Trunk Highway 106
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
Major intersections	CSAH 52 in Deer Creek Township.
North end	US 10 in Newton Township
Location
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Counties	Otter Tail
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highway System Interstate US State Legislative Scenic
← MN 105 → MN 107

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.

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

State Highway 106 was authorized in 1933.^[2]

The route was paved by 1953.^[4]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Otter Tail County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
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

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