Interstate 35W (Minnesota)
I-35W highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by MnDOT | ||||
Length | 41.778 mi[1] (67.235 km) | |||
NHS | Entire route | |||
Major junctions | ||||
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North end | ![]() ![]() | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Minnesota | |||
Counties | Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Interstate 35W (I-35W) is an
Traveling north, I-35 splits at
During the early years of the Interstate Highway System, branching Interstates with directional suffixes, such as N, S, E, and W, were common nationwide. On every other Interstate nationwide, these directional suffixes have been phased out by redesignating the suffixed route numbers with a loop or spur route number designation (such as
Route description
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/I-35W_and_Minneapolis_skyline_5.jpg/220px-I-35W_and_Minneapolis_skyline_5.jpg)
The southern terminus of I-35W is at
I-35W swerves slightly northeast immediately south of downtown to avoid the
I-35W completes its eastern loop around downtown, and then crosses the Mississippi River on the St. Anthony Falls Bridge and winds northeast out of Northeast Minneapolis. Here, I-35W passes through industrial areas near the suburbs of St. Anthony, Lauderdale, Roseville, and Arden Hills.
I-35W then meets
I-35W carries its own set of exit numbers in the Twin Cities area, while I-35E continues the I-35 exit numbering scheme, which goes between the
Legally, the route of I-35W is defined as part of unmarked Legislative Route 394 in the Minnesota Statutes § 161.12(2);[2] I-35W is not marked with this legislative number along the actual highway.
History
Flooding
I-35W is prone to heavy-rain event flooding in several areas, intersecting both natural habitats, including the
Minnesota River crossing
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/35W_MN_River_Bridge.jpg/220px-35W_MN_River_Bridge.jpg)
When the Minnesota River bridge between Burnsville and Bloomington was completed in 1960, it was two lanes in each direction. I-35W, at the time, only extended as far south as
Mississippi River crossing
On August 1, 2007, the
The replacement I-35W Saint Anthony Falls Bridge was built in less than a year and opened to traffic on September 18, 2008, at 5:00 am CDT, three months ahead of schedule.[14][15][16]
I-35W and Highway 62 Crosstown Commons reconstruction project
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Crosstown_Commons.jpg/220px-Crosstown_Commons.jpg)
The Crosstown Commons was one of the most congested traffic
The project to improve the interchange began in May 2007 after bids were received in April 2007. The new interchange features three throughlanes for I-35W in both directions, ending at 42nd Street, and two separate throughlanes for MN 62 in each direction, eliminating the need to weave across traffic. The cost of correcting the deficiencies in that short stretch of highway was estimated to be $285 million (equivalent to $404 million in 2023[17]).[18][19]
In 2004, the City of Minneapolis threatened to withhold municipal consent for the project unless new bus lanes and bus stations were included.
35W@94: Downtown to Crosstown
The 35W@94 Downtown to Crosstown Project was a construction project to repave and reconfigure I-35W and
Transit
The METRO
Exit list
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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Dakota | Burnsville | 0.000 | 0.000 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | I-35W south and I-35E south merge into I-35; no access to I-35E from I-35W; I-35 north exit 88A | |
0.603 | 0.970 | 1 | ![]() ![]() CSAH 42 / Crystal Lake Road | Southbound exit and northbound entrance; access to M Health Fairview | ||
2.328 | 3.747 | 2 | Burnsville Parkway | |||
2.693– 2.707 | 4.334– 4.356 | 3 | ![]() ![]() | Signed as exits 3A (north) and 3B (south); access to Burnsville Heart of the City station | ||
3.166– 3.196 | 5.095– 5.143 | 4A | ![]() ![]() CSAH 32 (Cliff Road) | |||
4.153– 4.427 | 6.684– 7.125 | 4B | Black Dog Road | |||
Hennepin | Bloomington | 5.225– 5.251 | 8.409– 8.451 | 5 | 106th Street | |
6.236 | 10.036 | 6 | ![]() | |||
6.766 | 10.889 | 7A | 94th Street | |||
7.299 | 11.747 | 7B | 90th Street | |||
8.294 | 13.348 | 8 | 82nd Street | |||
Bloomington–Richfield line | 8.747– 8.758 | 14.077– 14.095 | 9 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Signed as exits 9A (east) and 9B (west); I-494 exit 5 | |
Richfield | 9.008 | 14.497 | 9C | 76th Street | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | |
10.248– 10.276 | 16.493– 16.538 | 10 | ![]() | |||
MN 62 (Crosstown Highway) / CSAH 35 (Portland Avenue) / 58th Street / 60th Street | 58th Street not signed southbound; 60th Street and CSAH 35 (Portland Avenue) not signed northbound; access to 58th Street via MN 121 | |||||
10.995– 11.019 | 17.695– 17.733 | 11A | Lyndale Avenue | Closed, now part of reconstructed MN 62 (Crosstown Highway) interchange; was southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
Minneapolis | 11.867– 11.891 | 19.098– 19.137 | 12A | 60th Street | Closed, now part of exit 11 SB; was southbound exit and northbound entrance | |
12.518 | 20.146 | 12 | Diamond Lake Road | No southbound entrance | ||
13.133– 13.632 | 21.136– 21.939 | – | I-35W & 46th Street station | Buses only; left exits | ||
13.632 | 21.939 | 13 | ![]() | |||
14.880– 15.005 | 23.947– 24.148 | 14 | 36th Street / 35th Street | |||
15.484– 15.627 | 24.919– 25.149 | 15A | ![]() | No northbound entrance | ||
15.576– 15.647 | 25.067– 25.181 | – | I-35W & Lake Street station | Buses only; left exits | ||
15B | 28th Street | Northbound exit only | ||||
16.194– 16.892 | 26.062– 27.185 | 16A | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Downtown exits | Northbound exit and southbound entrance; downtown exits via old MN 65; provides access to 5th Avenue South, 11th Street, and East Grant Street | ||
5th Avenue | Northbound entrance only | |||||
17.400 | 28.003 | 16B | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
17.652– 17.697 | 28.408– 28.481 | 17A | ![]() ![]() | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
17.378 | 27.967 | 17B | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
17.968– 18.134 | 28.917– 29.184 | 17C | ![]() ![]() | Signed as "3rd St – U of M" northbound and "Washington Ave" southbound | ||
18.374– 18.736 | 29.570– 30.153 | St. Anthony Falls Bridge over the Mississippi River | ||||
18.804– 18.881 | 30.262– 30.386 | 18 | ![]() | |||
19.282– 19.388 | 31.031– 31.202 | 19 | ![]() | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
19.564– 20.779 | 31.485– 33.441 | – | ![]() | Canceled in 1978; former stub ramps | ||
20.535– 20.779 | 33.048– 33.441 | 20 | ![]() ![]() | |||
21.518– 21.552 | 34.630– 34.685 | 21 | ![]() ![]() | |||
Ramsey | Roseville | 21.955– 22.298 | 35.333– 35.885 | 22A | ![]() | Southbound exit and northbound entrance |
22.619– 23.100 | 36.402– 37.176 | 22B | ![]() | |||
23.513– 23.547 | 37.841– 37.895 | 23 | ![]() ![]() CSAH 46 (Cleveland Avenue) | |||
County Road D ) | ||||||
CSAH 88 | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | |||||
CSAH 73 | ||||||
26.760– 26.776 | 43.066– 43.092 | 26 | ![]() | Signed as exits 26B (east) and 26C (west); I-694 exit 41 | ||
27.594 | 44.408 | 27 | ![]() Diverging Diamond Interchange | |||
Arden Hills–Mounds View line | 28.250– 28.481 | 45.464– 45.836 | 28A | ![]() ![]() | South end of US 10 overlap; southbound exit and northbound entrance | |
28.250– 25.481 | 45.464– 41.008 | 28B | ![]() CSAH 10 | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
28.734 | 46.243 | 28C | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() County Road H ) | No southbound entrance | ||
County Road I ) | No northbound entrance | |||||
Shoreview–Mounds View line | 30.134 | 48.496 | 30 | ![]() ![]() | North end of US 10 overlap | |
Ramsey–Anoka county line | Shoreview–Mounds View– Blaine tripoint | 30.733 | 49.460 | 31A | ![]() | Northbound exit and southbound entrance |
Anoka | Blaine | 31.006 | 49.899 | 31B | ![]() | Northbound exit and southbound entrance |
32.014 | 51.522 | 32 | ![]() | |||
33.602 | 54.077 | 33 | ![]() | |||
Lino Lakes | 36.512 | 58.760 | 36 | ![]() | ||
Columbus | 41.778 | 67.235 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | I-35W north and I-35E north merge into I-35; no access to I-35E from I-35W; I-35 south exit 127 | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b Minnesota Department of Transportation (July 2006). "Trunk Highway Log Point Files". Minnesota Department of Transportation.
- ^ Minnesota Legislature (2006). "§161.12: Additional Routes Added; Federal Aid". Minnesota Statutes. Saint Paul: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes.
- ^ Weeks, John (2005). "The Bridges and Structures of the Major Rivers of Minneapolis and Saint Paul". Retrieved September 1, 2007.[self-published source]
- ^ John Gessner (January 7, 2000). "Burnsville looks back at a rich history". Thisweek Newspapers. Archived from the original on February 8, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
- ^ "Flood Damage Reduction: What Minnesota Has Done and Still Needs to Do" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. December 2001. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
- ^ Minnesota Department of Transportation. "35W/Hwy 62 Reconstruction Project FAQ". Minnesota Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on October 25, 2007.
- ^ "Capital Improvement Projects City of Minneapolis Public Works". City of Minneapolis. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
- ^ Cassano, Dennis (March 17, 1989). "Perpich Orders Study of Closed I-35W Bridge Lanes". Star Tribune. Minneapolis. p. 8B.
- ^ Cavanaugh, Patricia (October 2006). "Politics and Freeways: Building the Twin Cities Interstate System" (PDF). University of Minnesota. p. 77. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 9, 2007.
- ^ "Remembering the Dead". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved September 30, 2008.
- Saint Paul Pioneer Press. August 1, 2007. Retrieved August 1, 2007.
- ^ "35W bridge over Mississippi collapsed". Saint Paul, MN: KSTP-TV. August 1, 2007. Archived from the original on October 16, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2007.
- KARE-TV. August 1, 2007. Archived from the originalon December 8, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2007.
- ^ Minnesota Department of Transportation (September 15, 2008). "Engineer: MnDOT to open I-35W St. Anthony Falls Bridge to traffic at 5 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 18" (Press release). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on September 21, 2008.
- ^ Olson, Dan (December 17, 2007). "Above-Ground Construction Work Begins on 35W Bridge". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved December 27, 2007.
- ^ "Drivers, Businesses Celebrate 35W Bridge Reopening". Minneapolis: WCCO-TV. Associated Press. September 18, 2008. Archived from the original on September 21, 2008. Retrieved September 18, 2008.
- ^ Gross Domestic Product deflatorfigures follow the MeasuringWorth series.
- ^ Minnesota Department of Transportation. "MnDOT Invites Contractors to Bid on I-35W/Crosstown Project" (Press release). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on August 20, 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2007.
- ^ Moore, Rick (December 15, 2006). "Freeways and Politics: New Report Examines the Stories Behind the Twin Cities Interstate Freeway System". University of Minnesota. Archived from the original on December 14, 2007.
- ^ Blake, Laurie; Olson, Rochelle (August 24, 2004). "I-35W upgrade could be delayed". Star Tribune. Minneapolis. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007.
- ^ Olson, Dan (May 15, 2007). "Untangling the infamous Crosstown Commons now underway". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved May 31, 2007.
- ^ "35W@94: Downtown to Crosstown". Minnesota Department of Transportation. February 20, 2020. Archived from the original on February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ URS Consulting (April 2004). "I-35W Bus Rapid Transit Study" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2005. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
- ^ Minnesota Department of Transportation. "I-35W B.R.T. Study Page". Minnesota Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on December 3, 2007.
External links
- Cavanaugh, Patricia (October 2006). "Politics and Freeways: Building the Twin Cities Interstate System" (PDF). University of Minnesota. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 9, 2007.