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Minnesota State Highway 42

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State highway in Minnesota, United States "Highway 42 (Minnesota)" redirects here. For the county road in Dakota and Scott Counties, see County State-Aid Highway 42 (Minnesota).
Trunk Highway 42 markerTrunk Highway 42
MN 42 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length30.717 mi (49.434 km)
Existed1920–present
Major junctions
South end I-90 near Eyota
Major intersections
North end US 61 at Kellogg
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountiesOlmsted, Wabasha
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highway System
← MN 41→ MN 43

Minnesota State Highway 42 (MN 42) is a 30.717-mile-long (49.434 km) highway in southeast Minnesota, which runs from its interchange with Interstate 90 near Eyota and continues north and northeast to its northern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 61 in Kellogg.

Route description

State Highway 42 serves as a north–south route between Eyota, Elgin, Plainview, and Kellogg in southeast Minnesota.

The route is also known as Wabasha Street in Plainview and 2nd Avenue in Elgin.

Highway 42 passes through the Richard J. Dorer State Forest between Plainview and Kellogg in Wabasha County.

Carley State Park is located four miles south of the junction of Highway 42 and Wabasha County Road 4 at Plainview. The park entrance is located on Wabasha County Road 4.

History

State Highway 42 was authorized in 1920 between Eyota and Kellogg. The route was completely paved by 1940. Highway 42 was on its current alignment by 1953.

Highway 42 was extended south of Eyota to Interstate Highway 90 in 2002.

From 1934 to 2002, the southern terminus of Highway 42 was located at its intersection with U.S. Highway 14 on the northern edge of Eyota.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
OlmstedEyota Township0.0000.000
I-90 / CSAH 7 south – Austin, La Crosse
3.3795.438 US 14 – Rochester, Winona
WabashaPlainview17.79528.638

MN 247 west / CSAH 8 east
Greenfield Township30.71749.434 US 61 / Great River Road – Wabasha, Winona
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ Minnesota Department of Transportation. "Statewide Trunk Logpoint Listing" (PDF). St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  2. Minnesota DNR website for Carley State Park - Link
  3. Minnesota State Legislature (2010). "§ 161.114, Constitutional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
  4. Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 26–50". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
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