Minnesota State Highway 78 (MN 78) is a highway in west-central Minnesota, which runs from MN 79 near Erdahl and continues north to its northern terminus at its interchange with U.S. Highway 10 (US 10) in Perham.
Route description
MN 78 serves as a north–south highway in west-central Minnesota between Erdahl, Ashby, Battle Lake, Ottertail, and Perham.
MN 78 parallels US 59 and MN 29.
Glendalough State Park is located east of the junction of MN 78 and County Road 16 (CR 16) near Battle Lake. The park entrance is located on CR 16.Minnesota DNR website for Glendalough State Park - Link
History MN 78 was authorized in 1933. The south portion of MN 78 was still gravel in 1953. All of the route was paved by 1960.
MN 78 was extended south from the interchange with Interstate 94/US Highway 52 (I-94/US 52) to Erdahl over part of County State-Aid Highway 10 (CSAH 10) on June 1, 2020. In exchange, MN 54 was turned back to Grant County, and is now CSAH 54.
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