Minnesota State Highway 127

Trunk Highway 127
Route information
Defined by MS § 161.114
Length:	2.531 mi[1] (4.073 km)
Existed:	1967 – 2013
Major junctions
South end:	I-94 at Orange Township
North end:	MN 27 at Osakis
Location
Counties:	Douglas
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highways Interstate US State Legislative routes ← MN 123 MN 135 →

Minnesota State Highway 127 was a short connector highway in west-central Minnesota, which ran from its interchange with Interstate 94 in Orange Township and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 27 in Osakis. As of the 2013 official map, MN 127 is now part of MN 27, and former MN 27 between Osakis and Alexandria has become CR 82.

Highway 127 was 2.5 miles (4.0 km) in length and passed through Orange Township, Osakis Township, and the city of Osakis.

Route description

Highway 127 served as a short north–south connector route between Interstate 94 and State Highway 27 at Osakis.^[2]

History

Highway 127 was added to the state highway system in 1967 when I-94 was completed.^[3][4] I-94 replaced old U.S. Highway 52 in west-central Minnesota. U.S. 52 had previously run through Osakis in this area. 127 was added to connect Osakis with the interstate.^[5]

127 had been paved prior to it becoming a state highway. The route is a part of Minnesota Constitutional Route 3 from St. Cloud to Alexandria,^[5] continuing southward from its junction at I-94 as County 3, and west of the former U.S. 52 as State Highway 27 to Alexandria. Present day Highway 127 was not part of old U.S. 52 between St. Cloud and Alexandria. State Highway 127 is numbered as a spur of State Highway 27.

Major intersections

The entire route was in Douglas County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Orange Township	0.000– 0.161	0.000– 0.259	I-94 CR 3 south	Interchange
Osakis	1.969	3.169	CR 3 (1st Avenue)
	2.562	4.123	MN 27 (Nokomis Street)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing / Google