Minnesota State Highway 223

Minnesota State Highway 223 (MN 223) is a 7.643-mile-long (12.300 km) highway in northwest Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 92 in Holst Township of Clearwater County and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with Clearwater County State-Aid Highway 10 in Leonard. It is also signed as Leonard Road.

Trunk Highway 223
Leonard Road
MN 223 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length	7.643 mi[1] (12.300 km)
Existed	July 1, 1949[2]–present
Major junctions
West end	MN 92 / CSAH 18 in Holst Township
East end	CSAH 10 in Leonard
Location
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Counties	Clearwater
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highway System Interstate US State Legislative Scenic
← MN 222 → MN 225

MN 223 passes through Holst Township, Dudley Township, and Leonard.

Route description

Highway 223 serves as an east–west connector route in northwest Minnesota. It connects State Highway 92 with the town of Leonard.

The route is legally defined as Route 223 in the Minnesota Statutes.^[3]

History

Highway 223 was authorized on July 1, 1949.^[2]

The route was paved in 1960.^[4][5]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Clearwater County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Holst Township	0.000	0.000	MN 92 – Bagley, Clearbrook CSAH 18 west	Western terminus
	1.980	3.187	CSAH 33 south
	3.239	5.213	CR 78 north
	3.989	6.420	CSAH 47 south
Dudley Township	6.960	11.201	CSAH 2 south
Leonard	7.520	12.102	CSAH 23 east (2nd Avenue)
	7.591	12.217	CSAH 14 north (1st Avenue)
	7.644	12.302	CSAH 10 west	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi