Minnesota State Highway 25
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| Trunk Highway 25 |
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| Length: | 167 mi[1] (269 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1920[1] | ||||||||
| South end: | .svg/20px-US_169_(MN).svg.png){kind=small} US 169 in Belle Plaine |
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| North end: |  MN-210 in Brainerd |
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| Major cities: | Belle Plaine Norwood-Young America Watertown Buffalo Monticello Big Lake Becker Foley Brainerd |
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Minnesota State Highway 25 is a highway in southeast and east-central Minnesota, which runs from the intersection of U.S. Highway 169 and Minnesota 25 in Belle Plaine and continues north to its northern terminus at the intersection of Minnesota Highway 210 and Minnesota 25 in Brainerd.
Minnesota Highway 25 is 167-miles in length and passes through the communities of:
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[edit] Notes
Minnesota Highway 25 serves as a north-south arterial route between Belle Plaine, Norwood-Young America, Watertown, Buffalo, Monticello, Big Lake, Becker, Foley, and Brainerd in southeast, east-central, and central Minnesota.
Minnesota Highway 25 passes through the counties of:
Highway 25 crosses the Minnesota River at Belle Plaine.
Highway 25 crosses the Highway 25 Bridge at the Mississippi River between Monticello and Big Lake.
[edit] Termini
The southern terminus for Minnesota 25 is its intersection with U.S. Highway 169 in Belle Plaine.
The northern terminus for Minnesota 25 is its intersection with Minnesota Highway 210 in Brainerd.
[edit] History
Highway 25 was authorized in 1920, 1933, and 1950.
Highway 25 between Belle Plaine and Big Lake was authorized in 1920.
The section of Highway 25 between U.S. Highway 10 (near Becker) and Minnesota Highway 18 (at Brainerd) was authorized in 1933 and originally designated Minnesota Highway 218 until 1963.
The short section of Highway 25 between Minnesota Highway 18 and Minnesota Highway 210 in Brainerd was authorized around 1960.
At one time, the route had continued farther north. From 1963 to 2001, Highway 25 continued north of Brainerd. This northernmost segment between Minnesota Highway 210 and Merrifield was turned back to Crow Wing County maintenance in 2001 and is now designated as a county route.
Highway 25 was paved south of U.S. Highway 212 by 1940, the remainder of Highway 25 south of U.S. Highway 10 was paved by 1953.
Former Minnesota Highway 218 (now Highway 25) north of U.S. Highway 10 was paved by 1961.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Riner, Steve. Details of Routes 1-25. The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved on 2007-02-24.
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