Minnesota State Highway 41

Trunk Highway 41
Route information
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length:	9.382 mi[1] (15.099 km)
Existed:	1933 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 169 at Jackson Township
	US 212 at Chaska MN 5 at Chanhassen
North end:	MN 7 at Shorewood
Location
Counties:	Scott, Carver, Hennepin
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highways Interstate • U.S. • State Inter-County • County roads • Legislative routes ← MN 40 MN 42 →

Minnesota State Highway 41 is a highway in Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with U.S. Highway 169 in Jackson Township near Shakopee and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 7 in Shorewood.

Route description

Highway 41 is 9 miles (14 km) in length and serves as a north–south arterial route between the communities of Chaska and Chanhassen.

The route crosses the Minnesota River between Jackson Township and Chaska.

41 is also known as Chestnut Street in Chaska and Hazeltine Boulevard in Chanhassen.

Highway 41 has an intersection with Chaska Boulevard (Old Highway 212) in downtown Chaska.

41 has an interchange with the U.S. 212 freeway in Chaska.

The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is located immediately west of the junction of Highway 41 and Highway 5 in Chanhassen / Chaska. The Arboretum entrance is located on Highway 5.^[2]

History

Highway 41 was posted in 1934 between U.S. 212 at Chaska and State Highway 7 at Shorewood.^[3]

The section of Highway 41 between U.S. 169 at Jackson Township and U.S. 212 at Chaska was authorized in 1950.^[3]

The original section of Highway 41 between U.S. 212 and Highway 7 was paved by 1940.^[3]

The original Minnesota River bridge between Jackson Township and Chaska opened in 1960.^[4] A new four-lane bridge was completed in 2007.^[5]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
Scott	Jackson Township	0.000	US 169
Minnesota River		1.497-1.597	Chaska Bridge
Carver	Chaska	2.026	Old US 212 (unmarked US 912C)
		3.113	CR 10 (Engler Boulevard)
		3.778-3.876	US 212	Interchange
		4.737	CR 14 (Pioneer Trail)
		6.230	CR 18 (Lyman Boulevard)
	Chanhassen	7.215	MN 5
Hennepin	Shorewood	9.362	MN 7
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 5" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 20, 2010. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/logpoint/metrolpt.pdf. Retrieved October 20, 2010. 
2. ^ U of M website for Minnesota Landscape Arboretum - Link
3. ^ ^{a b c} Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 26-50". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/r26-50.htm#41. Retrieved October 20, 2010. ^{[unreliable source]}
4. ^ Weeks III, John A. "Old Chaska Bridge". Highways, Byways, and Bridge Photography. http://www.johnweeks.com/river_minnesota/pages/mnA14.html. Retrieved October 20, 2010. 
5. ^ Weeks III, John A. "Chaska Bridge". Highways, Byways, and Bridge Photography. http://www.johnweeks.com/river_minnesota/pages/mnA13.html. Retrieved October 20, 2010.