Minnesota State Highway 19
Trunk Highway 19 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by MnDOT | ||||
Length | 207.877 mi[2] (334.546 km) | |||
Existed | 1933[1]–present | |||
Tourist routes | Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | File:SD 30.svg SD 30 near Hendricks | |||
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East end | File:US 61.svg US 61 at Red Wing | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Minnesota | |||
Counties | Lincoln, Lyon, Redwood, Renville, Sibley, Le Sueur, Scott, Rice, Dakota, Goodhue | |||
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Minnesota State Highway 19 (MN 19) is a 207.877-mile-long (334.546 km) highway in southern Minnesota, which runs from South Dakota Highway 30 at the South Dakota state line near Ivanhoe and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 61 in Red Wing. The route essentially crosses the state of Minnesota, ending at Red Wing, about five miles (8 km) west of the bridge to Wisconsin.
Route description
State Highway 19 serves as an east–west route between Ivanhoe, Marshall, Redwood Falls, New Prague, Northfield, Cannon Falls, and Red Wing in southwest and southeast Minnesota. Highway 19 parallels U.S. Highway 14 and U.S. Highway 212 for part of its route. The route passes through the Richard J. Dorer State Forest in Goodhue County. The Rush River State Wayside Park is located on Highway 19 in Sibley County. The park is located west of Henderson.
History
State Highway 19 was authorized in 1933. The last section of Highway 19 to be paved was in the mid-1950s, east of New Prague. A new interchange was constructed in 2002 at the junction of Highway 19 and U.S. Highway 169 near Henderson.
Major intersections
References
- ↑ Riner, Steve. "Details of Routes 1-25". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Archived from the original on 2006-12-30. Retrieved 2007-02-24.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Statewide Trunk Logpoint Listing" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 14, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
- ↑ Weeks III, John A (2008). "US-71 Bridge (Main Channel)". Highways, Byways, and Bridge Photography. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
External links
File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Minnesota State Highway 19 at Wikimedia Commons
- Infobox road instances in Minnesota
- State highways in Minnesota
- Transportation in Rice County, Minnesota
- Transportation in Dakota County, Minnesota
- Transportation in Goodhue County, Minnesota
- Transportation in Sibley County, Minnesota
- Transportation in Renville County, Minnesota
- Transportation in Redwood County, Minnesota
- Transportation in Lyon County, Minnesota
- Transportation in Lincoln County, Minnesota
- Transportation in Le Sueur County, Minnesota
- Transportation in Scott County, Minnesota