Minnesota State Highway 269

Minnesota State Highway 269 (MN 269) is a short 2.653-mile-long (4.270 km) highway in southwest Minnesota, which runs from South Dakota Highway 11 (SD 11) at the South Dakota state line to an intersection with State Highway 23 (MN 23) in the city of Jasper.

Trunk Highway 269
MN 269 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length	2.653 mi[1] (4.270 km)
Existed	July 1, 1949[2]–present
Major junctions
West end	SD 11 at Minnesota - South Dakota state line near Jasper
East end	MN 23 in Jasper
Location
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Counties	Rock, Pipestone
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highway System Interstate US State Legislative Scenic
← MN 267 → MN 270

Route description

Highway 269 begins at the South Dakota state line as a continuation of SD 11. It runs in rural southwest Minnesota along the Rock–Pipestone county line for most of its length. The highway juts slightly north into Pipestone County after entering the city of Jasper. It ends at an intersection with MN 23, known as Railroad Avenue, in the southern part of Jasper.^[3][4][5] Highway 269 follows West Wall Street in Jasper, and is also known as 1st Street within Pipestone County.^[5]

The route is legally defined as Route 269 in the Minnesota Statutes.^[6] No part of the highway is included in the National Highway System,^[7] a system of highways important to the nation's defense, economy, and mobility.^[8]

History

Highway 269 was authorized on July 1, 1949.^[2] The road was paved at the time the route was designated.^[9] The highway has remained the same since it was designated.^[3][4]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Rock–Pipestone county line	​	0.000	0.000	SD 11 south – Garretson	Continuation into South Dakota
Pipestone	Jasper	2.648	4.262	MN 23 – I-90, Pipestone	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. "Trunk Highway Log Point - Construction District 8" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. September 4, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2008. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
2. "Chapter 663-H.F. No. 1792", Session Laws of Minnesota for 1949, Earl L. Berg, Commissioner of Administration, 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 3, 2010.
4. General Highway Map of Pipestone County (PDF) (Map). Minnesota Department of Transportation. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2008. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
5. "Minnesota State Highway 269" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
6. "161.115, Additional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 2010. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
7. National Highway System: Minnesota (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
8. Federal Highway Administration. "National Highway System". Retrieved December 27, 2012.
9. Minnesota 1950 Official Highway Map (Map). Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1950. § B22. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2011.

External links

• Highway 269 at the Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page

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