Minnesota State Highway 287

Trunk Highway 287 marker

Trunk Highway 287
Route information
Defined by MS § 161.115(218)
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length: 14.423 mi[1] (23.212 km)
Existed: July 1, 1949[2] – present
Major junctions
South end: MN 28 at Grey Eagle
North end: US 71 / MN 27 at Long Prairie
Location
Counties: Todd
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highways
MN 286MN 308

Minnesota State Highway 287 (MN 287) is a highway in west-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 28 in Grey Eagle and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with U.S. 71 / State Highway 27 in Long Prairie.

The route is 14.4 miles (23.2 km) in length.

Route description

Highway 287 serves as a northsouth route in west-central Minnesota between Grey Eagle and Long Prairie.

The roadway passes around the south side of Trace Lake at Grey Eagle. It also passes around the west side of Big Swan Lake in Burnhamville Township.[3]

Highway 287 changes direction to eastwest at its intersection with Todd County Road 13 in Round Prairie Township; and continues as eastwest for 2.5 miles before returning again to a northsouth direction for the remainder of its route towards Long Prairie.[3]

Highway 287 is also known as State Street West in Grey Eagle. The route follows 4th Avenue SE in Long Prairie.

The route is legally defined as Route 287 in the Minnesota Statutes.[4]

History

Highway 287 was authorized on July 1, 1949.[2]

The route was paved from Grey Eagle to Big Swan Lake in 1952.[5][6] The remainder was paved in 1954 or 1955.[7][8]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Todd County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Grey Eagle0.0000.000 MN 28 (Cedar Street south, State Street east)
Grey Eagle Township0.6791.093CR 98
Birchdale Township1.7702.849CR 6
Round Prairie Township3.7606.051CR 8
4.7627.664CR 59
Burnhamville Township7.15111.508CR 39
Round Prairie Township7.36511.853CR 13
9.18214.777CR 48 south, CR 101 north
Long Prairie Township13.65821.980CR 12
Long Prairie13.77922.175CR 40 (8th Street)
14.41123.192 US 71 / MN 27
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 3" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Chapter 663-H.F. No. 1792", Session Laws of Minnesota for 1949 (Earl L. Berg, Commissioner of Administration): 1177–1185
  3. 3.0 3.1 General Highway Map of Todd County (PDF) (Map). Minnesota Department of Transportation. 2010. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
  4. "161.115, Additional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 2010. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
  5. 1952 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1952. § F12-F13. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
  6. 1953 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1953. § F12-F13. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
  7. 1954 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1954. § F12-F13. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
  8. 1956 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. 1956. § F12-F13. Retrieved January 24, 2011.

External links

Route map: Bing