Minnesota State Highway 242
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| Trunk Highway 242 |
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| Length: | 5.3 mi[1] (9 km) | ||||||||
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| Existed: | 1949[1] – 2007 | ||||||||
| West end: |    US 10/MN 47/Anoka CR 14 in Coon Rapids |
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| East end: |  MN 65/Anoka CR 14 in Blaine |
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Minnesota State Highway 242 was a highway in Minnesota. It was 5.3 miles in length.
Highway 242 was commissioned in 1949 along with several other short connecting routes. Highway 242 connected U.S. Route 10 & Minnesota State Highway 47 near Coon Rapids with Minnesota State Highway 65 in Blaine. Many of the short connecting routes authorized in 1949 were political pet projects sponsored by legislators. Highway 242, being in the growing northern suburbs of the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, was a lot busier than the other connecting routes. It has been classified by the Metropolitan Council as a primary arterial street.
The highway used to run to downtown Anoka, but in 1979 it was truncated at its intersection with U.S. Route 10.[2]
On June 15, 2007 Highway 242 was transferred from the State of Minnesota to Anoka County. It now is under a new name, an extension of County State Aid Hwy. (CSAH) 14.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Riner, Steve. Details of Routes 219-287. The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved on 2006-04-08.
- ^ Transportation Data and Analysis Project Logs (pdf). MnDOT Transportation Data and Analysis. Minnesota Department of Transportation (2004). Retrieved on 2006-04-07.
- ^ Anoka County Press Release. Anoka County Government (2007). Retrieved on 2007-07-13.
