Minnesota State Highway 270

Minnesota State Highway 270 (MN 270) is a 7.659-mile-long (12.326 km) state highway in the southwest corner of Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with County State-Aid Highway 13 (CSAH 13) in the city of Hills, and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 75 (US 75) in Clinton Township, eight miles (13 km) south of Luverne.

Trunk Highway 270
MN 270 highlighted in red
Route information
Defined by MS § 161.115(201)
Maintained by MnDOT
Length7.659 mi[1] (12.326 km)
ExistedJuly 1, 1949 (1949-07-01)[2]–present
Major junctions
West end CSAH 13 in Hills
East end US 75 in Clinton Township
Location
CountiesRock
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highways
← MN 269MN 271 →

Route description
MN 270 at the western city limit of Hills

MN 270 serves as a short east–west connector route in southwest Minnesota between Hills and US 75. Its route follows 1st Street in Hills. The western terminus of Highway 270 at Hills is located approximately four miles (6.4 km) from the South Dakota state line and two miles (3.2 km) from the Iowa state line.[3] The highway is legally defined as Route 270 in the Minnesota Statutes.[4]

History

MN  270 was authorized in 1949.[2] Originally, the highway turned southward along present-day CSAH 11 and back east on a local road to pass through Steen. It was moved to its present direct routing in 1953.[5][6]

The route was paved in 1954 or 1955.[7]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Rock County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Hills0.0000.000 CSAH 13Western terminus at western city limits
Clinton Township7.65912.326 US 75 – LuverneEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
  1. Construction District 7 (September 4, 2009). "Trunk Highway Logpoint Listing" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2008. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
  2. Berg, Earl L. (ed.). "Chapter 663-H.F. No. 1792". Session Laws of Minnesota for 1949. State of Minnesota. pp. 1177–1185.
  3. General Highway Map of Rock County (PDF) (Map). Minnesota Department of Transportation. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2008. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  4. Minnesota Legislature (2010). "161.115, Additional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
  5. 1953 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1953. § C20. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
  6. 1954 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1954. § C20. Archived from the original on August 25, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
  7. 1956 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. 1956. § B20-C20. Archived from the original on August 25, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2011.

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