Minnesota State Highway 46

Minnesota State Highway 46 (MN 46) is a 46.377-mile-long (74.637 km) highway in north-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with U.S. Highway 2 near Deer River (northwest of Grand Rapids) and continues northwest to its northern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 1 in Northome.

Trunk Highway 46
MN 46 highlighted in red
Route information
Defined by MS § 161.115(96)
Maintained by MnDOT
Length	46.377 mi[1] (74.637 km)
Existed	1933–present
Major junctions
South end	U.S. 2 in Morse Township, near Deer River
North end	MN 1 in Northome
Location
Counties	Itasca, Koochiching
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highways Interstate U.S. State Legislative routes ← MN 45 → MN 47

Route description

Highway 46 serves as a northwest–southeast route between the communities of Deer River, Squaw Lake, and Northome.

The roadway passes through the Chippewa National Forest in Itasca County.

The northern terminus for Highway 46 is its intersection with State Highway 1 in Northome, 5 blocks from U.S. Highway 71.

The route is legally defined as Legislative Route 165 in the Minnesota Statutes.[2] It is not marked with this number.

History

Highway 46 was authorized in 1933.[3]

By 1953, there was one remaining gravel section in the middle of this route. It was completely paved by 1958.[3]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Itasca	Morse Township	0.000	0.000	US 2 – Grand Rapids, Bemidji
		3.666	5.900	CR 44 north, CR 89 south
	Bowstring Lake	10.190	16.399	CR 39
		11.463	18.448	CR 9
		13.102	21.086	CR 37
		17.788	28.627	CR 35 (Inger Road)
		20.193	32.497	CR 34
		23.235	37.393	CR 33
	Max Township	25.519	41.069	CR 4
	Good Hope Township	29.732	47.849	CR 32
	Alvwood Township	36.331	58.469	CR 13
		36.831	59.274	CR 29
	Ardenhurst Township	40.425	65.058	CR 31
		43.705	70.336	CR 30
Koochiching	Unorganized Territory of Northome	44.431	71.505	CR 28
	Northome	46.044	74.101	CR 40 (Cathleen Street / 3rd Street)
		46.313	74.534	CR 40 (Front Street)
		46.380	74.641	MN 1 – Red Lake, Effie
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 2" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2008. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
2. "161.115, Additional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
3. Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 26–50". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Self-published. Retrieved October 21, 2010.