Minnesota State Highway 50

Trunk Highway 50 marker
Trunk Highway 50
Map
MN 50 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length15.082 mi[1] (24.272 km)
Existed1920–present
Major junctions
West end MN 3 at Farmington
Major intersections US 52 / MN 56 at Hampton
MN 20 at Douglas Township
East end US 61 at Douglas Township, near Miesville
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountiesDakota
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highway System
← MN 48→ MN 51

Minnesota State Highway 50 (MN 50) is a 15.082-mile-long (24.272 km) highway in Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 3 and Dakota County Road 74 in Farmington and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with U.S. 61 and State Highway 20 near Miesville.

State Highway 50 passes through the communities of Farmington, Empire Township, Castle Rock Township, Hampton, Hampton Township, New Trier, and Douglas Township.

Route description

State Highway 50 serves as an east–west route between Farmington, Hampton, New Trier, and Miesville.

The route is located in Dakota County.

State Highway 50 is also known as:

State Highway 50 and adjoining County Road 74 are also known as Ash Street in the city of Farmington.

Signs at the east end of MN 50 near Miesville

History

State Highway 50 was authorized in 1920 between Cannon Falls and Minneapolis. U.S. Highway 55 was routed along this highway in 1926. 55 was removed in 1934, and much of the road was replaced by U.S. Highways 52 and 65.[2]

The route was paved between Hampton and Farmington as early as 1929.

In 1949, State Highway 50 was extended east of Hampton to U.S. 61 near Miesville along 240th Street East.

At one time, State Highway 50 had continued farther west. From 1957 to 1994, the route had continued west of Farmington on present day Dakota County Highway 50 between State Highway 3 in Farmington and Interstate 35 in Lakeville. This section had also previously been part of old U.S. Highway 65 from 1934 to 1957.

The section of Highway 50 between Hampton and Miesville was paved by 1961.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Dakota County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Lakeville0.0000.000 I-35 / CSAH 5Programmed mile 0; former western terminus
6.1639.918 CSAH 23 (Cedar Avenue)
Farmington10.16116.353
 MN 3 north		Former west end of MN 3 overlap; current east end of CSAH 50
10.72517.260 MN 3 / CSAH 74 – Northfield, St. PaulCurrent western terminus
Hampton18.936–
19.029		30.475–
30.624
 US 52 / MN 56 south – Randolph, Kenyon, St. Paul		Access to southbound US 52 from MN 56
Douglas Township25.70041.360
 MN 20 south – Cannon Falls
25.77541.481 US 61 – Hastings, Red Wing
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Closed/former

References

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  1. ^ a b Minnesota Department of Transportation (August 14, 2014). "Statewide Trunk Logpoint Listing" (PDF). St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  2. ^ Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 26–50". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved October 21, 2010.[self-published source]