Minnesota State Highway 66 (MN 66) was a highway in south-central Minnesota, which ran from its intersection with Blue Earth County Roads 1 and 10 near Good Thunder and continued north to its northern terminus at its interchange with U.S. Highway 169 / State Highway 60 in the city of Mankato. The highway is currently known as Blue Earth County Road 1 (CSAH 1).
 Trunk Highway 66 | ||||
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 MN 66 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MnDOT | ||||
| Length | 12.059 mi[2] (19.407 km) | |||
| Existed | 1963–June 30, 2016[1] | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   CSAH 1 / CSAH 10near Good Thunder | |||
| North end |   US 169 / MN 60 at Mankato | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Minnesota | |||
| Counties | Blue Earth | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Highway 66 was 12 miles (19 km) in length.
Route description
editHighway 66 served as a north–south route between Mankato and Good Thunder in south-central Minnesota, although it did not actually enter the latter city.[3]
Highway 66 followed Carney Avenue in the city of Mankato.
The route passed near the town of Skyline, adjacent to Mankato.
Highway 66 crossed the Le Sueur River, south of Mankato.
The route paralleled the Maple River near Good Thunder.
The highway was legally defined as Legislative Route 256 in the Minnesota Statutes.[4] It was not marked with this number.
History
editHighway 66 was created in 1963. It was originally numbered State Highway 256 from 1949 to 1963.[5] The route was removed from statute in 2013;[6] on June 30, 2016, Highway 66 was removed from the state highway system, becoming an extension of CSAH 1.[7][1]
Paving (while marked 256) on the route began in 1948 and was completed in 1950.[8]
Major intersections
editThe entire route was in Blue Earth County.
| Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Lyra Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | CSAH 1 / CSAH 10 | Southern terminus | |
| Rapidan Township | 4.498 | 7.239 |  CSAH 35 | ||
| 6.502 | 10.464 |  CSAH 9 | |||
| Mankato | 12.010– 12.080 | 19.328– 19.441 | US 169 / MN 60 | Northern terminus; interchange | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b Linehan, Dan (October 7, 2014). "Blue Earth County agrees to take over Highway 66". Mankato Free Press. Archived from the original on March 2, 2020.
- ^ a b "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 7" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2008. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
- ^ Municipalities of Blue Earth County (PDF) (Map). Minnesota Department of Transportation. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 8, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
- ^ "161.115, Additional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 2010. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
- ^ Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 51–75". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved October 25, 2010.[self-published source]
- ^ "Chapter 127--S.F.No. 1270". Minnesota Session Laws - 2013, Regular Session. Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. May 24, 2013. Sec. 67. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ^ "Report on the Jurisdictional Transfer (Turnback) Program" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. February 2018.
- ^ "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 0715" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 24, 2020.