# Minnesota State Highway 60

Trunk Highway 60 (MN 60) is a 221.532-mile-long (356.521 km) highway in southern Minnesota, which runs from Iowa Highway 60 at the Iowa state line (at Bigelow) and continues east-northeast to its eastern terminus at the Wisconsin state line (at Wabasha), where the route becomes Wisconsin Highway 25 upon crossing the Mississippi River.
Highway 60 is the only state highway in Minnesota which runs from one border to another. The route runs in a general southwest-to-northeast direction.
Its western half forms a large portion of the four-lane expressway connecting Sioux City and the Twin Cities.

## Route description

State Highway 60 serves as an east–west marked route in southern Minnesota between Worthington, Windom, St. James, Mankato, Faribault, Zumbrota, and Wabasha.
Highway 60 runs concurrently with U.S. Highway 59 south of and into Worthington; with U.S. Highway 71 in Windom; with State Highway 4 and State Highway 30 near St. James; with State Highway 15 near Madelia; and with U.S. Highway 169 in the Mankato area.
In North Mankato, Highway 60 moves from a concurrency with U.S. 169 to another one with U.S. Highway 14, continuing east on a four lane expressway until just past Eagle Lake, where the route leaves U.S. 14 and continues briefly north to Madison Lake then northeast towards the city of Faribault. Highway 60 is a two lane highway at this point and for most of the rest of its way to Faribault and Wabasha. The route has a junction with Interstate 35 in Faribault.
From Faribault, Highway 60 continues east towards Zumbrota, where it intersects U.S. Highway 52. The route briefly runs concurrently with U.S. 52 around Zumbrota on a four lane expressway. Highway 60 then leaves U.S. 52 and continues east-northeast towards Wabasha. The route has junction with U.S. Highway 63 in Zumbro Falls and a junction with U.S. Highway 61 in Wabasha. Highway 60 crosses the Mississippi River at Wabasha on the Wabasha-Nelson Bridge. The route becomes Wisconsin Highway 25 upon crossing the river into Wisconsin.

## History

State Highway 60 was formed in 1934 by connecting three Minnesota constitutional route segments together. This formed a nearly border-to-border state highway, with its original termini at current U.S. 59 in Worthington and U.S. 61 at Wabasha. The route was extended to the Iowa state line in 1937, and was authorized onto the bridge to Wisconsin in 1943. The last gravel segment on this route was paved by 1960. Expressway segments were completed from St. James to Lake Crystal in 1980, from Worthington to Windom in 2003, from Bigelow to Worthington in 2013, from Butterfield to St. James in 2014, and from Mountain Lake to Butterfield in 2015. The final four-lane expansion from Windom to Mountain Lake was completed in 2018.

## Major intersections

| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| Nobles | Bigelow Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | Iowa 60 south / CSAH 2 west – Sioux City | Continuation into Iowa |
| Nobles | Bigelow Township | 4.659 | 7.498 | US 59 south – Cherokee | Western end of US 59 concurrency |
| Nobles | Worthington | 10.707 | 17.231 | CSAH 35 (Kragness Avenue) | Formerly US 16 east |
| Nobles | Worthington | 11.249 | 18.104 | US 59 north (Oxford Street west) / CSAH 33 east / I-90 BL west | Eastern end of US 59 concurrency; western end of I-90 BL concurrency; formerly US 16 west |
| Nobles | Worthington | 12.097– 12.120 | 19.468– 19.505 | I-90 – Albert Lea, Sioux Falls | Interchange; I-90 exit 45; eastern end of I-90 BL |
| Jackson | Delafield Township | 36.290 | 58.403 | MN 86 south (450th Avenue) – Lakefield | |
| Cottonwood | Windom | 40.022 | 64.409 | US 71 south – Jackson | Western end of US 71 concurrency |
| Cottonwood | Windom | 40.554 | 65.265 | MN 62 west (6th Street) – Fulda | |
| Cottonwood | Windom | 41.505 | 66.796 | US 71 north | Eastern end of US 71 concurrency |
| Watonwan | St. James Township | 65.594 | 105.563 | MN 4 south / CSAH 57 / Bus. MN 60 east – St. James, Sherburn | Western end of MN 4 concurrency; western end of expressway section |
| Watonwan | St. James | 68.105 | 109.604 | MN 4 north / MN 30 west / Bus. MN 60 west – St. James | Eastern end of MN 4 concurrency, western end of MN 30 concurrency |
| Watonwan | Rosendale Township | 69.844 | 112.403 | CSAH 12 – St. James | Eastern end of expressway section |
| Watonwan | Fieldon Township | 77.789 | 125.189 | MN 15 south / MN 30 east – Fairmont | Eastern end of MN 30 concurrency, western end of MN 15 concurrency; interchange |
| Watonwan | Madelia | 81.780– 81.826 | 131.612– 131.686 | CSAH 9 – Madelia | Western end of expressway section |
| Watonwan | Madelia | 83.043 | 133.645 | CSAH 3 west – Madelia | |
| Watonwan | Madelia | 83.468 | 134.329 | MN 15 – New Ulm | Eastern end of MN 15 concurrency; eastern end of expressway section |
| Blue Earth | Garden City | 93.667 | 150.742 | CSAH 20 south / CSAH 6 – Industrial park | Partial interchange; westbound exit and entrance; eastbound access via 510th Avenue |
| Blue Earth | South Bend Township | 99.183 | 159.620 | US 169 south – Blue Earth | Western end of US 169 concurrency |
| Blue Earth | South Bend Township | 100.863– 100.921 | 162.323– 162.417 | CSAH 90 east | Partial interchange; entrances and eastbound exit; westbound exit via at-grade left turn |
| Blue Earth | South Bend Township | 102.095 | 164.306 | MN 68 west / Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway – New Ulm, Campground | |
| Blue Earth | Mankato | 103.494 | 166.557 | Frontage Road | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; western end of expressway section |
| Blue Earth | Mankato | 104.378 | 167.980 | Riverfront Drive | Former MN 66 |
| Nicollet | North Mankato | 104.356 | 167.945 | Lookout Drive, Center Street | Center Street not signed westbound |
| Nicollet | North Mankato | 105.005 | 168.989 | North Mankato, Mankato, Downtown | Eastern end of expressway section |
| Nicollet | North Mankato–Mankato line | 107.096 | 172.354 | US 14 west / US 169 north – New Ulm, Minneapolis | Eastern end of US 169 concurrency, western end of US 14 concurrency; interchange; western end of freeway section |
| Blue Earth | Mankato | 108.228 | 174.176 | CSAH 5 (3rd Avenue) / Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway | |
| Blue Earth | Mankato | 108.836 | 175.155 | Riverfront Drive | |
| Blue Earth | Mankato | 109.881– 109.913 | 176.836– 176.888 | CSAH 3 (Victory Drive) | |
| Blue Earth | Mankato | 110.846 | 178.389 | MN 22 – Mankato | |
| Blue Earth | Mankato | 113.713 | 183.003 | CSAH 12 | Eastern end of freeway section |
| Blue Earth | Le Ray Township | 117.454 | 189.024 | US 14 east – Waseca | Eastern end of US 14 concurrency |
| Waseca | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions |
| Le Sueur | Waterville | 134.590 | 216.602 | MN 13 – New Prague, Waseca | |
| Rice | Warsaw Township | 145.834 | 234.697 | CSAH 17 / I-35 Alt. south | Western end of Alt. I-35 concurrency |
| Rice | Faribault | 148.856 | 239.561 | I-35 – Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Albert Lea | I-35 exit 56 |
| Rice | Faribault | 149.828 | 241.125 | MN 21 north (Lyndale Avenue) / I-35 BL / CSAH 48 / I-35 Alt. north – Saint Paul, Owatonna | Eastern end of Alt. I-35 concurrency |
| Rice | Faribault | 148.965 | 239.736 | Central Avenue | Formerly MN 3; previously US 65 / MN 218 |
| Rice | Faribault | 151.659 | 244.072 | MN 299 north (6th Avenue NE) / MN 298 south (6th Avenue SE) – Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf, Minnesota State Academy for the Blind | |
| Goodhue | Kenyon | 165.464 | 266.288 | MN 56 south / CSAH 12 – Dodge Center | Western end of MN 56 concurrency |
| Goodhue | Kenyon | 166.018 | 267.180 | MN 56 north – Hampton | Eastern end of MN 56 concurrency |
| Goodhue | Wanamingo | 175.922 | 283.119 | MN 57 – Wanamingo, Mantorville | |
| Goodhue | Zumbrota | 181.266 | 291.719 | US 52 north – Cannon Falls | Western end of US 52 concurrency; interchange; western end of freeway section |
| Goodhue | Zumbrota | 182.655 | 293.955 | MN 58 north / CSAH 10 – Zumbrota, Red Wing | |
| Goodhue | Zumbrota | 183.703 | 295.641 | US 52 south – Rochester | Eastern end of US 52 concurrency; interchange; eastern end of freeway section |
| Wabasha | Zumbro Falls | 196.051 | 315.514 | US 63 – Lake City, Rochester | |
| Wabasha | Wabasha | 220.051 | 354.138 | US 61 / Great River Road – Lake City, Winona | |
| Mississippi River | Mississippi River | 221.532 | 356.521 | Michael Duane Clickner Memorial Bridge | Michael Duane Clickner Memorial Bridge |
| Mississippi River | Mississippi River | | | WIS 25 north – Nelson | Continuation into Wisconsin |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access ||||||