Minnesota State Highway 112

Trunk Highway 112
Route information
Defined by MS § 161.115(54)
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length:	15.012 mi (24.159 km)
Existed:	April 22, 1933[1] – present
Major junctions
West end:	U.S. 169 at Le Sueur
	MN 93 at Le Sueur
East end:	MN 99 at Lexington Township, near Le Center
Location
Counties:	Le Sueur
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highways Interstate US State Legislative routes ← MN 111 MN 113 →

Minnesota State Highway 112 (MN 112) is a highway in south-central Minnesota, which runs from its interchange with U.S. Highway 169 in the city of Le Sueur and continues south and then east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 99 in Lexington Township near the city of Le Center.

Highway 112 is 15 miles (24 km) in length.

Route description

State Highway 112 serves as a north–south and an east–west route between the cities of Le Sueur and Le Center in south-central Minnesota.

Highway 112 changes direction to east–west in Ottawa Township and continues as east–west to its eastern terminus near the city limits of Le Center.

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

In the city of Le Sueur, Highway 112 follows Commerce Street, Main Street, Bridge Street, and Ferry Street.

The Dr. William W. Mayo House museum is located near the junction of Highways 112 and 93 in the city of Le Sueur. It is designated as a state historic site.

The route is legally defined as Route 123 in the Minnesota Statutes.^[2] It is not marked with this number.

History

Highway 112 was authorized on April 22, 1933.^[1]

The route was paved by 1940.^[3]

A section of Main Street (present day Highway 112) in the city of Le Sueur was originally part of old U.S. Highway 169 until the new U.S. 169 bypass was constructed west of town in the early 1960s.^[3]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Le Sueur County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Le Sueur	0.000	0.000	US 169
	0.339	0.546	CR 28
	1.647	2.651	MN 93
	1.949	3.137	CR 36 (Ferry Street)
	2.137	3.439	CR 26 (Elmwood Street)
Ottawa Township	7.130	11.475	CR 23
Sharon Township	11.110	17.880	CR 15
Lexington Township	14.990	24.124	MN 99
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing / Google

1. "Chapter 440-H.F. No. 2000", Session Laws of Minnesota for 1933, Mike Holm, Secretary of State, pp. 881–897
2. "161.115, Additional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 2010. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
3. Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 101–149". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Self-published. Retrieved November 19, 2010.