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Minnesota State Highway 4

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"MN 4" redirects here. The term may also refer to Minnesota's 4th congressional district or to MN 4 (biostratigraphic zone).
Trunk Highway 4 marker
Trunk Highway 4
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length167.136 mi[1] (268.979 km)
Existed1920–present
Major junctions
South end Iowa 4 at the Iowa state line
Major intersections I-90 at Sherburn
MN 30 / MN 60 at St. James
US 14 / MN 68 at Sleepy Eye
MN 19 at Fairfax
US 212 at Hector
MN 7 at Cosmos
US 12 at Grove City
MN 23 / MN 55 at Paynesville
North end I-94 near Sauk Centre and Melrose
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountiesMartin, Watonwan, Brown, Nicollet, Renville, Meeker, Kandiyohi, Stearns
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highway System
← MN 3→ MN 5

Minnesota State Highway 4 (MN 4) is a highway in southwest and west-central Minnesota, which runs from Iowa Highway 4 at the Iowa state line (near Dunnell, MN and Estherville, IA), and continues north to its northern terminus at its interchange with Interstate Highway 94 near Sauk Centre and Melrose.

Highway 4 is 167 miles (269 km) in length.

Route description

State Highway 4 serves as a north–south route between Sherburn, Saint James, Sleepy Eye, Fairfax, Hector, Paynesville, and Meire Grove in southwest and west-central Minnesota.

Highway 4 parallels U.S. Highway 71 and State Highway 15 throughout its route.

Fort Ridgely State Park is located on Highway 4 in Nicollet County on the Minnesota River. The park is located south of Fairfax and northwest of New Ulm.[2]

History

The segment of Highway 4 between Paynesville and Interstate 94 is part of Minnesota Constitutional Route 4, established in 1920; the remainder of Highway 4 was authorized in 1933. Between Saint James and the Iowa border, Highway 4 followed very closely the former Minneapolis & St Louis Railway the remains of which are clearly visible on the west side of the highway between Minnesota Highway 60 and Sherburn, Minnesota. Grain elevators in Echols, Ormsby, Trimont, and Sherburn are aligned with the former M&StL route through each of these towns.[3]

The route was completely paved by 1961.[3]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Martin​0.0000.000 Iowa 4Continuation into Iowa
Sherburn13.367–
13.535		21.512–
21.782		 I-90I-90 exit 87.
WatonwanSt. James Township34.37855.326 MN 60West end of MN 60 concurrency
35.51057.148 MN 60 / MN 30East end of MN 60 concurrency
South end of MN 30 concurrency
Nelson Township42.09267.741 MN 30North end of MN 30 concurrency
BrownSleepy Eye62.998101.385 US 14 / MN 68South end of MN 68 concurrency
Home Township66.020106.249 MN 68North end of MN 68 concurrency
Nicollet
 No major junctions
RenvilleCairo Township79.399127.780 MN 19
Hector94.212151.620 US 212
MeekerCosmos108.147174.046 MN 7
Grove City123.011197.967 US 12West end of US 12 concurrency
Swede Grove Township123.620198.947 US 12East end of US 12 concurrency
Union Grove Township135.633218.280 MN 55East end of MN 55 concurrency
StearnsPaynesville MN 23
KandiyohiRoseville Township143.193230.447 MN 55West end of MN 55 concurrency
StearnsMelrose Township165.719–
165.804		266.699–
266.836		 I-94I-94 exit 131.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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Template:Attached KML/Minnesota State Highway 4
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  1. ^ a b "Statewide Logpoint Listing" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Minnesota DNR website for Fort Ridgely State Park - Link
  3. ^ a b Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 1–25". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved September 18, 2010.[self-published source]
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