Minnesota State Highway 119

Trunk Highway 119
Route information
Defined by MS § 161.115(75)
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length:	15.108 mi[2] (24.314 km)
Existed:	April 22, 1933[1] – present
Major junctions
South end:	MN 40 at Hantho Township
	U.S. 59 / MN 7 at Appleton
North end:	U.S. 12 at Shible Township
Location
Counties:	Lac qui Parle, Swift
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highways Interstate • U.S. • State Inter-County • County roads • Legislative routes ← MN 117 MN 120 →

Minnesota State Highway 119 is a highway in west-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 40 in Hantho Township and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 12 in Shible Township. The route passes through the city of Appleton.

Highway 119 is 15 miles (24 km) in length.

Route description

State Highway 119 serves as a north–south route in west-central Minnesota between the cities of Madison and Appleton.

Highway 119 crosses the Minnesota River and Lac qui Parle Lake at the county line.

The route runs concurrent with U.S. Highway 59 and State Highway 7 on Munsterman Street through the city of Appleton for 14 blocks.

Highway 119 parallels U.S. Highway 75 throughout its route.

The route is legally defined as Route 144 in the Minnesota Statutes.^[3] It is not marked with this number.

History

State Highway 119 was authorized in 1933.^[1]

The route was mostly paved by 1940 and completely paved by 1953.^[4]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[5][2]	Destinations	Notes
Lac qui Parle	Hantho Township	0.000	MN 40
		1.042	CR 28 west, CR 66 east
		3.055	CR 32 west, CR 68 east
		4.977	CR 34
Minnesota River/Lac qui Parle		5.387– 5.415	Twin Bridge (south span)
		5.545– 5.575	Twin Bridge (north span)
Swift	Appleton	8.817	CR 51 (Reuss Avenue)
		9.003	US 59 / MN 7	South end of US 59 / MN 7 overlap
		9.805	US 59 east, MN 7 west	North end of US 59 / MN 7 overlap
	Appleton Township	11.834	CR 54 west, CR 36 east
	Shible Township	15.124	US 12, CR 5 north
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi      Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Chapter 440-H.F. No. 2000", Session Laws of Minnesota for 1933 (Mike Holm, Secretary of State): pp. 881-897 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 4" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/logpoint/d4.pdf. Retrieved November 20, 2010. 
3. ^ "161.115, Additional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 2010. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=161.115. Retrieved November 20, 2010. 
4. ^ Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 101-149". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/r101-149.htm#119. Retrieved November 20, 2010. ^{[unreliable source]}
5. ^ "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 8" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/logpoint/d8.pdf. Retrieved November 20, 2010.