Minnesota State Highway 222
Encyclopedia
Minnesota State Highway 222 is a short 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 Road 5 in Oklee
. The route is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) in length.
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.
The route was paved at the time it was marked.
Highway
A highway is any public road. In American English, the term is common and almost always designates major roads. In British English, the term designates any road open to the public. Any interconnected set of highways can be variously referred to as a "highway system", a "highway network", or a...
in northwest Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, which runs from its intersection
Intersection (road)
An intersection is a road junction where two or more roads either meet or cross at grade . An intersection may be 3-way - a T junction or fork, 4-way - a crossroads, or 5-way or more...
with State Highway 92
Minnesota State Highway 92
Minnesota State Highway 92 is a highway in northwest Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 32 in Lake Pleasant Township near Red Lake Falls and continues east and then south to its eastern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 200 at Zerkel, south of the city of...
in Lambert Township of Red Lake County and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with Red Lake County Road 5 in Oklee
Oklee, Minnesota
Oklee is a city in Red Lake County, Minnesota, United States on Minnesota State Highway 222. The population was 435 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-History:...
. The route is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) in length.
Route description
Highway 222 serves as a short north–south connectorConnector (road)
A connector is a highway or freeway road that connects to another highway or freeway. It can be part of an interchange such as the MacArthur Maze or a longer roadway such as the 13 mi Interstate 635 ....
route in northwest Minnesota. It connects State Highway 92
Minnesota State Highway 92
Minnesota State Highway 92 is a highway in northwest Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 32 in Lake Pleasant Township near Red Lake Falls and continues east and then south to its eastern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 200 at Zerkel, south of the city of...
with the town of Oklee
Oklee, Minnesota
Oklee is a city in Red Lake County, Minnesota, United States on Minnesota State Highway 222. The population was 435 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-History:...
.
The route is legally defined as Route 222 in the Minnesota Statutes.
History
Highway 222 was authorized on July 1, 1949.The route was paved at the time it was marked.