Minnesota State Highway 258

Minnesota State Highway 258 (MN 258) was a 10.811-mile-long (17.399 km) highway in southwest Minnesota, which ran from its intersection with County State-Aid Highway 17 in Comfrey north to its northern terminus at U.S. Highway 14 in Burnstown Township, four miles east of Springfield.

Trunk Highway 258
MN 258 highlighted in red
Route information
Defined by MS § 161.115(189)
Length	10.811 mi (17.399 km)
Existed	July 1, 1949[1]–April 15, 2013[2]
Major junctions
South end	CSAH 17 at Comfrey
North end	US 14 at Burnstown Township, near Springfield
Location
Counties	Brown
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highways Interstate U.S. State Legislative routes ← MN 257 → MN 263

Route description

Highway 258 served as a north–south connector route in southwest Minnesota between the town of Comfrey and U.S. Highway 14.

Highway 258 crossed the Little Cottonwood River near its intersection with County State-Aid Highway 20 in Bashaw Township. The route crossed the Cottonwood River near its intersection with County State-Aid Highway 24 in Burnstown Township.[3]

History

Highway 258 was authorized on July 1, 1949.[1] The route was paved in 1951.[4][5] On April 15, 2013, the route was turned over to Brown County.[2] The entire route is now designated and marked as Brown County State-Aid Highway 16.

Major intersections

The entire route was in Brown County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Comfrey	0.000	0.000	CR 17
Bashaw Township	1.990	3.203	CR 20 west
	2.992	4.815	CR 20 east
Burnstown Township	7.856	12.643	CR 24 east
	8.550	13.760	CR 24 west
	10.821	17.415	US 14 / CR 16 north
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. "Chapter 663-H.F. No. 1792", Session Laws of Minnesota for 1949, Earl L. Berg, Commissioner of Administration, pp. 1177–1185
2. "News Release". Minnesota Department of Transportation. April 15, 2013. Archived from the original on May 12, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
3. General Highway Map of Brown County (PDF) (Map). Minnesota Department of Transportation. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2008. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
4. 1951 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1951. § F18. Archived from the original on August 25, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
5. 1952 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1952. § F18. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2011.

External links

• Highway 258 at the Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page