Minnesota State Highway 21 (MN 21) is a
highway
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in
Minnesota
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, which runs from its
intersection with
State Highway 60 in
Faribault and continues north to its northern terminus at its
interchange with
U.S. Highway 169 in
Jordan
Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...
, southwest of
Shakopee
Shakopee ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Scott County, Minnesota, United States. It is located southwest of Minneapolis. Sited on the south bank bend of the Minnesota River, Shakopee and nearby suburbs comprise the southwest portion of ...
.
Route description
State Highway 21 serves as a north–south route between
Faribault,
Montgomery,
New Prague
New Prague ( ) is a city in Scott and Le Sueur counties in the state of Minnesota. The population was 7,321 at the 2010 census.
History
Origin
New Prague was laid out in 1856, and named after Prague, the capital of Bohemia (now the Czech Re ...
, and
Jordan
Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...
.
Highway 21 is also known as:
*''Broadway Street'' in
Jordan
Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...
*''Helena Boulevard'' in
Scott County
*''4th Avenue N.W.'' in
New Prague
New Prague ( ) is a city in Scott and Le Sueur counties in the state of Minnesota. The population was 7,321 at the 2010 census.
History
Origin
New Prague was laid out in 1856, and named after Prague, the capital of Bohemia (now the Czech Re ...
*''
Lyndale Avenue
Lyndale Avenue is a major street in the U.S. state of Minnesota that traverses the cities of Minneapolis, Brooklyn Center, Richfield, and Bloomington. A noncontiguous portion also exists in Faribault, part of Highway 21. There are several co ...
'' in
Faribault
The Lyndale Avenue portion in Faribault is built as a four-lane
divided highway
A dual carriageway ( BE) or divided highway ( AE) is a class of highway with carriageways for traffic travelling in opposite directions separated by a central reservation (BrE) or median (AmE). Roads with two or more carriageways which are ...
.
The southern terminus for Highway 21 is its
intersection with
State Highway 60 in
Faribault. Highway 21 becomes ''Rice County Road 48'' upon crossing its intersection with Highway 60.
History
State Highway 21 was authorized in 1920, running from
Zumbrota to
St. Peter.
In 1934, the segment east of Faribault became State Highway 60, and the segment west of Shieldsville became State Highway 99. Highway 21 was then extended northwest to Highway 13 at Montgomery, then north through
New Prague
New Prague ( ) is a city in Scott and Le Sueur counties in the state of Minnesota. The population was 7,321 at the 2010 census.
History
Origin
New Prague was laid out in 1856, and named after Prague, the capital of Bohemia (now the Czech Re ...
to
Jordan
Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...
.
The southernmost section of Highway 21 through
Faribault is second-generation old
U.S. Highway 65 (constructed in the late 1950s), which was connected to a divided highway coming off
Interstate Highway 35
Interstate 35 (I-35) is a major Interstate Highway in the central United States. As with most primary Interstates that end in a five, it is a major cross-country, north–south route. It stretches from Laredo, Texas, near the Mexican border ...
in the 1960s.
Highway 21 was paved north of
State Highway 19 by 1940. The remainder of Highway 21 was paved in the late 1940s.
Major intersections
References
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021
021 is:
* in Brazil, the telephone area code for the city of Rio de Janeiro and surrounding cities (Greater Rio de Janeiro)
* in China, the telephone area code for the city of Shanghai.
* in Indonesia, the area code for the city of Jakarta ...
Transportation in Rice County, Minnesota
Transportation in Le Sueur County, Minnesota
Transportation in Scott County, Minnesota