Minnesota State Highway 66

Trunk Highway 66
Route information
Defined by MS § 161.115(187)
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length:	12.059 mi[1] (19.407 km)
Existed:	1963 – present
Major junctions
South end:	CR 1 / CR 10 near Good Thunder
North end:	US 169 / MN 60 at Mankato
Location
Counties:	Blue Earth
Highway system
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Minnesota State Highway 66 is a highway in south-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with Blue Earth County Roads 1 and 10 near Good Thunder and continues north to its northern terminus at its interchange with U.S. Highway 169 / State Highway 60 in the city of Mankato.

Highway 66 is 12 miles (19 km) in length.

Route description

Highway 66 serves as a north–south route between Mankato and Good Thunder in south-central Minnesota, although it does not actually enter the latter city.^[2]

Highway 66 follows Carney Avenue in the city of Mankato.

The route passes near the town of Skyline, adjacent to Mankato.

Highway 66 crosses the Le Sueur River, south of Mankato.

The route parallels the Maple River near Good Thunder.

The highway is legally defined as Legislative Route 256 in the Minnesota Statutes.^[3] It is not marked with this number.

History

Highway 66 was created in 1963. It was originally numbered State Highway 256 from 1949 to 1963.^[4]

The route was paved (as 256) by 1953.^[4]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Blue Earth County.

Location	Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
Lyra Township	0.000	CR 1 / CR 10
Rapidan Township	4.498	CR 35
	6.502	CR 9
Mankato	12.010-12.080	US 169 / MN 60	Interchange
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 October 25, 2010. 
2. ^ Minnesota Department of Transportation (2010). Municipalities of Blue Earth County (Map). http://www.dot.state.mn.us/maps/cadd/city/Under5000/blueearth1.pdf. Retrieved October 25, 2010. 
3. ^ "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 October 25, 2010. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 51-75". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/r51-75.htm#66. Retrieved October 25, 2010. ^{[unreliable source]}