Minnesota State Highway 218

Trunk Highway 218
Route information
Length:	189 mi[2] (304 km)
Existed:	1933[1] – 1961
Major junctions
South end:	US 65 in Owatonna
North end:	CR 3 in Merrifield
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highways Interstate • U.S. • State Inter-County • County roads • Legislative routes

Minnesota State Highway 218 was a highway that originally ran from U.S. Route 218 in St. Paul to U.S. Route 210 in Brainerd. In 1935, it was extended south to Owatonna along the former route of U.S. 218. Around 1949, it was extended north of Brainerd to Merrifield.

Route description

Highway 218 ran generally north-south, passing through Brainerd, Pierz, Foley, Becker, Big Lake, Elk River, Anoka, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rosemount, Farmington, Northfield, Faribault, and Owatonna.

It ran concurrent with U.S. Routes 10, 12, and 52 at various points between St. Paul and Becker.

The route ran through the counties of Rice, Dakota, Ramsey, Hennepin, Anoka, Sherburne, Benton, Morrison, and Crow Wing.

History

State Highway 218 was authorized in 1933 from St. Paul to Brainerd. In 1935, U.S. Route 218 was truncated to end in Owatonna, and the MN-218 designation was extended along this route.

In 1949, it was extended north of Brainerd to the town of Merrifield.

The route was decommissioned in 1961. The bulk of the road south of St. Paul became State Highway 3, and most of the route north of Becker became State Highway 25.^[3][4]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[5]	Destinations	Notes
Steele	Owatonna	0	US 14 / US 65	South end of US 65 overlap
Rice	Walcott Township	10	US 65	North end of US 65 overlap
	Faribault	15	MN 60
		17	MN 21
	Northfield	32	MN 19
Dakota	Farmington	45	MN 50	South end of MN 50 overlap
		46	MN 50	North end of MN 50 overlap
	Wescott	59	MN 49
		62	US 52 / MN 55	South end of US 52 overlap
		66	MN 100
Ramsey	St. Paul	71	US 52 (Robert Street) / MN 56 (Concord Street)	North end of US 52 overlap
			MN 5 (Kellogg Boulevard)
			US 212 (8th Street)
			US 12 / US 52 / MN 56 (University Avenue) / US 10 (Marion Avenue)	East end of US 12 / US 52 / MN 56 overlap
			MN 51 (Snelling Avenue)
Hennepin	Minneapolis		MN 56 (University Avenue)	West end of MN 56 overlap
			Washington Avenue Bridge over the Mississippi River
			MN 36 (Cedar Avenue)
			US 65 south, US 8 north (3rd Avenue S.)
			US 12 (Hennepin Avenue)	West end of US 12 overlap
			MN 152 (Washington Avenue)
			US 169 (Lyndale Avenue)
			MN 278 (Lowry Avenue)	South end of MN 278 overlap
	Robbinsdale		MN 278 (36th Avenue N.)	North end of MN 278 overlap
			MN 100
	Brooklyn Park		MN 152	South end of MN 152 overlap
	Osseo		MN 152	North end of MN 152 overlap
	Champlin		US 169	South end of US 169 overlap
Mississippi River			Ferry Street Bridge
Anoka	Anoka		US 10 / MN 56	East end of US 10 overlap
Sherburne	Elk River		US 169 north, MN 101 south	North end of US 169 overlap
	Big Lake		MN 25
	Becker		US 10 / US 52	West end of US 10 / 52 overlap
Benton	Glendorado Township		MN 95	East end of MN 95 overlap
	St. George Township		MN 95	West end of MN 95 overlap
	Foley		MN 23
Morrison	Genola		MN 27	South end of MN 27 overlap
	Buh Township		MN 27	North end of MN 27 overlap
Crow Wing	Brainerd		MN 18
			US 210
			Mississippi River
	Merrifield		CR 3
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi      Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

References

1. ^ Riner, Steve. "Details of Routes 152-218". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/r152-218.htm#218. Retrieved 2006-12-09. 
2. ^ Minnesota Department of Transportation. "Minnesota County Maps". http://www.dot.state.mn.us/tda/html/counties.html. Retrieved 2006-12-09. 
3. ^ Minnesota Department of Highways (1961). 1961 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/mdt&CISOPTR=1201&REC=1. 
4. ^ Minnesota Department of Highways (1962). 1962 Official Road Map - Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/mdt&CISOPTR=1204&REC=2. 
5. ^ Minnesota Department of Highways (1958). 1958 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/mdt&CISOPTR=1192&REC=18.