Minnesota State Highway 67

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Trunk Highway 67
Length:	76 mi (122 km)
Formed:	1933
East end:	MN 68 in Morgan
Major junctions:	U.S. 71 , MN 19 at Redwood Falls U.S. 212 , MN 23 at Granite Falls U.S. 59 at Clarkfield
West end:	U.S. 75 in Oshkosh Township
Major cities:	Redwood Falls Granite Falls Clarkfield
Minnesota State Highways < TH 66 TH 68 >

Minnesota State Highway 67 is a highway in southwest Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with Minnesota Highway 68 in Morgan and continues west and northwest to its western terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 75 in Oshkosh Township, just north of Canby.

Minnesota Highway 67 is 76-miles in length and passes through the communities of:

Morgan Redwood Falls Echo Granite Falls Clarkfield

[edit] Notes

Minnesota Highway 67 serves as an east-west and north-south arterial route between the communities of Morgan, Redwood Falls, Granite Falls, Clarkfield, and Canby.

The highway is officially marked as an east-west route by its highway shields from beginning to end.

Minnesota 67 passes through Redwood and Yellow Medicine counties.

Upper Sioux Agency State Park is located on Highway 67, southeast of Granite Falls.
(Minnesota DNR web page for Upper Sioux Agency State Park - Link)

Highway 67 runs together with Minnesota Highway 19 for 14 miles, west of Redwood Falls.

[edit] History

Highway 67 was authorized in 1933 between its western terminus near Canby and its junction with Minnesota Highway 19 near Vesta. The route was expanded east to Redwood Falls and southeast to Morgan circa 1963.

Highway 67 was paved from Granite Falls to U.S. Highway 75 by 1940. The route was completely paved by 1953.

[edit] References

*Steve Riner Details of Routes 51 to 75. Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Accessed February 2, 2008.