Minnesota State Highway 232

Trunk Highway 232
Route information
Defined by MS § 161.115(163)
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length:	9.540 mi[2] (15.353 km)
Existed:	July 1, 1949[1] – present
Major junctions
West end:	CR 3 at Palisade
East end:	MN 65 at Shamrock Township
Location
Counties:	Aitkin
Highway system
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Minnesota State Highway 232 (MN 232) is a highway in northeast Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with Aitkin County Road 3 in Palisade and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 65 and Aitkin County Road 14 in Shamrock Township, near Big Sandy Lake and the town of McGregor.

Highway 232 is 9.5 miles (15 km) in length.

Route description

Highway 232 serves as an east–west route in northeast Minnesota between Palisade and State Highway 65. It crosses the Mississippi River at Palisade.

Savanna Portage State Park is located 11 miles northeast of the junction of MN 232, MN 65, and County Road 14 (CR 14) in Shamrock Township. The park entrance is located on CR 14 in nearby Balsam Township.^[3]

History

Highway 232 was authorized on July 1, 1949.^[1]

The route was paved in 1959.^[4][5]

In 1996, the Minnesota Legislature approved removal of Route 232 from the state trunk highway system, becoming effective when Mn/DOT and Aitkin County agreed on a turnback plan;^[6] however, no agreement was reached. An article in the Aitkin newspaper in mid-June 1999 stated that only in recent months had Mn/DOT offered to give the county $4.3 million to repair and take control of the route.^[7] A $1.7 million Mississippi River bridge replacement in 2000 might have been part of the turnback agreement. At present, Route 232 still shows in Mn/DOT's route logs^[2] and on the official state highway map;^[8] and Aitkin County has decided not to accept the route under county maintenance.^[7] However, the Minnesota Statutes shows Route 232 being removed in spite of the lack of a turnback agreement.^[9]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Aitkin County.

Location	Mile[2]	Destinations	Notes
Palisade	0.000	CR 3 (Main Street)
	0.045	CR 5 north
	0.231	CR 10
Mississippi River	0.287-0.341	480th Street Bridge
Logan Township	0.599	CR 5 south
Workman Township	6.619	CR 62
	8.332	CR 63
Shamrock Township	9.213-9.257	Flowage Lake
	9.558	MN 65 north/south, CR 14 east
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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 c} "District 1 Trunk Highway Log Point". Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 20, 2010. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/logpoint/d1.pdf. Retrieved December 18, 2010. 
3. ^ Minnesota DNR website for Savanna Portage State Park - Link
4. ^ Minnesota Department of Highways (1959). 1959 Official Road Map - Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Section K10. http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/mdt&CISOPTR=1195&REC=18. Retrieved December 18, 2010. 
5. ^ Minnesota Department of Highways (1960). 1960 Official Road Map - Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Section K10. http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/mdt&CISOPTR=1198&REC=19. Retrieved December 18, 2010. 
6. ^ "Chapter 456-H.F.No. 2152". Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. April 11, 1996. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/laws/?doctype=Chapter&year=1996&type=0&id=456. Retrieved December 18, 2010. 
7. ^ ^{a b} Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 219-287". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/r219-287.htm#232. Retrieved May 28, 2010. ^{[unreliable source]}
8. ^ Minnesota Department of Transportation (2009). 2009-2010 Official Highway Map - Minnesota (Map). Section J10. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/statemap/pdf/MNmap.pdf. Retrieved December 18, 2010. 
9. ^ "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 18, 2010.