Minnesota State Highway 106 (MN 106) is a
highway
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in west-central
Minnesota
Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...
, which runs from its
intersection
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with
State Highway 29 in
Deer Creek and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with
U.S. Highway 10
U.S. Route 10 or U.S. Highway 10 (US 10) is an east–west United States highway located in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions of the United States. Unlike most U.S. routes with "0" as the last digit of its route number, US 10 ...
near
New York Mills.
Highway 106 passes through the communities of Deer Creek,
Deer Creek Township, and
Newton Township.
Route description
State Highway 106 serves as a north–south route between
Deer Creek and
New York Mills in west-central Minnesota.
The route is located in
Otter Tail County
Otter Tail County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, its population was 60,081. Its county seat is Fergus Falls. Otter Tail County comprises the Fergus Falls micropolitan statistical area. With 1,048 lakes in it ...
.
The
speed limit
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from north of Deer Creek to
US 10 is and inside the Deer Creek city limits to its southern end at
MN 29.
Highway 106 crosses the
Leaf River in Deer Creek Township.
The route is legally defined as Route 184 in the Minnesota Statutes.
It is not marked with this number.
History
State Highway 106 was authorized in 1933.
[
The route was paved by 1953.]
Major intersections
References
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Transportation in Otter Tail County, Minnesota