Minnesota State Highway 40

Trunk Highway 40 marker

Trunk Highway 40
Route information
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length: 72.723 mi (117.036 km)
Existed: 1933[1] – present
Major junctions
West end: SD 20 at the North DakotaMinnesota state line
near Marietta, MN/Revillo,SD
  US 75 at Madison
US 59 / MN 7 at Milan
East end: CR 5 in Willmar
Location
Counties: Lac qui Parle, Chippewa, Kandiyohi
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highways
MN 39MN 41

Minnesota State Highway 40 (MN 40) is a state highway in west-central Minnesota, which travels from South Dakota Highway 20 (SD 20) at the South Dakota state line near Marietta and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 12 (US 12) in Willmar.

MN 40 is 73 miles (117 km) in length.

Route description

MN 40 serves as an east–west route between Madison and Willmar in west-central Minnesota.

The route is also known as:

MN 40 crosses Lac qui Parle Lake west of Milan.

Lac qui Parle State Park is located 7 miles (11 km) south of the junction of MN 40 and US 59 at Milan. The park entrance is located on Chippewa County Road 13 (CR 13) near US 59 at Watson.[2]

MN 40 parallels US 12 and US 212 throughout its route in west-central Minnesota. MN 40 also intersects with US 12 at its eastern terminus in Willmar.

History

Most of MN 40 was authorized in 1933.

The section of the route between US 75 at Madison and the South Dakota state line was authorized circa 1950.[1]

MN 40 was still gravel in 1940. The route was mostly paved by 1953, except for just west of Willmar. MN 40 was completely paved by 1958.[1]

In 2009, its eastern terminus was moved from US 12 in Willmar to CR 5 (30th Street SW).[1]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Lac Qui ParleAugusta Township0.0000.000 SD 20 westContinuation into South Dakota
Madison12.60020.278 US 75Southern end of US 75 overlap
12.67920.405 US 75Northern end of US 75 overlap
Hantho Township24.05738.716 MN 119 north
Minnesota River / Lac qui Parle28.573–
28.615
45.984–
46.051
Milan Bridge[3]
ChippewaMilan32.41352.164 US 59 / MN 7
Mandt Township41.73767.169 MN 29 south / CSAH 8 northWestern end of MN 29 overlap
Grace Township47.72576.806 MN 29 north / CSAH 6 southEastern end of MN 29 overlap
Louriston Township53.69986.420 MN 277 south / CSAH 4 north
KandiyohiWillmar72.723117.036 CSAH 5 (30th Street SW)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing / Google

  1. 1 2 3 4 Riner, Steve. "Details of Routes 26-50". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved February 24, 2007.
  2. Minnesota DNR website for Lac qui Parle State Park - Link
  3. Weeks III, John A (2008). "Milan Bridge". Highways, Byways, and Bridge Photography. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
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