- Minnesota State Highway 277
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Trunk Highway 277
Route information Defined by MS § 161.115(208) Maintained by Mn/DOT Length: 11.025 mi[2] (17.743 km) Existed: July 1, 1949[1] – present Major junctions South end: 
MN 7 near Clara CityNorth end: 
MN 40 at Louriston TownshipLocation Counties: Chippewa Highway system Minnesota Trunk Highways
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MN 275MN 280 
→Minnesota State Highway 277 is a highway in west-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 7 in Stoneham Township near Clara City and Maynard; and continues to its northern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 40 in Louriston Township, 20 miles west of Willmar.
The route is 11 miles (18 km) in length.
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Route description
Highway 277 serves as a north–south route in west-central Minnesota between State Highways 7 and 40. It passes through the unincorporated town of Gluek.
The roadway follows 60th Avenue SE and 60th Avenue NE in Chippewa County.
The route is legally defined as Route 277 in the Minnesota Statutes.[3]
History
Highway 277 was authorized on July 1, 1949.[1]
The route was paved in 1956.[4][5]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Chippewa County.
Location Mile[2] Destinations Notes Stoneham Township 0.000 MN 7, CR 4 southCrate Township 3.010 CR 36 5.018 CR 13 Crate Twp.-Louriston Twp. 8.009 CR 12 Louriston Township 11.023 MN 40, CR 4 north1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi References
- ^ a b "Chapter 663-H.F. No. 1792", Session Laws of Minnesota for 1949 (Earl L. Berg, Commissioner of Administration): pp. 1177-1185
- ^ a b "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 8" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/logpoint/d8.pdf. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
- ^ "161.115, Additional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 2010. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=161.115. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
- ^ Minnesota Department of Highways (1956). 1956 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Section E15. http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/mdt&CISOPTR=1186&REC=15. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
- ^ Minnesota Department of Highways (1957). 1957 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Section E15. http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/mdt&CISOPTR=1189&REC=16. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
External links
Categories:- State highways in Minnesota
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