Climax	17.5	28.2	MN 220
	Crookston	40.3	64.9	US 2 / US 75	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi