Minnesota State Highway 238

Trunk Highway 238
Route information
Defined by MS § 161.115(169)
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length:	34.709 mi[2] (55.859 km)
Existed:	July 1, 1949[1] – present
Major junctions
South end:	I-94 at Albany
North end:	MN 27 / MN 28 near Little Falls
Location
Counties:	Stearns, Morrison
Highway system
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Minnesota State Highway 238 is a highway in central Minnesota, which runs from its interchange with Interstate 94 and Stearns County Road 10 in Albany and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with State Highways 27 / 28 near Little Falls.

Highway 238 is 35 miles (56 km) in length.

Route description

Highway 238 serves as a north–south route in central Minnesota between the cities of Albany and Little Falls.

Highway 238 changes direction to east–west in Upsala and continues as east–west for 8 miles before returning again to a north–south direction near Bowlus for the remainder of its route towards Little Falls.

The highway is officially marked as a north–south route by its highway shields from beginning to end.

In the city of Albany, Highway 238 follows 8th Street South, Railroad Avenue, and 1st Street. Railroad Avenue was the alignment of old U.S. Highway 52 until I-94 was constructed.

The route passes around the east side of North Lake in Albany.

Highway 238 is also known as Main Street in Upsala.

The route is legally defined as Route 238 in the Minnesota Statutes.^[3]

History

Highway 238 was authorized on July 1, 1949.^[1]

At the time it was marked, the highway was paved between Elmdale and Bowlus and a small section at its northern end.^[4] The segment between Upsala and the Morrison-Stearns county line was paved in 1953.^[5][6] In 1954 or 1955, it was paved from that point south to its terminus at then-U.S. 52.^[7] The final remaining segment north of Bowlus was paved in 1957.^[8][9]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[2]	Destinations	Notes
Stearns	Albany	0.000-0.122	I-94, CR 10 south	Interchange
	Albany Township	5.039	CR 39
	Krain Township	9.384	CR 17
Morrison	Upsala	15.610	CR 19 (1st Avenue)
	Elmdale	19.882	CR 1 (Dove Road)
		21.872	CR 6 (90th Avenue)
	Two Rivers Township	24.973	CR 24 (120th Avenue)
	Pike Creek Township	34.867	MN 27 / MN 28
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Chapter 663-H.F. No. 1792", Session Laws of Minnesota for 1949 (Earl L. Berg, Commissioner of Administration): pp. 1177-1185 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 3" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/logpoint/d3.pdf. Retrieved December 20, 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 December 20, 2010. 
4. ^ Minnesota Department of Highways (January 1, 1950). Minnesota 1950 Official Highway Map (Map). Section H14-H15. http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/mdt&CISOPTR=1291&REC=10. Retrieved December 20, 2010. 
5. ^ Minnesota Department of Highways (January 1, 1953). 1953 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Section G13. http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/mdt&CISOPTR=1177&REC=13. Retrieved December 20, 2010. 
6. ^ Minnesota Department of Highways (January 1, 1954). 1954 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Section G13. http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/mdt&CISOPTR=1183&REC=14. Retrieved December 20, 2010. 
7. ^ Minnesota Department of Highways (1956). 1956 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Section G13. http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/mdt&CISOPTR=1186&REC=15. Retrieved December 20, 2010. 
8. ^ Minnesota Department of Highways (1958). 1958 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Section G13. http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/mdt&CISOPTR=1189&REC=16. Retrieved December 20, 2010. 
9. ^ Minnesota Department of Highways (1958). 1958 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Section G13. http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/mdt&CISOPTR=1192&REC=17. Retrieved December 20, 2010. 

External links

• Highway 238 at the Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page