 Trunk Highway 241 | ||||
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 MN 241 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byMnDOT | ||||
| Length | 3.531 mi[2] (5.683 km) | |||
| Existed | July 1, 1949[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   CSAH 19 / CSAH 35 inSt. Michael | |||
| East end |    I-94 /US 52 / CSAH 36St. Michael | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Minnesota | |||
| Counties | Wright | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Minnesota State Highway 241 (MN 241) is a 3.531-mile-long (5.683 km)highway inMinnesota, which runs from itsintersection with Wright County State-Aid Highway 19 (Main Street / La Beaux Avenue) and Wright County State-Aid Highway 35 inSt. Michael and continues east to its eastern terminus at itsinterchange withInterstate 94 and Wright County State-Aid Highway 36 in St. Michael.
MN 241 is also known asCentral Avenue E and42nd Street NE in the city of St. Michael.
Highway 241 serves as an east–west connector route betweenSt. Michael andInterstate 94/US Highway 52. The maximum speed limit is 60 miles per hour between the junction with Interstate 94 and Wright County Highway 19 in Saint Michael.
Highway 241 generally follows theCrow River throughout its route.
TheCrow-Hassan Park Reserve is located south of thejunction of Highway 241 and Naber Avenue (Territorial Road). The nearby park entrance is located across the Crow River on Sylvan Lake Road / Park Drive inHanover.[3]
The route is legally defined as Route 241 in the Minnesota Statutes.[4]
Highway 241 was authorized on July 1, 1949.[1] Part of the road follows part of the original alignment ofHighway 152. The highway was not marked until 1955,[5] when the new alignment of 152 (nowInterstate 94) began construction around the north side of St. Michael.[6][7]
Highway 241 was paved when it was marked.[7]
Due to burgeoning commuter traffic between theTwin Cities and the northwest suburbs, Highway 241 was expanded in 2007 from two to four lanes andtraffic lights were added at major intersections along the route.[8]
The entire route is inWright County.
| Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Michael | 0.000 | 0.000 | CSAH 19 (Main Street), CSAH 35 (Central Avenue) west | ||
| 1.990 | 3.203 |  CSAH 22 (Naber Avenue) | |||
| 3.394– 3.524 | 5.462– 5.671 | I-94 /US 52 –Minneapolis,St. Paul,St. Cloud, CSAH 36 (45th Street NE) east | Interchange | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
