Minnesota State Highway 111 (MN 111) is a short
highway
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in south-central
Minnesota
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, which runs from its
intersection
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with
U.S. Highway 14
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in
Nicollet and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with
State Highway 22 in
New Sweden Township.
Route description
Highway 111 serves as a north–south route in south-central Minnesota between the cities of
Nicollet and
Gaylord
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People
*Gaylord (given name)
Surname
*Bill Gaylord (born 1967), British former alpine skier
*Charles Gaylord (1936 ...
.
Highway 111 is also known as ''Main Street'' in the city of Nicollet.
The route is legally defined as Route 122 in the Minnesota Statutes.
It is not marked with this number.
History
Highway 111 was authorized on April 22, 1933.
[
The route was paved by 1960.]
Major intersections
References
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111
Transportation in Nicollet County, Minnesota