Minnesota State Highway 4

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Trunk Highway 4
Length: 162 mi (261 km)
Formed: 1933
North end: Interstate 94 (near Sauk Centre)
South end: Iowa Hwy.4 (south of Dunnell, Minn.)
Major cities: Paynesville
Hector
Fairfax
Sleepy Eye
St. James
Sherburn
Minnesota State Highways
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Minnesota State Highway 4 is a highway in west-central and southwest Minnesota, which runs from the interchange of Interstate Highway 94 and Minnesota 4 (near Sauk Centre) and continues south to its southern terminus at the Iowa state line (near Dunnell, Minn. and Estherville, Iowa), where it becomes Iowa Highway 4.

Minnesota Highway 4 is 162-miles in length and passes through the communities of:

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[edit] Notes

Minnesota Highway 4 serves as a north-south arterial route between Sauk Centre, Meire Grove, Paynesville, Hector, Fairfax, Sleepy Eye, Saint James, and Sherburn in west-central and southwest Minnesota.

Minnesota Highway 4 passes through the counties of:

Minnesota Highway 4 parallels U.S. Highway 71 and Minnesota Highway 15 throughout its route in west-central and southwest Minnesota.

Fort Ridgely State Park is located on Highway 4 in Nicollet County on the Minnesota River. The park is located south of Fairfax and northwest of New Ulm.
(Minnesota DNR website for Fort Ridgely State Park - Link)

[edit] Termini

The northern terminus for Minnesota 4 is its interchange with Interstate Highway 94 (near Sauk Centre and Melrose) in west-central Minnesota.

The southern terminus for Minnesota 4 is at the Iowa state line (near Dunnell, Minn. and Estherville, Iowa), where it becomes Iowa Highway 4 upon crossing the state line.

[edit] History

Highway 4 was authorized in 1933.

Highway 4 was fully paved by 1961.

[edit] References


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