Minnesota State Highway 99 Explained
| State: | MN |
| Type: | MN |
| Route: | 99 |
| Map Custom: | yes |
| Map Notes: | MN 99 highlighted in red |
| Established: | 1933 |
| Length Mi: | 40.098 |
| Tourist: | Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway |
| Direction A: | West |
| Direction B: | East |
| Terminus B: | at Erin Township |
| Junction: | at St. Peter
at Le Center
at Montgomery Township |
| Counties: | Nicollet, Le Sueur, Rice |
| Previous Type: | MN |
| Previous Route: | 97 |
| Next Type: | MN |
| Next Route: | 100 |
Minnesota State Highway 99 (MN 99) is a 40.098-longNaN-long highway in south-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 111 in Nicollet and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 21 in Erin Township, near the city of Faribault.
MN 99 passes through the cities of St. Peter and Le Center.
Route description
Highway 99 serves as an east - west route in south-central Minnesota between Nicollet, St. Peter, Cleveland, Le Center, and Faribault.
The route is also known as 3rd Street in the town of Nicollet.
Highway 99 follows Minnesota Avenue for 16 blocks in the city of St. Peter. The route is concurrent with U.S. Highway 169 and State Highway 22 throughout this length.
The route crosses the Minnesota River at St. Peter.
Highway 99 is also known as Derrynane Street in the city of Le Center.
History
Highway 99 was authorized on April 22, 1933. It was posted in 1934 and included parts of what were previously State Highways 7 and 21. It was paved between Nicollet and Le Center at this time.[1] The section between Le Center and Highway 13 was paved in 1939,[2] [3] and the last section between Highway 13 and Highway 21 was paved in 1952.[4] [5]
Until the mid-1950s, Highway 99 turned directly north at Cleveland along what is now County Road 15 to intersect Highway 112. A shortcut heading northeast to Le Center was begun in 1953[6] and completed by 1956.[7]
External links
Notes and References
- 1934 Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota . May 1, 1934 . Minnesota Highway Department . J20-K20 . November 15, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721132030/http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=%2Fmdt&CISOPTR=210&DMSCALE=50&DMWIDTH=800&DMHEIGHT=800&DMX=1556&DMY=4168&DMMODE=viewer&DMTEXT=&REC=15&DMTHUMB=1&DMROTATE=0 . July 21, 2011 . dead .
- 1939 Map of Minnesota Trunk Highway System . January 1, 1939 . Minnesota Highway Department . K20 . April 5, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721132044/http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=%2Fmdt&CISOPTR=255&REC=20 . July 21, 2011 . dead .
- 1940 Map of Minnesota Trunk Highway System . January 1, 1940 . Minnesota Highway Department . K20 . April 5, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721132055/http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=%2Fmdt&CISOPTR=252&REC=1 . July 21, 2011 . dead .
- 1952 Official Road Map of Minnesota . January 1, 1952 . Minnesota Highway Department . J17-K17 . The H.M. Gousha Company . April 5, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721132107/http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=%2Fmdt&CISOPTR=1294&REC=12 . July 21, 2011 . dead .
- 1953 Official Road Map of Minnesota . January 1, 1953 . Minnesota Highway Department . J17-K17 . The H.M. Gousha Company . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721132115/http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=%2Fmdt&CISOPTR=1177&REC=13 . July 21, 2011 .
- 1954 Official Road Map of Minnesota . January 1, 1954 . Minnesota Highway Department . J17 . The H.M. Gousha Company . November 15, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721131826/http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=%2Fmdt&CISOPTR=1183&REC=15 . July 21, 2011 . dead .
- 1956 Official Road Map of Minnesota . 1956 . Minnesota Highway Department . J17 . The H.M. Gousha Company . November 15, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721131858/http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=%2Fmdt&CISOPTR=1186&REC=16 . July 21, 2011 . dead .
