Minnesota State Highway 219
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| Route information | ||||
| Defined by MS § 161.115(150) | ||||
| Maintained by Mn/DOT | ||||
| Length: | 15.331 mi[1] (24.673 km) | |||
| Existed: | July 1, 1949[2] – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: |
 MN 1 near Goodridge | |||
| North end: |
 MN 89 near Grygla | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Pennington, Marshall | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Minnesota State Highway 219 (MN 219) is a highway in northwest Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 1 near Goodridge and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 89 near Grygla.
Highway 219 is 15 miles (24 km) in length and passes through the communities of Goodridge Township, Goodridge, Moylan Township, and Eckvoll Township.
Route description
Highway 219 serves as a north–south route between Goodridge and State Highway 89. Highway 89 continues north to the city of Roseau.
Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge is located west of the junction of Highway 219 and County Road 7 in Marshall County. The nearby refuge surrounds Mud Lake on County Road 7.
The route is legally defined as Route 219 in the Minnesota Statutes.[3]
History
Highway 219 was authorized on July 1, 1949.[2]
The short section between Highway 1 and Goodridge was paved in 1950.[4][5] The remainder of the route was paved in 1954 or 1955.[6][7]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Pennington | Goodridge Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | MN 1,  CR 24 south | |
| 1.007 | 1.621 | CR 63 | |||
| 1.992 | 3.206 | CR 64 west,  CR 9 east | |||
| 2.983 | 4.801 | CR 65 | |||
| Marshall | Moylan Township | 5.067 | 8.155 | CR 2 west | |
| 7.014 | 11.288 | CR 129 west, CR 2 east | |||
| Eckvoll Township | 12.097 | 19.468 | CR 7 | ||
| 15.401 | 24.786 | MN 89 | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- 1 2 "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 2" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. Retrieved December 11, 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 11, 2010.
- ↑ Minnesota 1950 Official State Highway Map (Map). Minnesota Highway Department. January 1, 1950. § D5.
- ↑ 1951 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1951. § D5.
- ↑ 1954 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1954. § D4-D5.
- ↑ 1956 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. 1956. § D4-D5.