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Minnesota State Highway 4

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"MN 4" redirects here. The term may also refer to Minnesota's 4th congressional district or to MN 4 (biostratigraphic zone).
Trunk Highway 4 marker
Trunk Highway 4
Map
MN 4 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length167.136 mi[1] (268.979 km)
Existed1920–present
Major junctions
South end Iowa 4 at the Iowa state line near Dunnell
Major intersections
North end I-94 / US 52 near Sauk Centre and Melrose
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountiesMartin, Watonwan, Brown, Nicollet, Renville, Meeker, Kandiyohi, Stearns
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highway System
← MN 3→ MN 5

Minnesota State Highway 4 (MN 4) is a 167.136-mile-long (268.979 km) highway in southwest and west-central Minnesota, which runs from Iowa Highway 4 at the Iowa state line (near Dunnell, MN and Estherville, IA), and continues north to its northern terminus at its interchange with Interstate Highway 94 near Sauk Centre and Melrose.

Route description

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State Highway 4 serves as a north–south route between Sherburn, Saint James, Sleepy Eye, Fairfax, Hector, Paynesville, and Meire Grove in southwest and west-central Minnesota.

Highway 4 parallels U.S. Highway 71 and State Highway 15 throughout its route.

Fort Ridgely State Park is located on Highway 4 in Nicollet County on the Minnesota River. The park is located south of Fairfax and northwest of New Ulm.[2]

History

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The segment of Highway 4 between Paynesville and Interstate 94 is part of Minnesota Constitutional Route 4, established in 1920; the remainder of Highway 4 was authorized in 1933. Between Saint James and the Iowa border, Highway 4 followed very closely the former Minneapolis & St Louis Railway the remains of which are clearly visible on the west side of the highway between Minnesota Highway 60 and Sherburn, Minnesota. Grain elevators in Echols, Ormsby, Trimont, and Sherburn are aligned with the former M&StL route through each of these towns.[3]

The route was completely paved by 1961.[3]

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
MartinLake Fremont Township0.0000.000
 Iowa 4 south – Estherville		Continuation into Iowa
Jay Township10.14716.330
 CSAH 26 west		Southern end of CSAH 26 concurrency; formerly US 16
Sherburn12.51220.136
 CSAH 26 east		Northern end of CSAH 26 concurrency; formerly US 16
13.367–
13.535		21.512–
21.782		 I-90 – Fairmont, JacksonI-90 Exit 87
WatonwanSt. James Township34.37855.326

 MN 60 west / CSAH 57 / Bus. MN 60 east – Windom		Interchange; southern end of MN 60 concurrency
35.51057.148

 MN 60 east / MN 30 / Bus. MN 60 ends – Mankato		Northern end of MN 60 concurrency
Southern end of MN 30 / MN 60 Bus. concurrency
St. James36.80759.235
 Bus. MN 60 west / CSAH 56		Northern end of MN 60 Bus. concurrency
Nelson Township42.09267.741
 MN 30 west / CSAH 3 – Darfur, La Salle		Northern end of MN 30 concurrency
BrownSleepy Eye62.998101.385 US 14 / MN 68Southern end of MN 68 concurrency
Home Township66.020106.249
 MN 68 west – Morgan		Northern end of MN 68 concurrency
NicolletRidgely Township73.519118.317 CSAH 21 (Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway) – Harkin's General Store, Fort Ridgely State Park
RenvilleCairo Township79.399127.780 MN 19 – Winthrop, Redwood Falls
Hector94.212151.620 US 212 – Glencoe, Olivia
MeekerCosmos108.147174.046 MN 7 – Hutchinson, Montevideo
Grove City123.011197.967
 US 12 west – Willmar		Western end of US 12 concurrency
Swede Grove Township123.620198.947
 US 12 east – Litchfield		Eastern end of US 12 concurrency
Union Grove Township135.633218.280
 MN 55 east – Eden Valley		Eastern end of MN 55 concurrency
StearnsPaynesville CSAH 66 (Lake Avenue)Former MN 124
MN 23 – St. Cloud, WillmarInterchange
KandiyohiRoseville Township143.193230.447
 MN 55 west – Belgrade		Western end of MN 55 concurrency
StearnsMelrose Township165.719–
165.804		266.699–
266.836		 I-94 (US 52) / CSAH 65 – St. Cloud, AlexandriaI-94 Exit 131
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b "Statewide Logpoint Listing" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  2. ^ Minnesota DNR website for Fort Ridgely State Park - Link
  3. ^ a b Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 1–25". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved September 18, 2010.[self-published source]
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