Minnesota State Highway 249

Trunk Highway 249
	MN 249 highlighted in red
Route information
	Defined by MS § 161.115(180)
Length	15 mi[1] (24 km)
Existed	July 1, 1949[2]–1989[3]
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

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[2] and removed in 1989.[3] 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

The entire highway was in Houston County.

Location	Destinations	Notes
Caledonia	MN 44 / MN 76	Western terminus
	CSAH 3 (East Main Street)
	CSAH 5 (South Winnebago Street)
Mayville Township	CSAH 32
Crooked Creek Township	CSAH 24
Crooked Creek Township	MN 26	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1989-1990 Official Highway Map of Minnesota (Map). Minnesota Department of Transportation. 1989. § O21. Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
"Chapter 663-H.F. No. 1792", Session Laws of Minnesota for 1949, Earl L. Berg, Commissioner of Administration, pp. 1177–1185
"2010 Control Section Report Section 2810" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 31, 2010. p. 96. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2009. Retrieved December 29, 2010.

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[1989map-1] 1989-1990 Official Highway Map of Minnesota (Map). Minnesota Department of Transportation. 1989. § O21. Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2010.

[laws1949-2] "Chapter 663-H.F. No. 1792", Session Laws of Minnesota for 1949, Earl L. Berg, Commissioner of Administration, pp. 1177–1185

[consec-3] "2010 Control Section Report Section 2810" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 31, 2010. p. 96. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2009. Retrieved December 29, 2010.