Minnesota State Highway 317
 Trunk Highway 317 | ||||
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 MN 317 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MnDOT | ||||
| Length | 1.444 mi[2] (2.324 km) | |||
| Existed | April 24, 1959[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  ND 17 at the Red River | |||
| East end |  MN 220 at Fork Township | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Minnesota | |||
| Counties | Marshall | |||
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Minnesota State Highway 317 (MN 317) is a short 1.444-mile-long (2.324 km) highway in northwest Minnesota, which runs from North Dakota Highway 17 at the North Dakota state line, at the Red River, and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with Minnesota State Highway 220 in Fork Township.
Route description
[edit]Highway 317 serves as a short east–west connector route in northwest Minnesota between State Highway 220 and North Dakota Highway 17. Highway 17 continues west to nearby Interstate 29 and the city of Grafton, North Dakota. The short route of Highway 317 is located between the Red River and the Snake River.[3]
History
[edit]MN 317 was authorized on April 24, 1959.[1] The route was paved in 1963.[4][5]
Major intersections
[edit]The entire route is in Fork Township, Marshall County.
| mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.000 | 0.000 | ND 17 – Grafton | Red River of the North crossing; Western terminus; continuation into North Dakota | ||
| 0.440 | 0.708 |  CSAH 41 | |||
| 1.444 | 2.324 | MN 220 – MN 11, East Grand Forks | Eastern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Chapter 426–H. F. No. 299" (PDF). Session Laws of Minnesota for 1959. Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. April 24, 1959. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
- ^ a b "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 2" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2008. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
- ^ General Highway Map of Marshall County (sheet 1) (PDF) (Map). Minnesota Department of Transportation. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2008. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
- ^ 1963 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Minnesota Department of Highways. 1963. § A4. Archived from the original on August 25, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
- ^ 1964 Official Road Map of Minnesota (Map). Minnesota Department of Highways. 1964. § A4. Archived from the original on August 25, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2011.