South end: MN 95 at Cambridge Length 29.3 km | Counties: Isanti, Kanabec Constructed 1990 | |
Existed: April 22, 1933 – early 1940s North end: MN 65 at Brunswick Township
near Mora Major cities Blaine, Mounds View, Cambridge | ||
Minnesota State Highway 118 was a highway route number in the U.S. state of Minnesota that was used previously during two different time periods. Once during the 1930s and once during the 1990s.
Contents
- Map of State Hwy 118 Coon Rapids MN 55448 USA
- 1930s Highway 118 route
- Route description
- History
- References
Map of State Hwy 118, Coon Rapids, MN 55448, USA
The 1930s route was located in Isanti and Kanabec counties in east-central Minnesota. The 1990s route was located in the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities in south-central Anoka County and northwest Ramsey County.
1930s Highway 118 route
State Highway 118 was first used on a route that began at its intersection with State Highway 95 near the Rum River in the city of Cambridge and continued north to its northern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 65 in Brunswick Township, near the city of Mora.
Route description
Highway 118 originally served as a shortcut for then-U.S. Route 65, which followed what is now Minnesota State Highway 107 to Grasston, then turned west along what is now Minnesota State Highway 70.
The 1930s route of Highway 118 was 18 miles (29 km) in length and passed through the present-day communities of Cambridge Township, Springvale Township, Maple Ridge Township, Coin, Brunswick Township, and Brunswick.
Legally, the highway was defined as Route 189 in the Minnesota Statutes § 161.115(120). It was not marked with this number.
History
The route was in use from 1933 until the early 1940s. This 118 route mostly paralleled nearby Highway 65. When the shortcut on Highway 65 between Braham and Brunswick was constructed in 1941, 118 was rendered obsolete and it was removed between 1942 and 1946. In the present day, this route is now signed as Isanti County Road 14 and Kanabec County Road 16.
This was the first highway decommissioned in Minnesota.