Minnesota State Highway 139 (MN 139) is a 3.913-mile-long (6.297 km) highway in southeast Minnesota, which runs from Iowa Highway 139 at the Iowa state line and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 52 in Harmony.
 Trunk Highway 139 | ||||
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 MN 139 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MnDOT | ||||
| Length | 3.913 mi (6.297 km) | |||
| Existed | April 22, 1933[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  Iowa 139 at the Iowa state line near Harmony | |||
| North end |  US 52 at Harmony | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Minnesota | |||
| Counties | Fillmore | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Highway 139 passes through the city of Harmony and Harmony Township.
Route description
editHighway 139 serves as a north–south route between the Iowa state line and the city of Harmony. It is also known as Main Avenue in Harmony.
The route passes near Niagara Cave.
The route is legally defined as Route 79 in the Minnesota Statutes.[2] It is not marked with this number.
History
editHighway 139 was authorized in 1933.[1]
The route was paved by 1953.[3]
Highway 139 was numbered to match adjoining Iowa Highway 139. This is the only example where Minnesota numbered a route to match an existing route in Iowa, rather than the opposite. Iowa renumbered its state highways that crossed into Minnesota in the early 1960s to match the Minnesota numbers.[3]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Fillmore County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Harmony Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | Iowa 139 | Continuation beyond Iowa state line | |
| Harmony | 3.044 | 4.899 |  CSAH 44 | Formerly MN 44 west | |
| 3.961 | 6.375 | US 52 (Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Highway) – Preston, Canton | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Chapter 440-H.F. No. 2000", Session Laws of Minnesota for 1933, Mike Holm, Secretary of State, pp. 881–897
- ^ "161.115, Additional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 2010. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
- ^ a b Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 101–149". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved November 21, 2010.[self-published source]