Minnesota State Highway 251
Encyclopedia
Minnesota State Highway 251 is a highway
in southeast Minnesota
, which runs from its interchange
with Interstate 35
at Clarks Grove
and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection
with U.S. Highway 218
in Lansing Township, north of Austin
.
The route is 16 miles (25.7 km) in length.
Highway 251 is also known as Park Avenue in Hollandale
.
At its western terminus interchange with I-35
, Highway 251 becomes Freeborn County Road 31, also known as Main Street in Clarks Grove
.
The route was paved between Clarks Grove and Maple Island and between Corning and U.S. 218 at the time it was marked. Originally, the highway turned south at the county line and followed present-day County Road 2 east to U.S. 218. The highway was moved to its current alignment in 1952. This new routing, as well as the remaining gravel portion of the roadway, was paved in 1954 or 1955.
Highway 251 originally extended into Clarks Grove proper to intersect U.S. 65
(present-day County Road 45) until Interstate 35 was built.
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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 southeast 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 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 35
Interstate 35 in Minnesota
In the U.S. state of Minnesota, Interstate 35 is a highway in southeast, east-central, and northeast Minnesota. The route runs north–south from the Iowa state line through the twin cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul; where it splits into Interstates 35E and 35W; and ends in the city of...
at Clarks Grove
Clarks Grove, Minnesota
Clarks Grove is a city in Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 706 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
and continues east to its eastern terminus at 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 U.S. Highway 218
U.S. Route 218
U.S. Route 218 is an original United States Highway, created in 1926. Although technically a spur of U.S. Route 18, US 218 neither begins nor ends at US 18, but overlaps US 18 for near Charles City, Iowa. US 218 begins at U.S. Route 136 in downtown Keokuk and ends away at...
in Lansing Township, north of Austin
Austin, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 23,314 people, 9,897 households, and 6,076 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,168.2 people per square mile . There were 10,261 housing units at an average density of 954.3 per square mile...
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The route is 16 miles (25.7 km) in length.
Route description
Highway 251 serves as an east–west route in southeast Minnesota between Clarks Grove, Hollandale, Corning, and Lansing Township near Austin.Highway 251 is also known as Park Avenue in Hollandale
Hollandale, Minnesota
Hollandale is a city in Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 303 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
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At its western terminus interchange with I-35
Interstate 35 in Minnesota
In the U.S. state of Minnesota, Interstate 35 is a highway in southeast, east-central, and northeast Minnesota. The route runs north–south from the Iowa state line through the twin cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul; where it splits into Interstates 35E and 35W; and ends in the city of...
, Highway 251 becomes Freeborn County Road 31, also known as Main Street in Clarks Grove
Clarks Grove, Minnesota
Clarks Grove is a city in Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 706 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
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History
Highway 251 was authorized on July 1, 1949.The route was paved between Clarks Grove and Maple Island and between Corning and U.S. 218 at the time it was marked. Originally, the highway turned south at the county line and followed present-day County Road 2 east to U.S. 218. The highway was moved to its current alignment in 1952. This new routing, as well as the remaining gravel portion of the roadway, was paved in 1954 or 1955.
Highway 251 originally extended into Clarks Grove proper to intersect U.S. 65
U.S. Route 65
U.S. Route 65 is a north–south United States highway in the southern and midwestern United States. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 425 in Clayton, Louisiana. The northern terminus is at Interstate 35 just south of Interstate 90 in Albert Lea, Minnesota...
(present-day County Road 45) until Interstate 35 was built.
Major intersections
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