Minnesota State Highway 274 Explained

State:MN
Type:MN
Route:274
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:MN 274 highlighted in red
Established:July 1, 1949[1]
Decommissioned:September 27, 2022[2]
Length Mi:8.515
Section:115
Subsection:205
Direction A:South
Direction B:North
Terminus A: at Wood Lake
Terminus B: near Granite Falls
Counties:Yellow Medicine
Previous Type:MN
Previous Route:271
Next Type:MN
Next Route:275

Minnesota State Highway 274 (MN 274) was a 8.515-longNaN-long highway in southwest Minnesota, which ran from Wood Lake and continued north to an intersection with MN 23 near Granite Falls.

Route description

MN 274 served as a north–south highway in southwest Minnesota between Wood Lake and Granite Falls. It was also known as 550th Street in Yellow Medicine County. The highway passed around the west side of Wood Lake near the town of Wood Lake. The roadway crossed the Yellow Medicine River near its intersection with CSAH 3.[3]

History

MN 274 was authorized on July 1, 1949.[1] The route of the highway was paved in 1950.[4] [5]

The highway's original northern terminus was at MN 67 until MN 23 was rerouted between Hanley Falls and Granite Falls circa 1980.[6] [7]

MN 274 became part of MN 67 north of CSAH 2, and the section south of CSAH 2 was turned back on September 27, 2022.[8]

The route was legally defined as Route 274 in the Minnesota Statutes.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Chapter 663-H.F. No. 1792 . Session Laws of Minnesota for 1949 . Earl L. Berg, Commissioner of Administration . 1177–1185 .
  2. New signs going up as part of Hwy 67 rerouting project between Granite Falls and Echo . Minnesota Department of Transportation . November 17, 2022 .
  3. Minnesota Department of Transportation . General Highway Map of Yellow Medicine County (sheet 2) . Minnesota Department of Transportation . 2010 . May 5, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081205224802/http://www.dot.state.mn.us/maps/cadd/county/yellowmedicine2.pdf . December 5, 2008 .
  4. 1950 . E19 . January 23, 2011 .
  5. 1951 . E16 . January 23, 2011 .
  6. 1979 . E17 . January 23, 2011 .
  7. 1981 . E17 . January 23, 2011 .
  8. Hwy 67 to be rerouted from Granite Falls to Echo . Minnesota Department of Transportation . March 10, 2021 .