List of Minnesota state highways serving state institutions

In 1951, the state of Minnesota commissioned a number of short state highways to serve state institutions such as hospitals and penitentiaries.

Minnesota Trunk Highways serving state institutions
Highway names
Interstates	Interstate X (I-X)
US Highways	U.S. Highway X (US X)
State	Trunk Highway X (MN X or TH X)
System links
Minnesota Trunk Highways Interstate U.S. State Legislative routes

List of highways

Number	Length (mi)	Length (km)	Southern or western terminus	Northern or eastern terminus	Formed	Removed
MN 288	—	—	US 10 in Anoka	Anoka State Hospital	1951	1988
MN 289	0.512[1]	0.824	MN 73 at Moose Lake	Minnesota Correctional Facility at Moose Lake	1951	current
MN 290	0.400[2]	0.644	Ah-gwah-ching State Health Care Facility	MN 200 / MN 371 near Walker	1951	2009
MN 291	1.318[3]	2.121	US 61 in Hastings	Ravenna Trail (CSAH 54) in Hastings	1951	c. 2014
MN 292	0.807[4]	1.299	US 61 / US 63 at Red Wing		1951	current
MN 293	1.683[5]	2.709	MN 65 in Cambridge	MN 95 in Cambridge	1951	2009
MN 294	1.6	2.6	US 71 Bus. in Willmar		1951	2006
MN 295	1.160[6]	1.867	Minnesota Security Hospital in St. Peter	US 169 in St. Peter	1951	c. 2010
MN 296	—	—	US 63 in Rochester	Rochester State Hospital	1951	1990
MN 297	0.475[7]	0.764	Fir Avenue in Fergus Falls		1951	2010
MN 298	1.092[8]	1.757	Minnesota Correctional Facility at Faribault	MN 60 / MN 299 in Faribault	1951	current
MN 299	0.674[9]	1.085	MN 60 / MN 298 in Faribault	Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf	1951	current
MN 300	—	—	US 169 at Shakopee	Minnesota Correctional Facility in Shakopee	1951	1996
MN 301	1.059[10]	1.704	CSAH 8 in St. Cloud	US 10 at St. Cloud	1951	current
MN 302	—	—	US 71 at Sauk Centre	State Home for Girls at Sauk Centre	1951	2003
MN 303	—	—	US 14 in Owatonna		1951	1973
MN 309	0.274[10]	0.441	MN 18 at Brainerd		c. 1959	2014
MN 323	0.20	0.32	MN 298 at Faribault		1970	c. 2010
MN 329	1.112[11]	1.790	MN 329 in Morris	West Central Research and Outreach Center at Morris	c. 1970	current
MN 330	2.020[12]	3.251	US 14 in Lamberton Township	US 14 near Lamberton	c. 1975	current
MN 333	0.492[6]	0.792	Minnesota Security Hospital in St. Peter	MN 99 in St. Peter	c. 1983	2010
Former

State Highway 288

Trunk Highway 288
Location	Anoka State Hospital
Existed	1951–1998

State Highway 288 (MN 288) was a highway which ran from U.S. Highway 10 to the Anoka State Hospital in the city of Anoka.

The route was authorized in 1951 and removed in 1998. Part of the route is now Anoka County Road 7; the rest is a city street.

State Highway 289

Trunk Highway 289
Location	Minnesota Correctional Facility at Moose Lake
Length	0.512 mi (0.824 km)
Existed	1951–present

State Highway 289 (MN 289) is a short highway in northeast Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 73 on the south side of Moose Lake; and continues eastbound for 0.5 miles (0.80 km) past the Minnesota Correctional Facility at Moose Lake; formerly known as the Moose Lake Treatment Center. The roadway is located in Carlton County. Interstate 35 is nearby.

The route was authorized in 1951. Highway 289 has been rerouted from its original routing to a more direct route farther south.

State Highway 290

Trunk Highway 290
Location	Ah-gwah-ching State Health Care Facility
Length	0.40 mi (0.64 km)
Existed	1951–2009

State Highway 290 (MN 290) was a short highway in north–central Minnesota, which ran from the State Health Care Facility and continued north to its northern terminus at its intersection with State Highways 200 / 371; two miles south of Walker in Cass County; on the west side of Walker Bay of Leech Lake.

The roadway was an unmarked state route from 1951 to 2009. The route was, and still is, also known as Ah-gwah-ching Road NW.

Highway 290 was 0.4 miles (0.64 km) in length.

The roadway was removed from the state highway system by the 2009 Legislature.

State Highway 291

Trunk Highway 291
Location	Hastings Veterans Home
Length	1.318 mi (2.121 km)
Existed	1951–c. 2014

State Highway 291 (MN 291) was a short highway in southeast Minnesota, which ran from its intersection with U.S. Highway 61 in Hastings, and continued eastbound for 1.3 miles (2.1 km) past the Hastings Veterans Home to its eastern terminus at its intersection with Dakota County Road 54 (Ravenna Trail) in Hastings. The roadway is located in Dakota County.

Highway 291 is also known as East 18th Street and Le Duc Drive in Hastings. The roadway crosses the Vermillion River.

The route was authorized in 1951. Highway 291 originally ran off of 10th Street and into the Veterans Home from the north rather than from the west at 18th Street as it did until cancellation. The roadway was removed from the state highway system by the 2012 Legislature.

State Highway 292

Trunk Highway 292
Location	Minnesota Correctional Facility in Red Wing
Length	1.3 mi (2.1 km)
Existed	1951–present

State Highway 292 (MN 292) is a short highway in southeast Minnesota, which runs from its first intersection with U.S. Highways 61 / 63 at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Red Wing; and continues for 1.3 miles (2.1 km) past the facility to its terminus at its second intersection with U.S. Highways 61 / 63 in Red Wing. The roadway is located in Goodhue County.

The route was authorized in 1951.

Highway 292 will eventually be given to the city of Hastings.[13]

State Highway 293

Trunk Highway 293
Location	Cambridge State Hospital
Length	1.7 mi (2.7 km)
Existed	1951–2009

State Highway 293 (MN 293) was a short highway in east central Minnesota, which ran from its intersection with old State Highway 65 (Main Street) in Cambridge and continued west and then north to its northern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 95 (1st Avenue) in Cambridge. The route was located in Isanti County.

The roadway was a state marked route from 1951 to 2009. The route had followed 18th Avenue SW and Dellwood Street in Cambridge. Highway 293 had linked State Highway 95 and the former route of State Highway 65.

Highway 293 was 1.7 miles (2.7 km) in length and had served the now-closed Cambridge State Hospital.

The roadway was removed from the state highway system by the 2009 Legislature, several years after the closure of the Cambridge State Hospital.

State Highway 294

Trunk Highway 294
Location	Willmar Regional Treatment Center
Length	1.6 mi (2.6 km)
Existed	1951–2006

State Highway 294 (MN 294) was a short highway in west–central Minnesota, which ran from its first intersection with Business Highway 71 in Willmar and continued briefly east and then north to its northern terminus at its second intersection with Business Highway 71 in Willmar; near the U.S. 71 / State Highway 23 interchange on the north side of Willmar. The route was located in Kandiyohi County.

The roadway was a state route from 1951 to 2006. The route had followed Technology Drive NE in Willmar and then briefly followed Civic Center Drive. Highway 294 was 1.6 miles (2.6 km) in length and had serviced the Willmar Regional Treatment Center.

Highway 294 was removed from the state highway system by the 2006 Legislature. The roadway had always been marked from Business 71 at the interchange off-ramps with U.S. 71 / State Highway 23 on the north side of Willmar. The off-ramps as far as the first intersection at County Road 24 (26th Avenue) are officially designated unsigned Route 994A.

State Highway 295

Trunk Highway 295
Location	St. Peter Regional Treatment Center
Length	1.1 mi (1.8 km)
Existed	1951–c. 2010

State Highway 295 (MN 295) was a short highway in south–central Minnesota, which runs from the St. Peter Regional Treatment Center in St. Peter; and continues for 1.1 miles (1.8 km) past the facility to its eastern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 169 in St. Peter. The roadway is located in Nicollet County.

The route was authorized in 1951. Highway 295 was removed by the 2008 Legislature, but was still listed in the trunk highway log as of 2009 and not eliminated until 2010. Part of the roadway was obliterated.

State Highway 296

Trunk Highway 296
Location	Rochester State Hospital
Existed	1951–1990

State Highway 296 (MN 296) was a highway about two miles in length which ran from U.S. Highway 63 in Rochester to the Rochester State Hospital.

The route was authorized in 1951 and removed from the highway system in 1990, when the state hospital closed. The route is now a city street, Fourth Street, S.E. The campus was later converted to the Federal Medical Center, Rochester.

State Highway 297

Trunk Highway 297
Location	Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center
Length	0.50 mi (0.80 km)
Existed	1951–2010

State Highway 297 (MN 297) was a short highway in west–central Minnesota, which ran from its first intersection with West Fir Avenue in Fergus Falls; and continued for 0.5 miles (0.80 km) past the Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center facility to its eastern terminus at its second intersection with West Fir Avenue in Fergus Falls. The roadway was located in Otter Tail County. The route was authorized in 1951. The route was removed from the state highway system in 2010.[14]

The short route of Highway 297 did not intersect any other state trunk highway; however it formerly intersected U.S. Highway 59 before that highway was re-routed to the south of Fergus Falls.

State Highway 298

Trunk Highway 298
Location	Minnesota Correctional Facility in Faribault
Length	1.092 mi (1.757 km)
Existed	1951–present

State Highway 298 (MN 298) is a short highway in southeast Minnesota, which runs from two state facilities in Faribault; and continues for 1.1 miles (1.8 km) past the facilities to its northern terminus at its intersection with State Highways 60 and 299 in Faribault. Highway 298 serves the Minnesota State Academy for the Blind and the Minnesota Correctional Facility at Faribault. The route follows 6th Avenue SE. The roadway is located in Rice County.

At its northern terminus intersection, Highway 298 adjoins State Highway 299, which serves the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf facility.

The route was authorized in 1951. The additional loop of Highway 298 was authorized c. 1970. This added loop, into the Minnesota State Academy for the Blind, was authorized under legislative route 323; and in 2009 was given that number as its trunk highway designation, as a separate route. The southern terminus of Highway 298, which used to loop around and return north to join itself; was terminated in 2009 at the entrance of the Minnesota Correctional Facility — Faribault. Highway 298 is currently under the process of being removed and given to the city of Faribault.[15]

State Highway 299

Trunk Highway 299
Location	State Academy for the Deaf
Length	0.674 mi (1.085 km)
Existed	1951–present

Minnesota State Highway 299.

State Highway 299 (MN 299) is a short highway in southeast Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highways 60 and 298 in Faribault; and continues for 0.7 miles (1.1 km) to its northern terminus at the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf facility in Faribault. Highway 299 follows 6th Avenue NE and Olof Hansen Drive. Like most other special Minnesota state highways serving state facilities, it ends in a circle. The roadway is located in Rice County.

At its southern terminus intersection, Highway 299 adjoins State Highway 298, which serves the nearby Minnesota State Academy for the Blind and the Minnesota Correctional Facility at Faribault. Highway 299 intersects State Highway 60 at the same intersection as Highway 298.

The route was authorized in 1951. Highway 299 is currently under the process of being removed and given to the city of Faribault.[16]

State Highway 300

Trunk Highway 300
Location	Women's Correctional Facility in Shakopee
Existed	1951–1996

State Highway 300 (MN 300) was a highway which ran from U.S. Highway 169 in Shakopee to the Women's Correctional Facility. The route was authorized in 1951 and removed in 1996. It is now an extension of Scott County Road 16.

State Highway 301

Trunk Highway 301
Location	Minnesota Correctional Facility in St. Cloud
Length	1.059 mi (1.704 km)
Existed	1951–present

State Highway 301 (MN 301) is a short highway in Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with Sherburne County Road 8 (15th Avenue S.E.) in St. Cloud and continues for one mile to its eastern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 10 in St. Cloud. Highway 301 serves the Minnesota Correctional Facility at St. Cloud. The route follows Minnesota Boulevard S.E. The roadway is located in the Sherburne County portion of St. Cloud.

The route was authorized in 1951.

State Highway 302

Trunk Highway 302
Location	State Home for Girls in Sauk Centre
Existed	1951–2003

State Highway 302 (MN 302) was a highway which ran from U.S. Highway 71 east to the State Home for Girls in Sauk Centre. It was authorized in 1951 and decommissioned in 2003. The property has since been redeveloped, and the roadway itself has been removed.

State Highway 303

Trunk Highway 303
Location	State School in Owatonna
Existed	1951–1973

State Highway 303 (MN 303) was a highway which ran from U.S. Highway 14, through a state school in the northwest part of the city of Owatonna, and then returned to Highway 14. The route was authorized in 1951 and removed in 1973.

State Highway 309

Trunk Highway 309
Location	Brainerd State Hospital
Length	0.274 mi (0.441 km)
Existed	c. 1959–2014[17]

State Highway 309 (MN 309) was a short highway in north–central Minnesota, which ran from its first intersection with State Highway 18 in Brainerd and continued for 0.3 mile to its eastern terminus at its second intersection with State Highway 18 in Brainerd. The roadway was located in Crow Wing County.

Highway 309 served the Brainerd State Hospital, also known as the Brainerd Regional Human Services Center. The roadway forms a "U"-shape with two junctions on Highway 18. The western terminus of Highway 18 in Brainerd is nearby at its intersection with State Highway 25.

The route was authorized c. 1959.

State Highway 323

Trunk Highway 323
Location	State Academy for the Blind in Faribault
Length	0.20 mi (0.32 km)
Existed	1970–c. 2010

State Highway 323 (MN 323) is a highway which forms a loop off of State Highway 298 to serve the State Academy for the Blind in Faribault. It was authorized in 1970 as Legislative Route 323 but was treated as an extension of MN 298 until 2009. Highway 323 is currently under the process of being removed and given to the city of Faribault.[18]

State Highway 329

Trunk Highway 329
Location	West Central Research and Outreach Center in Morris
Length	1.112 mi (1.790 km)
Existed	c. 1970–present

State Highway 329 (MN 329) is a short highway in west–central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with U.S. Highway 59 in the city of Morris, and continues eastbound for 1.1 mile to its eastern terminus in Framnas Township at the West Central Research and Outreach Center. The roadway is located in Stevens County.

Highway 329 serves the University of Minnesota - West Central Research and Outreach Center at Morris; a division of the greater University of Minnesota's College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences. The Morris facility researches crop production, animal sciences, horticulture, water quality, organic dairy, and renewable energy. The route was authorized c. 1970.

Highway 329 crosses the Pomme de Terre River.

The University of Minnesota at Morris campus is located immediately west of the junction of U.S. 59, Highway 329, and Prairie Lane.

State Highway 330

Trunk Highway 330
Location	University of Minnesota - Southwest Research and Outreach Center
Length	2.020 mi (3.251 km)
Existed	c. 1975–present

State Highway 330 (MN 330) is a short highway in southwest Minnesota, which runs from its first intersection with U.S. Highway 14 in Lamberton Township, and continues for 2 miles to its eastern terminus at its second intersection with U.S. Highway 14 near the city of Lamberton. The roadway is located in Redwood County.

Highway 330 serves the University of Minnesota - Southwest Research and Outreach Center at Lamberton; an agricultural research and education station. The roadway forms a "U"-shape with two junctions on U.S. 14.

The route was authorized c. 1975.

State Highway 333

Trunk Highway 333
Location	St. Peter State Hospital
Length	0.492 mi (0.792 km)
Existed	ca. 1983–c. 2010

State Highway 333 (MN 333) was a short highway in south–central Minnesota, which runs from the St. Peter Regional Treatment Center facility in St. Peter; and continues for 0.5 mile past the facility to its northern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 99 in St. Peter. The roadway is located in Nicollet County.

The route was authorized c. 1983. Highway 333 was removed by the 2008 Legislature, but the route was still listed in the trunk highway log as of 2009 and was not eliminated until 2010.

References

1. "Trunk Highway Logpoint Listing – District 1" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. July 18, 2008. p. 99. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2008. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
2. "Trunk Highway Logpoint Listing – District 3" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. July 18, 2008. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2008. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
3. "Trunk Highway Logpoint Listing – District 5 (Metro)" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. July 18, 2008. pp. 179–180. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2008. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
4. "Trunk Highway Logpoint Listing – District 6" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. July 18, 2008. p. 117. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2008. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
5. District 3 2008, pp. 121–122.
6. "Trunk Highway Logpoint Listing – District 7" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. July 18, 2008. p. 93. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2008. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
7. "Trunk Highway Logpoint Listing – District 4" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. July 18, 2008. p. 99. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2008. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
8. District 6 2008, pp. 117–118.
9. District 6 2008, p. 118.
10. District 3 2008, p. 122.
11. District 4 2008, pp. 99–100.
12. "Trunk Highway Logpoint Listing – District 8" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. July 18, 2008. p. 91. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2008. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
13. (PDF) https://www.dot.state.mn.us/govrel/reports/2018/2018-turnback-program-report.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
14. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF2851&session=ls86&version=latest&session_number=0&session_year=2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)
15. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=SF3209&version=latest&session=ls90&session_year=2018&session_number=0. Missing or empty |title= (help)
16. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=SF3209&version=latest&session=ls90&session_year=2018&session_number=0. Missing or empty |title= (help)
17. "Removal of Minnesota State Route 309".
18. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=SF3209&version=latest&session=ls90&session_year=2018&session_number=0. Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

• Riner, Steve. "Details of Routes 288-694".