- Minnesota State Highway 67
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Trunk Highway 67 Route information Maintained by Mn/DOT Length: 83.026 mi[1] (133.617 km) Existed: 1933 – present Major junctions West end: US 75 in Oshkosh Township,
near CanbyUS 59 at Clarkfield
US 71 / MN 19 at Redwood Falls
US 212 / MN 23 at Granite FallsEast end: MN 68 at Morgan Location Counties: Yellow Medicine, Redwood Highway system Minnesota Trunk Highways
Interstate • U.S. • State
Inter-County • County roads • Legislative routes← MN 66 MN 68 → Minnesota State Highway 67 is a highway in southwest Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with U.S. Highway 75 in Oshkosh Township near Canby and continues east and southeast to its eastern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 68 in Morgan.
Highway 67 is 83 miles (134 km) in length.
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Route description
Highway 67 serves as an east–west and north–south route in southwest Minnesota between Canby, Clarkfield, Granite Falls, Redwood Falls, and Morgan.
The highway is officially marked as an east–west route by its highway shields from beginning to end.
Upper Sioux Agency State Park is located on Highway 67, eight miles southeast of Granite Falls.[2]
Highway 67 runs together with State Highway 19 for 14 miles (23 km), west of Redwood Falls.
History
Highway 67 was authorized in 1920 from present-day Highway 19 south of Echo to Granite Falls.[3] In 1934, it was extended westward to U.S. 75 at Canby. The route was expanded east to Redwood Falls and southeast to Morgan circa 1963.[4]
Highway 67 was paved from Granite Falls to U.S. Highway 75 by 1940. The route was completely paved by 1953.[4]
Major intersections
County Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes Yellow Medicine Oshkosh Township 0.000 US 75, CR 4 Omro Township 7.088 CR 11 (300th Street) Tyro Township 14.064 CR 9 (370th Street) Clarkfield 19.039 US 59 Friendship Township 22.082 CR 8 Hazel Run Township 28.092 CR 43 Stony Run Township 31.259 US 212 North end of US 212 overlap Granite Falls 32.358 US 212 / MN 23 East end of US 212 overlap
North end of MN 23 overlap32.571 MN 23 South end of MN 23 overlap Sioux Agency Township 42.091 CR 21 43.780 CR 18 46.798 CR 2 Echo 49.783 CR 1 Echo Township 54.802 MN 19, CR 46 West end of MN 19 overlap Redwood Kintire Twp. / Sheridan Twp. MN 19: 61.644 CR 7 Old MN 273 Sheridan Twp. / Redwood Falls Twp. MN 19: 66.603 CR 6 south Delhi Township MN 19: 67.178 CR 6 north Redwood Falls 69.761 US 71 / MN 19 East end of MN 19 overlap
North end of US 71 overlap70.216 US 71 South end of US 71 overlap Paxton Township 73.438 CR 1 Three Lakes Twp. / Morgan Twp. 78.964 CR 13 Morgan 82.796 CR 2 (Carlton Avenue) 82.942 MN 68 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
Concurrency terminus • Closed/Former • Incomplete access • UnopenedReferences
- ^ a b "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 8" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/logpoint/d8.pdf. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
- ^ Minnesota DNR web page for Upper Sioux Agency State Park - Link
- ^ Minnesota State Legislature (2010). "§ 161.114, Constitutional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=161.114. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
- ^ a b Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 51-75". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/r51-75.htm#67. Retrieved October 25, 2010.[unreliable source]
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