Minnesota State Highway 108

Trunk Highway 108
MN 108 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length	61.451 mi[2] (98.896 km)
Existed	April 22, 1933[1]–present
Major junctions
West end	I-94 / US 52 at near Lawndale
Major intersections	US 59 at Pelican Rapids MN 78 near Perham MN 78 at Ottertail
East end	MN 210 at Henning
Location
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Counties	Wilkin, Otter Tail
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highway System Interstate US State Legislative Scenic
← MN 107 → MN 109

Minnesota State Highway 108 (MN 108) is a 61.451-mile-long (98.896 km) highway in west-central Minnesota, which runs from its interchange with Interstate Highway 94/US Highway 52 at Prairie View Township near Rothsay and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 210 in Henning.

Highway 108 passes through the cities of Pelican Rapids and Henning.

Route description

Highway 108 serves as an east–west and a north–south route between Interstate 94/US Highway 52, Pelican Rapids, Dent, Perham, Ottertail, and Henning in west-central Minnesota.

The roadway changes direction to north–south as it runs concurrent with State Highway 78 for 9 miles between Perham Township and Ottertail.

Highway 108 is also known as:

• NW 1st Avenue in Pelican Rapids.
• Main Street in Ottertail.
• Douglas Avenue in Henning.

Maplewood State Park is located 7 miles east of Pelican Rapids on Highway 108 near Lake Lida.^[3]

Highway 108 in Henning

History

Highway 108 was authorized in 1933 between U.S. 59 at Pelican Rapids and State Highway 78 near Perham.^[1] The section of Highway 108 between State Highway 78 at Ottertail and State Highway 210 at Henning was also authorized in 1933.^[1] Both of these sections were paved by 1953.^[4]

The section of Highway 108 between U.S. 59 at Pelican Rapids and present day Interstate 94 (near Rothsay and Lawndale) was authorized in 1949.^[5] This section of Highway 108 was paved by 1960.^[4]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[2]	km	Destinations	Notes
Wilkin	Prairie View Township	0.080– 0.263	0.129– 0.423	I-94 (US 52) / CSAH 30 – Fergus Falls, Moorhead	I-94 Exit 32
Otter Tail	Pelican Rapids	12.047	19.388	US 59 north	North end of US 59 overlap
		12.186	19.611	US 59 south / Otter Trail Scenic Byway	North end of US 59 overlap
	Dent	31.575	50.815	CSAH 35 / Otter Trail Scenic Byway
	Perham Township	38.408	61.812	MN 78 north – Perham	North end of MN 78 overlap
	Ottertail	47.526	76.486	MN 78 south – Battle Lake	South end of MN 78 overlap
	Henning	61.445	98.886	MN 210 – Fergus Falls, Staples
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

Template:Attached KML/Minnesota State Highway 108

KML is from Wikidata

1. "Chapter 440-H.F. No. 2000", Session Laws of Minnesota for 1933, Mike Holm, Secretary of State, pp. 881–897
2. "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 4" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2008. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
3. Minnesota DNR website for Maplewood State Park - Link
4. Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 101–149". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved November 19, 2010.^{[self-published source]}
5. "Chapter 663-H.F. No. 1792", Session Laws of Minnesota for 1949, Earl L. Berg, Commissioner of Administration, pp. 1177–1185