Minnesota State Highway 21

Minnesota State Highway 21 (MN 21) is a 38.370-mile-long (61.751 km) highway in Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 60 in Faribault and continues north to its northern terminus at its interchange with U.S. Highway 169 in Jordan, southwest of Shakopee.

Trunk Highway 21 marker

Trunk Highway 21

Map
MN 21 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length38.370 mi[2] (61.751 km)
Existed1920[1]–present
Major junctions
South end MN 60 / CR 48 at Faribault
Major intersections MN 3 at Faribault
I-35 at Faribault
MN 99 at Erin Township
MN 13 / MN 19 at New Prague
MN 282 at Jordan
North end US 169 at Jordan
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountiesRice, Le Sueur, Scott
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highway System
MN 20 MN 22

Route description edit

State Highway 21 serves as a north–south route between Faribault, Montgomery, New Prague, and Jordan.

Highway 21 is also known as:

The Lyndale Avenue portion in Faribault is built as a four-lane divided highway.

The southern terminus for Highway 21 is its intersection with State Highway 60 in Faribault. Highway 21 becomes Rice County Road 48 upon crossing its intersection with Highway 60.

History edit

State Highway 21 was authorized in 1920, running from Zumbrota to St. Peter.[3] In 1934, the segment east of Faribault became State Highway 60, and the segment west of Shieldsville became State Highway 99. Highway 21 was then extended northwest to Highway 13 at Montgomery, then north through New Prague to Jordan.

The southernmost section of Highway 21 through Faribault is second-generation old U.S. Highway 65 (constructed in the late 1950s), which was connected to a divided highway coming off Interstate Highway 35 in the 1960s.

Highway 21 was paved north of State Highway 19 by 1940. The remainder of Highway 21 was paved in the late 1940s.

Major intersections edit

CountyLocationmi[2]kmDestinationsNotes
RiceFaribault0.0000.000   
 
 
 
 
MN 60 (4th Street) / CSAH 48 / I-35 BL south / I-35 Alt. south – Owatonna, Kenyon, Mankato
South end of Alt. I-35 and BL 35 overlap
1.1651.875  MN 3 (20th Street Northwest) / Park Avenue – Northfield
1.884–
2.121
3.032–
3.413
  
 
I-35 / I-35 BL ends – Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Albert Lea
Interchange; north end of BL 35 overlap
Wells Township2.5374.083  
 
 
CSAH 46 / I-35 Alt. north
North end of Alt. I-35 overlap
Erin Township9.15314.730  MN 99 – Le Center
Le SueurMontgomery18.37029.564 
 
  MN 13 south / CR 161 – Waterville
South end of MN 13 concurrency
Le SueurScott
county line
New Prague26.40742.498 
 
  MN 13 north / MN 19 to US 169 – Northfield
North end of MN 13 concurrency
ScottJordan35.82957.661  MN 282 (2nd Street)
36.67359.019  US 169 – Shakopee
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References edit

KML is from Wikidata
  1. ^ Riner, Steve. "Details of Routes 1-25". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved February 24, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Statewide Trunk Logpoint Listing" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 14, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
  3. ^ Minnesota State Legislature (2010). "§ 161.114, Constitutional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Retrieved October 5, 2010.