Minnesota State Highway 57
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| Trunk Highway 57 |
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| Length: | 28 mi (45 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1934 | ||||||||
| Decomd.: | -- | ||||||||
| North end: |  US 52 in Wanamingo Twp. |
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| Major junctions: |
 MN 60 in Wanamingo |
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| South end: |  US 14 in Kasson |
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| Counties: | Dodge , Goodhue | ||||||||
| Major cities: | Kasson | ||||||||
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Minnesota State Highway 57 is a highway in southeastern Minnesota that runs from U.S. Highway 14 in Kasson to the unincorporated community of Hader in Wanamingo Township at the junction with U.S. Highway 52.
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[edit] Route Description
Minnesota Highway 57 is a two-lane undivided highway its entire length. The road begins in Kasson, and heads through the center of town. Two miles north of Kasson, the road enters historic Mantorville and goes by numerous landmarks, such as the Hubbell House. North of Mantorville, Highway 57 is very lightly traveled and doesn't enter another incorporated city for twenty miles. The road intersects Minnesota State Highway 60 at Wanamingo. Highway 57 then heads north for four more miles to its north endpoint at U.S. Highway 52 in Hader.
[edit] Communities Along Route
[edit] Major Intersections
| County | Location | Mile | Destinations | Notes |
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| Dodge | Kasson | 0 | U.S. 14-Rochester,Owatonna |
Diamond interchange with intersections on Highway 57 |
| Dodge | Milton Township | 10 | County 24-Pine Island,West Concord | |
| Goodhue | Wanamingo | 23 | MN 60-Kenyon,Zumbrota |
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| Goodhue | Wanamingo Township | 28 | U.S. 52-Cannon Falls, Zumbrota |
[edit] History
Highway 57 was first comissioned as "Constitutional Route 57" in 1920. Constitutional Route 57 only extended from Highway 14 in Kasson to Mantorville. The remainder of the route north to Hader was authorized in 1934. Highway 57 was all paved by 1958. The route was extended south of the original terminus in Kasson in 1980 to meet the U.S. 14 bypass.
[edit] Miscellaneous
Highway 57 was the shortest Constitutional route on the 1920 Minnesota highway plan, then only three miles in length between Kasson and Mantorville.
[edit] References
- Adam Froehlig (April 14, 2003). Minnesota Highway 57. Minnesota Highway Endings. Accessed August 27, 2004.
- Steve Riner (December 27, 2003). Details of Routes 51-75. The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Accessed August 27, 2004.
