Minnesota State Highway 248

Trunk Highway 248
Route information
Defined by MS § 161.115(179)
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length:	11.219 mi (18.055 km)
Existed:	July 1, 1949[1] – present
Major junctions
West end:	CR 33 at Altura
East end:	U.S. 61 near Minnesota City
Location
Counties:	Winona
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highways Interstate US State Legislative routes ← MN 247 MN 250 →

Minnesota State Highway 248 (MN 248) is a highway in southeast Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with Winona County Road 33 in Altura east to its terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 61 just north of Minnesota City, near Winona.

Highway 248 is 11 miles (18 km) in length.

Route description

Highway 248 serves as an east–west route in southeast Minnesota between Altura, Rollingstone, and Minnesota City.

Highway 248 is also known as Main Street in Altura.

The route passes through the Richard J. Dorer State Forest.

The route is legally defined as Route 248 in the Minnesota Statutes.^[2]

History

Highway 248 was authorized on July 1, 1949.^[1]

The route was paved when it was marked.^[3]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Winona County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Altura	0.000	0.000	CR 33 (Main Street)
	0.088	0.142	CR 112 (W. Center Avenue)
	0.437	0.703	CR 26
Norton Township	2.597	4.179	CR 31
	6.606	10.631	CR 27
Rollingstone Township	8.113	13.057	CR 12 north
	8.403	13.523	CR 12 south
	11.222	18.060	US 61
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. "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 December 29, 2010.
3. Minnesota 1950 Official Highway Map (Map). Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1950. § Q21. Retrieved December 29, 2010.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

• Highway 248 at the Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page