Minnesota State Highway 67

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Trunk Highway 67 marker
Trunk Highway 67
MN 67 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length83.026 mi (133.617 km)
Existed1933–present
Major junctions
West end US 75 near Canby
Major intersections
East end MN 68 at Morgan
Location
CountiesYellow Medicine, Redwood
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highway System
MN 66 MN 68

Minnesota State Highway 67 (MN 67) is a 83.026-mile-long (133.617 km) highway in southwest Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with U.S. Highway 75 in Oshkosh Township near Canby and continues east and southeast to its eastern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 68 in Morgan.

Route description[]

Highway 67 serves as an east–west and north–south route in southwest Minnesota between Canby, Clarkfield, Granite Falls, Redwood Falls, and Morgan.

The highway is officially marked as an east–west route by its highway shields from beginning to end.

Upper Sioux Agency State Park is located on Highway 67, eight miles southeast of Granite Falls.[1]

Highway 67 runs together with State Highway 19 for 14 miles (23 km), west of Redwood Falls.

The highway is primarily a two-lane highway. The maximum posted speed limit is 60 mph. Lower limits are posted in urban areas, with the 60 mph limit posted on straight and open stretches.

In April 2019, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MN-DOT) closed Highway 67 in both directions approximately 8 miles southeast of the intersection of 67 and State Highway 23 in Granite Falls. The closure was necessary due to unstable ground deep underneath the roadbed, causing large cracks to appear in the road surface and rendering it impassable for traffic. A detour is in place, following (from southeast to northwest) Yellow Medicine County Road 2 and State Highway 274 between Echo and Granite Falls. MN-DOT plans to permanently reroute Highway 67 along this detour and close off the failed section.[2] The main entrance to Upper Sioux Agency State Park is still accessible on the old roadway traveling southeast from Granite Falls.

History[]

Trunk Highway 93 marker

Trunk Highway 93

LocationRedwood Falls to Morgan
Length13 mi (21 km)
Existed1934–1963

Highway 67 was authorized in 1920 from present-day Highway 19 south of Echo to Granite Falls.[3] In 1934, it was extended westward to U.S. 75 at Canby. The route was expanded east to Redwood Falls and southeast to Morgan c. 1963.[4]

Highway 67 was paved from Granite Falls to U.S. Highway 75 by 1940. The route was completely paved by 1953.[4]

Major intersections[]

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Yellow MedicineOshkosh Township0.0000.000 US 75 – Madison, CanbyWestern terminus
Clarkfield19.03930.640 US 59
Stony Run Township31.25950.306 US 212 west – MontevideoNorthern end of US 212 concurrency
Granite Falls32.35852.075 US 212 east / MN 23 eastEastern end of US 212 concurrency; northern end of MN 23 concurrency
32.57152.418 MN 23 west – MarshallSouthern end of MN 23 concurrency
Echo Township54.80288.195 MN 19 west – MarshallWestern end of MN 19 concurrency
RedwoodRedwood Falls69.761112.269 US 71 north / MN 19 eastEastern end of MN 19 concurrency; northern end of US 71 concurrency
70.216113.002 US 71 southSouthern end of US 71 concurrency
Morgan82.942133.482 MN 68 – Sleepy Eye, MarshallEastern terminus; roadway continues as MN 68
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References[]

Route map:

KML is from Wikidata
  1. ^ Minnesota DNR web page for Upper Sioux Agency State Park - Link
  2. ^ MN-DOT Projects - Highway 67 - Granite Falls to Echo - Link
  3. ^ Minnesota State Legislature (2010). "§ 161.114, Constitutional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
  4. ^ a b Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 51–75". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Self-published. Retrieved October 25, 2010.[self-published source]
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