Existed: 1920 – present Length 233.1 km | North end: MN 11 at Greenbush Constructed 1920 | |
South end: MN 34 at Tansem Township,
near Barnesville Major cities Thief River Falls, Fertile, Red Lake Falls, Twin Valley, Greenbush Counties Clay County, Minnesota, Norman County, Minnesota | ||
Minnesota State Highway 32 (MN 32) is a highway in west-central and northwest Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 34 in Tansem Township near Barnesville and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 11 in Greenbush at Roseau County.
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Map of MN-32, Minnesota, USA
Highway 32 is 145 miles (233 km) in length.
Route description
State Highway 32 serves as a north–south route between Tansem Township, Twin Valley, Fertile, Red Lake Falls, Thief River Falls, and Greenbush in west-central and northwest Minnesota.
Highway 32 parallels U.S. 75 and U.S. 59 throughout its route.
The route passes through the Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge in Polk County, east of Crookston, west of Erskine.
History
Highway 32 was authorized in 1920 from present-day U.S. 2 to Greenbush. The southern segment extending to Highway 34 was authorized in 1933.
In 1940, the route was mostly gravel north of U.S. Highway 2. By 1953, only the southernmost five miles (8 km) of the route were still gravel. Completely paved in the present day.