Minnesota State Highway 277

Minnesota State Highway 277 (MN 277) was a 11.025-mile-long (17.743 km) highway in west-central Minnesota. It ran from its intersection with State Highway 7 in Stoneham Township near Clara City and Maynard; and continued to its northern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 40 in Louriston Township, 20 miles west of Willmar.

Trunk Highway 277
MN 277 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length	11.025 mi (17.743 km)
Existed	July 1, 1949[1]–September 16, 2019
Major junctions
South end	MN 7 near Clara City
North end	MN 40 at Louriston Township
Location
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Counties	Chippewa
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highway System Interstate US State Legislative Scenic
← MN 275 → MN 280

In 2019, the route was marked as Chippewa County State-Aid Highway 4.^[2]

Route description

Highway 277 served as a north–south connector route in west-central Minnesota between State Highways 7 and 40. It passed through the unincorporated town of Gluek.

The roadway followed 60th Avenue SE and 60th Avenue NE in Chippewa County.

The route was legally defined as Route 277 in the Minnesota Statutes.^[3]

History

Highway 277 was authorized on July 1, 1949.^[1]

The route was paved in 1956.^[4][5]

On September 16, 2019, the state transferred ownership to Chippewa County and the road is no longer part of the state highway system.^[6]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Chippewa County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Stoneham Township	0.000	0.000	MN 7 (50th Street SE) – Clara City, Montevideo CSAH 4 south (60th Avenue SE) – Maynard	Southern terminus
Crate Township	3.010	4.844	CR 36 west (20th Street SE)
	5.018	8.076	CSAH 13 (1st Street E)
Crate–Louriston township line	8.009	12.889	CSAH 12 (30th Street NE)
Louriston Township	11.023	17.740	MN 40 (60th Street NE) – Willmar, Milan CSAH 4 north (60th Avenue NE) – De Graff	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi