Minnesota State Highway 253

Minnesota State Highway 253 (MN 253) was a 6.472-mile-long (10.416 km) highway in south-central Minnesota, which ran from its intersection with Faribault County State-Aid Highway 2 in the city of Bricelyn and continued north to its northern terminus at its interchange with Interstate 90 in Brush Creek Township.

Trunk Highway 253 marker
Trunk Highway 253
Map
MN 253 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length6.472 mi (10.416 km)
ExistedJuly 1, 1949[1]–October 1, 2019[2]
Major junctions
South end CSAH 2 at Bricelyn
North end I-90 at Brush Creek Township
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountiesFaribault
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highway System
MN 252 MN 254

In 2019, the route was marked as Faribault County State-Aid Highway 23.[3]

Route description

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Highway 253 served as a short north–south connector route in south-central Minnesota between the city of Bricelyn and Interstate 90.

At its northern terminus interchange with I-90, Highway 253 was located on the edge of the Walnut Lake Wildlife Management Area.

The route was legally defined as Route 253 in the Minnesota Statutes.[4]

History

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Highway 253 was authorized on July 1, 1949.[1]

The route was paved at the time it was marked.[5]

On October 1, 2019, the state transferred ownership to Faribault County and the road is no longer part of the state highway system.[6]

Major intersections

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The entire route is in Faribault County.

Locationmi[7]kmDestinationsNotes
Bricelyn0.0000.000  CSAH 2
Brush Creek Township6.0119.674  CSAH 16Former U.S. 16
6.314–
6.472
10.161–
10.416
  I-90 – Blue Earth, Albert LeaInterchange
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. ^ https://www.dot.state.mn.us/d7/newsrels/2019/10/01-hwy253-254.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ https://www.dot.state.mn.us/d7/newsrels/2019/10/01-hwy253-254.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ "161.115, Additional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
  5. ^ Minnesota 1950 Official Highway Map (Map). Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1950. § K23. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
  6. ^ "10 Year Capital Highway Investment Plan" (PDF). Minnesota DOT. 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
  7. ^ Minnesota Department of Transportation (August 14, 2014). "Statewide Trunk Logpoint Listing" (PDF). St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
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