In the U.S. state of Minnesota, a constitutional route (CR) is a highway that was defined as part of the Babcock Amendment, which altered the Minnesota State Constitution when it was approved in the election of November 2, 1920. Seventy routes were enumerated, and all of them were listed in the constitution until a 1974 rewrite. Though they are now listed separately in §161.114 of the Minnesota Statutes, the definitions are legally considered to be part of the constitution, and cannot be altered or removed without an amendment. These roadways are complemented by legislative routes (LRs), which can simply be altered by enacting new laws. A U.S. state is any one of the 50 states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, together with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America. ... State nickname: North Star State Other U.S. States Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Governor Tim Pawlenty Official languages None Area 225,365 km² (12th)  - Land 206,375 km²  - Water 18,990 km² (8. ... Mitchell Freeway in Perth, Western Australia For other uses, see Highway (disambiguation). ... The Constitution of the State of Minnesota is the highest legal document in the U.S. state of Minnesota. ... November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... ... Law (a loanword from Old Norse lag), in politics and jurisprudence, is a set of rules or norms of conduct which mandate, proscribe or permit specified relationships among people and organizations, provide methods for ensuring the impartial treatment of such people, and provide punishments for those who do not follow...

In many cases, the constitutional route numbers do not match the highway numbers known to the public. In fact, it has been common for CR highways to be composed of several different trunk highways. When the U.S. Highway system was created in 1926, many of these roads were made up of one or more U.S. highways. Today, they now use a mix of Minnesota state highways, U.S. highways, and Interstate highways. Current U.S. Highway shield The United States Highway System is an integrated system of roads in the United States numbered within a nationwide grid. ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... This is a list of Minnesota state highways. ... A typical rural stretch of Interstate Highway, with two lanes in each direction separated by a large grassy median, and with cross-traffic limited to overpasses and underpasses. ...

Constitutional Route 1 is currently one of the most complex routes, composed of:

• U.S. Highway 65 from the Iowa border to Albert Lea, Minnesota
• Interstate 35 to Faribault
• Minnesota State Highway 3 and MN-149 to Saint Paul
• U.S. Highway 61 to Wyoming
• Minnesota State Highway 23 through Hinckley
• the MN-73/27 loop through Moose Lake
• the MN-210/45 loop through Carlton
• and Interstate 35 to Duluth

However, the route can be considered to be superseded along almost its entire length by Interstate 35 (and I-35E). U.S. Highway 65 is a north-south United States highway stretching from Albert Lea, Minnesota to Natchez, Mississippi. ... State nickname: The Hawkeye State Other U.S. States Capital Des Moines Largest city Des Moines Governor Thomas Vilsack Official languages English Area 145,743 km² (26th)  - Land 144,701 km²  - Water 1,042 km² (0. ... Albert Lea is a city located in Freeborn County, Minnesota. ... Interstate 35 is an interstate highway in the central United States. ... Faribault is a city located in Rice County, Minnesota. ... Minnesota State Highway 3 is a highway in Minnesota. ... State capitol building in Saint Paul Saint Paul is the capital and second-largest city of the state of Minnesota in the United States. ... United States Highway 61 is the official designation for a United States highway that once ran from New Orleans through Memphis and Iowa through Duluth, Minnesota all the way to Thunder Bay, Ontario in Canada. ... Wyoming is a city located in Chisago County, Minnesota. ... Minnesota State Highway 23 is a highway in Minnesota. ... Hinckley is a city located in Pine County, Minnesota. ... Moose Lake is a city located in Carlton County, Minnesota. ... Carlton is a city located in Carlton County, Minnesota. ... Duluth is the name of some places in the United States of America: Duluth, Minnesota - on Lake Superior Duluth, Georgia - a suburb of Atlanta See also the French explorer Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut. ... Interstate 35E is the name used for the eastern half of Interstate 35 in two segments where the highway splits to serve different cities. ...

In contrast, Minnesota State Highway 1 is composed of Legislative Route 173, Constitutional Route 33, LR-170, LR-166, and LR-160. Minnesota State Highway 1 is a highway in Minnesota. ...

There is some ambiguity in how literally the Minnesota Department of Transportation must interpret the constitutional routes. In some cases, the routes no longer directly serve communities they were once designated for, but are routed along nearby Interstates instead.

External links

• Minnesota Statues §161.114: Constitutional trunk highways (http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/161/114.html)
• §161.115: Additional trunk highways (http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/161/115.html) (legislative routes)

References

• Steve Riner (January 12, 2003). Legal Basis for Establishment of Minnesota Trunk Highways. (http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/legal.htm) The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page.