Minnesota State Highway 60

Trunk Highway 60 (MN 60) is a 221.532-mile-long (356.521 km) highway in southern Minnesota, which runs from Iowa Highway 60 at the Iowa state line (at Bigelow) and continues east-northeast to its eastern terminus at the Wisconsin state line (at Wabasha), where the route becomes Wisconsin Highway 25 upon crossing the Mississippi River.

Trunk Highway 60
MN 60 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length221.532 mi[1] (356.521 km)
Existed1934[2]–present
Major junctions
West end Iowa 60 near Bigelow
 
East end WIS 25 near Nelson, WI
Location
CountiesNobles, Jackson, Cottonwood, Watonwan, Blue Earth, Nicollet,
Le Sueur, Waseca, Rice, Goodhue, Wabasha
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highways
US 59 US 61

Highway 60 is the only state highway in Minnesota which runs from one border to another. The route runs in a general southwest-to-northeast direction.

Its western half forms a large portion of the four-lane expressway connecting Sioux City and the Twin Cities.

Route description

State Highway 60 serves as an eastwest marked route in southern Minnesota between Worthington, Windom, St. James, Mankato, Faribault, Zumbrota, and Wabasha.

Highway 60 runs concurrently with U.S. Highway 59 south of and into Worthington; with U.S. Highway 71 in Windom; with State Highway 4 and State Highway 30 near St. James; with State Highway 15 near Madelia; and with U.S. Highway 169 in the Mankato area.

In North Mankato, Highway 60 moves from a concurrency with U.S. 169 to another one with U.S. Highway 14, continuing east on a four lane expressway until just past Eagle Lake, where the route leaves U.S. 14 and continues briefly north to Madison Lake then northeast towards the city of Faribault. Highway 60 is a two lane highway at this point and for most of the rest of its way to Faribault and Wabasha. The route has a junction with Interstate 35 in Faribault.

From Faribault, Highway 60 continues east towards Zumbrota, where it intersects U.S. Highway 52. The route briefly runs concurrently with U.S. 52 around Zumbrota on a four lane expressway. Highway 60 then leaves U.S. 52 and continues east-northeast towards Wabasha. The route has junction with U.S. Highway 63 in Zumbro Falls and a junction with U.S. Highway 61 in Wabasha. Highway 60 crosses the Mississippi River at Wabasha on the Wabasha-Nelson Bridge. The route becomes Wisconsin Highway 25 upon crossing the river into Wisconsin.

History

State Highway 60 was formed in 1934 by connecting three Minnesota constitutional route segments together. This formed a nearly border-to-border state highway, with its original termini at current U.S. 59 in Worthington and U.S. 61 at Wabasha. The route was extended to the Iowa state line in 1937, and was authorized onto the bridge to Wisconsin in 1943. The last gravel segment on this route was paved by 1960. Expressway segments were completed from St. James to Lake Crystal in 1980, from Worthington to Windom in 1997, from Bigelow to Worthington in 2013, from St. James to Mountain Lake in 2015, and from Mountain Lake to Windom in 2018.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
NoblesBigelow Township0.0000.000 Iowa 60 south / CSAH 2 west Sioux CityIowa state line; road continues south as Iowa 60
4.6597.498 US 59 south CherokeeWestern end of US 59 overlap
Worthington11.24918.104 US 59 north (Oxford Street west) / CSAH 33 east / I-90 BL westRoundabout; eastern end of US 59 overlap; western end of business loop 90 overlap
12.097–
12.120
19.468–
19.505
I-90 Albert Lea, Sioux FallsInterchange; I-90 exit 45; eastern end of business loop 90
JacksonDelafield Township36.29058.403 MN 86 south (450th Avenue) Lakefield
CottonwoodWindom40.02264.409 US 71 south JacksonWestern end of US 71 overlap
40.55465.265 MN 62 west (6th Street) Fulda
41.50566.796 US 71 northEastern end of US 71 overlap
WatonwanSt. James Township65.594105.563 MN 4 south / CSAH 57 / MN 60 Bus. east St. James, SherburnWestern end of expressway section; western end of MN 4 overlap
St. James68.105109.604 MN 4 north / MN 30 west / MN 60 Bus. west St. JamesEastern end of MN 4 overlap, western end of MN 30 overlap
Rosendale Township69.844112.403 CSAH 12 St. JamesEastern end of expressway section
Fieldon Township77.789125.189 MN 15 south / MN 30 east FairmontInterchange; eastern end of MN 30 overlap, western end of MN 15 overlap
Madelia81.780–
81.826
131.612–
131.686
CSAH 9 MadeliaWestern end of expressway section
83.043133.645 CSAH 3 west Madelia
83.468134.329 MN 15 New UlmEastern end of expressway section; eastern end of MN 15 overlap
Blue EarthGarden City93.667150.742 CSAH 20 south / CSAH 6 – Industrial parkPartial interchange; westbound exit and entrance; eastbound access via 510th Avenue
South Bend Township99.183159.620 US 169 south Blue EarthWestern end of US 169 overlap
100.863–
100.921
162.323–
162.417
CSAH 90 eastPartial interchange; entrances and eastbound exit; westbound exit via at-grade left turn
102.095164.306 MN 68 west (Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway) New Ulm, Campground
Mankato103.494166.557Frontage RoadWestern end of expressway section; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
104.378167.980Riverfront DriveFormer MN 66
NicolletNorth Mankato104.356167.945Lookout Drive / Center StreetCenter Street not signed westbound
105.005168.989North Mankato, Mankato, DowntownEastern end of expressway section
North MankatoMankato line107.096172.354 US 14 west / US 169 north New Ulm, MinneapolisInterchange; western end of freeway section; eastern end of US 169 overlap, western end of US 14 overlap
Blue EarthMankato108.228174.176 CSAH 5 (3rd Avenue)
108.836175.155Riverfront Drive
109.881–
109.913
176.836–
176.888
CSAH 3 (Victory Drive)
110.846178.389 MN 22 Mankato
113.713183.003 CSAH 12Eastern end of freeway section
Le Ray Township117.454189.024 US 14 east WasecaEastern end of US 14 overlap
Le SueurWaterville134.590216.602 MN 13 New Prague, Waseca
RiceFaribault148.856239.561 I-35 Minneapolis, St. Paul, Albert LeaParclo interchange; I-35 exit 56
149.828241.125 MN 21 north (Lyndale Avenue) St. Paul
151.659244.072 MN 299 north (6th Avenue NE) / MN 298 south (6th Avenue SE) Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf, Minnesota State Academy for the Blind
GoodhueKenyon165.464266.288 MN 56 south (County 12 Boulevard east) Dodge CenterWestern end of MN 56 overlap
166.018267.180 MN 56 north HamptonEastern end of MN 56 overlap
Wanamingo175.922283.119 MN 57 Wanamingo, Mantorville
Zumbrota181.266291.719 US 52 north Cannon FallsInterchange; western end of freeway section; western end of US 52 overlap
182.655293.955 MN 58 north / CSAH 10 Zumbrota, Red Wing
183.703295.641 US 52 south RochesterInterchange; eastern end of freeway section; eastern end of US 52 overlap
WabashaZumbro Falls196.051315.514 US 63 Lake City, Rochester
Wabasha220.051354.138 US 61 Lake City, Winona
Mississippi River221.532356.521Michael Duane Clickner Memorial Bridge
WIS 25 north NelsonContinuation into Wisconsin
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

KML is from Wikidata
  1. Minnesota Department of Transportation (May 10, 2016). "Statewide Trunk Logpoint Listing" (PDF). St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  2. Riner, Steve. "Details of Routes 51-75". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved 2006-12-16.
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