Minnesota State Highway 225 (MN 225) was a 8.809-mile-long (14.177 km) highway in north-central Minnesota, which ran from its intersection with County State-Aid Highway 26 and County Road 129 in the town of Ponsford south and east to its intersection with State Highway 34 in Osage Township of Becker County.
 Trunk Highway 225 | ||||
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 MN 225 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MnDOT | ||||
| Length | 8.809 mi[3] (14.177 km) | |||
| Existed | July 1, 1949[1]–September 1, 2017[2] | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  CSAH 26 in Ponsford | |||
| East end |  MN 34 in Osage Township | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Minnesota | |||
| Counties | Becker | |||
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The route was 8.8 miles (14.2 km) in length and passed through the communities of Ponsford, Carsonville Township, and Osage Township. It was removed as a state highway in 2017, and became a county road.
Route description
editHighway 225 began in the unincorporated town of Ponsford, at an intersection with County State-Aid Highway 26 (CSAH 26) and County Road 129 (CR 129). It passed by the Carsonville Township town and fire hall before leaving the settlement and traveling amongst farm fields. The roadway curved to the south for a half mile before curving back east, following a section line; the roadway would thenceforth follow section lines for the remainder of its length.[4] After one mile, the road turned southward again at its junction with CR 156 (north) and 270th Street (east). Another mile later, the road turned eastward again, with Guyles Road continuing south and Smokey Hills Road traveling to the west. Two miles afterward, the road turned south yet again at an intersection with Straight Lake Road heading north, and Eagle Bay Avenue heading east to Straight Lake. Another mile south, the highway turned east for the final time and then a mile subsequently reached the junction where it made its final turn south, connecting with Park Trail going north and Washington Drive continuing east. It traveled for one more mile before reaching its terminus at State Highway 34.[4]
The route was legally defined as Route 225 in the Minnesota Statutes.[5]
History
editHighway 225 was authorized on July 1, 1949.[1] The route was paved at the time it was marked.[6]
It had been part of the original routing of State Highway 34 until it was realigned in 1941.[7][8]
The highway was removed from statute during the state Legislature's 2017 special session,[9] and turned over to Becker County maintenance on September 1, 2017, becoming CSAH 26.[2] MnDOT provided $9.5 million to the county for future improvements as part of the ownership transfer.[2]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Becker County.
| Location | mi[3] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Ponsford | 0.000 | 0.000 |    CSAH 26 west / CR 129 north | Western terminus of MN 225; eastern terminus of CSAH 26; southern terminus of CR 129 | |
| Carsonville Township | 0.996 | 1.603 |  CSAH 44 north | Southern terminus of CSAH 44 | |
| 2.945 | 4.740 |  CR 156 north | Southern terminus of CR 156 | ||
| Osage Township | 8.809 | 14.177 |   MN 34 / CSAH 47 south | Eastern terminus of MN 225; northern terminus of CSAH 47 | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ 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 c "State Hwy 225 becomes Becker County Hwy 26". Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 29, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
- ^ a b Minnesota Department of Transportation. "Statewide Trunk Logpoint Listing" (PDF). St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
- ^ a b Township of Carsonville (PDF) (Map). Minnesota Department of Transportation. 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
- ^ "161.115, Additional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
- ^ Minnesota 1950 Official Highway Map (Map). Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1950. § F10. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
- ^ 1941 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Minnesota Department of Highways. May 1, 1941. § F-10. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
- ^ "Construction Project Log Record - Control Section 0303" (PDF). Retrieved October 16, 2018.
- ^ Minnesota Session Laws - 2017, 1st Special Session; Chapter 3–H.F. No. 3; §142, Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota, May 30, 2017, retrieved October 16, 2018