Minnesota State Highway 263

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Trunk Highway 263

Map
MN 263 highlighted in red
Route information
Defined by MS § 161.115(194)
Maintained by MnDOT
Length11.226 mi (18.066 km)
ExistedJuly 1, 1949[1]–present
Major junctions
South end CR 8 in Ceylon
North end I-90 / CR 27 near Welcome
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountiesMartin
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highway System
MN 258 MN 264

Minnesota State Highway 263 (MN 263) is a 11.226-mile-long (18.066 km) highway in southwest Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with Martin County State-Aid Highway 8 in Ceylon and continues north to its northern terminus at its interchange with Interstate 90 near Welcome, nine miles west of Fairmont.

Route description

Highway 263 serves as a north–south connector route in southwest Minnesota between Ceylon and Interstate 90 near Welcome.

Highway 263 is also known as Main Street in Ceylon. The route follows Guide Street in Welcome.

History

Highway 263 was authorized on July 1, 1949.[1]

The route was paved in 1951.[2][3]

The 2021 Minnesota Legislature authorized removal of the route, to become effective when a turnback agreement is reached with Martin County.[4]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Martin County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Ceylon0.0000.000CR 8 west (Main Street), CR 125 north (Clark Street)
0.2130.343CR 6 (Railroad Street)
Lake Belt Township1.0801.738CR 8 east
Tenhassen Township3.6975.950CR 14
Manyaska Township6.1949.968CR 22 west
Rolling Green Township6.69210.770CR 22 east
Welcome9.69515.603CR 26 (120th Street)Old U.S. 16
Fox LakeFraser
township line
11.094–
11.233
17.854–
18.078

I-90 / CR 27 north
Interchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b "Chapter 663-H.F. No. 1792", Session Laws of Minnesota for 1949, Earl L. Berg, Commissioner of Administration, pp. 1177–1185
  2. ^ 1951 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1951. § G20. Archived from the original on August 25, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
  3. ^ 1952 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1952. § G20. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
  4. ^ "Chapter 5-H.F.No. 10", Minnesota Session Laws - 2021, Regular Session, Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota, June 24, 2021, retrieved November 11, 2020

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