Minnesota State Highway 220
 Trunk Highway 220 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MnDOT | ||||
| Length | 78.536 mi[2] (126.391 km) | |||
| Existed | July 1, 1949[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  U.S. 75 at Climax | |||
 U.S. 2 at East Grand Forks MN 1 at Alvarado , Oslo | ||||
| North end |  MN 11 at Teien Township,near Drayton, ND | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Minnesota | |||
| Counties | Polk, Marshall, Kittson | |||
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Minnesota State Highway 220 (MN 220) is a 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 State Highway 11 near Drayton, North Dakota. The route runs along and near the Red River.
For part of its route (4 miles), Highway 220 runs together with U.S. Highway 2 in the city of East Grand Forks.
Highway 220 is 79 miles (127 km) in length.
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 Road 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
| County | Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Polk | Climax | 0.000 | 0.000 |  US 75 | |
| Vineland Township | 1.517 | 2.441 | CR 7 | ||
| Tynsid Township | 7.663 | 12.332 | CR 45 | Original route of MN 220 | |
| Tynsid–Bygland township line | 12.973 | 20.878 | CR 9 | ||
| Bygland Township | 15.564 | 25.048 | CR 15 | ||
| Huntsville Township | 22.200 | 35.727 | CR 238 | Original route of MN 220 | |
| 23.800 | 38.302 |  US 2 | East end of US 2 overlap | ||
 US 2 Bus. | |||||
| East Grand Forks | 27.241 | 43.840 | US 2 | West end of US 2 overlap | |
| 28.152 | 45.306 | CR 19 (23rd Street) | |||
| Grand Forks Township | 33.110 | 53.285 | CR 21 | ||
| Northland Township | 37.200 | 59.868 | CR 22 | ||
| 37.960 | 61.091 | CR 23 | |||
| Marshall | Alvarado | 46.069 | 74.141 |  MN 1, CR 10 north | East end of MN 1 overlap |
| Oak Park Township | 51.070 | 82.189 | MN 1, CR 9 south | West end of MN 1 overlap | |
| Big Woods Township | 61.100 | 98.331 | CR 4 | ||
| Fork Township | 66.187 | 106.518 |  MN 317 | ||
| Eagle Point Township | 69.157 | 111.297 |  CR 5 (400th Street) | ||
| Kittson | Teien Township | 77.162 | 124.180 |  MN 11,  CR 7 north | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b "Chapter 663-H.F. No. 1792", Session Laws of Minnesota for 1949, Earl L. Berg, Commissioner of Administration, pp. 1177–1185
- ^ a b "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 2" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
- ^ "161.115, Additional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 2010. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
- ^ Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 219–287". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved December 11, 2010.[self-published source]