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Duluth bridge question.

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Date/Time: 05/09/2024 09:35AM

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Duluth bridge question.

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Author	Message Text
Blatz	07/19/2023 08:30AM Just follow the signs. It takes you up to Miller Hill Mall then off you go
gripper	07/18/2023 02:11PM Thanks to all.
Holehopper	07/17/2023 07:49PM Take hwy 2 through Proctor then turn north on hwy 13 or Midway rd. It will bring you to hwy 53 in Pike Lake. Across the intersection is Fishermans Corner for your license, bait and tackle needs. If you miss the turn at Midway rd continue on #2 to hwy33 turn north and it will merge with hwy 53.
Jackfish	07/17/2023 04:30PM afromaniac: "The detour does take you up central but then after that you can get on 53 again, I have been that way many times headed from WI to points westward." Yes, this is right (although I didn't know the name of the street). It's the same detour they used years ago when they were re-building Miller Hill. You head East on I-35 toward the north shore, but you only go a couple miles (maybe) and the detour takes you up the hill. When you get up on top, you go West a couple miles or so and you're back on Hwy 53 by the mall and heading north toward Virginia and the Hwy 169 turnoff to Ely.
gripper	07/17/2023 01:03PM I must have missed the sign.
afromaniac	07/17/2023 01:02PM The detour does take you up central but then after that you can get on 53 again, I have been that way many times headed from WI to points westward.
gravelroad	07/17/2023 01:00PM By your "bridge" reference I assume you're coming from WI. Follow the detour signs for 53. The direct connection from the bridge disappeared during the duration of the project. You'll be on some side streets for a while as you work your way toward and up the hill. But if you follow the detour signs you will not be headed for the North Shore.
gripper	07/17/2023 12:55PM Ely. Not by way of the north shore.
gravelroad	07/17/2023 12:48PM I am confused as a Duluth resident. Hwy. 53 goes NNW from Duluth, whereas I-35/Hwy. 61 goes NNE along the lake. Are you trying to go towards Ely or the North Shore?
gripper	07/17/2023 12:37PM What's the deal with the detour getting off the bridge going north. The signs seem to want us to go up along the north shore of the lake. I would prefer the more direct route on US Hwy. 53