Minnesota State Highway 249

Trunk Highway 249
Route information
Defined by MS § 161.115(180)
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length:	15 mi[3] (24 km)
Existed:	July 1, 1949[1] – 1989[2]
Major junctions
West end:	MN 44 / MN 76 at Caledonia
East end:	MN 26 at Crooked Creek Township, near Reno
Location
Counties:	Houston
Highway system
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Minnesota State Highway 249 was a highway in southeast Minnesota, which ran from its intersection with State Highways 44 and 76 in Caledonia and continued east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 26 in Crooked Creek Township, south of Reno.

The route was a state marked route from 1949 to 1992. In the present day, nearly all of the route is known as Houston County Road 249.

The highway was also known as Main Street, Winnebago Street, and Adams Street in the city of Caledonia.

Route description

Highway 249 had passed through the communities of Caledonia, Mayville Township, and Crooked Creek Township.

The highway was legally defined as Legislative Route 249 in the Minnesota Statutes § 161.115(180).

The roadway is unpaved from its intersection with Highway 26 to its intersection with Houston County Road 24.

History

Highway 249 was authorized on July 1, 1949^[1] and removed in 1989.^[2] Most of the road became County Road 249, except for two segments in Caledonia which became extensions of County Road 3 and County Road 5.

Major intersections

County	Location	Destinations
Houston	Caledonia	MN 44 / MN 76
		CR 3 (E. Main Street)
		CR 5 (S. Winnebago Street)
	Mayville Township	CR 32
	Crooked Creek Township	CR 24
		MN 26

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} "2010 Control Section Report". Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 31, 2010. p. 96. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/pdf_report/consec.pdf. Retrieved December 29, 2010. 
3. ^ Minnesota Department of Transportation (1989). 1989-1990 Official Highway Map of Minnesota (Map). Section O21. http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/mdt&CISOPTR=1267&REC=1. Retrieved December 29, 2010.