Minnesota State Highway 242 was a 5.3-mile-long (8.5 km) highwayinMinnesota. It connected U.S. Highway 10 and Minnesota State Highway 47 near Coon Rapids with Minnesota State Highway 65inBlaine. It has been classified by the Metropolitan Council as a primary arterial street.
Trunk Highway 242 | ||||
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MN 242 highlighted in red
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MnDOT | ||||
| Length | 5.3 mi[3] (8.5 km) | |||
| Existed | July 1, 1949[1]–June 15, 2007[2] | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |    US 10 / MN 47 / CSAH 14 in Coon Rapids | |||
| East end |  MN 65 / CSAH 14 in Blaine | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Minnesota | |||
| Counties | Anoka | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Highway 242 originally served as an east–west route between the cities of Anoka, Coon Rapids, and Blaine.
The route was legally defined as Route 242 in the Minnesota Statutes.[4]
Highway 242 was authorized on July 1, 1949[1] and was paved when it was marked.[5]
The highway used to run to downtown Anoka, but in 1979 it was truncated at its easternmost intersection with U.S. Highway 10.[6]
On June 15, 2007, Highway 242 was transferred from the State of MinnesotatoAnoka County maintenance. It is now an extension of County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 14.[2]
The entire route was in Anoka County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Anoka |  US 10 / US 169 | ||||
| US 169 | |||||
| Rum River | |||||
 CSAH 31 (4th Avenue) | |||||
 CSAH 1 (5th Avenue) | |||||
 CSAH 7 (7th Avenue) | |||||
| Coon Rapids |  CSAH 9 (Round Lake Boulevard) | ||||
| US 10 / MN 47 | |||||
 CSAH 18 (Coon Creek Boulevard) | |||||
 CSAH 78 (Hanson Boulevard) | |||||
| Blaine |  CSAH 51 (University Avenue) | ||||
| MN 65 | |||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
