Minnesota State Highway 257
Encyclopedia
Minnesota State Highway 257 is a highway
in southwest Minnesota
, which runs from its intersection
with Brown County Road 20 (Broadway Avenue) in the town of Hanska
and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 15
in Linden Township, 6 miles north of Madelia
.
The route is 4 miles (6.4 km) in length.
and State Highway 15.
It passes around the north side of Linden Lake in Linden Township.
The route is legally defined as Route 257 in the Minnesota Statutes.
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 southwest 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 Brown County Road 20 (Broadway Avenue) in the town of Hanska
Hanska, Minnesota
Hanska is a city in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 402 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 with State Highway 15
Minnesota State Highway 15
Minnesota State Highway 15 is a highway in south-central and central Minnesota, which runs from Iowa Highway 15 at the Iowa state line and continues north to its northern terminus at its interchange with U.S. Highway 10 outside of Sartell and Sauk Rapids, north of St...
in Linden Township, 6 miles north of Madelia
Madelia, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,340 people, 911 households, and 571 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,876.4 people per square mile . There were 1,000 housing units at an average density of 801.9 per square mile...
.
The route is 4 miles (6.4 km) in length.
Route description
Highway 257 serves as a short east–west route in southwest Minnesota between the town of HanskaHanska, Minnesota
Hanska is a city in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 402 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 State Highway 15.
It passes around the north side of Linden Lake in Linden Township.
The route is legally defined as Route 257 in the Minnesota Statutes.