Minnesota State Highway 25 (MN 25) is a

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, which runs from its interchange with U.S. Highway 169 in Belle Plaine and continues north to its

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with State Highway 210 in Brainerd.

Route description

State Highway 25 serves as a north–south route in

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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

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at Belle Plaine. The route crosses the Highway 25 Bridge at the

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between

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and Big Lake.

History

State Highway 25 was authorized November 2, 1920 from Belle Plaine to Big Lake. The roadway was fully graveled by 1928. It was paved in stages from north to south throughout the 1930s: from Big Lake to Buffalo in 1931, Buffalo to Montrose in 1932, Montrose to Watertown in 1933, and Watertown to Norwood in 1934. Paving was completed in Belle Plaine in 1937, and the remaining gravel section through Sibley County was paved in 1950. 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. 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. In 2001, the northernmost segment of the highway between State Highway 210 and Merrifield was turned back to

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maintenance and is now designated County Road 3.

Major intersections

References

External links

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Highway 25 at the ''Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page''
025 Transportation in Scott County, Minnesota Transportation in Sibley County, Minnesota Transportation in Carver County, Minnesota Transportation in Wright County, Minnesota Transportation in Sherburne County, Minnesota Transportation in Benton County, Minnesota Transportation in Morrison County, Minnesota Transportation in Crow Wing County, Minnesota