Minnesota State Highway 99

Trunk Highway 99 marker
Trunk Highway 99
Map
MN 99 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length40.098 mi (64.531 km)
Existed1933–present
Tourist
routes		Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway
Major junctions
West end MN 111 at Nicollet
Major intersections US 169 / MN 22 at St. Peter
MN 112 at Le Center
MN 13 at Montgomery Township
East end MN 21 at Erin Township
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountiesNicollet, Le Sueur, Rice
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highway System
← MN 97→ MN 100

Minnesota State Highway 99 (MN 99) is a 40.098-mile-long (64.531 km) highway in south-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 111 in Nicollet and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 21 in Erin Township, near the city of Faribault.

MN 99 passes through the cities of St. Peter and Le Center.

Route description

MN 99 concurrent with US 169 and MN 22 in Saint Peter

Highway 99 serves as an east–west route in south-central Minnesota between Nicollet, St. Peter, Cleveland, Le Center, and Faribault.

The route is also known as 3rd Street in the town of Nicollet.

Highway 99 follows Minnesota Avenue for 16 blocks in the city of St. Peter. The route is concurrent with U.S. Highway 169 and State Highway 22 throughout this length.

The route crosses the Minnesota River at St. Peter.

The Broadway Bridge carries Highway 99 over the Minnesota River at St. Peter.

Highway 99 is also known as Derrynane Street in the city of Le Center.

History

Highway 99 was authorized on April 22, 1933.[1] It was posted in 1934 and included parts of what were previously State Highways 7 and 21. It was paved between Nicollet and Le Center at this time.[2] The section between Le Center and Highway 13 was paved in 1939,[3][4] and the last section between Highway 13 and Highway 21 was paved in 1952.[5][6]

Until the mid-1950s, Highway 99 turned directly north at Cleveland along what is now County Road 15 to intersect Highway 112. A shortcut heading northeast to Le Center was begun in 1953[7] and completed by 1956.[8]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
NicolletNicollet0.0000.000 US 14 – Mankato, New UlmProgrammed mile 0; closed in 2015
0.5200.837
 MN 111 (Main Street) to US 14 – Gaylord		Current western terminus
St. Peter11.72118.863Nicollet AvenueFormerly MN 333
12.33719.854
 US 169 south – Mankato		West end of US 169 overlap
MN 22 / Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway – Mankato Regional AirportWest end of MN 22 / Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway overlap
13.37621.527


 US 169 north / MN 22 north to CSAH 5 – Le Sueur		East end of US 169 / MN 22 overlap
Minnesota River13.414–
13.494		21.588–
21.716		Broadway Bridge
Le SueurKasota Township14.36923.125 CSAH 23 / Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway – OttawaEast end of Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway overlap
Lexington Township25.39340.866
 CSAH 22 west – Le Sueur		Formerly MN 112
Montgomery Township32.57952.431 MN 13 – New Prague, Waterville
RiceErin Township40.61865.368 MN 21 – Faribault, Montgomery
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Closed/former
  •       Concurrency terminus

References

  1. ^ "Chapter 440-H.F. No. 2000, Section 1", Session Laws of the State of Minnesota, Forty-Eighth Session, Mike Holm, Secretary of State, pp. 881–897.
  2. ^ 1934 Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). Minnesota Highway Department. May 1, 1934. § J20-K20. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2010.
  3. ^ 1939 Map of Minnesota Trunk Highway System (Map). Minnesota Highway Department. January 1, 1939. § K20. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  4. ^ 1940 Map of Minnesota Trunk Highway System (Map). Minnesota Highway Department. January 1, 1940. § K20. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  5. ^ 1952 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Highway Department. January 1, 1952. § J17-K17. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  6. ^ 1953 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Highway Department. January 1, 1953. § J17-K17. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011.
  7. ^ 1954 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Highway Department. January 1, 1954. § J17. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2010.
  8. ^ 1956 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Highway Department. 1956. § J17. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2010.
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