Minnesota State Highway 263

Minnesota State Highway 263 (MN 263) is a 11.226-mile-long (18.066 km) highway in southwest Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with Martin County State-Aid Highway 8 in Ceylon and continues north to its northern terminus at its interchange with Interstate 90 near Welcome, nine miles west of Fairmont.

Trunk Highway 263
MN 263 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length	11.226 mi (18.066 km)
Existed	July 1, 1949[1]–present
Major junctions
South end	CR 8 in Ceylon
North end	I-90 / CR 27 near Welcome
Location
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Counties	Martin
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highway System Interstate US State Legislative Scenic
← MN 258 → MN 264

Route description

Highway 263 serves as a north–south connector route in southwest Minnesota between Ceylon and Interstate 90 near Welcome.

Highway 263 is also known as Main Street in Ceylon. The route follows Guide Street in Welcome.

History

Highway 263 was authorized on July 1, 1949.^[1]

The route was paved in 1951.^[2][3]

The 2021 Minnesota Legislature authorized removal of the route, to become effective when a turnback agreement is reached with Martin County.^[4]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Martin County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Ceylon	0.000	0.000	CR 8 west (Main Street), CR 125 north (Clark Street)
	0.213	0.343	CR 6 (Railroad Street)
Lake Belt Township	1.080	1.738	CR 8 east
Tenhassen Township	3.697	5.950	CR 14
Manyaska Township	6.194	9.968	CR 22 west
Rolling Green Township	6.692	10.770	CR 22 east
Welcome	9.695	15.603	CR 26 (120th Street)	Old U.S. 16
Fox Lake–Fraser township line	11.094– 11.233	17.854– 18.078	I-90 / CR 27 north	Interchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi