Minnesota State Highway 257 (MN 257) is a 3.991-mile-long (6.423 km) highway in southwest Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with Brown County State-Aid Highway 20 (Broadway Avenue) in the city of Hanska and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 15 in Linden Township, 6 miles north of Madelia.
 Trunk Highway 257 | ||||
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 MN 257 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by MnDOT | ||||
| Length | 3.991 mi (6.423 km) | |||
| Existed | July 1, 1949[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  CSAH 20 at Hanska | |||
| East end |  MN 15 at Linden Township | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Minnesota | |||
| Counties | Brown | |||
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Route description
editHighway 257 serves as a short east–west connector route in southwest Minnesota between the city of Hanska and State Highway 15.
It passes around the north side of Linden Lake in Linden Township.[2]
The route is legally defined as Route 257 in the Minnesota Statutes.[3]
History
editHighway 257 was authorized on July 1, 1949.[1]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Brown County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Hanska | 0.000 | 0.000 |  CR 20 (Broadway Avenue) | ||
| Linden Township | 3.986 | 6.415 | MN 15 | ||
| 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
- ^ General Highway Map of Brown County (PDF) (Map). Minnesota Department of Transportation. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2008. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "161.115, Additional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ Minnesota 1950 Official Highway Map (Map). Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1950. § H21. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ 1951 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1951. § G18. Archived from the original on August 25, 2011. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
External links
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