Minnesota State Highway 219
Minnesota State Highway 219 is a highway in northwest Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with Minnesota [State Highway 1|State Highway 1] near Goodridge and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 89 near Grygla.
MN 219 passes through the communities of Goodridge Township, [Pennington County, Minnesota|Goodridge Township], Goodridge, Moylan Township, [Marshall County, Minnesota|Moylan Township], and Eckvoll Township, [Marshall County, Minnesota|Eckvoll Township].
Route description
Highway 219 serves as a north-south connector route between State Highway 1 and State Highway 89, as well as serves the city of Goodridge. Highway 89 continues north to the city of Roseau.List of [National Wildlife Refuges#Minnesota|Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge] is located west of the junction of Highway 219 and County State-Aid Highway 7 in Marshall County. The nearby refuge surrounds Mud Lake on County State-Aid Highway 7.
The route is legally defined as Route 219 in the Minnesota Statutes.
History
Highway 219 was authorized on July 1, 1949.The short section between Highway 1 and Goodridge was paved in 1950. The remainder of the route was paved in 1954 or 1955.