Minnesota State Highway 224 was a short state highway

State highway

State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...

 connecting the unincorporated town of White Earth

White Earth, Minnesota

White Earth is a census-designated place in Becker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 424 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

 with U.S. Highway 59

U.S. Route 59

U.S. Route 59 is a north–south United States highway . A latecomer to the U.S. numbered route system, U.S. 59 is now a border-to-border route, Part of NAFTA Corridor Highway System. It parallels U.S. Route 75 for nearly its entire route, never much more than away, until it veers southwest...

 at Ogema

Ogema, Minnesota

Ogema is a city in Becker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 184 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water....

. The route was turned back to Becker County

Becker County, Minnesota

Becker County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population was 32,504. Its county seat is Detroit Lakes. A portion of the White Earth Indian Reservation extends into the county.-History:...

 maintenance in 2005.

Route description

Highway 224 is 4.4 miles in length and serves the communities of Ogema, White Earth Township

White Earth Township, Minnesota

White Earth Township is a township in Becker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 799 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.8 square miles , of which 32.2 square miles is land and 2.6 square...

, and White Earth.

The route was legally defined as Legislative Route 224 in the Minnesota Statutes § 161.115(155).

History

Highway 224 was authorized on July 1, 1949 and paved by 1953. It was turned back to Becker County in 2005, and as part of the turnback agreement the roadway is slated to be reconstructed in 2013.

Major intersections

County	Location	Destinations
Becker Becker County, Minnesota Becker County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population was 32,504. Its county seat is Detroit Lakes. A portion of the White Earth Indian Reservation extends into the county.-History:...	Ogema Ogema, Minnesota Ogema is a city in Becker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 184 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water....
	White Earth Township White Earth Township, Minnesota White Earth Township is a township in Becker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 799 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.8 square miles , of which 32.2 square miles is land and 2.6 square...	CR 109 south
		CR 111 north
		CR 21 south
	White Earth White Earth, Minnesota White Earth is a census-designated place in Becker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 424 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...	CR 21 north, CR 34 ahead, CR 133 south