Minnesota State Highway 119
MN 119 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by MnDOT | ||||
Length | 25.1 mi[2] (40.4 km) | |||
Existed | April 22, 1933[1]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
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Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Minnesota | |||
Counties | Lac qui Parle, Swift | |||
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Minnesota State Highway 119 (MN 119) is a 15.108-mile-long (24.314 km) state highway in west-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with U.S. Highway 212 (US 212) in Dawson and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 12 (US 12) in Shible Township. The route passes through the city of Appleton.
Route description
MN 119 serves as a north–south route in west-central Minnesota between US 12 and U.S. Highway 212.
MN 119 crosses the Minnesota River and Lac qui Parle Lake at the county line.
The route runs concurrently with US 59 and MN 7 on Munsterman Street through the city of Appleton for 14 blocks.
MN 119 parallels US 75 throughout its route.
The route is legally defined as Route 144 in the Minnesota Statutes.[3] It is not marked with this number.
The highway is also designated Theodore Christianson Memorial Drive.[4]
History
MN 119 was authorized in 1933.[1]
The route was mostly paved by 1940 and completely paved by 1953.[5]
The route was extended south from MN 40 to US 212 in 2017 as part of a road exchange, replacing Lac qui Parle County State-Aid Highway 25. At the same time, Minnesota State Highway 275 was turned back to county control.[6][7]
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[2][8] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Lac qui Parle | Hantho Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | ![]() | Southern terminus; roadway continues south as MN 40 |
4.977 | 8.010 | ![]() ![]() | |||
Minnesota River/Lac qui Parle | 5.387– 5.415 | 8.670– 8.715 | Twin Bridge (south span) | ||
5.545– 5.575 | 8.924– 8.972 | Twin Bridge (north span) | |||
Swift | Appleton | 9.003 | 14.489 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern end of US 59/MN 7 concurrency |
9.805 | 15.780 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern end of US 59/MN 7 concurrency | ||
Shible Township | 15.124 | 24.340 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus; roadway continues north as CSAH 5 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
Route map:
- ^ a b "Chapter 440-H.F. No. 2000", Session Laws of Minnesota for 1933, Mike Holm, Secretary of State, pp. 881–897
- ^ a b "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 4" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
- ^ "161.115, Additional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 2010. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
- ^ "Chapter 106—H. F. No. 605". Session Laws of the State of Minnesota. Earl L. Berg, Commissioner of Administration. 1949. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
- ^ Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 101–149". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved November 20, 2010.[self-published source]
- ^ Krueger, Andrew (September 14, 2019). "Bye-bye highway: As of Monday, one Minnesota state highway will cease to exist". MPR News. Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
- ^ (PDF) https://www.dot.state.mn.us/govrel/reports/2018/2018-turnback-program-report.pdf.
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(help) - ^ "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 8" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
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