Minnesota State Highway 86 Explained

State:MN
Type:MN
Route:86
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:MN 86 highlighted in red
Established:1933[1]
Length Mi:22.850
Section:115
Subsection:17
Direction A:South
Direction B:North
Terminus A: at Minnesota - Iowa state line at Minneota Township
Terminus B: near Wilder
Junction: near Lakefield
Counties:Jackson
Previous Type:MN
Previous Route:84
Next Type:MN
Next Route:87

Minnesota State Highway 86 (MN 86) is a highway in southwest Minnesota, which runs from Iowa Highway 86 at the Iowa state line, near Spirit Lake, IA, and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 60 near Windom and Wilder.

Route description

Highway 86 serves as a 23miles north - south route between Windom, Lakefield, and the Iowa state line.

The route has an interchange with Interstate 90 near Lakefield.

Kilen Woods State Park, on the banks of the Des Moines River, is 5 miles east of the junction of Highway 86 and County Road 24. The park entrance is located on County Road 24.[2]

History

Highway 86 was authorized in 1933.

In 1934, the highway was paved between U.S. Highway 16 and Lakefield.[3] [4]

The route was still gravel south of U.S. 16 in 1942. It was completely paved by 1953.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Details of Routes 76-100 . Riner, Steve. The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page . December 16, 2006 .
  2. http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/kilen_woods/index.html Minnesota DNR website for Kilen Woods State Park - Link
  3. 1934 Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota . . May 1, 1934 . F23 . November 5, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721131619/http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=%2Fmdt&CISOPTR=210&CISOBOX=1&REC=15 . July 21, 2011 . dead .
  4. 1935 Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota . . April 1, 1935 . F23 . November 5, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721131633/http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=%2Fmdt&CISOPTR=211&DMSCALE=50&DMWIDTH=800&DMHEIGHT=800&DMX=1000&DMY=5003&DMMODE=viewer&DMTEXT=&REC=16&DMTHUMB=1&DMROTATE=0 . July 21, 2011 . dead .