MN 119 crosses the Minnesota River and Lac qui Parle Lake at the county line.

The route runs concurrently with US 59 and MN 7 on Munsterman Street through the city of Appleton for 14 blocks.

The highway is also designated Theodore Christianson Memorial Drive.

[5] The route was extended south from MN 40 to US 212 in 2017 as part of a road exchange, replacing Lac qui Parle County State-Aid Highway 25.

At the same time, Minnesota State Highway 275 was turned back to county control.