Minnesota State Highway 91
{{short description|State highway in Minnesota, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road
|state=MN
|type=MN
|route=91
|map={{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=240|type=line|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Wikipedia KML/Minnesota State Highway 91}}}}
|map_custom=yes
|map_notes=MN 91 highlighted in red
|established=1933
|length_mi=61.456
|length_ref=
|section=115
|subsection=22
|direction_a=South
|direction_b=North
|terminus_a={{Jct|state=IA|CR|L14|county1=Lyon}} at the Iowa state line near Ellsworth
|terminus_b={{Jct|state=MN|MN|23}} at Russell
|junction={{plainlist|
- {{Jct|state=MN|I|90}} at Adrian
- {{Jct|state=MN|MN|30}} at Lake Wilson
- {{Jct|state=MN|US|14}} at Rock Lake–Shelburne townships
}}
|counties=Nobles, Murray, Lyon
|previous_type=I
|previous_route=90
|next_type=MN
|next_route=92
}}
Minnesota State Highway 91 (MN 91) is a {{convert|61.456|mi|km|-long|adj=mid}} highway in southwest Minnesota. It runs from Lyon County Road L14 at the Iowa state line near Ellsworth northward to State Highway 23 at Russell.
Route description
Highway 91 serves as a north–south route in southwest Minnesota between Russell, Lake Wilson, Adrian, Ellsworth, and the Iowa state line. It is an important corridor for north–south truck traffic in the region.{{cite web|url=https://finance-commerce.com/2019/02/mndot-saves-by-bundling-on-highway-91/|title=MnDOT saves by bundling on Highway 91|first=Brian|last=Johnson|work=Finance & Commerce|date=February 25, 2019|access-date=October 21, 2022}}
Highway 91 is also known as Broadway Street in Ellsworth. The route follows Maine Avenue in Adrian. It follows College Avenue and Minnesota Avenue in Lake Wilson.
Highway 91 has an interchange with Interstate 90 at Adrian.
The route is legally defined as Legislative Route 91 in the Minnesota Statutes.{{cite web|url=https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/161.115|work=Minnesota Statutes |title = §161.115: Additional trunk highways|access-date=October 21, 2022}}
History
Highway 91 was authorized in 1933. Previously, Ellsworth and Lismore in Nobles County had been connected via a gravel road constructed {{circa|1915|1920}}.{{cite news|url=https://www.dglobe.com/community/column-even-before-nobles-county-there-were-roads-here|title=Column: Even before Nobles County, there were roads here|last=Crippen|first=Ray|work=The Globe of Worthington|orig-date=March 10, 2007|date=March 8, 2019|access-date=October 21, 2022}}
In July 1938, a bridge near Chandler was washed out by floods and was replaced with a {{convert|3|mi|km|adj=mid}} detour.{{cite news |date=July 1, 1938 |title=State Roads Ready For Week-End |page=11 |work=Minneapolis Star |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111607948/state-roads-ready-for-week-end/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=October 19, 2022}}
In 1942, only a portion of Highway 91 north of Adrian was paved. Highway 91 was paved between Adrian and the Iowa state line by 1953. The remainder of the route was paved by 1960.
A {{convert|45|mile|km|adj=on}} section of the route underwent extensive rehabilitation from 2019 to 2020.{{cite news|url=https://www.marshallindependent.com/news/local-news/2019/10/mndot-removes-hwy-91-detour-south-of-russell-but-work-continues/|title=MnDOT removes Hwy. 91 detour south of Russell, but work continues|last=Gau|first=Deb|work=Marshall Independent|date=October 30, 2019|access-date=October 21, 2022}} The project included repaving of the roadway, along with bridge and box culvert replacement{{cite news|url=https://www.marshallindependent.com/news/local-news/2019/11/highway-91-detours-end-friday/|title=Highway 91 detours end Friday|last=Gau|first=Deb|work=Marshall Independent|date=November 14, 2019|access-date=October 21, 2022}} and an upgrade of the sidewalks in Lake Wilson.{{cite news|url=https://www.wctrib.com/business/mndot-announces-2019-road-projects-in-region|title=MnDOT announces 2019 road projects in region|work=West Central Tribune|date=April 5, 2019|access-date=October 21, 2022}} The cost of the project was reduced by bundling the separate projects, which spanned the three counties through which the route travels, into a single bid.{{cite web|url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/innovation/everydaycounts/edcnews/20190425.cfm|title=Innovation of the Month: Project Bundling|publisher=Federal Highway Administration|author=Center for Accelerating Innovation|date=April 25, 2019|access-date=October 21, 2022}}
The bridge over Interstate 90 in Adrian was replaced in 2021.{{cite news|url=https://www.dglobe.com/news/highway-91-bridge-replacement-project-near-adrian-complete|title=Highway 91 bridge replacement project near Adrian complete|last=Ward|first=Leah|work=The Globe of Worthington|date=July 22, 2021|access-date=October 21, 2022}}
Major intersections
{{Jcttop|length_ref={{cite web|title=Roadway Data Products|url=http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/data-products.html|publisher=Minnesota Department of Transportation|access-date=October 21, 2022}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/logpt/control_sections/nobles.pdf|title=Trunk Highway Control Section Record: Nobles County|year=2015}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/logpt/control_sections/murray.pdf|title=Trunk Highway Control Section Record: Murray County|year=2015}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/logpt/control_sections/lyon.pdf|title=Trunk Highway Control Section Record: Lyon County|year=2015}}
}}
{{MNint
|county=Nobles
|cspan=3
|location=Grand Prairie Township
|mile=0.000
|road={{jct|state=IA|CR|L14|county1=Lyon|dir1=south}}
|notes=Continuation into Iowa; former Iowa 91
}}
{{MNint
|location=Adrian
|lspan=2
|mile=13.400
|road={{jct|state=MN|CSAH|35|county1=Nobles|name1=Pearl Street}}
|notes=Former US 16
}}
{{MNint
|mile=13.807
|road={{jct|state=MN|I|90|city1=Luverne|city2=Worthington}}
|notes=Interchange
}}
{{MNint
|county=Murray
|cspan=2
|location=Lake Wilson
|lspan=2
|type=concur
|mile=38.402
|road={{jct|state=MN|MN|30|dir1=east|city1=Slayton}}
|notes=Eastern end of MN 30 overlap
}}
{{MNint
|type=concur
|mile=38.707
|road={{jct|state=MN|MN|30|dir1=west|city1=Pipestone}}
|notes=Western end of MN 30 overlap
}}
{{MNint
|county=Lyon
|cspan=2
|township1=Shelburne
|township2=Rock Lake
|ctdab=Lyon
|mile=56.446
|road={{jct|state=MN|US|14|city1=Balaton|city2=Florence}}
}}
{{MNint
|location=Russell
|mile=61.456
|road={{jct|state=MN|MN|23|city1=Marshall}}
}}
{{Jctbtm|keys=concur}}
References
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External links
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Category:Transportation in Nobles County, Minnesota