Interstate 35 in Minnesota

Interstate 35 marker
Interstate 35
Blue Star Memorial Highway
34th Infantry (Red Bull) Division Highway
Map
I-35 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length220.46 mi[3] (354.80 km)
Existed1958 (1958)[1]–present
HistoryUnder construction: 1958–1992[2]
NHSEntire route
Southern section
South end
I-35 / Iowa 27 towards Des Moines, IA
Major intersections
North end I-35E / I-35W at Burnsville
Northern section
South end I-35E / I-35W at Columbus
Major intersections
North end MN 61 at Duluth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountiesFreeborn, Steele, Rice, Scott, Dakota; Anoka, Washington, Chisago, Pine, Carlton, St. Louis
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highway System
MN 34 I-35E

Interstate 35 (I-35) is a north–south Interstate Highway that stretches from Laredo, Texas, to Duluth, Minnesota. In the US state of Minnesota, I-35 enters from Iowa and heads north toward the twin cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul. South of the metropolitan area, I-35 splits into two branches; I-35E runs through Saint Paul and I-35W through Minneapolis. These two branches rejoin north of the Twin Cities, and the highway continues north to Duluth, where it terminates at State Highway 61 (MN 61). The highway was authorized in 1956 and the first segment opened in 1958. It reached Duluth in 1971, and the final segment to east Duluth opened in 1992.

  1. ^ "Todd Hale: 1958 Owatonna road construction had national flair". Owatonna People's Press. March 17, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  2. ^ Gyure, Joseph. "Interstate 35 dramatically changed Waco's face". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved November 23, 2014 – via Waco History Project.
  3. ^ "Table 1: Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways as of October 31, 2002". Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration.