Minnesota State Highway 250
 Trunk Highway 250 | ||||
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 MN 250 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by MnDOT | ||||
| Length | 9.479 mi (15.255 km) | |||
| Existed | July 1, 1949[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  MN 16 in Lanesboro | |||
| North end |   MN 30 / CSAH 32 in Arendahl Township | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Minnesota | |||
| Counties | Fillmore | |||
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Minnesota State Highway 250 (MN 250) is a 9.479-mile-long (15.255 km) highway in southeast Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 16 in Lanesboro and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 30 in Arendahl Township. MN 250 passes through Lanesboro, Holt Township, and Arendahl Township.
Route description
[edit]Highway 250 serves as a north–south route in southeast Minnesota between Lanesboro and State Highway 30.
Highway 250 crosses the Root River in Lanesboro.[2]
Most of the route is located within the Richard J. Dorer State Forest.
Highway 250 follows Parkway Avenue and Ashburn Street in Lanesboro.
The route is legally defined as Route 250 in the Minnesota Statutes.[3]
History
[edit]Highway 250 was authorized on July 1, 1949.[1]
The route was paved in 1950.[4][5]
Highway 250 and intersecting State Highway 30 in northeast Fillmore County were once part of the route of U.S. Highway 16 until 1929, when that highway was rerouted on a new alignment along the Root River between Lanesboro and Rushford.[6][7]
Major intersections
[edit]The entire route is in Fillmore County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Lanesboro | 0.000 | 0.000 | MN 16 (Sheridan Street) | ||
| 0.482 | 0.776 |  CR 8 west (W. Elmwood Street) | |||
| 0.437 | 0.703 | CR 8 east (E. Coffee Street) | |||
| Arendahl Township | 9.510 | 15.305 | MN 30 | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Chapter 663-H.F. No. 1792", Session Laws of Minnesota for 1949, Earl L. Berg, Commissioner of Administration, pp. 1177–1185
- ^ Minnesota Department of Transportation. 2009 Fillmore County General Highway Map. Archived 2008-12-06 at the Wayback Machine Accessed November 1, 2009.
- ^ "161.115, Additional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 2010. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
- ^ Minnesota 1950 Official Highway Map (Map). Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1950. § P22-Q22. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
- ^ 1951 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1951. § N20. Archived from the original on August 25, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
- ^ 1929 Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). Minnesota Highway Department. April 1, 1929. § P23-Q23. Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
- ^ 1930 Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). Minnesota Highway Department. April 1, 1930. § P23-Q23. Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2010.