Minnesota State Highway 248 Explained

State:MN
Type:MN
Route:248
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:MN 248 highlighted in red
Established:July 1, 1949
Length Mi:11.219
Section:115
Subsection:179
Direction A:West
Terminus A: at Altura
Direction B:East
Terminus B: near Minnesota City
Counties:Winona
Previous Type:MN
Previous Route:247
Next Type:MN 1975
Next Route:249

Minnesota State Highway 248 (MN 248) is a 11.219-longNaN-long highway in southeast Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with Winona County Road 33 in Altura east to its terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 61 just north of Minnesota City, near Winona.

Route description

Highway 248 serves as an east - west route in southeast Minnesota between Altura, Rollingstone, and Minnesota City.

Highway 248 is also known as Main Street in Altura.

The route passes through the Richard J. Dorer State Forest.

The route is legally defined as Route 248 in the Minnesota Statutes.[1]

History

Highway 248 was authorized on July 1, 1949.

The route was paved when it was marked.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 161.115, Additional Trunk Highways . Minnesota Statutes . Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota . 2010 . December 29, 2010.
  2. Minnesota 1950 Official Highway Map . Minnesota Department of Highways . January 1, 1950 . Q21 . December 29, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721132203/http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=%2Fmdt&CISOPTR=1291&REC=10 . July 21, 2011 . dead .