Minnesota State Highway 29 (MN 29) is a 126.592-mile-long (203.730 km) highway in west-central Minnesota, which runs from its junction with U.S. Highways 59 and 212 in Montevideo and continues north to its terminus at U.S. Highway 71 in Wadena.

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Trunk Highway 29
MN 29 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length	126.592 mi[1] (203.730 km)
Existed	November 2, 1920[2]–present
Major junctions
South end	US 59 / US 212 at Montevideo
Major intersections	MN 7 at Montevideo US 12 / MN 9 at Benson MN 28 / MN 114 at Starbuck MN 28 / MN 104 at Glenwood MN 55 near Glenwood I-94 / US 52 / MN 27 at Alexandria MN 210 at Inman Township MN 106 at Deer Creek
North end	US 71 at Wadena
Location
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Counties	Chippewa, Swift, Pope, Douglas, Otter Tail, Wadena
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highway System Interstate US State Legislative Scenic
← MN 28 → MN 30

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Highway 29 serves as a north–south route between Montevideo, Benson, Glenwood, Alexandria, and Wadena.

Highway 29 is built as a four-lane divided highway on the south side of Alexandria to Interstate Highway 94/US Highway 52.

Glacial Lakes State Park is located on Highway 29 in Pope County. The park is located South of Starbuck.^[3]

Lake Carlos State Park is located on Highway 29 in Douglas County. The park is located ten miles (16 km) north of Alexandria.^[4]

Highway 29 parallels U.S. Highway 71 throughout its route in west-central Minnesota.

The northern terminus for Highway 29 is its intersection with U.S. 71 in Wadena, three blocks south of U.S. 10.

Highway 29 was established November 2, 1920, traveling from Glenwood to Wadena.^[2] In 1923, the road was intermittently graveled;^[5] all graveling was completed by 1929.^[6]

A paved surface was applied to the roadway in stages from Alexandria to Parkers Prairie from 1926 through 1933.^[7][8] South of Alexandria, it was paved to the county line in 1931,^[9] and to a Northern Pacific railway crossing at Glenwood in 1933.^[10] Also in 1933, the highway was realigned between Deer Creek and Wadena, providing a shorter, more direct route.^[11]

In 1934, the route was extended south along former State Highway 38 from Starbuck south to U.S. 212 at Montevideo. This extension was paved between Montevideo and a point north of Benson, and gravel along the remainder.^[12]