Minnesota State Highway 83

Trunk Highway 83
Route information
Defined by MS § 161.115(132)
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length:	23.760 mi[1] (38.238 km)
Existed:	1933 – present
Major junctions
South end:	MN 30 at Vivian Township, near Waldorf
North end:	MN 22 at Mankato
Location
Counties:	Waseca, Blue Earth
Highway system
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Minnesota State Highway 83 is a highway in south-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 30 near Waldorf and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 22 in Mankato.

Highway 83 is 24 miles (39 km) in length.

Route description

State Highway 83 serves as a north–south route in south-central Minnesota between Waldorf, Pemberton, St. Clair, and Mankato.

The highway is legally defined as Legislative Route 201 in the Minnesota Statutes.^[2] It is not marked with this number.

History

State Highway 83 was authorized in 1933 and completely paved by 1953.^[3]

At one time, Highway 83 had continued farther west. The section of present day State Highway 68 between U.S. Highway 169 (at Mankato) and State Highway 15 (immediately south of New Ulm) was originally designated Highway 83 as well between 1934 and 1963. Highway 83 was originally marked as an east–west route by its highway shields from beginning to end.^[3]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
Waseca	Vivian Township	0.000	MN 30
	Waldorf	2.570	CR 3
Blue Earth	Medo Township	10.773	CR 10
	McPherson Township	13.306	CR 14
	St. Clair	15.914	CR 15
	McPherson Township	18.176	CR 90
	Le Ray Township	20.398	CR 28
	Mankato Township	23.761	MN 22
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 7" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/logpoint/d7.pdf. Retrieved November 4, 2010. 
2. ^ "161.115, Additional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 2010. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=161.115. Retrieved November 4, 2010. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 76-100". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/r76-100.htm#83. Retrieved November 4, 2010. ^{[unreliable source]}