It was a short spur route from Interstate 35 to Pine City.

In Pine City, the roadway is also known as Hillside Avenue SW.

It was the only state highway administratively created under a law that authorized the Minnesota Department of Transportation to commission routes connecting cities to interstates at specified locations.

[1] The route was eliminated in 2003 along with the northern portion of Highway 361.

The road is now a continuation of County State-Aid Highway 7.