Minnesota State Highway 322

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Trunk Highway 322
Existed:	1959 – 2000
West end:	MN-371 in Brainerd
East end:	MN-18 in Brainerd
Major cities:	Brainerd
Minnesota State Highways < TH 318 TH 324 >

Minnesota State Highway 322 was a state highway which ran for two blocks along Oak Street in Brainerd, providing a short connection between Minnesota State Highway 371 (now Highway 371 - Business) and Minnesota State Highway 18 (at the intersection of Oak Street and 8th Street, now city roads). It existed until after the completion of the Highway 371 Brainerd bypass in 2000, when it was turned back, along with portions of Highways 18 and 25, to local jurisdiction in order to compensate for the additional mileage of state highway resulting from the new bypass.

Before the turnback of state highways resulting from the opening of the Brainerd bypass, Highway 18 ran west of its current terminus at Highway 25 along Oak Street to 8th Street. Then Highway 18 turned north and ran along 8th Street for just under 1/2 mile to its former terminus at Highway 210. Highway 322 continued west on Oak Street from 8th Street for two blocks until Highway 371 (6th Street). The function of Highway 322 as a very short connecting route between the two highways led it to being the shortest Minnesota State Highway during its existence.^[1]

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