County State-Aid Highway 3 (Pennington County, Minnesota)

County State-Aid Highway 3 (CSAH 3) is a regional county highway in Pennington County, Minnesota. It is a rural two-lane roadway that runs from the Polk–Pennington county line, where it continues west as CSAH 21, to the Pennington–Clearwater county line, where it continues east on the Red Lake Reservation as Bureau of Indian Affairs Highway 100.[1] This route also carries the name Center Street, as it is the north/south dividing line for rural addresses for the counties of Marshall, Pennington, Polk, and Red Lake.[2] The roads of Pennington County are laid out in a grid formation, and while many of them are interrupted by various rivers, bridges, and trails, CSAH 3 runs across the southern part of the county uninterrupted, save for stop signs at MN 32, US 59, and CSAH 27. CSAH 3 is 42.130 miles (67.802 km) in length.

County State-Aid Highway 3
Center Street
CSAH 3 highlighted in red
Route information
Length	42.130 mi (67.802 km)
Major junctions
West end	CSAH 21 at Pennington–Polk county line
	MN 32 in St. Hilaire US 59 in Wyandotte Township
East end	BIA 100 at Pennington–Clearwater county line
Highway system
County Roads in Pennington County Inter-County Highways

Route description

CSAH 3 serves as an east–west route running across southern Pennington County, passing through the townships of Polk Centre, Black River, River Falls, Wyandotte, Mayfield, Deer Park, and Hickory. The route also serves the city of St. Hilaire as well as the unincorporated communities of Hazel and River Valley. Together with CSAH 21, Center Street is a major connector between Pennington County and the Greater Grand Forks area, with a daily traffic volume average between 1,800 and 2,200 vehicles.[3] The route traverses through very flat terrain, and carries a speed limit of 55 miles per hour (89 km/h) for its entire length. The portion from MN 32 to US 59 also serves as a part of the US 59 Thief River Falls Truck Bypass.

Functional classification

CSAH 3 is classified as:[4]

Minor Arterial: Pennington-Polk county line to CSAH 24

Major Collector: CSAH 24 to CSAH 27

Local Road: CSAH 27 to Pennington-Clearwater county line

Road restrictions

CSAH 3 has road restrictions of:[5]

10 short tons (9.1 t; 8.9 long tons): Pennington-Polk county line to CSAH 27

9 short tons (8.2 t; 8.0 long tons): CSAH 27 to Pennington-Clearwater county line

Business and commercial

There are many establishments along CSAH 3, including Wells Concrete, Kruse In, Ron McKercher Auctions, Carver Performance Inc., Skalsky Electric, B & B Auto Recycling, CHS Northwest Grain Sunflower Processing, St. Hilaire Automotive, and the Seven Clans Casino, Hotel, & Indoor Waterpark. In addition, CSAH 3 indirectly serves many of the establishments in Thief River Falls, including Arctic Cat, Digi-Key, Walmart, Sanford Health, Northland Community and Technical College, and the Thief River Falls Regional Airport.

Major intersections

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Pennington–Polk county line	0.00	0.00	CSAH 21 west (Center Street W) – East Grand Forks	Western terminus; continuation into Polk County
Polk Centre Township	1.740	2.800	CSAH 10 (Pembina Trail)
	2.360	3.798	CR 66 south (180th Avenue SW)
	4.120	6.630	CR 67 south (152nd Avenue SW)
	4.500	7.242	CR 68 north (160th Avenue NW)
	5.500	8.851	CSAH 12 north (150th Avenue NW)
Black River Township	6.370	10.252	CSAH 12 south (140th Avenue SW) – Red Lake Falls
	6.510	10.477	CR 69 north (140th Avenue NW)
	7.330	11.796	CR 69 south (130th Avenue SW)
	9.020	14.516	CSAH 15 north (115th Avenue NW)
	9.340	15.031	CSAH 15 south (110th Avenue SW)
	11.530	18.556	CR 73 north (110th Avenue NE)
St. Hilaire	12.760	20.535	MN 32 (Broadway Avenue) – Thief River Falls	Western end of US 59 Thief River Falls Truck Bypass concurrency
River Falls Township	13.530	21.774	CR 75 north (130th Avenue NE)
	14.400	23.175	CSAH 17 south (140th Avenue SE)
	14.540	23.400	CSAH 17 north (140th Avenue NE) – Airport
	17.350	27.922	CSAH 19 south (170th Avenue SE)
	17.560	28.260	CSAH 20 north (170th Avenue NE)
Wyandotte Township	18.340	29.515	CR 80 south (180th Avenue SE)
	20.190	32.493	US 59 – Thief River Falls	Eastern end of US 59 Thief River Falls Truck Bypass concurrency; southern terminus of US 59 Thief River Falls Truck Bypass
	23.180	37.305	CR 85 south (230th Avenue SE)
Mayfield Township	25.620	41.231	CSAH 22 north (250th Avenue NE) – Kratka Bridge
	26.200	42.165	CSAH 22 south (260th Avenue SE)
	27.610	44.434	CR 89 north (270th Avenue NE)
	29.190	46.977	CSAH 23 south (290th Avenue SE) – Oklee
Deer Park Township	31.130	50.099	CR 92 south (310th Avenue SE)
	31.610	50.871	CSAH 24 north (310th Avenue NE) – Goodridge
	32.130	51.708	CR 93 south (320th Avenue SE)
	33.150	53.350	CSAH 25 south (330th Avenue SE)
Red Lake River	33.187– 33.213	53.409– 53.451	River Valley Bridge
Deer Park Township	33.630	54.122	CR 94 north (330th Avenue NE)
	34.160	54.975	CR 94 south (340th Avenue SE)
	35.640	57.357	CSAH 26 north (350th Avenue NE)
Hickory Township	37.630	60.560	CR 97 north (370th Avenue NE)
	40.030	64.422	CSAH 27 (390th Avenue NE, 400th Avenue SE)
	41.130	66.192	CR 100 south (410th Avenue SE)
Pennington–Clearwater county line	42.130	67.802	BIA 100 (River Road E)	Eastern terminus; continuation into Clearwater County
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. • Office of Transportation System Management (2018). General Highway Map, Pennington County (PDF) (Map). Saint Paul: Minnesota Department of Transportation.
2. Pennington County Sheriff Department - 911 Mapping System FAQ's
3. Pennington County Traffic Volumes Map 2017 (PDF)
4. Pennington County Functional Classification Map 2015 (PDF)
5. Pennington County Road Restrictions Map 2017 (PDF)

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