Minnesota State Highway 51

Trunk Highway 51 marker
Trunk Highway 51
Snelling Avenue
Map
MN 51 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length11.274 mi[2] (18.144 km)
Existed1933[1]–present
Major junctions
South end MN 5 in St. Paul
Major intersections I-94 / US 12 / US 52 in St. Paul
MN 36 in Roseville
North end I-694 / US 10 in Arden Hills
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountiesRamsey
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highway System
MN 50 US 52

Minnesota State Highway 51 (MN 51) is a 11.274-mile-long (18.144 km) highway in Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 5 (W. 7th Street) in Saint Paul and continues north to its northern terminus at its interchange with Interstate 694 / U.S. Highway 10 in Arden Hills.

Highway 51 is also known as Snelling Avenue for most of its route. A small section of the route is known as Montreal Avenue in the "West Seventh" and Highland neighborhoods of Saint Paul, and the northern section in Arden Hills is known as Hamline Avenue.

It provides a route for vehicle traffic, as well as the Metro A Line, a Bus rapid transit link operated by Metro. Snelling Avenue is also served by Snelling Avenue station on the Metro Green Line.

  1. ^ Riner, Steve. "Details of Routes 51-75". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved 2006-04-06.
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