Minnesota State Highway 274

Trunk Highway 274
MN 274 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length	8.515 mi (13.704 km)
Existed	July 1, 1949[1]–September 27, 2022[2]
Major junctions
South end	CSAH 6 at Wood Lake
North end	MN 23 near Granite Falls
Location
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Counties	Yellow Medicine
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highway System Interstate US State Legislative Scenic
← MN 271 → MN 275

Minnesota State Highway 274 (MN 274) was a 8.515-mile-long (13.704 km) highway in southwest Minnesota, which ran from Wood Lake and continued north to an intersection with MN 23 near Granite Falls.

Route description

MN 274 served as a north–south highway in southwest Minnesota between Wood Lake and Granite Falls. It was also known as 550th Street in Yellow Medicine County. The highway passed around the west side of Wood Lake near the town of Wood Lake. The roadway crossed the Yellow Medicine River near its intersection with CSAH 3.[3]

History

MN 274 was authorized on July 1, 1949.[1] The route of the highway was paved in 1950.[4][5]

The highway's original northern terminus was at MN 67 until MN 23 was rerouted between Hanley Falls and Granite Falls circa 1980.[6][7]

MN 274 became part of MN 67 north of CSAH 2, and the section south of CSAH 2 was turned back on September 27, 2022.[8]

The route was legally defined as Route 274 in the Minnesota Statutes.

Major intersections

The entire route was in Yellow Medicine County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Wood Lake	0.000	0.000	CSAH 6 south
	0.467	0.752	CSAH 2
Minnesota Falls Township	8.501	13.681	MN 23
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. "Chapter 663-H.F. No. 1792". Session Laws of Minnesota for 1949. Earl L. Berg, Commissioner of Administration. pp. 1177–1185.
2. "New signs going up as part of Hwy 67 rerouting project between Granite Falls and Echo" (Press release). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
3. Minnesota Department of Transportation (2010). General Highway Map of Yellow Medicine County (sheet 2) (PDF) (Map). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2008. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
4. Minnesota Department of Highways (1950). Official Road Map of Minnesota Showing the State Highway System and Main Secondary Roads (Map). Scale not given. St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Highways. § E19. OCLC 5673160, 80405240, 52146707. Retrieved January 23, 2011 – via Minnesota Digital Library. (Showing road conditions as of January 1, 1950)
5. Minnesota Department of Highways; H.M. Gousha (1951). Official Road Map of Minnesota Showing the State Highway System and Main Secondary Roads (Map). Scale not given. St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Highways. § E16. OCLC 5673160, 80405240. Retrieved January 23, 2011 – via Minnesota Digital Library. (Showing road conditions as of January 1, 1951)
6. Minnesota Department of Transportation (1979). Minnesota, Lakes and a Whole Lot More: Official Transportation Map Minnesota (Map) (1979–1980 ed.). 1:1,137,760. St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Transportation. § E17. OCLC 5673160, 80405240. Retrieved January 23, 2011 – via Minnesota Digital Library.
7. Minnesota Department of Transportation (1981). Minnesota, Lakes and a Whole Lot More: Official Transportation Map Minnesota (Map) (1981–1982 ed.). 1:1,137,760. St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Transportation. § E17. OCLC 5673160, 80405240. Retrieved January 23, 2011 – via Minnesota Digital Library.
8. "Hwy 67 to be rerouted from Granite Falls to Echo" (Press release). Minnesota Department of Transportation. March 10, 2021.

External links

Template:Attached KML/Minnesota State Highway 274

KML is from Wikidata

• Highway 274 at the Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page