Route information | ||||
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Maintained by MnDOT | ||||
Length | 1.474 mi[2] (2.372 km) | |||
Existed | July 1, 1949[1]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | MN 92 in Lambert Township | |||
North end | CSAH 5 / CSAH 6 in Oklee | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Minnesota | |||
Counties | Red Lake | |||
Highway system | ||||
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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.
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]
Highway 222 was authorized on July 1, 1949.[1]
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]
The entire route is in Red Lake County.
Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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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 |