Minnesota State Highway 40
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| Trunk Highway 40 |
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| Length: | 73 mi[1] (117 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1933, 1950[1] | ||||||||
| East end: |  US-12 in Willmar |
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| West end: |  SD-20 at the South Dakota border,near Marietta, Minn. |
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| Major cities: | Willmar Madison |
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Minnesota State Highway 40 is a highway in west-central Minnesota, which runs from the intersection of U.S. Highway 12 and Minnesota 40 in Willmar and continues west to its western terminus at the South Dakota state line (near Marietta, Minn.), where it becomes South Dakota Highway 20.
Minnesota Highway 40 is 73-miles in length and passes through the communities of:
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[edit] Notes
Minnesota Highway 40 serves as an east-west arterial route between Willmar and Madison in west-central Minnesota.
Minnesota Highway 40 passes through the counties of:
Minnesota Highway 40 parallels U.S. Highway 12 and U.S. Highway 212 throughout its route in west-central Minnesota. Highway 40 also intersects with Highway 12 at its eastern terminus in Willmar.
Highway 40 is also known as:
- 60th Street throughout Chippewa County
- Lac qui Parle Avenue in Milan
- 1st Street in Madison
Highway 40 crosses Lac qui Parle Lake west of Milan.
Lac qui Parle State Park is 6-miles south of Highway 40 at Watson.
(Minnesota DNR website for Lac qui Parle State Park - Link)
[edit] Termini
The eastern terminus for Minnesota 40 is its intersection with U.S. Highway 12 in Willmar in west-central Minnesota.
The western terminus for Minnesota 40 is at the South Dakota state line (near Marietta, Minn. and Revillo, SD), where it becomes South Dakota Highway 20 upon crossing the state line.
[edit] History
Most of Highway 40 was authorized in 1933.
The section of Highway 40 between U.S. Highway 75 at Madison and the South Dakota state line was authorized circa 1950.
Highway 40 was still gravel in 1940. Mostly paved by 1953, except for just west of Willmar. Highway 40 was completely paved by 1958.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Riner, Steve. Details of Routes 26-50. The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved on 2007-02-24.
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