History
State Highway 15 was authorized in 1920, 1933, and 1950.
The section of Highway 15 between New Ulm and the Iowa state line was originally Minnesota Constitutional Route 15, dating back to 1920.
The section of Highway 15 between St. Cloud and Kimball was originally part of Minnesota Constitutional Route 24.
The middle section of Highway 15 was authorized in 1933, the northernmost section in 1950. This northerly section was originally part of old State Highway 152 and was routed through downtown St. Cloud. Now, it bypasses central St. Cloud to the west side of town.
By 1940, only two short gravel sections of Highway 15 remained, both paved by 1953.
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