Minnesota State Highway 222 Explained

State:MN
Type:MN
Route:222
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:MN 222 highlighted in red
Established:July 1, 1949
Decommissioned:2019
Length Mi:1.474
Section:115
Subsection:153
Direction A:South
Terminus A: in Lambert Township
Direction B:North
Terminus B: in Oklee
Counties:Red Lake
Previous Type:MN
Previous Route:220
Next Type:MN
Next Route:223

Minnesota State Highway 222 (MN 222) was a short 1.474-longNaN-long highway in northwest Minnesota, which ran from its intersection with State Highway 92 in Lambert Township of Red Lake County and continued north to its northern terminus at its intersection with Red Lake County State-Aid Highway 5 in Oklee. The route is 1.5miles in length. It was turned over to country control and is now part Red Lake County State-Aid Highway 5.

Route description

Highway 222 served as a short north–south connector route in northwest Minnesota. It connected State Highway 92 with the town of Oklee.

The route was legally defined as Route 222 in the Minnesota Statutes.[1]

History

Highway 222 was authorized on July 1, 1949.

The route was paved at the time it was marked.[2]

The 2019 Minnesota Legislature authorized removal of the highway, pending a turnback agreement with Red Lake County.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 161.115, Additional Trunk Highways . Minnesota Statutes . Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota . 2010 . December 12, 2010.
  2. Minnesota 1950 Official Highway Map . Minnesota Department of Highways . January 1, 1950 . D6 . April 5, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721132203/http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=%2Fmdt&CISOPTR=1291&REC=10 . July 21, 2011 . dead .