County Road 61 (Lake County, Minnesota)
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The following is an incomplete list of county-maintained
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s in Lake County,
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CR 2-CR 199

County Road 2 is a county route, which runs from
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to MN 1. County Road 2 is officially known as Fourth Street in central Two Harbors and such denotation lasts until the edges of town, near and around 25th Avenue. From this point, County Road 2 also has the name Forest Highway 15 in reference to the United States Forest Service. County Road 2 is mostly a rural, two lane highway, although it does cross three railroads: the
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and two mining company lines, the Northshore, and the LTV. County Road 3 County Road 4 County Road 5 County Road 6 is a county route, which runs from
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to Highway 61 in Little Marais. County Road 6 is known as Little Marais Road. County Road 6 serves as the entrance to Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center. County Road 7 County Road 8 County Road 9 is a county route, which runs from an intersection with County Route 61 in Two Harbors to the Saint Louis County line, where the route continues as Saint Louis County Road 42. The route is known as Stanley Road for its entire length. County Road 10 County Road 11 County Road 12 County Road 14 County Road 15 County Road 16 is a route that begins at MN 1. County Road 17 County Road 18 County Road 24 County Road 25 County Road 26 County Road 27 County Road 28 County Road 31 County Road 32 County Road 34 County Road 38 County Road 61 is a county route, which runs from the intersection of Minnesota 61 Expressway and
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Two Harbors, Minnesota Two Harbors is a city in and the county seat of Lake County, Minnesota, United States, along the shore of Lake Superior. The population was 3,633 at the 2020 census. Minnesota State Highway 61 serves as a main route in Two Harbors. Gooseberry ...
, and follows the North Shore Scenic Drive to
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on Saint Louis County Road 61, passing through the communities of Larsmont and
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in Lake County. County 61 is more commonly known and signed as North Shore Scenic Drive between Duluth and Two Harbors and is also known as Scenic 61. County Road 61 (between Duluth and Two Harbors) was commissioned as U.S. 61 in 1926, ready for use by 1929, and paved by 1940. Until the
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between Duluth and Two Harbors was constructed inland in the 1960s, County Road 61 (then U.S. 61) had served as the principal route between Duluth and Two Harbors. Formerly known as U.S. 61, the state turned over management of the road to Saint Louis and
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counties in the 1960s and the two counties then designated the route "County Road 61". The course for
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follows this road route annually in June. County Road 100 County Road 101 County Road 102 County Road 106 County Road 111 County Road 121 County Road 122 County Road 123 County Road 124 County Road 131 County Road 132 County Road 141 County Road 151


CR 200-CR 599

County Road 200N is a short route that begins at County Road 2 and is the entrance to the Louisiana Pacific. The route travels west and terminates at a 4 way stop with County Road 200E, 7th St and the Louisiana Pacific entrance. The route is known as 25th Ave. County Road 200E County Road 200S County Road 200W County Road 202 County Road 203 County Road 204 County Road 301 County Road 302


CR 600 and up

County Road 702 is a route that begins at MN 1 and terminates at a dead end in Stony River Township. County Road 704 is a route begins at MN 1 and terminates at a dead end in Stony River Township. County Road 705 The following is a list of county-maintained roads in Lake County,
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. Some of the routes included in this list are also county-state-aid-highways (CSAH.)


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References

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Geographic Information & Mapping
Transportation in Lake County, Minnesota
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Lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...