Minnesota State Highway 223

Minnesota State Highway 223 (MN 223) is a 7.643-mile-long (12.300 km) highway in northwest Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 92 in Holst Township of Clearwater County and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with Clearwater County State-Aid Highway 10 in Leonard. It is also signed as Leonard Road.

Trunk Highway 223 marker
Trunk Highway 223
Leonard Road
Map
MN 223 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length7.643 mi[2] (12.300 km)
ExistedJuly 1, 1949[1]–present
Major junctions
West end MN 92 / CSAH 18 in Holst Township
East end CSAH 10 in Leonard
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountiesClearwater
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highway System
MN 222 MN 225

MN 223 passes through Holst Township, Dudley Township, and Leonard.

Route description

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Highway 223 serves as an east–west connector route in northwest Minnesota. It connects State Highway 92 with the town of Leonard.

The route is legally defined as Route 223 in the Minnesota Statutes.[3]

History

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Highway 223 was authorized on July 1, 1949.[1]

The route was paved in 1960.[4][5]

Major intersections

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The entire route is in Clearwater County.

Locationmi[2]kmDestinationsNotes
Holst Township0.0000.000  MN 92 – Bagley, Clearbrook
 
 
CSAH 18 west
Western terminus
1.9803.187 
 
CSAH 33 south
3.2395.213 
 
CR 78 north
3.9896.420 
 
CSAH 47 south
Dudley Township6.96011.201 
 
CSAH 2 south
Leonard7.52012.102 
 
CSAH 23 east (2nd Avenue)
7.59112.217 
 
CSAH 14 north (1st Avenue)
7.64412.302 
 
CSAH 10 west
Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b "Chapter 663-H.F. No. 1792", Session Laws of Minnesota for 1949, Earl L. Berg, Commissioner of Administration, pp. 1177–1185
  2. ^ a b "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 2" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2008. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  3. ^ "161.115, Additional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  4. ^ 1960 Official Road Map - Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. 1960. § E6. Archived from the original on August 25, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  5. ^ 1961 Official Road Map - Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. 1961. § E6. Archived from the original on 2011-08-25. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
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