Minnesota State Highway 225
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| Route information | ||||
| Defined by MS § 161.115(156) | ||||
| Maintained by Mn/DOT | ||||
| Length: | 8.809 mi[1] (14.177 km) | |||
| Existed: | July 1, 1949[2] – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end: | CR 26 in Ponsford | |||
| East end: |
 MN 34 in Osage Township | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Becker | |||
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Minnesota State Highway 225 (MN 225) is a highway in north-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with Becker County Road 26 in the town of Ponsford and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 34 in Osage Township of Becker County.
The route is 8.8 miles (14.2 km) in length and passes through the communities of Ponsford, Carsonville Township, and Osage Township.
Route description
Highway 225 serves as an east–west route in north-central Minnesota. The route connects State Highway 34 near Osage to the nearby town of Ponsford. It follows a zigzag route running along section lines.
The route is legally defined as Route 225 in the Minnesota Statutes.[3]
History
Highway 225 was authorized on July 1, 1949.[2]
The route was paved at the time it was marked.[4]
Highway 225 had been part of the original routing of State Highway 34 until it was realigned in the 1940s.[5]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Becker County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Ponsford | 0.000 | 0.000 | CR 129E north, CR 26 west | ||
| Carsonville Township | 0.996 | 1.603 | CR 44 | ||
| 2.936 | 4.725 | CR 156 (270th Street) | |||
| Osage Township | 8.793 | 14.151 | MN 34, CR 47 south | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- 1 2 "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 4" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
- 1 2 "Chapter 663-H.F. No. 1792", Session Laws of Minnesota for 1949, Earl L. Berg, Commissioner of Administration, pp. 1177–1185
- ↑ "161.115, Additional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
- ↑ Minnesota 1950 Official Highway Map (Map). Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1950. § F10. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
- ↑ Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 219–287". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Self-published. Retrieved December 12, 2010.