Minnesota State Highway 257
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| Route information | ||||
| Defined by MS § 161.115(188) | ||||
| Maintained by Mn/DOT | ||||
| Length: | 3.991 mi (6.423 km) | |||
| Existed: | July 1, 1949[1] – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end: |
 CR 20 at Hanska | |||
| East end: |
 MN 15 at Linden Township | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Brown | |||
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Minnesota State Highway 257 (MN 257) is a highway in southwest Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with Brown County Road 20 (Broadway Avenue) in the town of Hanska and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 15 in Linden Township, 6 miles north of Madelia.
The route is 4 miles (6.4 km) in length.
Route description
Highway 257 serves as a short east–west route in southwest Minnesota between the town of Hanska and State Highway 15.
It passes around the north side of Linden Lake in Linden Township.[2]
The route is legally defined as Route 257 in the Minnesota Statutes.[3]
History
Highway 257 was authorized on July 1, 1949.[1]
The route was paved in 1950.[4][5]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Brown County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanska | 0.000 | 0.000 | CR 20 (Broadway Avenue) | ||
| Linden Township | 3.986 | 6.415 | MN 15 | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- 1 2 "Chapter 663-H.F. No. 1792", Session Laws of Minnesota for 1949 (Earl L. Berg, Commissioner of Administration), pp. 1177–1185
- ↑ General Highway Map of Brown County (PDF) (Map). Minnesota Department of Transportation. 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ↑ "161.115, Additional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ↑ Minnesota 1950 Official Highway Map (Map). Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1950. § H21. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ↑ 1951 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1951. § G18. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
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