Minnesota State Highway 218 was a highway that originally ran from U.S. Route 218 in St. Paul to U.S. Route 210 in Brainerd. In 1935, it was extended south to Owatonna along the former route of U.S. 218. Around 1949, it was extended north of Brainerd to Merrifield.
.svg) Trunk Highway 218 | |
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 MN 218 highlighted in red over a modern map | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by MnDOT | |
| Length | 189 mi[2] (304 km) |
| Existed | 1933[1]–1961 |
| Major junctions | |
| South end |  US 65 in Owatonna |
| North end |  CR 3 in Merrifield |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| Highway system | |
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Route description
editHighway 218 ran generally north-south, passing through Brainerd, Pierz, Foley, Becker, Big Lake, Elk River, Anoka, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rosemount, Farmington, Northfield, Faribault, and Owatonna.
It ran concurrent with U.S. Routes 10, 12, and 52 at various points between St. Paul and Becker.
The route ran through the counties of Rice, Dakota, Ramsey, Hennepin, Anoka, Sherburne, Benton, Morrison, and Crow Wing.
History
editState Highway 218 was authorized in 1933 from St. Paul to Brainerd. In 1935, U.S. Route 218 was truncated to end in Owatonna, and the MN-218 designation was extended along this route.
In 1949, it was extended north of Brainerd to the town of Merrifield.
The route was decommissioned in 1961. The bulk of the road south of St. Paul became State Highway 3, and most of the route north of Becker became State Highway 25.[3][4]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[5] | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steele | Owatonna | 0 | 0.0 |  US 14 / US 65 | Southern end of US 65 overlap |
| Rice | Walcott Township | 10 | 16 | US 65 | Northern end of US 65 overlap |
| Faribault | 15 | 24 |  MN 60 | ||
| 17 | 27 |  MN 21 | |||
| Northfield | 32 | 51 |  MN 19 | ||
| Dakota | Farmington | 45 | 72 |  MN 50 | Southern end of MN 50 overlap |
| 46 | 74 | MN 50 | Northern end of MN 50 overlap | ||
| Wescott | 59 | 95 |  MN 49 | ||
| | 62 | 100 |   US 52 / MN 55 | Southern end of US 52 overlap | |
| | 66 | 106 |  MN 100 | ||
| Ramsey | St. Paul | 71 | 114 |  US 52 (Robert Street) / MN 56 (Concord Street) | Northern end of US 52 overlap |
 MN 5 (Kellogg Boulevard) | |||||
 US 212 (8th Street) | |||||
  US 12 / US 52 / MN 56 (University Avenue) / US 10 (Marion Avenue) | Eastern end of US 12 / US 52 / MN 56 overlap | ||||
 MN 51 (Snelling Avenue) | |||||
| Hennepin | Minneapolis | MN 56 (University Avenue) | Western end of MN 56 overlap | ||
| Washington Avenue Bridge over the Mississippi River | |||||
 MN 36 (Cedar Avenue) | |||||
US 65 south,  US 8 north (3rd Avenue S.) | |||||
| US 12 (Hennepin Avenue) | Western end of US 12 overlap | ||||
 MN 152 (Washington Avenue) | |||||
 US 169 (Lyndale Avenue) | |||||
 MN 278 (Lowry Avenue) | Southern end of MN 278 overlap | ||||
| Robbinsdale | MN 278 (36th Avenue N.) | Northern end of MN 278 overlap | |||
| MN 100 | |||||
| Brooklyn Park | MN 152 | Southern end of MN 152 overlap | |||
| Osseo | MN 152 | Northern end of MN 152 overlap | |||
| Champlin | US 169 | Southern end of US 169 overlap | |||
| Mississippi River | Anoka–Champlin Mississippi River Bridge | ||||
| Anoka | Anoka | US 10 / MN 56 | Eastern end of US 10 overlap | ||
| Sherburne | Elk River | US 169 north,  MN 101 south | Northern end of US 169 overlap | ||
| Big Lake |  MN 25 | ||||
| Becker | US 10 / US 52 | Western end of US 10 / 52 overlap | |||
| Benton | Glendorado Township |  MN 95 | Eastern end of MN 95 overlap | ||
| St. George Township | MN 95 | Western end of MN 95 overlap | |||
| Foley |  MN 23 | ||||
| Morrison | Genola |  MN 27 | Southern end of MN 27 overlap | ||
| Buh Township | MN 27 | Northern end of MN 27 overlap | |||
| Crow Wing | Brainerd |  MN 18 | |||
 US 210 | |||||
| Mississippi River | |||||
| Merrifield | CR 3 | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ Riner, Steve. "Details of Routes 152-218". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved December 9, 2006.
- ^ Minnesota Department of Transportation. "Minnesota County Maps". Archived from the original on December 16, 2006. Retrieved December 9, 2006.
- ^ 1961 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. 1961. Archived from the original on August 25, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- ^ 1962 Official Road Map - Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. 1962. Archived from the original on August 25, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- ^ 1958 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. 1958. Archived from the original on August 25, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2020.