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1231:(Map). Cartography by McGill-Warner Co. Minnesota Highway Department. May 1, 1934. § K-13 through P-6
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1312:(Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Co. Minnesota Department of Highways. 1955. § M-6, M-7
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miles. Billed as a scenic route, it opened to traffic that autumn.
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