Minnesota State Highway 258
 Trunk Highway 258 | ||||
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 MN 258 highlighted in red | ||||
| 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 | |||
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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.
Route description
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b "Chapter 663-H.F. No. 1792", Session Laws of Minnesota for 1949, Earl L. Berg, Commissioner of Administration, pp. 1177–1185
- ^ a b "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.