Minnesota State Highway 262

Trunk Highway 262
	MN 262 highlighted in red
Route information
	Defined by MS § 161.115(193)
Length	2.0 mi[1] (3.2 km)
Existed	July 1, 1949[2]–2007[3]
Major junctions
South end	I-90 at Pleasant Prairie Township,; east of Fairmont
North end	CSAH 53 at Granada
Location
Counties	Martin
Highway system

Minnesota State Highway 262 (MN 262) was a short highway in south-central Minnesota, which ran from its interchange with Interstate 90 in Pleasant Prairie Township; six miles east of Fairmont; and continued north to its northern terminus at its intersection with Martin County Road 53 in the town of Granada.

The route was a state highway from 1949 to 2007. In the present day, the route is known as Martin County Road 53.

Route description

Highway 262 was 2 miles (3.2 km) in length; and had passed through the communities of Pleasant Prairie Township, Center Creek Township, and Granada. The route had followed Main Street in Granada and 260th Avenue outside the city.

It was legally defined as Legislative Route 262 in the Minnesota Statutes § 161.115(193).[4]

History

Highway 262 was authorized on July 1, 1949.[2] It was paved in 1953.[5][6]

The route was removed in 2007,[3] becoming part of County Road 53.

Major intersections

The entire route was in Martin County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Pleasant Prairie Township	0.000	0.000	I-90 – Fairmont, Blue Earth	Southern terminus
Granada	1.199	1.930	CSAH 32 east
Granada	1.976	3.180	CSAH 34 west / CSAH 53 north / CR 134 east	Northern terminus; continues north as County Route 53
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

"Martin County General Highway Map" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2008. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
"Chapter 663-H.F. No. 1792", Session Laws of Minnesota for 1949, Earl L. Berg, Commissioner of Administration, pp. 1177–1185
"2007 Chapter 23 Section 2". Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. April 26, 2007. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
"161.115 Additional Trunk Highways (2006)". Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. Retrieved 2010-07-17.
1953 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1953. § G20. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
1954 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1954. § G20. Archived from the original on August 25, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2011.

External links

Highway 262 at the Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page

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[1] "Martin County General Highway Map" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2008. Retrieved July 17, 2010.

[laws1949-2] "Chapter 663-H.F. No. 1792", Session Laws of Minnesota for 1949, Earl L. Berg, Commissioner of Administration, pp. 1177–1185

[decom-3] "2007 Chapter 23 Section 2". Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. April 26, 2007. Retrieved July 17, 2010.

[4] "161.115 Additional Trunk Highways (2006)". Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. Retrieved 2010-07-17.

[1953map-5] 1953 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1953. § G20. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2011.

[1954map-6] 1954 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1954. § G20. Archived from the original on August 25, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2011.