Minnesota State Highway 262

Trunk Highway 262
Route information
Defined by MS § 161.115(193)
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length:	2.0 mi[3] (3.2 km)
Existed:	July 1, 1949[1] – 2007[2]
Major junctions
South end:	I-90 at Pleasant Prairie Township, east of Fairmont
North end:	CR 53 at Granada
Location
Counties:	Martin
Highway system
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Minnesota State Highway 262 was a short highway in south-central Minnesota, which ran from its interchange with Interstate 90 in Pleasant Prairie Township; six miles east of Fairmont; and continued north to its northern terminus at its intersection with Martin County Road 53 in the town of Granada.

The route was a state highway from 1949 to 2007. In the present day, the route is known as Martin County Road 53.

Route description

Highway 262 was 2 miles (3.2 km) in length; and had passed through the communities of Pleasant Prairie Township, Center Creek Township, and Granada. The route had followed Main Street in Granada and 260th Avenue outside the city.

It was legally defined as Legislative Route 262 in the Minnesota Statutes § 161.115(193).^[4]

History

Highway 262 was authorized on July 1, 1949.^[1] It was paved in 1953.^[5][6]

The route was removed in 2007,^[2] becoming part of County Road 53.

Major intersections

County	Location	Destinations
Martin	Granada	CR 34 (Meagher Street) west, CR 53 north, CR 134 east
		CR 32 (140th Street)
	Pleasant Prairie Township	I-90

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Chapter 663-H.F. No. 1792", Session Laws of Minnesota for 1949 (Earl L. Berg, Commissioner of Administration): pp. 1177-1185 
2. ^ ^{a b} "2007 Chapter 23 Section 2". Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. April 26, 2007. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/laws/?id=23&year=2007&type=0. Retrieved July 17, 2010. 
3. ^ "Martin County General Highway Map". Minnesota Department of Transportation. 2010. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/maps/cadd/county/martin.pdf. Retrieved July 17, 2010. 
4. ^ "161.115 Additional Trunk Highways (2006)". Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=161.115&year=2006. Retrieved 2010-07-17. 
5. ^ Minnesota Department of Highways (January 1, 1953). 1953 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Section G20. http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/mdt&CISOPTR=1177&REC=13. Retrieved January 20, 2011. 
6. ^ Minnesota Department of Highways (January 1, 1954). 1954 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Section G20. http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/mdt&CISOPTR=1183&REC=14. Retrieved January 20, 2011. 

External links

• Highway 262 at the Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page