User:Fredddie/U.S. Route 16 in Minnesota
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by MnDOT | ||||
Length | 286 mi (460 km) | |||
Existed | 1926–c. 1978 | |||
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Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Minnesota | |||
Counties | Rock, Nobles, Jackson, Martin, Faribault, Freeborn, Mower, Fillmore, Houston | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Route description
US 16 spanned the entire southern tier of counties in Minnesota. It passed through three distinct geological regions over its journey. Buffalo Ridge in the southwestern part of the state is part of the Coteau des Prairies. In south-central Minnesota is the flat Minnesota River basin, which includes the Blue Earth River tributary. In the southeastern part of the state is the Driftless Area, which was untouched by glaciation during the last ice age.
US 16 entered Minnesota near Manley and intersected Trunk Highway 23 (MN 73). From there, it headed to the east-northeast toward Luverne where it met US 75. It then headed to the east through Magnolia and crossed MN 91 at Adrian. At Worthington was the convergence of four numbered highways: US 16, US 59, MN 60, and MN 266. On the Nobles–Jackson county line MN 264 served as a connection to Round Lake. Farther east, the highway intersected MN 86 south of Lakefield. A few miles later, in Jackson, US 16 briefly overlapped US 71. It then passed through Alpha and had a brief concurrency with MN 4 near Sherburn before it met MN 263 at Welcome.[1][2]
US 16 continued east through Fairmont, where it had a very short concurrency with MN 15. At Imogene was a short spur route that led to Granada. Later, it passed through Blue Earth and intersected US 169. It then met consecutively numbered highways: MN 254 and MN 253, both of which headed south from US 16. A short while later, MN 22 overlapped the highway briefly. As the highway approached Albert Lea, it met MN 109 near Alden. In western Albert Lea, it met US 69, which overlapped US 16 to its northern end in the downtown area. There, it overlapped US 65 for a short while. The highway passed through a couple small towns before it entered Austin. On the western side of town, it met MN 105 and then overlapped US 218 through the downtown area. East of town, it crossed MN 56.[1][2]
Between Elkton and Dexter, the highway curved to the northeast before it turned back to the east. It passed through Grand Meadow and then intersected and overlapped US 63 until an intersection with MN 74 in Spring Valley. It then met MN 80 at Wykoff. At Preston, it followed US 52 to the southeast and then turned northeast when the highways separated. Soon after in Lanesboro, it met MN 250. In Rushford and Houston, the highway overlapped MN 43 and MN 76, respectively. US 16 then intersected MN 44 in Hokah and MN 26 between there are La Crescent. In La Crescent, it met up with US 14 / US 61 and the three U.S. Highways crossed the Mississippi River into La Crosse, Wisconsin.[1][2]
History
- Auto trails
- Southern Minnesota Air Line, except between Preston and Hokah
- Trunk Highway System
- TH 9 entire route (1920-11-02)
- U.S. Highway System
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/US_16_Minnesota_1926.svg/100px-US_16_Minnesota_1926.svg.png)
- Four laning?
- I-90 construction
- Attempted to overlap I-90 west of Dexter (1968-06-18)
- Only approved for completed sections
- Manley to Worthington
- Petran (between Albert Lea and Austin) to Dexter
- Segment between Albert Lea and Austin onto I-90 (1971-12-03)
- Attempted to overlap I-90 west of Dexter (1968-06-18)
- Eliminated between Rapid City, S.D., and Waubesha, Wis. (1978-06-29)
- Only a gap in Faribault County remained
Major intersections
This junction list shows intersections along U.S. Highway 16 before the construction of Interstate 90.
County | Location | mi[a][b] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Rock | Beaver Creek Township | 0.00 | 0.00 | ![]() ![]() | Continuation into South Dakota |
Manley | 1.18 | 1.90 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Luverne | 13.41 | 21.58 | ![]() | ||
Nobles | Adrian | 27.27 | 43.89 | ![]() | |
Worthington | 43.37 | 69.80 | ![]() ![]() | ||
44.36 | 71.39 | ![]() ![]() | Western end of US 59 overlap | ||
45.09 | 72.57 | ![]() ![]() | Western end of MN 60 overlap | ||
45.73 | 73.60 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of US 59 and MN 60 overlaps | ||
Nobles–Jackson county line | Lorain–Ewington township line | 51.09 | 82.22 | ![]() ![]() | |
Jackson | Hunter Township | 65.13 | 104.82 | ![]() | |
Jackson | 74.18 | 119.38 | ![]() ![]() | Western end of US 71 overlap | |
Des Moines Township | 76.59 | 123.26 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of US 71 overlap | |
Martin | Jay Township | 87.01 | 140.03 | ![]() ![]() | Western end of MN 4 overlap |
Sherburn | 89.39 | 143.86 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of MN 4 overlap | |
Welcome | 95.22 | 153.24 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Fairmont | 103.80 | 167.05 | ![]() | ||
Pleasant Prairie Township | 108.75 | 175.02 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Faribault | Blue Earth | 120.58 | 194.05 | ![]() ![]() | Western end of US 169 overlap |
122.14 | 196.57 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of US 169 overlap | ||
Emerald Township | 130.47 | 209.97 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Brush Creek Township | 136.47 | 219.63 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Foster Township | 140.56 | 226.21 | ![]() ![]() | Western end of MN 22 overlap | |
141.56 | 227.82 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of MN 22 overlap | ||
Freeborn | Alden Township | 147.11 | 236.75 | ![]() ![]() | |
Albert Lea | 154.38 | 248.45 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Western end of US 69 overlap | |
155.54 | 250.32 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of US 69 overlap; western end of US 65 overlap | ||
Albert Lea Township | 156.36 | 251.64 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of US 65 overlap | |
Mower | Austin | 174.19 | 280.33 | ![]() ![]() | |
174.70 | 281.15 | ![]() ![]() | Western end of US 218 overlap | ||
175.57 | 282.55 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of US 218 overlap | ||
Windom–Red Rock township line | 180.28 | 290.13 | ![]() | ||
Frankford Township | 204.12 | 328.50 | ![]() ![]() | Western end of US 63 overlap | |
Fillmore | Spring Valley | 209.26 | 336.77 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of US 63 overlap |
Fillmore Township | 215.54 | 346.88 | ![]() | ||
Fountain Township | 224.61 | 361.47 | ![]() ![]() | Western end of US 52 overlap | |
Preston Township | 228.15 | 367.17 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of US 52 overlap | |
Lanesboro | 233.47 | 375.73 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Rushford | 251.48 | 404.72 | ![]() ![]() | Western end of MN 43 overlap | |
Rushford Village | 252.03 | 405.60 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of MN 43 overlap | |
Houston | Houston | 263.05 | 423.34 | ![]() ![]() | Western end of MN 76 overlap |
Houston Township | 263.92 | 424.74 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of MN 76 overlap | |
Hokah | 274.95 | 442.49 | ![]() ![]() | ||
La Crescent Township | 278.16 | 447.66 | ![]() ![]() | ||
La Crescent | 280.61 | 451.60 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Western end of US 14 / US 61 overlap | |
Mississippi River West Channel | 282.39 | 454.46 | Minnesota–Wisconsin state line | ||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Continuation into Wisconsin | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Notes
References
- ^ a b c "Fredddie" (Map). Google Maps. Google. March 20, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Minnesota Department of Highways; H.M. Gousha (1959). Official Road Map of Minnesota Showing the State Highway System and Main Secondary Roads (Map). 1:760,320. St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Highways. OCLC 5673160, 80405240, 52124678. Retrieved June 26, 2018 – via Minnesota Digital Library.
- ^ Length "County Maps". Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
- ^ "Logpoint Listings". Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
- ^ Minnesota Department of Transportation. "Statewide Trunk Logpoint Listing" (PDF). St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 12, 2018.