Minnesota State Highway 77

CSAH 23 in Apple Valley
CSAH 23 in Apple Valley
	I-35E at Apple Valley–Eagan; MN 13 at Eagan; I-494 / MN 5 at Bloomington;
North end	MN 62 / CSAH 152 in Minneapolis
Location
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Counties	Dakota, Hennepin
Highway system
	Minnesota Trunk Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Legislative; Scenic;

Minnesota State Highway 77 (MN 77) is a 11.403-mile-long (18.351 km)

State Highway 62 in Minneapolis. MN 77 is also known as Cedar Avenue

.

The southern end of MN 77 continues in Apple Valley as Dakota County Road 23 (Cedar Avenue). At the north end, MN 77 continues in Minneapolis as Hennepin County Road 152 (Cedar Avenue).

Route description

MN 77 serves as a north–south route between the cities of

freeway standards over its entire length. Most of the route is posted 65 MPH speed limit. The route is located in Dakota County and Hennepin County

.

MN 77 is

Highway 62

in south Minneapolis.

South of Old Shakopee Road, which is just north of the Minnesota River, MN 77 is co-signed "Cedar Avenue" at all interchanges.

The route crosses the Minnesota River at the Cedar Avenue Bridge between Bloomington and Eagan.

The two most notable landmarks along the length of the route is the

MN 5, the best way to access the airport from this route is to exit on Interstate 494/MN 5 East. The Mall of America

which sits just southeast of the junction of MN 77 and Interstate 494/MN 5 is the other most notable landmark. The best way to access the Mall of America from this route is to exit on Killebrew Drive or Lindau Lane.

History

MN 77 was authorized in 1949; and was originally numbered 36 from 1949 to 1980 as part of

MN 62 at Minneapolis

was renumbered 77 in 1980. Present day State Highway 36 still runs from Roseville to Stillwater.

From 1980 to 1985, the southern terminus of MN 77 was at its junction with Interstate 35E at the Apple Valley–Eagan boundary line.

From 1985 to 1994, the southern portion of MN 77 followed McAndrews Road (present day County 38) eastbound along its route to the

42

.

Much of the original

Eureka Township

and Northfield.

Exit list

County	Location	mi^[2]	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
CSAH 23 south (Cedar Avenue) / 138th Street	Continues as County 23
	1.571	2.528	1A	CR 38 (McAndrews Road) – Zoo
	1.977	3.182	1B	127th Street / Palomino Drive	Southbound exit and northbound entrance only
	St. Paul, Albert Lea	I-35E exit 92; signed as Exit 2A (I-35E North) and Exit 2B (I-35E South)
		3.692	5.942	3	CSAH 32 (Cliff Road)
		4.707	7.575	4	CR 30 (Diffley Road)
		5.201	8.370	-	Cedar Grove Transit Station	Buses only; left exits
		5.446	8.764	5A-B	St. Paul, Shakopee	Signed as Exit 5A (MN 13 North) and Exit 5B (MN 13 South)
Hennepin	Bloomington	7.587	12.210	7	CSAH 1 (Old Shakopee Road)	Access to Mall of America station (Blue Line / Red Line / D Line)
	Bloomington	8.415	13.543		Killebrew Drive / Lindau Lane
	Unorganized Territory of Fort Snelling	8.176– 9.735	13.158– 15.667		I-494 / MN 5 – MSP Airport	I-494 exits 2B-C
		10.037	16.153		Diagonal Boulevard	Southbound exit and entrance only
		10.559	16.993		CSAH 53 (66th Street)
		11.393	18.335		MN 62 / Cedar Avenue north
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi HOV only Incomplete access

References

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^ Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 76–100". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page.^{[self-published source]}
^ "Trunk Highway Logpoint Listing" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. November 6, 2013. Retrieved 2014-06-12.

[riner1-1] Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 76–100". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page.^{[self-published source]}

[logpoint-2] "Trunk Highway Logpoint Listing" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. November 6, 2013. Retrieved 2014-06-12.

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