Minnesota State Highway 109 (MN 109) is a
highway
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in south-central
Minnesota
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, which runs from its
intersection with
U.S. Highway 169 in
Winnebago and continues east to its eastern terminus at its
interchange with
Interstate 90 in
Alden
Alden may refer to:
Places United States
* Alden, California, a former settlement
* Alden, Colorado
* Alden, Illinois
*Alden, Iowa
* Alden, Kansas
* Alden, Michigan
*Alden, Minnesota
* Alden, Oklahoma
*Alden, Pennsylvania
*Alden, New York
** Alde ...
.
Highway 109 passes through the cities of
Winnebago,
Wells, and
Alden
Alden may refer to:
Places United States
* Alden, California, a former settlement
* Alden, Colorado
* Alden, Illinois
*Alden, Iowa
* Alden, Kansas
* Alden, Michigan
*Alden, Minnesota
* Alden, Oklahoma
*Alden, Pennsylvania
*Alden, New York
** Alde ...
.
Route description
Highway 109 serves as an east–west route in south-central Minnesota between
Winnebago,
Delavan,
Easton,
Wells, and
Alden
Alden may refer to:
Places United States
* Alden, California, a former settlement
* Alden, Colorado
* Alden, Illinois
*Alden, Iowa
* Alden, Kansas
* Alden, Michigan
*Alden, Minnesota
* Alden, Oklahoma
*Alden, Pennsylvania
*Alden, New York
** Alde ...
.
Highway 109 runs
concurrent
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Law
* Concurrence, in jurisprudence, the need to prove both ''actus reus'' and ''mens rea''
* Concurring opinion (also called a "concurrence"), a ...
with
State Highway 22 on ''2nd Avenue NW'' in the city of Wells for two blocks.
The route is also known as ''South Broadway'' in Alden.
Highway 109, together with State Highway 22 and I-90, are used by motorists as a direct route between
Albert Lea Albert Lea may refer to:
*Albert Lea, Minnesota, U.S.
* Albert Lea Township, Freeborn County, Minnesota, U.S.
*Albert Miller Lea
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and
Mankato
Mankato ( ) is a city in Blue Earth, Nicollet, and Le Sueur counties in the state of Minnesota. The population was 44,488 according to the 2020 census, making it the 21st-largest city in Minnesota, and the 5th-largest outside of the Minnea ...
.
Highway 109 mostly parallels
I-90 and
State Highway 30 throughout its route. 109 intersects
I-90 at its eastern terminus in Alden.
History
Highway 109 was authorized in 1933 between Alden and Wells.
[ The route was expanded west of Wells to Winnebago in 1949.]
Major intersections
References
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109
Transportation in Faribault County, Minnesota
Transportation in Freeborn County, Minnesota