Minnesota State Highway 254

Minnesota State Highway 254 was a highway in south-central Minnesota, which ran from its intersection with Faribault County Road 17 in the city of Frost and continued north to its northern terminus at its interchange with Interstate 90 in Faribault County, Minnesota|Emerald Township], 8 miles east of Blue Earth.
In 2019, the route was marked as Faribault County State-Aid Highway 17.

Route description

Highway 254 served as a short north–south connector route in south-central Minnesota between the city of Frost and Interstate 90.
Highway 254 crossed the [Blue Earth River|East Branch Blue Earth River] near its intersection with County Road 16 in Emerald Township.
The route was legally defined as Route 254 in the Minnesota Statutes.

History

MN 254 was authorized on July 1, 1949. Originally, it traveled from U.S. [Route 16 in Minnesota|U.S. Route 16] south through Frost to Iowa Highway 322 at the state line near Rake, Iowa.
The route was paved between US 16 and Frost in 1950. The remainder was paved in the mid-1950s.
The part of MN 254 south of Frost was removed from statute in 1988 and turned back to Faribault County. It is now marked County Road 17.
On October 1, 2019, the state transferred ownership to Faribault County and the road is no longer part of the state highway system.