Minnesota State Highway 4

"MN 4" redirects here. MN 4 may also refer to Minnesota's 4th congressional district or to MN 4 (biostratigraphic zone).

Trunk Highway 4
Route information
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length: 167.136 mi[1] (268.979 km)
Existed: 1920 – present
Major junctions
South end: Iowa 4 at the Iowa state line
  I-90 at Sherburn
MN 30 / MN 60 at St. James
US 14 / MN 68 at Sleepy Eye
MN 19 at Fairfax
US 212 at Hector
MN 7 at Cosmos
US 12 at Grove City
MN 23 / MN 55 at Paynesville
North end: I-94 near Sauk Centre and Melrose
Location
Counties: Martin, Watonwan, Brown, Nicollet, Renville, Meeker, Kandiyohi, Stearns
Highway system

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Minnesota State Highway 4 is a highway in southwest and west-central Minnesota, which runs from Iowa Highway 4 at the Iowa state line (near Dunnell, MN and Estherville, IA), and continues north to its northern terminus at its interchange with Interstate Highway 94 near Sauk Centre and Melrose.

Highway 4 is 167 miles (269 km) in length.

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Route description

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

Highway 4 parallels U.S. Highway 71 and State Highway 15 throughout its route.

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.[2]

History

The segment of Highway 4 between Paynesville and Interstate 94 is part of Minnesota Constitutional Route 4, established in 1920; the remainder of Highway 4 was authorized in 1933.[3]

The route was completely paved by 1961.[3]


Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes
Iowa-Minnesota state line 0.000 Iowa 4
Martin
 Sherburn 13.367-13.535 I-90  
Watonwan
 St. James Township 34.378 MN 60 West end of MN 60 concurrency
35.510 MN 60 / MN 30 East end of MN 60 concurrency
South end of MN 30 concurrency
Nelson Township 42.092 MN 30 North end of MN 30 concurrency
Brown
 Sleepy Eye 62.998 US 14 / MN 68 South end of MN 68 concurrency
Home Township 66.020 MN 68 North end of MN 68 concurrency
Brown-Nicollet county line 72.680-72.774 Minnesota River
Nicollet
 No major junctions
Renville
 Cairo Township 79.399 MN 19  
Hector 94.212 US 212  
Meeker
 Cosmos 108.147 MN 7  
Grove City 123.011 US 12 West end of US 12 concurrency
Swede Grove Township 123.620 US 12 East end of US 12 concurrency
Union Grove Township 135.633 MN 55 East end of MN 55 concurrency
Stearns
 Paynesville 108.569 (MN-55) MN 23  
Kandiyohi
 Roseville Township 143.193 MN 55 West end of MN 55 concurrency
Stearns
 Melrose Township 165.719-165.804 I-94  
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
     Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

References

  1. ^ a b "Statewide Logpoint Listing". Minnesota Department of Transportation. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/logpoint/statelpt.pdf. Retrieved 22 December 2011. 
  2. ^ Minnesota DNR website for Fort Ridgely State Park - Link
  3. ^ a b Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 1-25". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Self-published. http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/r1-25.htm#4. Retrieved September 18, 2010.