Minnesota State Highway 106
State highway in Minnesota, United States
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Minnesota State Highway 106 (MN 106) is a 7.365-mile-long (11.853 km) highway in west-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 29 in Deer Creek and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 10 near New York Mills.
MN 29 in Deer Creek
CSAH 52 in Deer Creek Township.Trunk Highway 106 | ||||
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 MN 106 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MnDOT | ||||
| Length | 7.365 mi[1] (11.853 km) | |||
| Existed | April 22, 1933[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | MN 29 in Deer Creek | |||
| CSAH 52 in Deer Creek Township. | ||||
| North end |  US 10 in Newton Township | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Minnesota | |||
| Counties | Otter Tail | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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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.
The speed limit from north of Deer Creek to US 10 is 60 mph (95 km/h) and 30 mph (50 km/h) 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.[3] It is not marked with this number.
History
Major intersections
The entire route is in Otter Tail County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Deer Creek | 0.000 | 0.000 | MN 29 – Alexandria | Southern terminus | |
| 0.211 | 0.340 |  CSAH 50 (Main Street) | |||
| Deer Creek Township | 2.777 | 4.469 | CSAH 52 | ||
| Newton Township | 5.748 | 9.251 |  CR 142 | ||
| 7.403 | 11.914 | US 10 – Wadena, Detroit Lakes | Northern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||