Military and Veterans Highways and Trails in Minnesota
Aug 1, 2010 9:42:41 GMT -6
Post by Moderator on Aug 1, 2010 9:42:41 GMT -6
34th Infantry (Red Bull) Division Highway
Interstate 35 and Interstate 535
American Veterans Memorial Highway
Interstate 90 across Minnesota
B. E. Grottum Memorial Highway
One-mile segment of U.S. 71 in Jackson ... Bjarne Edgar Grottum served in the U.S. Army during WW I and was later elected a Minnesota State Senator
Becker County Veterans Memorial Highway
Segments of MN 34 and MN 87
Biauswah Bridge
Segment of MN 23 that crosses the Saint Louis River ... honors Native American Veterans
Blue Star Memorial Highways
Interstate 35, Interstate 35E, Interstate 35W and Interstate 94
Clearwater County Veterans Memorial Highway
MN 200 and MN 92 from Zerkel to Clearbrook
Colvill Highway
MN 19 between Gaylord and Red Wing ... Colonel William J. Colvill led the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry in the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War
Corporal Johnathan Benson Memorial Highway
MN 95 from Interstate 35 to the eastern boundary of the city of North Branch ... Benson died after being wounded in Iraq in 2006
Dale Wayrynen Memorial Highway
MN 210 in Aitkin County ... recipient of the Medal of Honor who saved the lives of others by throwing himself on a grenade in Vietnam in 1967
Disabled American Veterans Highway
U.S. 61 from Saint Paul to the Wisconsin state line
Eisenhower Interstate System
WW II General and then President Dwight D. Eisenhower created the Interstate Highway system ... signs are posted at some Interstate Highway rest areas in Minnesota
Fort Snelling National Cemetery
Roads within the cemetery are named for Medal of Honor recipients from Minnesota
Matthew Lourey State Trail
Links Saint Croix State Park with Chengwatana, Saint Croix and Nemadji state forests ... multi-use natural and gravel surfaced 80-mile trail for hiking, snowmobiling, with portions open for horseback riding and mountain biking in honor of U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Matthew Lourey who flew Kiowa Warrior helicopters and died in action in May, 2005 when his helicopter was shot down in Iraq.
Irvin N. Anderson Memorial Highway
MN 53 from Virginia to MN 11 in International Falls ... Anderson served in World War II and later became a politician
Military Road
MN 23 and MN 123
Minnesota Veterans Memorial Highway
U.S. 212
Nicholas Patrick Spehar Memorial Highway
Portion of U.S. Highway 8 that runs through Chisago City, Lindstrom and Center City, Minnesota ... dedicated in honor of U.S. Navy SEAL Nick Spehar from Chisago City
Otter Tail Veterans Memorial Drive
U.S. 59 from Otter Tail County 3 to Otter Tail County 4
POW/MIA Memorial Highway
U.S. 169 from Elk River to Garrison, then MN 18 to Brainerd
POW/MIA Memorial Highway
Anoka County 7 from Anoka to Saint Francis
Purple Heart Memorial Highway
MN 371 between Little Falls and Cass Lake
Purple Heart Trail
Established nationwide in 1992 by the Military Order Of The Purple Heart ... includes the entire length of I-94 in Minnesota
Richard I. Bong Memorial Bridge
Bridge crossing the Saint Louis River between Duluth and Superior, WI ... named for WW II pilot Richard Ira Bong
Ryane Clark Memorial Drive
Riverlane Road adjacent to Glacial Lakes State Trail in New London ... named in honor of U.S. Army Specialist Ryane Clark who died in action in Afghanistan in October, 2010
Veterans Evergreen Memorial Drive
MN 23 from Interstate 35 near Sandstone to the Wisconsin state line near Duluth
Veterans Memorial Bridge
MN 95 over Interstate 35 in North Branch
Veterans Memorial Bridge
MN 256 between Mankato and North Mankato over the Minnesota River
Veterans Memorial Highway
MN 15 between MN 60 and the Iowa state line
Veterans Memorial Highway
MN 115 on the southern edge of the Camp Ripley Military Reservation
Veterans Memorial Highway
MN 200 from Mahnomen to the North Dakota state line
Veterans Memorial Highway
U.S. 59 Karlstad to the Canadian border
Victory Drive
MN 22 between Mankato and Mapleton
Victory Memorial Drive
In Minneapolis from Theodore Wirth Parkway and Lowry Avenue to 45th Avenue N, then to the Humboldt Avenue N entrance to Webber Park
Wabasha County Veterans Memorial Bridge
Bridge crossing the Zumbro River in Millville
Interstate 35 and Interstate 535
American Veterans Memorial Highway
Interstate 90 across Minnesota
B. E. Grottum Memorial Highway
One-mile segment of U.S. 71 in Jackson ... Bjarne Edgar Grottum served in the U.S. Army during WW I and was later elected a Minnesota State Senator
Becker County Veterans Memorial Highway
Segments of MN 34 and MN 87
Biauswah Bridge
Segment of MN 23 that crosses the Saint Louis River ... honors Native American Veterans
Blue Star Memorial Highways
Interstate 35, Interstate 35E, Interstate 35W and Interstate 94
Clearwater County Veterans Memorial Highway
MN 200 and MN 92 from Zerkel to Clearbrook
Colvill Highway
MN 19 between Gaylord and Red Wing ... Colonel William J. Colvill led the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry in the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War
Corporal Johnathan Benson Memorial Highway
MN 95 from Interstate 35 to the eastern boundary of the city of North Branch ... Benson died after being wounded in Iraq in 2006
Dale Wayrynen Memorial Highway
MN 210 in Aitkin County ... recipient of the Medal of Honor who saved the lives of others by throwing himself on a grenade in Vietnam in 1967
Disabled American Veterans Highway
U.S. 61 from Saint Paul to the Wisconsin state line
Eisenhower Interstate System
WW II General and then President Dwight D. Eisenhower created the Interstate Highway system ... signs are posted at some Interstate Highway rest areas in Minnesota
Fort Snelling National Cemetery
Roads within the cemetery are named for Medal of Honor recipients from Minnesota
Matthew Lourey State Trail
Links Saint Croix State Park with Chengwatana, Saint Croix and Nemadji state forests ... multi-use natural and gravel surfaced 80-mile trail for hiking, snowmobiling, with portions open for horseback riding and mountain biking in honor of U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Matthew Lourey who flew Kiowa Warrior helicopters and died in action in May, 2005 when his helicopter was shot down in Iraq.
Irvin N. Anderson Memorial Highway
MN 53 from Virginia to MN 11 in International Falls ... Anderson served in World War II and later became a politician
Military Road
MN 23 and MN 123
Minnesota Veterans Memorial Highway
U.S. 212
Nicholas Patrick Spehar Memorial Highway
Portion of U.S. Highway 8 that runs through Chisago City, Lindstrom and Center City, Minnesota ... dedicated in honor of U.S. Navy SEAL Nick Spehar from Chisago City
Otter Tail Veterans Memorial Drive
U.S. 59 from Otter Tail County 3 to Otter Tail County 4
POW/MIA Memorial Highway
U.S. 169 from Elk River to Garrison, then MN 18 to Brainerd
POW/MIA Memorial Highway
Anoka County 7 from Anoka to Saint Francis
Purple Heart Memorial Highway
MN 371 between Little Falls and Cass Lake
Purple Heart Trail
Established nationwide in 1992 by the Military Order Of The Purple Heart ... includes the entire length of I-94 in Minnesota
Richard I. Bong Memorial Bridge
Bridge crossing the Saint Louis River between Duluth and Superior, WI ... named for WW II pilot Richard Ira Bong
Ryane Clark Memorial Drive
Riverlane Road adjacent to Glacial Lakes State Trail in New London ... named in honor of U.S. Army Specialist Ryane Clark who died in action in Afghanistan in October, 2010
Veterans Evergreen Memorial Drive
MN 23 from Interstate 35 near Sandstone to the Wisconsin state line near Duluth
Veterans Memorial Bridge
MN 95 over Interstate 35 in North Branch
Veterans Memorial Bridge
MN 256 between Mankato and North Mankato over the Minnesota River
Veterans Memorial Highway
MN 15 between MN 60 and the Iowa state line
Veterans Memorial Highway
MN 115 on the southern edge of the Camp Ripley Military Reservation
Veterans Memorial Highway
MN 200 from Mahnomen to the North Dakota state line
Veterans Memorial Highway
U.S. 59 Karlstad to the Canadian border
Victory Drive
MN 22 between Mankato and Mapleton
Victory Memorial Drive
In Minneapolis from Theodore Wirth Parkway and Lowry Avenue to 45th Avenue N, then to the Humboldt Avenue N entrance to Webber Park
Wabasha County Veterans Memorial Bridge
Bridge crossing the Zumbro River in Millville