Minnesota State Highway 81 (1934)

Minnesota State Highway 81 was a short-lived designation for a state highway in Minnesota established in 1934. It existed for a relatively brief period before being renumbered.

The highway’s route connected U.S. Highway 52 in Rochester to Minnesota State Highway 30 in St. Charles. This encompassed a stretch of road roughly corresponding to what is now portions of Olmsted County Road 1 and Winona County Road 25.

The designation was changed in 1935, with the route becoming part of Minnesota State Highway 74. The reason for the renumbering is not explicitly documented but was likely due to a broader reorganization or simplification of the state highway numbering system at the time. Therefore, the Minnesota State Highway 81 designation only existed for one year.