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 | ||||
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 MN 21 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by MnDOT | ||||
| Length | 38.370 mi[2] (61.751 km) | |||
| Existed | 1920[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   MN 60 / CR 48 at Faribault | |||
 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 | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Minnesota | |||
| Counties | Rice, Le Sueur, Scott | |||
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Route description
editState Highway 21 serves as a north–south route between Faribault, Montgomery, New Prague, and Jordan.
Highway 21 is also known as:
- Broadway Street in Jordan
- Helena Boulevard in Scott County
- 4th Avenue N.W. in New Prague
- Lyndale Avenue in Faribault
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
editState 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| County | Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Rice | Faribault | 0.000 | 0.000 |     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 |
| 1.165 | 1.875 | 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 Township | 2.537 | 4.083 |   CSAH 46 / I-35 Alt. north | North end of Alt. I-35 overlap | |
| Erin Township | 9.153 | 14.730 | MN 99 – Le Center | ||
| Le Sueur | Montgomery | 18.370 | 29.564 |  MN 13 south / CR 161 – Waterville | South end of MN 13 concurrency |
| Le Sueur–Scott county line | New Prague | 26.407 | 42.498 | MN 13 north / MN 19 to US 169 – Northfield | North end of MN 13 concurrency |
| Scott | Jordan | 35.829 | 57.661 | MN 282 (2nd Street) | |
| 36.673 | 59.019 | US 169 – Shakopee | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ Riner, Steve. "Details of Routes 1-25". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved February 24, 2007.
- ^ a b "Statewide Trunk Logpoint Listing" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 14, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
- ^ Minnesota State Legislature (2010). "§ 161.114, Constitutional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Retrieved October 5, 2010.