Minnesota State Highway 261

Trunk Highway 261
Route information
Defined by MS § 161.115(192)
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length:	16.0 mi[3] (25.7 km)
Existed:	July 1, 1949[1] – 1996[2]
Major junctions
North end:	CR 6 at Winsted
South end:	US 212 at Helen Township
Highway system
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Minnesota State Highway 261 was a highway in McLeod County, Minnesota. It ran from Winsted to U.S. Highway 212 east of Glencoe. It was turned back to McLeod County maintenance in 1996,^[2] becoming County State-aid Highway 1.

Highway 261 was known as 6th Street in Winsted, and Babcock Avenue, 180th Street, and Dairy Avenue elsewhere in the county.

Route description

Highway 261 served as a north–south route between the communities of Winsted, Winsted Township, Bergen Township, Lester Prairie, and Helen Township. The highway's southern terminus was at U.S. 212 just outside the city of Glencoe.

The entire route was located in McLeod County.

History

Highway 261 was authorized on July 1, 1949.^[1] It was paved between Winsted and Lester Prairie in 1950^[4][5] and between Lester Prairie and Highway 212 in 1953.^[6][7]

It was decommissioned in 1996,^[2] becoming County State-aid Highway 1.^[8]

Major intersections

County	Location	Destinations
McLeod	Winsted	CR 6 (Linden Avenue W)
		CR 9 (Baker Avenue W)
		CR 5 (230th Street)
	Winsted Township	MN 7
		CR 93 (190th Street)
	Lester Prairie	CR 23 (1st Avenue N)
		CR 78 (2nd Avenue S)
	Bergen Township	CR 63 (Cable Avenue)
		CR 22 (180th Street)
		CR 74 (140th Street)
	Helen Township	CR 3 (120th Street)
		US 212

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 c} "1996 Chapter 456-H.F. No. 2152, Section 24". Office of the Revisor of Statutes of the State of Minnesota. April 11, 1996. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/laws/?doctype=Chapter&year=1996&type=0&id=456. Retrieved 2010-07-11. 
3. ^ "General Highway Map of McLeod County". Minnesota Department of Transportation. 2010. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/maps/cadd/county/mcleod.pdf. Retrieved 2010-07-11. 
4. ^ Minnesota Department of Highways (January 1, 1950). Minnesota 1950 Official Highway Map (Map). Section K18. http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/mdt&CISOPTR=1291&REC=10. Retrieved January 20, 2011. 
5. ^ Minnesota Department of Highways (January 1, 1951). 1951 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Section H16. http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/mdt&CISOPTR=1174&REC=11. Retrieved January 20, 2011. 
6. ^ Minnesota Department of Highways (January 1, 1953). 1953 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Section H16. http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/mdt&CISOPTR=1177&REC=13. Retrieved January 20, 2011. 
7. ^ Minnesota Department of Highways (January 1, 1954). 1954 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Section H16. http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/mdt&CISOPTR=1183&REC=14. Retrieved January 20, 2011. 
8. ^ Minnesota Department of Transportation (2010). General Highway Map of McLeod County (Map). http://www.dot.state.mn.us/maps/cadd/county/mcleod.pdf. Retrieved January 20, 2011. 

External links

• Highway 261 at the The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page