Minnesota State Highway 317

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.

Trunk Highway 317
MN 317 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length	1.444 mi[1] (2.324 km)
Existed	April 24, 1959[2]–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
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highway System Interstate US State Legislative Scenic
← MN 316 → MN 332

Route description

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

MN 317 was authorized on April 24, 1959.^[2] The route was paved in 1963.^[4][5]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Fork Township, Marshall County.

mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
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