Minnesota State Highway 65

Trunk Highway 65 marker
Trunk Highway 65
Map
MN 65 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length272.511 mi[2] (438.564 km)
Existed1934[1]–present
Major junctions
South end I-35W at Minneapolis
Major intersections
North end US 71 at Littlefork
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountiesHennepin, Anoka, Isanti, Kanabec, Aitkin, Itasca, Koochiching
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highway System
US 65 MN 66

Minnesota State Highway 65 (MN 65) is a highway in the east–central and northeast parts of the U.S. state of Minnesota, which starts at its split from I-35W, skipping past the downtown Minneapolis core, only to resume at the intersection with Washington Avenue (Hennepin County Road 152) at the north end of downtown Minneapolis to continue north to its northern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 71 (US 71) in Littlefork near International Falls.

Highway 65 is a four lane expressway between Interstate 694 (I-694) in Fridley to just north of State Highway 95 at Cambridge.

The route continues as a two-lane roadway from Cambridge to its northern terminus at Littlefork in northern Minnesota.

At 272.511 miles (438.564 km) in length, State Highway 65 is the third longest state route in Minnesota, after MN 23 and MN 1.

  1. ^ Riner, Steve. "Details of Routes 51–75". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved June 24, 2004.[self-published source]
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