Minnesota State Highway 271

Minnesota State Highway 271 (MN 271) is a 8.591-mile-long (13.826 km) highway in southwest Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 19 in Hendricks Township and continues north and west to its terminus at the South Dakota state line, where the roadway becomes South Dakota Highway 28.

Trunk Highway 271 marker
Trunk Highway 271
Map
MN 271 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length8.591 mi (13.826 km)
ExistedJuly 1, 1949[1]–present
Major junctions
South end MN 19 / CSAH 1 at Hendricks Township, near Hendricks
North end SD 28 at the Minnesota — South Dakota state line
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountiesLincoln County
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highway System
MN 270 MN 274

Route description

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Highway 271 serves as a north–south route in southwest Minnesota between State Highway 19, the city of Hendricks, and the South Dakota state line near the towns of Astoria and Toronto.

Highway 271 is also known as Division Street in Hendricks.

Near its northern terminus, Highway 271 turns west, and the roadway becomes South Dakota Highway 28 upon crossing the state line.

The route is legally defined as Route 271 in the Minnesota Statutes.[2]

History

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Highway 271 was authorized on July 1, 1949.[1]

The route was paved at the time it was marked except for the short east-west section,[3] which was paved in the mid-1950s.[4][5]

Major intersections

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The entire route is in Lincoln County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Hendricks Township0.0000.000  MN 19 – State Line, Ivanhoe
2.0303.267  CSAH 14
Hendricks3.2365.208 
 
CSAH 17 east (Railroad Street)
3.4225.507 
 
CSAH 17 west (Garfield Street)
Hendricks Township5.4628.790  CSAH 1
Hansonville Township8.68913.984  CSAH 19
8.71914.032  SD 28 – TorontoContinuation beyond South Dakota state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b "Chapter 663-H.F. No. 1792", Session Laws of Minnesota for 1949, Earl L. Berg, Commissioner of Administration, pp. 1177–1185
  2. ^ "161.115, Additional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 2010. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
  3. ^ Minnesota 1950 Official Highway Map (Map). Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1950. § B19-B20. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
  4. ^ 1954 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1954. § B17. Archived from the original on August 25, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
  5. ^ 1956 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. 1956. § B17. Archived from the original on August 25, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
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