Minnesota State Highway 253

Trunk Highway 253
Route information
Defined by MS § 161.115(184)
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length:	6.472 mi[2] (10.416 km)
Existed:	July 1, 1949[1] – present
Major junctions
South end:	CR 2 at Bricelyn
North end:	I-90 at Brush Creek Township
Location
Counties:	Faribault
Highway system
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Minnesota State Highway 253 is a highway in south-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with Faribault County Road 2 in the town of Bricelyn and continues north to its northern terminus at its interchange with Interstate 90 in Brush Creek Township.

The route is 6.5 miles (10.5 km) in length.

Route description

Highway 253 serves as a short north–south route in south-central Minnesota between the town of Bricelyn and Interstate 90.

At its northern terminus interchange with I-90, Highway 253 is located on the edge of the Walnut Lake Wildlife Management Area.

The route is legally defined as Route 253 in the Minnesota Statutes.^[3]

History

Highway 253 was authorized on July 1, 1949.^[1]

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

Major intersections

The entire route is in Faribault County.

Location	Mile[2]	Destinations	Notes
Bricelyn	0.000	CR 2
Brush Creek Township	4.014	CR 126
	6.022	CR 16	Old U.S. 16
	6.022-6.483	I-90, CR 119 north	Interchange
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 7" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/logpoint/d7.pdf. Retrieved January 6, 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 6, 2011. 
4. ^ Minnesota Department of Highways (January 1, 1950). Minnesota 1950 Official Highway Map (Map). Section K23. http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/mdt&CISOPTR=1291&REC=10. Retrieved January 6, 2011. 

External links

• Highway 253 at the Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page