Minnesota State Highway 269

Trunk Highway 269 marker

Trunk Highway 269
Route information
Defined by MS § 161.115(200)
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length: 2.653 mi[1] (4.270 km)
Existed: July 1, 1949[2] – present
Major junctions
West end: SD 11 at Minnesota - South Dakota state line
East end: MN 23 in Jasper
Location
Counties: Rock, Pipestone
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highways
MN 267MN 270

Minnesota State Highway 269 (MN 269) is a short highway in southwest Minnesota, which runs from South Dakota Highway 11 (SD 11) at the South Dakota state line to an intersection with State Highway 23 (MN 23) in the city of Jasper. The route is about 2.7 miles (4.3 km) in length.

Route description

Highway 269 begins at the South Dakota state line as a continuation of SD 11. It runs in rural southwest Minnesota along the RockPipestone county line for most of its length. The highway juts slightly north into Pipestone County after entering the city of Jasper. It ends at an intersection with MN 23, known as Railroad Avenue, in the southern part of Jasper.[3][4][5] Highway 269 follows West Wall Street in Jasper, and is also known as 1st Street within Pipestone County.[5]

The route is legally defined as Route 269 in the Minnesota Statutes.[6] No part of the highway is included in the National Highway System,[7] a system of highways important to the nation's defense, economy, and mobility.[8]

History

Highway 269 was authorized on July 1, 1949.[2] The road was paved at the time the route was designated.[9] The highway has remained the same since it was designated.[3][4]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
RockPipestone
county line
 0.0000.000 SD 11 southContinuation into South Dakota
PipestoneJasper2.6484.262 MN 23Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 "Trunk Highway Log Point - Construction District 8" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. September 4, 2009. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Chapter 663-H.F. No. 1792", Session Laws of Minnesota for 1949 (Earl L. Berg, Commissioner of Administration), pp. 1177–1185
  3. 1 2 General Highway Map of Rock County (PDF) (Map). Minnesota Department of Transportation. 2010. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
  4. 1 2 General Highway Map of Pipestone County (PDF) (Map). Minnesota Department of Transportation. 2010. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
  5. 1 2 Google (November 23, 2012). "Minnesota State Highway 269" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  6. "161.115, Additional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 2010. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
  7. National Highway System: Minnesota (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
  8. Federal Highway Administration. "National Highway System". Retrieved December 27, 2012.
  9. Minnesota 1950 Official Highway Map (Map). Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1950. § B22. Retrieved January 23, 2011.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

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