Minnesota State Highway 222

Minnesota State Highway 222 (MN 222) is a short 1.474-mile-long (2.372 km) highway in northwest Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 92 in Lambert Township of Red Lake County and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with Red Lake County State-Aid Highway 5 in Oklee. The route is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) in length.

Trunk Highway 222
MN 222 highlighted in red
Route information
Defined by MS § 161.115(153)
Maintained by MnDOT
Length	1.474 mi[1] (2.372 km)
Existed	July 1, 1949[2]–present
Major junctions
South end	MN 92 in Lambert Township
North end	CSAH 5 / CSAH 6 in Oklee
Location
Counties	Red Lake
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highways Interstate U.S. State Legislative routes ← MN 220 → MN 223

Route description

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

The route is legally defined as Route 222 in the Minnesota Statutes.[3]

History

Highway 222 was authorized on July 1, 1949.[2]

The route was paved at the time it was marked.[4]

The 2019 Minnesota Legislature authorized removal of the highway, pending a turnback agreement with Red Lake County.[5]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Red Lake County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Lambert Township	0.000	0.000	MN 92 – Brooks, Trail, Bagley	Southern terminus; roadway continues south as MN 92
Oklee	1.008	1.622	CR 131
	1.403	2.258	CSAH 22 (2nd Avenue)
	1.474	2.372	CSAH 5 north	Northern terminus; roadway continues north as CSAH 5
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. "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.
2. "Chapter 663-H.F. No. 1792", Session Laws of Minnesota for 1949, Earl L. Berg, Commissioner of Administration, pp. 1177–1185
3. "161.115, Additional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
4. Minnesota 1950 Official Highway Map (Map). Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1950. § D6. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
5. "Chapter 3-H.F.No. 6, §132", Minnesota Session Laws - 2019, 1st Special Session, Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota, May 30, 2019, retrieved November 11, 2020

External links

• Highway 222 at the Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page