Minnesota State Highway 99

Minnesota State Highway 99 (MN 99) is a 40.098-mile-long (64.531 km) highway in south-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 111 in Nicollet and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 21 in Erin Township, near the city of Faribault.

Trunk Highway 99
MN 99 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length	40.098 mi (64.531 km)
Existed	1933–present
Tourist routes	Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway
Major junctions
West end	MN 111 at Nicollet
Major intersections	US 169 / MN 22 at St. Peter MN 112 at Le Center MN 13 at Montgomery Township
East end	MN 21 at Erin Township
Location
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Counties	Nicollet, Le Sueur, Rice
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highway System Interstate US State Legislative Scenic
← MN 97 → MN 100

MN 99 passes through the cities of St. Peter and Le Center.

Route description

MN 99 concurrent with US 169 and MN 22 in Saint Peter

Highway 99 serves as an east–west route in south-central Minnesota between Nicollet, St. Peter, Cleveland, Le Center, and Faribault.

The route is also known as 3rd Street in the town of Nicollet.

Highway 99 follows Minnesota Avenue for 16 blocks in the city of St. Peter. The route is concurrent with U.S. Highway 169 and State Highway 22 throughout this length.

The route crosses the Minnesota River at St. Peter.

The Broadway Bridge carries Highway 99 over the Minnesota River at St. Peter.

Highway 99 is also known as Derrynane Street in the city of Le Center.

History

Highway 99 was authorized on April 22, 1933.^[1] It was posted in 1934 and included parts of what were previously State Highways 7 and 21. It was paved between Nicollet and Le Center at this time.^[2] The section between Le Center and Highway 13 was paved in 1939,^[3][4] and the last section between Highway 13 and Highway 21 was paved in 1952.^[5][6]

Until the mid-1950s, Highway 99 turned directly north at Cleveland along what is now County Road 15 to intersect Highway 112. A shortcut heading northeast to Le Center was begun in 1953^[7] and completed by 1956.^[8]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Nicollet	Nicollet	0.000	0.000	US 14 – Mankato, New Ulm	Programmed mile 0; closed in 2015
		0.520	0.837	MN 111 (Main Street) to US 14 – Gaylord	Current western terminus
	St. Peter	11.721	18.863	Nicollet Avenue	Formerly MN 333
		12.337	19.854	US 169 south – Mankato	West end of US 169 overlap
				MN 22 / Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway – Mankato Regional Airport	West end of MN 22 / Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway overlap
		13.376	21.527	US 169 north / MN 22 north to CSAH 5 – Le Sueur	East end of US 169 / MN 22 overlap
Minnesota River		13.414– 13.494	21.588– 21.716	Broadway Bridge
Le Sueur	Kasota Township	14.369	23.125	CSAH 23 / Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway – Ottawa	East end of Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway overlap
	Lexington Township	25.393	40.866	CSAH 22 west – Le Sueur	Formerly MN 112
	Montgomery Township	32.579	52.431	MN 13 – New Prague, Waterville
Rice	Erin Township	40.618	65.368	MN 21 – Faribault, Montgomery
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Closed/former       Concurrency terminus