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Minnesota State Highway 210 (sometimes referred to as Trunk Highway 210 or TH 210) is a state highway in the northern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota.

Route Description

Highway 210 runs along the original mainline of the Northern Pacific Railway as built westward from Carlton to Staples. Between Henning and Breckenridge, the highway runs along a former branch line of the Northern Pacific Railway. Most of the branch line has since been abandoned.

The western section of the highway, between Breckenridge and Fergus Falls, was originally part of Constitutional Route 3. Between Fergus Falls and Henning, the highway was part of Constitutional Route 36. The section between Motley and Carlton was part of Constitutional Route 2.

Highway 210 runs through scenic Jay Cooke State Park between Carlton and Duluth.

The portion of Highway 210 in Aitkin County is officially designated the Dale Wayrynen Memorial Highway. This same designation is also signed on Highway 210 in Carlton County from Cromwell westbound to the county line with Aitkin County.

History

The eastern part of the highway, between Motley and Carlton, was originally designated U.S. Route 210 until about 1973. Originally, this section of the highway was slated to be renumbered U.S. Route 208 in the 1934 numbering plan, but in the end, U.S. Route 10 was routed along former U.S. Route 10N.

U.S. Route 210 was commissioned in 1926 by AASHTO, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, as one of the original U.S. Routes.

The road was almost renamed U.S. Route 208 because of a routing change in its parent road, U.S. Route 10. U.S. 208 was shown on some maps in the mid 1930s running from Carlton to Motley in Minnesota, but the number was not officially commissioned, and Route 210 kept its name.

From 1926 to 1973, this route was marked U.S. Highway 210 between Carlton and Motley. In 1973, the road was decommissioned as a U.S. Route and became Minnesota State Highway 210.

References

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2. Official Railroad Map of Minnesota, 1886. Reprinted by the Minnesota Historical Society, 1994.
3. Droz, Robert V. (1998). "1927 U.S. Numbered Highways". U.S. Highways: From US 1 to (US 830). Retrieved 2006-04-07. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |accessyear= and |coauthors= (help)

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