Minnesota State Highway 263

Trunk Highway 263
Route information
Defined by MS § 161.115(194)
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length:	11.226 mi[2] (18.066 km)
Existed:	July 1, 1949[1] – present
Major junctions
South end:	CR 8 at Ceylon
North end:	I-90 near Welcome
Location
Counties:	Martin
Highway system
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Minnesota State Highway 263 is a highway in southwest Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with Martin County Road 8 in Ceylon and continues north to its northern terminus at its interchange with Interstate 90 near Welcome, nine miles west of Fairmont.

The route is 11 miles (18 km) in length.

Route description

Highway 263 serves as a north–south route in southwest Minnesota between Ceylon and Interstate 90 near Welcome.

Highway 263 is also known as Main Street in Ceylon. The route follows Guide Street in Welcome.

History

Highway 263 was authorized on July 1, 1949.^[1]

The route was paved in 1951.^[3][4]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Martin County.

Location	Mile[2]	Destinations	Notes
Ceylon	0.000	CR 8 west (Main Street), CR 125 north (Clark Street)
	0.213	CR 6 (Railroad Street)
Lake Belt Township	1.080	CR 8 east
Tenhassen Township	3.697	CR 14
Manyaska Township	6.194	CR 22 west
Rolling Green Township	6.692	CR 22 east
Welcome	9.695	CR 26 (120th Street)	Old U.S. 16
Fox Lake Twp./Fraser Twp.	11.094-11.233	I-90, CR 27 north	Interchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Chapter 663-H.F. No. 1792", Session Laws of Minnesota for 1949 (Earl L. Berg, Commissioner of Administration): pp. 1177-1185 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 7" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/logpoint/d7.pdf. Retrieved January 20, 2011. 
3. ^ Minnesota Department of Highways (January 1, 1951). 1951 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Section G20. http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/mdt&CISOPTR=1174&REC=11. Retrieved January 20, 2011. 
4. ^ Minnesota Department of Highways (January 1, 1952). 1952 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Section G20. http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/mdt&CISOPTR=1294&REC=12. Retrieved January 20, 2011. 

External links

• [http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/r219-287.htm#263 Highway 263 at the Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page