Minnesota State Highway 19

Trunk Highway 19 marker

Trunk Highway 19
Route information
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length: 207.877 mi[1] (334.546 km)
Existed: 1933[2] – present
Major junctions
West end: SD 30 near Ivanhoe and Hendricks,
at the Minnesota-South Dakota state line
  U.S. 75 at Ivanhoe
U.S. 59 , MN 23 at Marshall
U.S. 71 at Redwood Falls
MN 5 , MN 22 at Gaylord
U.S. 169 near Henderson
MN 13 , MN 21 at New Prague
I-35 near Lonsdale , Little Chicago
MN 3 at Northfield
U.S. 52 , MN 20 at Cannon Falls
East end: U.S. 61 at Red Wing
Location
Counties: Lincoln, Lyon, Redwood, Renville, Sibley, Le Sueur, Scott, Rice, Dakota, Goodhue
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highways
MN 18MN 20

Minnesota State Highway 19 (MN 19) is a highway in southwest and southeast 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.

Highway 19 is 208 miles (335 km) in length.

Route description

State Highway 19 serves as an eastwest 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.

The stretch of Highway 19 between Red Wing and Gaylord was established as the Colvill Memorial Highway in 1931,[3] and is still known by that name today.[4] It is named in honor of Colonel William J. Colvill, who led the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry in the Battle of Gettysburg.[5]

A new interchange was constructed in 2002 at the junction of Highway 19 and U.S. Highway 169 near Henderson.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
LincolnHendricks Township0.0000.000 SD 30 west WhiteContinuation into South Dakota
2.3313.751 MN 271 north / CSAH 1 Hendricks
Ivanhoe10.39516.729 US 75 Lake Benton, Benton
LyonMarshall34.78655.983 US 59 / MN 68 west Ghent, Slayton, ClarkfieldWestern end of MN 68 overlap
36.472–
36.487
58.696–
58.720
MN 23 Granite Falls, Pipestone
RedwoodWestline Township46.59674.989 MN 68 east MilroyEastern end of MN 68 overlap
Yellow MedicineRedwood
county line
EchoVesta
township line
57.36092.312 MN 67 west Granite FallsWestern end of MN 67 overlap
RedwoodRedwood Falls72.087116.013 US 71 / MN 67Eastern end of MN 67 overlap; western end of US 71 overlap
Minnesota River78.232–
78.302
125.902–
126.015
US 71 Bridge[6]
RenvilleMorton78.498126.330 US 71Eastern end of US 71 overlap
Fairfax92.983149.642 MN 4
SibleyWinthrop109.722176.580 MN 15
Gaylord117.411188.955 MN 5 west, MN 22 northWestern end of MN 5/MN 22 overlap
MN 22Eastern end of MN 22 overlap
118.772191.145 MN 5Eastern end of MN 5 overlap
Henderson134.078215.778 MN 93
Minnesota River134.387–
134.479
216.275–
216.423
Highway 19 Bridge
ScottLe Sueur
county line
 137.727221.650 US 169Interchange
New Prague150.832242.741 MN 13 / MN 21Western end of MN 13 overlap
 154.886–
154.892
249.265–
249.275
MN 13Eastern end of MN 13 overlap
RiceWebster Township169.335–
169.438
272.518–
272.684
I-35 Minneapolis, St. Paul, Albert LeaI-35 exit 69; interchange.
Northfield176.202283.570 MN 3South end of MN 3 overlap
176.466283.994 MN 3North end of MN 3 overlap
GoodhueStanton Township184.328296.647 MN 56South end of MN 56 overlap
185.331298.261 MN 56North end of MN 56 overlap
Cannon Falls190.478306.545 US 52
191.108307.559 MN 20
Red Wing207.572334.055 US 61
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing / Google

  1. 1 2 "Statewide Trunk Logpoint Listing" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
  2. Riner, Steve. "Details of Routes 1-25". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Archived from the original on 2006-12-30. Retrieved 2007-02-24.
  3. "Colvill Memorial Highway". October 22, 1931. Archived from the original on February 13, 2007. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
  4. "Minnesota Statutes 161.14: Names and Designations of Certain Highways". Retrieved 2008-11-12.
  5. "North Star Highways: Named Highway Route Log". Retrieved 2008-11-12.
  6. Weeks III, John A (2008). "US-71 Bridge (Main Channel)". Highways, Byways, and Bridge Photography. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
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