1934 Gousha Map of Twin Cities.

Thanks to Glenn "Roadboy" Olson, who scanned this from his personal collection and sent it to me. (Then, he alerted me that an identical map was offered on e-Bay where I scored it for myself!). This shows the original numbering plan that was revised when U.S. 52 replaced U.S. 55. Note the following:

• U.S. 212 running along what became MN-5 (not an illogical routing, when you look at it!)
• MN-66 coming in from the west along what became MN-7, then following Lake St. and Marshall Ave (became U.S. 212) to St. Paul.
• U.S. 55 rerouted from its former route into Minneapolis from the south (which became U.S. 65) to St. Paul via Robert Street. Then, following University Avenue to downtown Minneapolis, where it ends.
• U.S. 261 marked along Hiawatha Avenue (became MN-55). I've also seen this on another map as MN-261. It would have run to Hastings.
• MN-119 running north from Minneapolis along what became MN-152.
• Note that MN-36 in south Minneapolis ends at 46th St., where the trunk highway ended, then turns west as MN-90 to the city limits. When the routes were actually marked, 36 was extended south to MN-5 and 90 west to MN-100, but those extensions were not trunk highways. Also note no MN-121.
• Not shown on this map, but seen on the "Lake Minnetonka" inset of the same map, was MN-46 along what became MN-110 (now Hennepin CSAH 110), and MN-26 along MN-5 west of the junction with MN-101. In a strange bit of routing, apparently U.S. 212 would have turned south along what became 101 to the junction with 169 and 101, where it went west. Anyone who knows how narrow and twisty 101 is in that segment would question that logic...MN-5 is a much straighter route west to its junction with 212.

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