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[1] | ||||||||
| North end: |  U.S. 52 in Wanamingo Township |
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| Major junctions: |
 MN 60 in Wanamingo |
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| South end: |  U.S. 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 southeast Minnesota, which 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 some 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 Highway 60 at Wanamingo. Highway 57 then heads north four more miles to its north endpoint at U.S. Highway 52 in Hader.
[edit] Communities along the route
[edit] Major Intersections
| County | Location | Mile | Destinations | Notes |
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| Dodge | Kasson | 0 | Image:County Route 13.svg US 14 / CR 13 Rochester, Owatonna |
Diamond interchange with intersections on Highway 57 |
| Dodge | Milton Township | 10 | Image:Dodge County Route 24.svg CR 24 Pine Island,West Concord | |
| Goodhue | Wanamingo | 23 | TH 60 Kenyon,Zumbrota |
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| Goodhue | Wanamingo Township | 28 | Image:County Route 8.svg US 52 / CR 8 Cannon Falls, Zumbrota |
[edit] History
Highway 57 was first commissioned 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 completely paved by 1958. The route was extended south of the original terminus in Kasson in 1980 to meet the U.S. 14 bypass.[2]
[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
- ^ Riner, Steve. Details of Routes 51-75. The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved on 2007-07-10.
- ^ Froehlig, Adam. Minnesota Highway 57. Minnesota Highway Endings. Retrieved on 2007-07-10.
