Minnesota State Highway 25

Minnesota State Highway 25 (MN 25) is a 156.066-mile-long (251.164 km) highway in Minnesota, which runs from its interchange with U.S. Highway 169 in Belle Plaine and continues north to its intersection with State Highway 210 in Brainerd.

Trunk Highway 25
MN 25 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length	156.066 mi[1] (251.164 km)
Existed	November 2, 1920[2]–present
Major junctions
South end	US 169 at Belle Plaine
	MN 5 at Green Isle US 212 at Norwood Young America MN 7 near Mayer US 12 at Montrose MN 55 at Buffalo I-94 / US 52 at Monticello US 10 at Big Lake MN 23 at Foley MN 27 at Pierz
North end	MN 210 at Brainerd
Location
Counties	Scott, Sibley, Carver, Wright, Sherburne, Benton, Morrison, Crow Wing
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highways Interstate US State Legislative routes ← MN 24 MN 26 →

Route description

State Highway 25 serves as a north–south route in central Minnesota between Belle Plaine, Norwood Young America, Watertown, Buffalo, Monticello, Big Lake, Becker, Foley, and Brainerd.

The route travels east–west between Belle Plaine and Green Isle for 15 miles.

Highway 25 crosses the Minnesota River at Belle Plaine.

The route crosses the Highway 25 Bridge at the Mississippi River between Monticello and Big Lake.

History

State Highway 25 was authorized November 2, 1920 from Belle Plaine to Big Lake.[2]

The roadway was fully graveled by 1928.[3] It was paved in stages from north to south throughout the 1930s: from Big Lake to Buffalo in 1931,[4] Buffalo to Montrose in 1932,[5] Montrose to Watertown in 1933,[6][7] and Watertown to Norwood in 1934.[7][8]

Paving was completed in Belle Plaine in 1937,[9] and the remaining gravel section through Sibley County was paved in 1950.[10]

When the four-lane bypass of U.S. 169 around Belle Plaine was built in 1955, Highway 25 was extended east along 169's former alignment to intersect the new highway.[9]

In 1961, Highway 25 was extended north along what had previously been State Highway 218 from Becker to Merrifield. This highway was already paved in its entirety.[11][12]

In 2001, the northernmost segment of the highway between State Highway 210 and Merrifield was turned back to Crow Wing County maintenance[13] and is now designated County Road 3.[14]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Scott	Belle Plaine	0.000	0.000	US 169	Interchange
Minnesota River		2.008– 2.120	3.232– 3.412	Highway 25 Bridge
Sibley	Green Isle	25.884	41.656	MN 5 west – Gaylord	South end of MN 5 overlap
Carver	Young America Township	22.540	36.275	US 212 west – Glencoe	West end of US 212 overlap
	Norwood Young America	24.874	40.031	US 212 east – Chaska	East end of US 212 overlap
	Young America Township	62.998	101.385	MN 5 east – Waconia	North end of MN 5 overlap
	Watertown Township	35.305– 35.335	56.818– 56.866	MN 7 – Minneapolis, Hutchinson	Roundabout
Wright	Montrose	48.383	77.865	US 12 west – Litchfield	West end of US 12 overlap
	Rockford Township	50.481	81.241	US 12 east – Minneapolis	East end of US 12 overlap
	Buffalo	58.724	94.507	MN 55 – Minneapolis, Annandale
	Monticello	68.040	109.500	I-94 / US 52 – Minneapolis, St. Paul, St. Cloud	I-94 exit 193; interchange.
Mississippi River		68.722– 68.912	110.597– 110.903	Highway 25 Bridge
Sherburne	Big Lake	71.753	115.475	US 10 east – St. Paul	East end of US 10 overlap
	Becker	81.241	130.745	US 10 west – St. Cloud	West end of US 10 overlap
Benton	St. George Township	93.873	151.074	MN 95 – Princeton, St. Cloud
	Gilmanton Township	99.312	159.827	MN 23 – Milaca, St. Cloud
Morrison	Genola	128.230	206.366	MN 27 west – Little Falls	South end of MN 27 overlap
	Buh Township	132.351	212.998	MN 27 east – Lastrup, Onamia	North end of MN 27 overlap
Crow Wing	Brainerd	155.751	250.657	MN 18 east – Garrison
		157.069	252.778	MN 210 – Crosby
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. "Statewide Trunk Logpoint Listing" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
2. Minnesota State Legislature (2010). "§ 161.114, Constitutional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
3. 1928 Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). Cartography by McGill-Warner Co. Minnesota Highway Department. May 1, 1928. § J-19 through K-17. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
4. "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 8605" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
5. "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 8604" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
6. "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 8603" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
7. "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 1007" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
8. "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 1006" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
9. "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 7003" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
10. "Construction Project Log Record: Control Section 7209" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
11. 1961 Official Road Map, Minnesota (Map). Cartography by The H.M. Gousha Co. Minnesota Department of Highways. 1961. § H-11 through H-14. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
12. 1962 Official Road Map - Minnesota (Map). Minnesota Department of Highways. 1962. § H-11 through H-14. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
13. "Chapter 213, S.F. No. 1769, Sec. 29". Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. May 29, 2001. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
14. General Highway Map - Crow Wing County, Minnesota (PDF) (Map). Minnesota Department of Transportation. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 11, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2010.

External links

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Highway 25 at the Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page