Minnesota State Highway 220

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Trunk Highway 220

Map
MN 220 highlighted in red
Route information
Defined by MS § 161.115(151)
Maintained by MnDOT
Length78.536 mi[2] (126.391 km)
ExistedJuly 1, 1949[1]–present
Major junctions
South end US 75 at Climax
Major intersections US 2 at East Grand Forks
North end MN 11 / CSAH 7 near Robbin
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountiesPolk, Marshall, Kittson
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highway System
MN 219 MN 222

Minnesota State Highway 220 (MN 220) is a 78.536-mile-long (126.391 km) regional trunk highway in northwest Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with U.S. Highway 75 in Climax and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with MN 11 near Drayton, North Dakota. The route runs along and near the Red River.

For part of its route (4 miles), MN 220 runs together with U.S. Highway 2 in the city of East Grand Forks.

Route description

Highway 220 serves as a north–south route in northwest Minnesota between Climax, East Grand Forks, Alvarado, Oslo, and Robbin.

Red River State Recreation Area is located in the city of East Grand Forks near the junction of Highway 220 and U.S. Highway 2.

Highway 220 parallels Interstate 29 throughout its route.

The route is legally defined as Route 220 in the Minnesota Statutes.[3]

History

Highway 220 was authorized on July 1, 1949.[1] It originally intersected U.S. 75 near Eldred and followed present-day County State-Aid Highway 45 to its current routing. It was rerouted south to intersect U.S. 75 at Climax in the late 1950s.

The route was completely paved by 1970.[4]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[2]kmDestinationsNotes
PolkClimax0.0000.000 US 75 (Main Avenue N) – Moorhead, CrookstonSouthern terminus
Huntsville Township23.80038.302
US 2 east – Crookston
Eastern end of US 2 overlap


US 2 Bus. west – East Grand Forks Business District
East Grand Forks27.24143.840
US 2 west (Gateway Drive NW) – Grand Forks
Western end of US 2 overlap
MarshallAlvarado46.06974.141
MN 1 east – Warren
Eastern end of MN 1 overlap
Oak Park Township51.07082.189
MN 1 west – Oslo
Western end of MN 1 overlap
Fork Township66.187106.518
MN 317 west – Grafton
Eastern terminus of MN 317
KittsonTeien Township77.162124.180 MN 11 – Donaldson, Robbin

CSAH 7 north (160th Avenue) – Hallock
Northern terminus; roadway continues as CSAH 7 north
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b "Chapter 663-H.F. No. 1792", Session Laws of Minnesota for 1949, Earl L. Berg, Commissioner of Administration, pp. 1177–1185
  2. ^ a b "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 2" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2008. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  3. ^ "161.115, Additional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 2010. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  4. ^ Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 219–287". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved December 11, 2010.