Minnesota State Highway 99

Trunk Highway 99
Route information
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length:	40.827 mi (65.705 km)
Existed:	1933 – present
Major junctions
West end:	U.S. 14 near Nicollet
	MN 111 at Nicollet U.S. 169 / MN 22 at St. Peter MN 112 at Le Center MN 13 at Montgomery Township
East end:	MN 21 at Erin Township
Location
Counties:	Nicollet, Le Sueur, Rice
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highways Interstate US State Legislative routes ← MN 97 MN 100 →

Minnesota State Highway 99 (MN 99) is a highway in south-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with U.S. Highway 14 in Nicollet and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 21 in Erin Township, near the city of Faribault.

Highway 99 is 41 miles (66 km) in length and passes through the cities of St. Peter and Le Center.

Route description

MN 99 concurrent with US 169 and MN 22 in Saint Peter

Highway 99 serves as an east–west route in south-central Minnesota between Nicollet, St. Peter, Cleveland, Le Center, and Faribault.

The route is also known as 3rd Street in the town of Nicollet.

Highway 99 follows Minnesota Avenue for 16 blocks in the city of St. Peter. The route is concurrent with U.S. Highway 169 and State Highway 22 throughout this length.

The route crosses the Minnesota River at St. Peter.

The Broadway Bridge carries Highway 99 over the Minnesota River at St. Peter.

Highway 99 is also known as Derrynane Street in the city of Le Center.

History

Highway 99 was authorized on April 22, 1933.^[1] It was posted in 1934 and included parts of what were previously State Highways 7 and 21. It was paved between Nicollet and Le Center at this time.^[2] The section between Le Center and Highway 13 was paved in 1939,^[3][4] and the last section between Highway 13 and Highway 21 was paved in 1952.^[5][6]

Until the mid-1950s, Highway 99 turned directly north at Cleveland along what is now County Road 15 to intersect Highway 112. A shortcut heading northeast to Le Center was begun in 1953^[7] and completed by 1956.^[8]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Nicollet	Nicollet	0.000	0.000	US 14 – Mankato, New Ulm
		0.520	0.837	MN 111 (Main Street) – Gaylord
	St. Peter	11.721	18.863	MN 333
		12.337	19.854	US 169 south – Mankato	South end of US 169 overlap
				MN 22 – Mankato Regional Airport	South end of MN 22 overlap
		13.376	21.527	US 169 north / MN 22 north – Le Sueur	North end of US 169 / MN 22 overlap
Minnesota River		13.414– 13.494	21.588– 21.716	Broadway Bridge
Le Sueur	Lexington Township	25.393	40.866	MN 112 west – Le Sueur
	Montgomery Township	32.579	52.431	MN 13 – New Prague, Waterville
Rice	Erin Township	40.618	65.368	MN 21 – Faribault, Montgomery
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. "Chapter 440-H.F. No. 2000, Section 1", Session Laws of the State of Minnesota, Forty-Eighth Session, Mike Holm, Secretary of State, pp. 881–897.
2. 1934 Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). Minnesota Highway Department. May 1, 1934. § J20-K20. Retrieved November 15, 2010.
3. 1939 Map of Minnesota Trunk Highway System (Map). Minnesota Highway Department. January 1, 1939. § K20.
4. 1940 Map of Minnesota Trunk Highway System (Map). Minnesota Highway Department. January 1, 1940. § K20.
5. 1952 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Highway Department. January 1, 1952. § J17-K17.
6. 1953 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Highway Department. January 1, 1953. § J17-K17.
7. 1954 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Highway Department. January 1, 1954. § J17. Retrieved November 15, 2010.
8. 1956 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Highway Department. 1956. § J17. Retrieved November 15, 2010.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

• Details of Routes 76 to 100, Steve Riner's Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page