Minnesota State Highway 225

Trunk Highway 225
Route information
Defined by MS § 161.115(156)
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length:	8.809 mi[2] (14.177 km)
Existed:	July 1, 1949[1] – present
Major junctions
West end:	CR 26 in Ponsford
East end:	MN 34 in Osage Township
Location
Counties:	Becker
Highway system
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Minnesota State Highway 225 is a highway in north-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with Becker County Road 26 in the town of Ponsford and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 34 in Osage Township of Becker County.

The route is 8.8 miles (14.2 km) in length and passes through the communities of Ponsford, Carsonville Township, and Osage Township.

Route description

Highway 225 serves as an east–west route in north-central Minnesota. The route connects State Highway 34 near Osage to the nearby town of Ponsford. It follows a zigzag route running along section lines.

The route is legally defined as Route 225 in the Minnesota Statutes.^[3]

History

Highway 225 was authorized on July 1, 1949.^[1]

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

Highway 225 had been part of the original routing of State Highway 34 until it was realigned in the 1940s.^[5]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Becker County.

Location	Mile[2]	Destinations	Notes
Ponsford	0.000	CR 129E north, CR 26 west
Carsonville Township	0.996	CR 44
	2.936	CR 156 (270th Street)
Osage Township	8.793	MN 34, CR 47 south
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi      Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Chapter 663-H.F. No. 1792", Session Laws of Minnesota for 1949 (Earl L. Berg, Commissioner of Administration): pp. 1177-1185 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 4" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/logpoint/d4.pdf. Retrieved December 12, 2010. 
3. ^ "161.115, Additional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 2010. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=161.115. Retrieved December 12, 2010. 
4. ^ Minnesota Department of Highways (January 1, 1950). Minnesota 1950 Official Highway Map (Map). Section F10. http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/mdt&CISOPTR=1291&REC=10. Retrieved December 12, 2010. 
5. ^ Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 219-287". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/r219-287.htm#225. Retrieved December 12, 2010. ^{[unreliable source]}