Minnesota State Highway 227

Minnesota State Highway 227 (MN 227) was a 10.680-mile-long (17.188 km) highway in north-central Minnesota, which ran from its intersection with U.S. Highway 71 and Wadena County Road 8 in Sebeka and continued east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with Wadena County Roads 12 and 14 in Nimrod near the Crow Wing River. The route was decommissioned in 2012 and it became an extension of Wadena County Road 12.

Trunk Highway 227
MN 227 highlighted in red
Route information
Defined by MS § 161.115(158)
Maintained by MnDOT
Length10.680 mi[1] (17.188 km)
ExistedJuly 1, 1949[2]–2012[3]
Major junctions
West end U.S. 71 at Sebeka
East end CR 14 at Nimrod
Location
CountiesWadena
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highways
← MN 226→ MN 228

Route description

Highway 227 served as an east–west route between Sebeka and Nimrod in north-central Minnesota.

Highway 227 was also known as Minnesota Avenue in Sebeka.

The route crossed the Redeye River.

The route was legally defined as Route 227 in the Minnesota Statutes.[4]

History

Highway 227 was authorized on July 1, 1949.[2]

The western half of the route was paved when it was marked.[5] The remainder was paved in 1952.[6][7]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Wadena County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Sebeka0.0000.000 US 71
0.2880.463CR 52 (Jefferson Avenue)
Meadow Township3.7265.996 CR 23 north
North Germany Township4.0236.474 CR 23 south
Nimrod10.10716.266 CR 26
10.65017.140 CR 12
10.67017.172 CR 14
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 3" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2008. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
  2. "Chapter 663-H.F. No. 1792", Session Laws of Minnesota for 1949, Earl L. Berg, Commissioner of Administration, pp. 1177–1185
  3. "Removal of Minnesota State Route 227".
  4. "161.115, Additional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
  5. Minnesota 1950 Official Highway Map (Map). Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1950. § G11. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
  6. 1952 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1952. § G11. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
  7. 1953 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Company. Minnesota Department of Highways. January 1, 1953. § G11. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2010.

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