Minnesota State Highway 22 (MN 22) is a 166.325-mile-long (267.674 km) highway in south-central and central Minnesota, which runs from Winnebago County Road R50 at the Iowa state line near Kiester and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 23 in Richmond, west of St. Cloud.
 Trunk Highway 22 | ||||
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 MN 22 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by MnDOT | ||||
| Length | 166.325 mi[2] (267.674 km) | |||
| Existed | 1920[1]–present | |||
| Tourist routes | Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  CR R50 at the Minnesota – Iowa state line near Kiester | |||
| North end |  MN 23 at Richmond | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Minnesota | |||
| Counties | Faribault, Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Sibley, McLeod, Meeker, Stearns | |||
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Route description
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State Highway 22 serves as a north–south route between Wells, Mankato, St. Peter, Gaylord, Glencoe, Hutchinson, Litchfield, and Richmond.
Highway 22 parallels State Highway 15 throughout its route. Highway 22 also intersects with Highway 15 at Hutchinson.
The route crosses the Minnesota River between St. Peter and Kasota.
Highway 22 is built as a four-lane divided highway on the east side of Mankato.
The southern terminus for Highway 22 is at the Iowa state line, near Kiester, where Highway 22 becomes Winnebago County Road R50 (140th Avenue) upon crossing the state line.
History
editState Highway 22 was authorized in 1920 from St. Peter to Paynesville.[3] In 1934, it was extended south to the Iowa state line, and its northernmost section between Eden Valley and Paynesville became part of State Highway 55.
The section of Highway 22 between Mankato and St. Peter follows the original route of U.S. Highway 169. When the parallel route west of the Minnesota River was first completed in the late 1950s, it originally carried the Highway 22 designation for a few years until it was redesignated U.S. 169 and Highway 22 reverted to its original alignment.[1]
From 1934 to 1961, the northern terminus for Highway 22 was at its intersection with State Highway 55 in Eden Valley. The Highway 22 designation was extended north to Richmond in 1961.[1] Highway 22 will be redone from Mapleton to CO RD 90 just south of Mankato starting March 27, 2017, with the project finalizing in 2019. It will be a 3 part project, with the first stage being Mapleton to Beauford in 2017. In 2018 from Beauford to CO RD 90. Finally in 2019 the Victory Drive Memorial will be finished.
Highway 22 was paved in its entirety by 1953.[1]
The new alignment section of Highway 22 on the southeast side of Mankato to U.S. Highway 14 was constructed c. 1990.[1]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Faribault | Kiester Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | CR R50 | Continuation into Iowa |
| Foster Township | 10.737 | 17.280 |   CSAH 16 east | Southern end of CSAH 16 overlap; formerly US 16 | |
| 11.801 | 18.992 |   CSAH 16 west / CR 118 | Northern end of CSAH 16 overlap; formerly US 16 | ||
| 12.072– 12.183 | 19.428– 19.607 |  I-90 – Albert Lea, Blue Earth | I-90 Exit 138 | ||
| Wells | 18.270 | 29.403 |   MN 109 west – Airport | Southern end of MN 109 overlap | |
| 18.444 | 29.683 |   MN 109 east / CSAH 29 – Alden | Northern end of MN 109 overlap | ||
| Blue Earth | Mapleton Township | 32.475 | 52.263 |   MN 30 east / CSAH 29 – New Richland | Southern end of MN 30 overlap |
| Mapleton | 35.062 | 56.427 |  MN 30 west / CSAH 21 – Amboy | Northern end of MN 30 overlap | |
| Mankato | 50.560 | 81.368 |   MN 83 east / CSAH 60 – St. Clair | ||
| 52.053 | 83.771 |  CSAH 17 (Madison Avenue) | Formerly US 14 / MN 60 | ||
| 52.563– 52.658 | 84.592– 84.745 |   US 14 / MN 60 | Interchange | ||
| Le Sueur | Kasota | 62.622 | 100.780 |  CSAH 21 / Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway | Southern end of Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway overlap |
| Nicollet | St. Peter | 64.074 | 103.117 |    US 169 south / MN 99 west | Southern end of US 169 / MN 99 overlap |
| MN 99 east / Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway – Le Center | Northern end of MN 99 / Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway overlap | ||||
| 65.934 | 106.110 |  US 169 north | Northern end of US 169 overlap | ||
| New Sweden Township | 79.597 | 128.099 |   MN 111 / CR 60 – Nicollet | ||
| Sibley | Gaylord | 89.846 | 144.593 |   MN 5 / MN 19 east | Eastern end of MN 5 / MN 19 overlap |
| 89.987 | 144.820 |  MN 19 west / MN 5 ends | Western end of MN 5 / MN 19 overlap | ||
| McLeod | Glencoe Township | 103.338 | 166.306 |  US 212 west – Brownton | Western end of US 212 overlap |
| Glencoe | 106.633 | 171.609 | US 212 east – Minneapolis | Eastern end of US 212 overlap | |
| Hutchinson | 121.192 | 195.040 |  MN 7 east – Silver Lake | Eastern end of MN 7 overlap | |
| 122.120 | 196.533 |  MN 15 – Ridgewater College | |||
| Acoma Township | 129.945 | 209.126 | MN 7 west – Cosmos, Montevideo | Western end of MN 7 overlap | |
| Meeker | Litchfield | 143.080 | 230.265 |  US 12 east | Southern end of US 12 overlap |
 MN 24 – Kimball | |||||
| Litchfield Township | 145.125 | 233.556 | US 12 west – Willmar | Northern end of US 12 overlap | |
| Eden Valley | 156.901 | 252.508 |  MN 55 – Kimball, Paynesville | ||
| Stearns | Richmond | 167.063 | 268.862 |  MN 23 / CSAH 9 – Cold Spring, Roscoe | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e Riner, Steve. "Details of Routes 1-25". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved February 24, 2007.
- ^ a b "Statewide Trunk Logpoint Listing" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 14, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
- ^ Minnesota State Legislature (2010). "§ 161.114, Constitutional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Retrieved October 9, 2010.