Minnesota State Highway 224

Trunk Highway 224
Route information
Defined by MS § 161.115(155)
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length:	4.4 mi[3] (7.1 km)
Existed:	1949[1] – 2005[2]
Major junctions
West end:	Ogema
East end:	White Earth Township
Location
Counties:	Becker
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highways Interstate • U.S. • State Inter-County • County roads • Legislative routes ← MN 223 MN 225 →

Minnesota State Highway 224 was a short state highway connecting the unincorporated town of White Earth with U.S. Highway 59 at Ogema. The route was turned back to Becker County maintenance in 2005.^[2]

Route description

Highway 224 is 4.4 miles in length and serves the communities of Ogema, White Earth Township, and White Earth.

The route was legally defined as Legislative Route 224 in the Minnesota Statutes § 161.115(155).

History

Highway 224 was authorized on July 1, 1949^[1] and paved by 1953. It was turned back to Becker County in 2005, and as part of the turnback agreement the roadway is slated to be reconstructed in 2013.^[4]

Major intersections

County	Location	Destinations
Becker	Ogema	US 59
	White Earth Township	CR 109 south
		CR 111 north
		CR 21 south
	White Earth	CR 21 north, CR 34 ahead, CR 133 south

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} "2005 Chapter 7-S.F. 234". Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. March 7, 2005. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/laws/?doctype=Chapter&year=2005&type=0&id=7. Retrieved 2010-07-11. 
3. ^ "Becker County General Highway Map". Minnesota Department of Transportation. 2010. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/maps/cadd/county/becker1.pdf. Retrieved 2010-07-11. 
4. ^ Riner, Steve. "Details of Routes 219-287". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/r219-287.htm#224. Retrieved 2006-12-10.