Minnesota State Highway 254
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| Route information | ||||
| Defined by MS § 161.115(183) | ||||
| Maintained by Mn/DOT | ||||
| Length: | 4.796 mi[1] (7.718 km) | |||
| Existed: | July 1, 1949[2] – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: |
 CSAH 17 at Frost | |||
| North end: |
 I-90 at Emerald Township | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Faribault | |||
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Minnesota State Highway 254 (MN 254) is a highway in south-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with Faribault County Road 17 in the town of Frost and continues north to its northern terminus at its interchange with Interstate 90 in Emerald Township, 8 miles east of Blue Earth.
The route is 4.8 miles (7.7 km) in length.
Route description
Highway 254 serves as a short north–south route in south-central Minnesota between the town of Frost and Interstate 90.
Highway 254 crosses the East Branch Blue Earth River near its intersection with County Road 16 in Emerald Township.
The route is legally defined as Route 254 in the Minnesota Statutes.[3]
History
MN 254 was authorized on July 1, 1949.[2] Originally, it traveled from U.S. Route 16 (US 16) south through Frost to Iowa Highway 322 (renumbered 254 in 1969) at the state line near Rake, Iowa.
The route was paved between US 16 and Frost in 1950.[4][5] The remainder was paved in the mid-1950s.[6][7]
The part of MN 254 south of Frost was removed from statute in 1988 and turned back to Faribault County.[8] It is now marked County Road 17.
Major intersections
The entire route is in Faribault County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Frost | 5.843 | 9.403 |  CSAH 17 south (1st Street) / CSAH 55 | ||
| Emerald Township | 10.032 | 16.145 |  CSAH 16 | Former U.S. 16 | |
| 10.490– 10.648 | 16.882– 17.136 | I-90 / CSAH 17 north – Blue Earth, Austin | Interchange | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- 1 2 Minnesota Department of Transportation (August 14, 2014). "Statewide Trunk Logpoint Listing" (PDF). St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- 1 2 "Chapter 663-H.F. No. 1792", Session Laws of Minnesota for 1949, Earl L. Berg, Commissioner of Administration, pp. 1177–1185
- ↑ "161.115, Additional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
- ↑ Minnesota 1950 Official Highway Map (Map). Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1950. § K23. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
- ↑ 1951 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1951. § H20. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
- ↑ 1954 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1954. § H20. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
- ↑ 1956 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. 1956. § H20. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
- ↑ "Chapter 565-H.F. 1980". Minnesota Laws 1988. April 20, 1988. Retrieved January 1, 2011.