Minnesota State Highway 241 is a highway

Highway

A highway is any public road. In American English, the term is common and almost always designates major roads. In British English, the term designates any road open to the public. Any interconnected set of highways can be variously referred to as a "highway system", a "highway network", or a...

 in Minnesota

Minnesota

Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...

, which runs from its intersection

Intersection (road)

An intersection is a road junction where two or more roads either meet or cross at grade . An intersection may be 3-way - a T junction or fork, 4-way - a crossroads, or 5-way or more...

 with Wright County Road 19 (Main Street / La Beaux Avenue) and Wright County Road 35 in St. Michael

St. Michael, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 9,099 people, 2,926 households, and 2,437 families residing in the city. The population density was 279.4 people per square mile . There were 3,058 housing units at an average density of 93.9 per square mile...

 and continues east to its eastern terminus at its interchange

Interchange (road)

In the field of road transport, an interchange is a road junction that typically uses grade separation, and one or more ramps, to permit traffic on at least one highway to pass through the junction without directly crossing any other traffic stream. It differs from a standard intersection, at which...

 with Interstate 94

Interstate 94 in Minnesota

In the U.S. state of Minnesota, Interstate 94 runs east–west through the central portion of the state. The route connects the cities of Moorhead, Fergus Falls, Alexandria, St...

 and Wright County Road 36 in St. Michael.

The route is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) in length.

Highway 241 is also known as Central Avenue E and 42nd Street NE in the city of St. Michael.

Route description

Highway 241 serves as an east–west route connecting St. Michael

St. Michael, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 9,099 people, 2,926 households, and 2,437 families residing in the city. The population density was 279.4 people per square mile . There were 3,058 housing units at an average density of 93.9 per square mile...

 to Interstate 94

Interstate 94 in Minnesota

In the U.S. state of Minnesota, Interstate 94 runs east–west through the central portion of the state. The route connects the cities of Moorhead, Fergus Falls, Alexandria, St...

.

Highway 241 generally follows the Crow River

Crow River (Minnesota)

The Crow River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in south-central Minnesota in the United States. It drains a watershed of 2,756 square miles .-Hydrography:The Crow River flows for most of its length as three streams:...

 throughout its route.

The Crow-Hassan Park Reserve is located south of the junction

Junction (traffic)

A junction, when discussed in the context of transport, is a location where traffic can change between different routes, directions, or sometimes modes, of travel.-Historical significance:...

 of Highway 241 and Naber Avenue (Territorial Road). The nearby park entrance is located across the Crow River on Sylvan Lake Road / Park Drive in Hanover

Hanover, Minnesota

Hanover is a city in Hennepin and Wright counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 2,938 at the 2010 census. Most of Hanover lies in Wright County; only a small part of the city extends into Hennepin County....

.

The route is legally defined as Route 241 in the Minnesota Statutes.

History

Highway 241 was authorized on July 1, 1949. Part of the road follows part of the original alignment of Highway 152

Minnesota State Highway 152

Minnesota State Highway 152 was a highway in Minnesota, connecting the cities of St. Cloud and Minneapolis. It ran parallel to U.S. Route 52 and its route number derives from this. It originally began at U.S. 52 in St. Cloud and ran to U.S. 52 in Minneapolis, at the intersection of Washington...

. The highway was not marked until the mid-1950s, when the new alignment of 152 (now Interstate 94

Interstate 94 in Minnesota

In the U.S. state of Minnesota, Interstate 94 runs east–west through the central portion of the state. The route connects the cities of Moorhead, Fergus Falls, Alexandria, St...

) began construction around the north side of St. Michael.

Highway 241 was paved when it was marked.

Due to burgeoning commuter traffic between the Twin Cities and the northwest suburbs, Highway 241 was expanded in 2007 from two to four lanes and traffic light

Traffic light

Traffic lights, which may also be known as stoplights, traffic lamps, traffic signals, signal lights, robots or semaphore, are signalling devices positioned at road intersections, pedestrian crossings and other locations to control competing flows of traffic...

s were added at major intersections along the route.

Major intersections