Minnesota State Highway 316

Trunk Highway 316
Route information
Defined by MS § 161.115(247)
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length:	9.809 mi[2] (15.786 km)
Existed:	April 24, 1959[1] – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 61 near Miesville
North end:	US 61 in Hastings
Location
Counties:	Goodhue, Dakota
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highways Interstate • U.S. • State Inter-County • County roads • Legislative routes ← MN 313 MN 317 →

Minnesota State Highway 316 is a highway in southeast Minnesota, which runs from its first intersection with U.S. Highway 61 in Welch Township, near Miesville; and continues north to its second intersection with U.S. Highway 61 in the city of Hastings.

Highway 316 is 10 miles (16 km) in length.

Route description

Highway 316 serves as a north–south route in southeast Minnesota between Welch Township and the city of Hastings. The route is located just west of the Mississippi River. Highway 316 and adjacent U.S. 61 are part of the Great River Road.

It is also known as Red Wing Boulevard and Polk Avenue at various points throughout its route.

The southern end of the route passes through the Richard J. Dorer State Forest.

Highway 316 functions as a shortcut along U.S. 61 between Red Wing and Hastings.

The route is legally defined as Route 316 in the Minnesota Statutes.^[3]

History

Highway 316 was authorized on April 24, 1959.^[1]

The route was paved at the time it was marked.^[4]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[2]	Destinations	Notes
Goodhue	Welch Township	0.000	US 61
Dakota	Ravenna Township	4.087	CR 68 (200th Street E.)
		5.468	CR 62 (190th Street E.)
	Marshan Township	7.096	CR 91 (Nicolai Avenue)
	Hastings	9.814	US 61
	1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Chapter 426–H. F. No. 299". Session Laws of Minnesota for 1959. Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. April 24, 1959. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/data/revisor/law/1959/0/1959-426.pdf. Retrieved January 27, 2011. 
2. ^ ^{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 January 27, 2011. 
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 January 27, 2011. 
4. ^ Minnesota Department of Highways (1960). 1960 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). The H.M. Gousha Company. Section L17. http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/mdt&CISOPTR=1198&REC=19. Retrieved January 27, 2011. 

External links

• Highway 316 at the Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page