Minnesota State Highway 86

Trunk Highway 86
Route information
Defined by MS § 161.115(17)
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length:	22.850 mi[2] (36.774 km)
Existed:	1933[1] – present
Major junctions
South end:	IA 86 at Minnesota - Iowa state line, at Minneota Township
	I-90 near Lakefield
North end:	MN 60 in Delafield Township, near Wilder
Location
Counties:	Jackson
Highway system
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Minnesota State Highway 86 is a highway in southwest Minnesota, which runs from Iowa Highway 86 at the Iowa state line, near Spirit Lake, IA, and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 60 near Windom and Wilder.

Route description

Highway 86 serves as a 23-mile (37 km) north–south route between Windom, Lakefield, and the Iowa state line.

The route has an interchange with Interstate 90 near Lakefield.

Kilen Woods State Park, on the banks of the Des Moines River, is 5 miles east of the junction of Highway 86 and County Road 24. The park entrance is located on County Road 24.^[3]

History

Highway 86 was authorized in 1933.

In 1934, the highway was paved between U.S. Highway 16 and Lakefield.^[4][5]

The route was still gravel south of U.S. 16 in 1942. It was completely paved by 1953.^[1]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Jackson County.

Location	Mile[2]	Destinations	Notes
Iowa-Minnesota state line	0.000	Iowa 86
Minneota Township	1.583	CR 4 west
	2.088	CR 4 east
Hunter Township	8.120	CR 34	Old U.S. 16
	9.558-9.714	I-90	Interchange
	10.099	CR 12
Lakefield	12.093	CR 14 (Mill Road)
	12.594	CR 20 (West Menage Avenue)
Heron Lake Township	14.100	CR 16
	16.106	CR 24
Delafield Township	22.855	MN 60
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Riner, Steve. "Details of Routes 76-100". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/r76-100.htm. Retrieved December 16, 2006. 
2. ^ ^{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 5, 2010. 
3. ^ Minnesota DNR website for Kilen Woods State Park - Link
4. ^ Minnesota Highway Department (May 1, 1934). 1934 Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). Section F23. http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/mdt&CISOPTR=210&CISOBOX=1&REC=15. Retrieved November 5, 2010. 
5. ^ Minnesota Highway Department (April 1, 1935). 1935 Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). Section F23. http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/mdt&CISOPTR=211&DMSCALE=50&DMWIDTH=800&DMHEIGHT=800&DMX=1000&DMY=5003&DMMODE=viewer&DMTEXT=&REC=16&DMTHUMB=1&DMROTATE=0. Retrieved November 5, 2010.