Minnesota State Highway 270

Trunk Highway 270
Route information
Defined by MS § 161.115(201)
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length: 7.659 mi[2] (12.326 km)
Existed: July 1, 1949[1] – present
Major junctions
West end: CR 13 at Hills
East end: U.S. 75 at Clinton Township,
south of Luverne
Location
Counties: Rock
Highway system

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Minnesota State Highway 270 is a highway in the southwest corner of Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with Rock County Road 13 in the city of Hills, and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 75 in Clinton Township, 8 miles south of Luverne.

The route is 7.7 miles (12.4 km) in length.

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Route description

Highway 270 serves as a short east–west route in southwest Minnesota between Hills and U.S. Highway 75.

The route follows 1st Street in Hills.

The western terminus of Highway 270 at Hills is located approximately four miles from the South Dakota state line and two miles from the Iowa state line.[3]

The route is legally defined as Route 270 in the Minnesota Statutes.[4]

History

Highway 270 was authorized in 1949.[1] Originally, the highway turned southward along present-day County Road 11 and back east on a local road to pass through Steen. It was moved to its present direct routing in 1953.[5][6]

The route was paved in 1954 or 1955.[7]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Rock County.

Location Mile[2] Destinations Notes
Hills 0.000 CR 13  
0.114 CR 23  
0.330 CR 23  
0.673 CR 6  
Martin Township 2.659 CR 53  
Clinton Township 4.651 CR 11  
7.659 US 75  
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b "Chapter 663-H.F. No. 1792", Session Laws of Minnesota for 1949 (Earl L. Berg, Commissioner of Administration): pp. 1177-1185 
  2. ^ a b "Trunk Highway Logpoint Listing - Construction District 7". Minnesota Department of Transportation. September 4, 2009. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/logpoint/d7.pdf. Retrieved May 29, 2010. 
  3. ^ Minnesota Department of Transportation (2010). General Highway Map of Rock County (Map). http://www.dot.state.mn.us/maps/cadd/county/rock.pdf. Retrieved May 4, 2010. 
  4. ^ "161.115, Additional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 2010. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=161.115. Retrieved January 23, 2011. 
  5. ^ Minnesota Department of Highways (January 1, 1953). 1953 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Section C20. http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/mdt&CISOPTR=1177&REC=13. Retrieved January 23, 2011. 
  6. ^ Minnesota Department of Highways (January 1, 1954). 1954 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Section C20. http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/mdt&CISOPTR=1183&REC=14. Retrieved January 23, 2011. 
  7. ^ Minnesota Department of Highways (1956). 1956 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Section B20-C20. http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/mdt&CISOPTR=1186&REC=15. Retrieved January 23, 2011. 

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