Minnesota State Highway 264 (MN 264) is a

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in southwest

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, which runs from its

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with Nobles County State-Aid Highway 21 (2nd Avenue) in Round Lake and continues north to its northern terminus at its interchange with

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and Jackson County State-Aid Highway 1, six miles east of

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Route description

Highway 264 serves as a north–south connector route in southwest Minnesota between Round Lake and Interstate 90. The route runs along the county line for

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and

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counties for most of its length. Highway 264 follows ''Amy Avenue'' and ''Main Street'' in Round Lake. The route is legally defined as Route 264 in the Minnesota Statutes. The route is facing a turnback to Nobles and Jackson Counties, as the legislative route is being removed.

History

Highway 264 was authorized on July 1, 1949. The route was paved in the mid-1950s.

Major intersections

References

{{reflist *MnDOT
Nobles County General Highway Map.
Accessed May 2, 2010. *MnDOT
Jackson County General Highway Map.
Accessed May 2, 2010. 264 Transportation in Nobles County, Minnesota Transportation in Jackson County, Minnesota