Minnesota State Highway 96
highway in Minnesota
Minnesota State Highway 96 (MN 96) is a 10.179-mile-long (16.382 km) state highway in Minnesota that runs from its intersection with U.S. Highway 61 (US 61) in White Bear Lake and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with MN 95 on the northern edge of Stillwater.
It is also known as Dellwood Road in the communities of Dellwood, Grant, and Stillwater Township. The route is also known briefly as Lake Avenue North within the city of White Bear Lake.
Many people in the area still think of Highway 96 in two sections: 1) this eastern portion that remains a State Highway and 2) the western portion that is now known as County Road 96 (CR 96) in Ramsey County. The two portions were never aligned, but were always about a mile apart, with the western portion about a mile south of the eastern portion.
Route description
MN 96 serves as an east–west arterial route between the communities of White Bear Lake, Dellwood, Grant, Stillwater Township, and Stillwater.
The route is legally defined as Legislative Route 96 in the Minnesota Statutes.
History
MN 96 was authorized in 1933. It was paved east of US 61 at the time the highway was marked. The part of the highway between US 8 and US 61 was completely paved by 1935.
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