Minnesota State Highway 86

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Trunk Highway 86
Length:	23 mi (37 km)
Formed:	1933[1]
North end:	MN 60 in Delafield Township
Major junctions:	I-90 near Lakefield
South end:	IA 86 near Minneota Township, northwest of Spirit Lake, Iowa
Major cities:	Lakefield
Minnesota State Highways < TH 84 TH 87 >

Minnesota State Highway 86 is a highway in southwest Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with Minnesota Highway 60 (immediately east of Wilder and southwest of Windom) and continues south to its southern terminus at the Iowa state line, where it becomes Iowa Highway 86.

[edit] Notes

Highway 86 serves as a 23 mile north-south arterial route between Windom, Lakefield, and the Iowa state line.

All of Highway 86 is in Jackson County.

Kilen Woods State Park, on the banks of the Des Moines River, is located east of Highway 86 on County Highway 24.

[edit] History

Highway 86 was authorized in 1933.

The route was still gravel south of U.S. Highway 16 (now Interstate Highway 90) in 1942. Highway 86 was completely paved by 1953.

[edit] References

*Steve Riner Details of Routes 76 to 100. Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Accessed May 17, 2008.