Minnesota State Highway 247

Trunk Highway 247 marker
Trunk Highway 247
Map
MN 247 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length12.604 mi (20.284 km)
ExistedJuly 1, 1949[1]–present
Major junctions
West end US 63 / CR 12 near Rochester
East end MN 42 / CR 8 in Plainview
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountiesOlmsted, Wabasha
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highway System
← MN 246→ MN 248

Minnesota State Highway 247 (MN 247) is a 12.604-mile-long (20.284 km) highway in southeast Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with U.S. Highway 63 in Farmington Township, north of Rochester; and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 42 in the city of Plainview.

Route description

Plainview Welcome Home on Minnesota State Highway 247

Highway 247 serves as an east–west route between Farmington Township, the unincorporated community of Potsdam, and the city of Plainview.

In the city of Plainview, Highway 247 follows West Broadway, which is also the main street of Plainview.

The route is legally defined as Route 247 in the Minnesota Statutes.[2]

History

Highway 247 was authorized on July 1, 1949.[1]

At the time it was marked, the highway was only paved in Potsdam and Plainview.[3] The remainder of the route was paved in the mid-1950s.[4][5]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[6]kmDestinationsNotes
OlmstedFarmington Township0.0000.000 US 63, CR 12 west
2.9824.799 CR 11 south
Potsdam3.9816.407 CR 11 north
WabashaElgin Township7.95012.794CR 2
Plainview11.97719.275CR 8 (10th Street NW)
12.04319.381CR 57 (9th Street SW)
12.47120.070CR 56 (3rd Street SW)
12.68120.408 MN 42 (Wabasha Street), CR 8 (East Broadway) east
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. ^ "161.115, Additional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 2010. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
  3. ^ Minnesota 1950 Official Highway Map (Map). Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1950. § O21-P21. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
  4. ^ 1954 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1954. § M18-N18. Archived from the original on August 25, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
  5. ^ 1956 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. 1956. § M18-N18. Archived from the original on August 25, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
  6. ^ "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. February 2, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 14, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
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