Trunk Highway 64 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by Mn/DOT | ||||
Length: | 64.817 mi (104.313 km) | |||
Existed: | 1933 – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end: | MN 210 near Motley | |||
MN 87 at Badoura Township MN 34 at Akeley |
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North end: |
MN 200 in Hendrickson Township, near Laporte |
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Location | ||||
Counties: | Cass, Hubbard | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Minnesota State Highway 64 (MN 64) is a highway in north-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 210 in Motley and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 200 near Laporte and Kabekona.
Determined as an important alternate route to congestion-plagued Highway 371, this road has been designated a Minnesota Regional Corridor along its entire length.
Highway 64 is 65 miles (105 km) in length.
State Highway 64 serves as a north–south route in north-central Minnesota between Motley, Akeley, and Hendrickson Township.
Highway 64 passes through the following forests:
This route is often used by motorists as a shortcut between Bemidji and the Twin Cities to avoid congestion on nearby Highway 371. Highway 64 parallels Highway 371.
U.S. Highway 10 is four blocks from the southern terminus of Highway 64 in Motley at State Highway 210.
Highway 64 was authorized between Motley and Akeley in 1933. The part of the route from Akeley to State Highway 200 was authorized in 1949, but not constructed until the mid-1960s.