Minnesota State Highway 119
State highway in Minnesota, United States
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Minnesota State Highway 119 (MN 119) is a 15.108-mile-long (24.314 km) state highway in west-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with U.S. Highway 212 (US 212) in Dawson and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 12 (US 12) in Shible Township. The route passes through the city of Appleton.
MN 40 in Hantho Township
US 59 / MN 7 in AppletonTrunk Highway 119 | ||||
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 MN 119 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MnDOT | ||||
| Length | 25.1 mi[1] (40.4 km) | |||
| Existed | April 22, 1933[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 212 in Dawson | |||
| MN 40 in Hantho Township US 59 / MN 7 in Appleton | ||||
| North end |  US 12 in Shible Township | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Minnesota | |||
| Counties | Lac qui Parle, Swift | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
MN 119 serves as a north–south route in west-central Minnesota between US 12 and U.S. Highway 212.
MN 119 crosses the Minnesota River and Lac qui Parle Lake at the county line.
The route runs concurrently with US 59 and MN 7 on Munsterman Street through the city of Appleton for 14 blocks.
MN 119 parallels US 75 throughout its route.
The route is legally defined as Route 144 in the Minnesota Statutes.[3] It is not marked with this number.
The highway is also designated Theodore Christianson Memorial Drive.[4]
History
MN 119 was authorized in 1933.[2]
The route was mostly paved by 1940 and completely paved by 1953.[5]
The route was extended south from MN 40 to US 212 in 2017 as part of a road exchange, replacing Lac qui Parle County State-Aid Highway 25. At the same time, Minnesota State Highway 275 was turned back to county control.[6]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1][7] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Lac qui Parle | Hantho Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | MN 40 / Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway – Madison, Milan | Southern terminus; roadway continues south as MN 40 |
| 4.977 | 8.010 |   CSAH 34 west / Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway – Louisburg | |||
| Minnesota River/Lac qui Parle | 5.387– 5.415 | 8.670– 8.715 | Twin Bridge (south span) | ||
| 5.545– 5.575 | 8.924– 8.972 | Twin Bridge (north span) | |||
| Swift | Appleton | 9.003 | 14.489 |   US 59 south / MN 7 east – Montevideo | Southern end of US 59/MN 7 concurrency |
| 9.805 | 15.780 |   US 59 north / MN 7 west – Morris, Ortonville | Northern end of US 59/MN 7 concurrency | ||
| Shible Township | 15.124 | 24.340 |  US 12 / CSAH 5 north – Benson, Ortonville | Northern terminus; roadway continues north as CSAH 5 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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