7 ▁in ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Stat utes . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁marked ▁with ▁this ▁number . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁present ▁day ▁Highway ▁ 1 2 0 ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁Pre viously , ▁this ▁route ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁Highway ▁ 1 0 0 ▁( h ence ▁the ▁name ▁Century ▁Avenue ) ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁This ▁route ▁was ▁originally ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Highway ▁ 1 0 0 ▁B elt way ▁cir cling ▁the ▁entire ▁T win ▁C ities ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁ ▁Highway ▁ 1 2 0 ▁was ▁number ed ▁as ▁a ▁derivative ▁of ▁Highway ▁ 1 0 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁Minnesota ▁Legisl ature ▁approved ▁removal ▁of ▁Highway ▁ 1 2 0 ▁from ▁the ▁state ▁tr unk ▁highway ▁system . ▁Washington ▁and ▁Ram sey ▁count ies ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁The ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁route ▁in ▁Washington ▁( from ▁I - 9 4 ▁to ▁I - 4 9 4 ) ▁has ▁been ▁removed , ▁but ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁highway ▁in ▁Ram sey ▁is ▁still ▁marked ▁and ▁the ▁legal ▁definition ▁of ▁its ▁legisl ative ▁route ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁changed . ▁ ▁At ▁one ▁time , ▁Highway ▁ 1 2 0 ▁had ▁continued ▁farther ▁south . ▁ ▁Before ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁route ▁had ▁continued ▁south ▁of ▁I - 9 4 ▁on ▁present ▁day ▁County