Minnesota State Highway 258
Minnesota State Highway 258 (MN 258) was a 10.811-mile-long (17.399 km) highway in southwest Minnesota, which ran from its intersection with County State-Aid Highway 17 in Comfrey north to its northern terminus at U.S. Highway 14 in Burnstown Township, four miles east of Springfield.
Trunk Highway 258 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Length | 10.811 mi (17.399 km) | |||
Existed | July 1, 1949[1]–April 15, 2013[2] | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | CSAH 17 at Comfrey | |||
North end | US 14 at Burnstown Township, near Springfield | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Minnesota | |||
Counties | Brown | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Route description
Highway 258 served as a north–south connector route in southwest Minnesota between the town of Comfrey and U.S. Highway 14.
Highway 258 crossed the Little Cottonwood River near its intersection with County State-Aid Highway 20 in Bashaw Township. The route crossed the Cottonwood River near its intersection with County State-Aid Highway 24 in Burnstown Township.[3]
History
Highway 258 was authorized on July 1, 1949.[1] The route was paved in 1951.[4][5] On April 15, 2013, the route was turned over to Brown County.[2] The entire route is now designated and marked as Brown County State-Aid Highway 16.
Major intersections
The entire route was in Brown County.
Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Comfrey | 0.000 | 0.000 | CR 17 | ||
Bashaw Township | 1.990 | 3.203 | CR 20 west | ||
2.992 | 4.815 | CR 20 east | |||
Burnstown Township | 7.856 | 12.643 | CR 24 east | ||
8.550 | 13.760 | CR 24 west | |||
10.821 | 17.415 | US 14 / CR 16 north | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References
- "Chapter 663-H.F. No. 1792", Session Laws of Minnesota for 1949, Earl L. Berg, Commissioner of Administration, pp. 1177–1185
- "News Release". Minnesota Department of Transportation. April 15, 2013. Archived from the original on May 12, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
- General Highway Map of Brown County (PDF) (Map). Minnesota Department of Transportation. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2008. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
- 1951 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1951. § F18. Archived from the original on August 25, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
- 1952 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1952. § F18. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2011.