Minnesota State Highway 86

Trunk Highway 86 marker

Trunk Highway 86
Route information
Defined by MS § 161.115(17)
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length: 22.850 mi (36.774 km)
Existed: 1933[1] – present
Major junctions
South end: IA 86 at Minnesota - Iowa state line,
at Minneota Township
  I-90 near Lakefield
North end: MN 60 in Delafield Township,
near Wilder
Location
Counties: Jackson
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highways
MN 84MN 87

Minnesota State Highway 86 (MN 86) is a highway in southwest Minnesota, which runs from Iowa Highway 86 at the Iowa state line, near Spirit Lake, IA, and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 60 near Windom and Wilder.

Route description

Highway 86 serves as a 23-mile (37 km) northsouth route between Windom, Lakefield, and the Iowa state line.

The route has an interchange with Interstate 90 near Lakefield.

Kilen Woods State Park, on the banks of the Des Moines River, is 5 miles east of the junction of Highway 86 and County Road 24. The park entrance is located on County Road 24.[2]

History

Highway 86 was authorized in 1933.

In 1934, the highway was paved between U.S. Highway 16 and Lakefield.[3][4]

The route was still gravel south of U.S. 16 in 1942. It was completely paved by 1953.[1]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Jackson County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Minneota Township0.0000.000 Iowa 86 southContinuation into Iowa
Hunter Township8.12013.068 County 34Former U.S. 16
9.558–
9.714
15.382–
15.633
I-90 Jackson, WorthingtonInterchange
Delafield Township22.85536.782 MN 60 Wilder, Windom
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing

  1. 1.0 1.1 Riner, Steve. "Details of Routes 76-100". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved December 16, 2006.
  2. Minnesota DNR website for Kilen Woods State Park - Link
  3. 1934 Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). Minnesota Highway Department. May 1, 1934. § F23. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
  4. 1935 Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). Minnesota Highway Department. April 1, 1935. § F23. Retrieved November 5, 2010.