Minnesota State Highway 287 (MN 287) is a
highway
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in west-central
Minnesota
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, which runs from its
intersection
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with
State Highway 28 in
Grey Eagle and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with
U.S. 71 /
State Highway 27 in
Long Prairie.
Route description
Highway 287 serves as a north–south route in west-central Minnesota between
Grey Eagle and
Long Prairie.
The roadway passes around the south side of Trace Lake at Grey Eagle. It also passes around the west side of Big Swan Lake in
Burnhamville Township.
Highway 287 changes direction to east–west at its
intersection
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with ''Todd County Road 13'' in
Round Prairie Township; and continues as east–west for 2.5 miles before returning again to a north–south direction for the remainder of its route towards Long Prairie.
[
Highway 287 is also known as ''State Street West'' in Grey Eagle. The route follows ''4th Avenue SE'' in Long Prairie.
The route is legally defined as Route 287 in the Minnesota Statutes.]
History
Highway 287 was authorized on July 1, 1949.[
The route was paved from Grey Eagle to Big Swan Lake in 1952.]
Major intersections
References
External links
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Highway 287 at the Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page
287
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Transportation in Todd County, Minnesota