Minnesota State Highway 79


Minnesota State Highway 79 is a highway in west-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with U.S. 59 / State Highway 55 in the city of Elbow Lake and continues east to its eastern terminus at its interchange with Interstate Highway 94/US Highway 52 and Douglas County State-Aid Highway 41 at Evansville Township near Evansville.

Route description

State Highway 79 serves as an east-west route in west-central Minnesota between Elbow Lake and Interstate 94/US Highway 52.
The city of Evansville is located immediately east of the junction of Interstate 94/US Highway 52, Highway 79, and County State-Aid Highway 41.

History

State Highway 79 was authorized in 1933.
All of the route was paved by 1940.

Major intersections