History
U.S. Highway 2 in Minnesota was authorized on November 11, 1926. It followed the route of old state Trunk Highway 8 in its entirety. At the time it was marked, it was paved along a short concurrency with U.S. Route 75 north of Crookston and from its junction with then-Trunk Highway 11 (present-day U.S. 53) through Duluth. The remainder was graveled or graded, except for a section west of Bagley which was simply a maintained dirt surface.
The route in Minnesota was completely paved in 1939. The last segment to be completed was between then-State Highway 94 (now Highway 194) at Solway Township and the community of Adolph.
A few short (four-lane) divided highway segments of US 2 were constructed west of Bemidji during the 1960s.
In the present day, from East Grand Forks to Cass Lake, this route is built to expressway standards and a posted 65 miles per hour (105 km/h) speed limit. From Cass Lake to Duluth, there are only a couple of short four-lane divided highway segments, but the non-urban portions of this segment are posted 60 mph (97 km/h) speed limit.
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