Highway 246 serves as an east–west and a north–south route between the communities of Northfield, Dennison, Nerstrand, and Kenyon in southeast Minnesota. It follows a zigzag route running along section lines.
In the city of Northfield, Highway 246 follows Woodley Street W. and Division Street S.
Highway 246 passes near the town of Dennison at its junction with County Road 31.
The route is also known as Main Street in Nerstrand.
The route is legally defined as Routes 246 and 320 in the Minnesota Statutes.[3] It is not marked with the latter number.
History
Highway 246 was authorized in 1949 between then-U.S. 65 at Northfield and Nerstrand. This original portion of the route was paved in 1956.[4][5]
In 1959, the highway was extended east of Nerstrand to State Highway 56 in Holden Township near Kenyon.[6] This segment was paved in the late 1970s.[7][8]
^"161.115, Additional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 2010. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
^1956 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. 1956. § K17-K18. Archived from the original on August 25, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
^1957 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. 1957. § K17-K18. Archived from the original on August 25, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2010.