Minnesota State Highway 42

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Trunk Highway 42
Length:	32 mi (51 km)
Formed:	1920
North end:	U.S. 61 in Kellogg
South end:	I-90 and County Highway 7 in Eyota Township
Major cities:	Eyota Plainview
Minnesota State Highways < TH 41 TH 43 >

Minnesota State Highway 42 is a highway in southeast Minnesota, which runs from its interchange with Interstate Highway 90 (immediately south of Eyota) and continues north and northeast to its northern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 61 in Kellogg.

Minnesota Highway 42 is 32-miles in length and passes through the communities of:

• Eyota
• Elgin
• Plainview
• Kellogg

[edit] Notes

Minnesota Highway 42 serves as a north-south arterial route between the communities of Eyota, Plainview, and Kellogg.

Minnesota 42 passes through Olmsted and Wabasha counties.

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

Carley State Park is located two miles south of Highway 42 at Plainview on County Highway 4.

[edit] History

The route was authorized in 1920 and 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.

[edit] References

*Steve Riner Details of Routes 26 to 50. Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Accessed January 23, 2008.