Minnesota State Highway 67

Minnesota State Highway 67 (MN 67) is a 83.026-mile-long (133.617 km) highway in southwest Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with U.S. Highway 75 in Oshkosh Township near Canby and continues east and southeast to its eastern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 68 in Morgan.

Trunk Highway 67 marker
Trunk Highway 67
Map
MN 67 highlighted in red, former alignment in blue
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length85.076 mi (136.917 km)
Existed1933–present
Major junctions
West end US 75 near Canby
Major intersections
East end MN 68 at Morgan
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountiesYellow Medicine, Redwood
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highway System
MN 66 MN 68

Route description

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Highway 67 serves as an east–west and north–south route in southwest Minnesota between Canby, Clarkfield, Granite Falls, Redwood Falls, and Morgan.

The highway is officially marked as an east–west route by its highway shields from beginning to end.

Highway 67 runs together with State Highway 19 for 14 miles (23 km), west of Redwood Falls.

History

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Trunk Highway 93
LocationRedwood Falls to Morgan
Length13 mi (21 km)
Existed1934–1963

Highway 67 was authorized in 1920 from present-day Highway 19 south of Echo to Granite Falls.[1] In 1934, it was extended westward to U.S. 75 at Canby. The route was expanded east to Redwood Falls and southeast to Morgan c. 1963.[2]

Highway 67 was paved from Granite Falls to U.S. Highway 75 by 1940. The route was completely paved by 1953.[2]

In April 2019, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MN-DOT) closed Highway 67 in both directions approximately 8 miles southeast of the intersection of 67 and State Highway 23 in Granite Falls. The closure was necessary due to unstable ground deep underneath the roadbed, causing large cracks to appear in the road surface and rendering it impassable for traffic. A detour is in place, following (from southeast to northwest) Yellow Medicine County Road 2 and State Highway 274 between Echo and Granite Falls. MN-DOT permanently rerouted Highway 67 along this detour and closed off the failed section on September 27, 2022.[3] The main entrance to Upper Sioux Agency State Park is still accessible on the old roadway (which was redesignated as Minnesota State Highway 167) traveling southeast from Granite Falls.


Major intersections

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CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Yellow MedicineOshkosh Township0.0000.000  US 75 – Madison, CanbyWestern terminus
Clarkfield19.03930.640  US 59
Stony Run Township31.25950.306 
 
US 212 west – Montevideo
Northern end of US 212 concurrency
Granite Falls32.35852.075 
 
 
 
US 212 east / MN 23 east
Eastern end of US 212 concurrency; northern end of MN 23 concurrency
32.57152.418 
 
MN 167 east
Formerly MN 67
Minnesota Falls Township34.73855.905 
 
MN 23 west – Marshall
Southern end of MN 23 concurrency
Echo Township56.93691.630 
 
MN 19 west – Marshall
Western end of MN 19 concurrency
RedwoodRedwood Falls71.895115.704 
 
 
 
US 71 north / MN 19 east
Eastern end of MN 19 concurrency; northern end of US 71 concurrency
72.350116.436 
 
US 71 south
Southern end of US 71 concurrency
Morgan85.076136.917  MN 68 – Sleepy Eye, MarshallEastern terminus; roadway continues as MN 68
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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KML is from Wikidata
  1. ^ Minnesota State Legislature (2010). "§ 161.114, Constitutional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 51–75". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved October 25, 2010.[self-published source]
  3. ^ - Highway 67 - Granite Falls to Echo - Link