Minnesota State Highway 249

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Trunk Highway 249

Minnesota State Highway 249
MN 249 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length15 mi [1]  (24 km)
ExistedJuly 1, 1949 [2] –1989 [3]
Major junctions
West endMN-44.svgMN-76.svg MN 44  / MN 76 at Caledonia
East endMN-26.svg MN 26 near Reno
Location
Country United States
State Minnesota
Counties Houston
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highway System
MN-248 wide.svg MN 248 MN-250 wide.svg MN 250

Minnesota State Highway 249 was a highway in southeast Minnesota, which ran from its intersection with State Highways 44 and 76 in Caledonia and continued east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 26 in Crooked Creek Township, south of Reno.

Contents

The route was a state marked route from 1949 to 1992. In the present day, nearly all of the route is known as Houston County Road 249.

The highway was also known as Main Street, Winnebago Street, and Adams Street in the city of Caledonia.

Route description

Highway 249 had passed through the communities of Caledonia, Mayville Township, and Crooked Creek Township.

The highway was legally defined as Legislative Route 249 in the Minnesota Statutes § 161.115(180).

The roadway is unpaved from its intersection with Highway 26 to its intersection with Houston County Road 24.

History

Highway 249 was authorized on July 1, 1949 [2] and removed in 1989. [3] Most of the road became County Road 249, except for two segments in Caledonia which became extensions of County Road 3 and County Road 5.

Major intersections

The entire highway was in Houston County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Caledonia MN-44.svgMN-76.svg MN 44  / MN 76 Western terminus
County 3 square.svg CSAH 3 (East Main Street)
County 5 square.svg CSAH 5 (South Winnebago Street)
Mayville Township County 32 square.svg CSAH 32
Crooked Creek Township County 24 square.svg CSAH 24
MN-26.svg MN 26 Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

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  1. 1989-1990 Official Highway Map of Minnesota (Map). Minnesota Department of Transportation. 1989. § O21. Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 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 "2010 Control Section Report Section 2810" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 31, 2010. p. 96. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2009. Retrieved December 29, 2010.