Minnesota State Highway 40
Minnesota State Highway 40 is a state highway in west-central Minnesota, which travels from South Dakota Highway 20 at the South Dakota state line near Marietta and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with County State-Aid Highway 5 in Willmar.
Route description
MN 40 serves as an east–west route between Madison and Willmar in west-central Minnesota.The route is also known as:
- 1st Street in Madison
- Lac qui Parle Avenue in Milan
- 60th Street throughout Chippewa County
Lac qui Parle State Park is located south of the junction of MN 40 and U.S. [Route 59 in Minnesota|US Highway 59] at Milan. The park entrance is located on CSAH 13 near US 59 at Watson.
MN 40 parallels U.S. [Route 12 in Minnesota|US 12] and U.S. [Route 212 in Minnesota|US 212] throughout its route in west-central Minnesota.
History
Most of MN 40 was authorized in 1933.The section of the route between U.S. [Route 75 in Minnesota|US 75] at Madison and the South Dakota state line was authorized c. 1950.
MN 40 was still gravel in 1940. The route was mostly paved by 1953, except for just west of Willmar. MN 40 was completely paved by 1958.
In 2009, its eastern terminus was moved from US 12 in Willmar to CSAH 5.