Minnesota State Highway 287 (MN 287) is a 14.423-mile-long (23.212 km) highway in west-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 28 in Grey Eagle and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with U.S. 71 / State Highway 27 in Long Prairie.
 Trunk Highway 287 | ||||
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 MN 287 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by MnDOT | ||||
| Length | 14.423 mi[2] (23.212 km) | |||
| Existed | July 1, 1949[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  MN 28 at Grey Eagle | |||
| North end |   US 71 / MN 27 at Long Prairie | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Minnesota | |||
| Counties | Todd | |||
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Route description
editHighway 287 serves as a north–south route in west-central Minnesota between Grey Eagle and Long Prairie.
The roadway passes around the south side of Trace Lake at Grey Eagle. It also passes around the west side of Big Swan Lake in Burnhamville Township.[3]
Highway 287 changes direction to east–west at its intersection with Todd County Road 13 in Round Prairie Township; and continues as east–west for 2.5 miles before returning again to a north–south direction for the remainder of its route towards Long Prairie.[3]
Highway 287 is also known as State Street West in Grey Eagle. The route follows 4th Avenue SE in Long Prairie.
The route is legally defined as Route 287 in the Minnesota Statutes.[4]
History
editHighway 287 was authorized on July 1, 1949.[1]
The route was paved from Grey Eagle to Big Swan Lake in 1952.[5][6] The remainder was paved in 1954 or 1955.[7][8]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Todd County.
| Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Grey Eagle | 0.000 | 0.000 | MN 28 (Cedar Street south, State Street east) – Burtrum, Sauk Centre | ||
| Long Prairie | 14.423 | 23.212 | US 71 / MN 27 – Browerville, Sauk Centre | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Chapter 663-H.F. No. 1792", Session Laws of Minnesota for 1949, Earl L. Berg, Commissioner of Administration, pp. 1177–1185
- ^ a b Minnesota Department of Transportation. "Statewide Trunk Logpoint Listing" (PDF). St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
- ^ a b General Highway Map of Todd County (PDF) (Map). Minnesota Department of Transportation. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 5, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
- ^ "161.115, Additional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 2010. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
- ^ 1952 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1952. § F12-F13. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
- ^ 1953 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1953. § F12-F13. Archived from the original on August 25, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
- ^ 1954 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1954. § F12-F13. Archived from the original on August 25, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
- ^ 1956 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. 1956. § F12-F13. Archived from the original on August 25, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2011.