Minnesota State Highway 65
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MN 65 highlighted in red | ||||
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Maintained by MnDOT | ||||
Length | 272.511 mi[2] (438.564 km) | |||
Existed | 1934[1]–present | |||
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North end | Tenth Street South in downtown Minneapolis | |||
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Counties | Hennepin, Anoka, Isanti, Kanabec, Aitkin, Itasca, Koochiching | |||
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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.
Route description[]
State Highway 65 serves as a south–north route between Minneapolis, Fridley, Blaine, Cambridge, Mora, McGregor, Nashwauk, and Littlefork in east–central and northeast Minnesota.
The roadway is one of three Minnesota state-marked highways to carry the same number as an existing U.S. marked highway within the state, the others being Highways 61 and 169.
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State Highway 65 begins at a split from I-35W south of downtown Minneapolis. The ramps end at an intersection with Tenth Street South, and so does the State Highway 65 designation, due to MnDOT returning control of the section through downtown to the city in 2005. The State Highway 65 designation resumes at the intersection of Washington Avenue (County 152) and 3rd Avenue South at the north end of downtown Minneapolis. Highway 65 is signed locally as 3rd Avenue South in downtown Minneapolis. 3rd Avenue South leads to the Third Avenue (Mississippi River) Bridge and becomes Central Avenue upon crossing the river. After its intersection with Hennepin Avenue, the route becomes Central Avenue NE. Highway 65 is signed locally as Central Avenue NE for this section. Many Minnesota landmarks are located on Central Avenue NE including the Aveda Institute, the Heights Theater, and the National Sports Center. The route remains Central Avenue until separating in Ham Lake, except for a split in Fridley and Spring Lake Park between I-694 and US 10.[3]
The route is a divided highway from Minneapolis to Cambridge, with a 60 miles per hour (97 km/h) speed limit, increasing to 65 miles per hour (105 km/h) speed limit beginning in Ham Lake, just outside Blaine.
For part of its route (23 miles), MN 65 runs concurrently with MN 27 in Kanabec and Aitkin counties between Woodland and Rice River Township.
Savanna Portage State Park in Aitkin County is located 11 miles (18 km) northeast of the junction of Highway 65 and County Road 14 in Shamrock Township near McGregor. The park entrance is located on County Road 14 in nearby Balsam Township.[4]
History[]
State Highway 65 was authorized in 1934 and 1935. The route was numbered as an extension of old US 65.
By 1940, the route was paved from Minneapolis to just north of McGrath in Aitkin County. By 1949, the route was paved as far north as Libby. By 1953, the route was paved north to its intersection with US 2 at Swan River in Itasca County. Sections of Highway 65 north of US 2 were paved in the 1960s and 1970s. The last section of Highway 65 paved was through the Nett Lake Indian Reservation in 2000.
The expressway section of Highway 65 between I-694 in Fridley to Spring Lake Park was constructed on a new alignment in 1953.
The Highway 65 expressway bypass in Cambridge was completed c. 1993.
A portion of State Highway 65 used to be part of old US 65. US 65 still enters Minnesota from Iowa, but ends now in the city of Albert Lea, where it has a junction with Interstate 35. I-35 and I-35W roughly follow the same route old US 65 used to take from Albert Lea to downtown Minneapolis. Before the freeways were built, the original US 65 had followed Lyndale Avenue between Burnsville and Minneapolis.
In July 2005, the eight-block-long section of State Highway 65 in downtown Minneapolis, between Washington Avenue and the junction of Tenth Street South with the on/off ramps to I-35W, was turned back to city maintenance. This turn-back leaves State Highway 65 with a gap through downtown. The ramps leading to/going from Minneapolis surface streets south to their junction with Interstate 35W are still part of State Highway 65 according to State Highway Logs[2] (on pg 613), as indicated by the MN 65 shields used on the updated mileposts along those ramps.
It was the last Minnesota State Highway (along with Minnesota State Highway 55) to directly run through Downtown Minneapolis, ending a 70-year era in which Minnesota State Trunk Highways would have a segment running directly through Downtown Minneapolis.
Highway 65 is designated as Legislative Route 105 between Washington Avenue and 37th Avenue Northeast, then as Constitutional Route 5 from Minneapolis to Swan River, then as Legislative Route 159 to Little Fork. The route is not marked with those numbers.
Cultural district[]
In 2020, Minneapolis officials designated a portion Central Avenue as one of seven cultural districts in the city.[5] The district's boundaries were centered around the intersection of Central and Lowry avenues in the Holland and Windom neighborhoods, from 26th to 18th avenues northeast. The purpose of the cultural district was to promote racial equity, preserve cultural identity, and promote economic growth:[6][7]
Major intersections[]
County | Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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Hennepin | Minneapolis | 0.000 | 0.000 | ![]() | |||
0.981 | 1.579 | 11th Street / Grant Street | Northbound exit only | ||||
1.086 | 1.748 | 10th Street | |||||
Gap in route | |||||||
1.861 | 2.995 | ![]() | |||||
Mississippi River | 2.004 | 3.225 | Third Avenue Bridge | ||||
Hennepin | Minneapolis | 2.544 | 4.094 | ![]() ![]() | |||
2.622 | 4.220 | 4th Street SE | Former US 52 | ||||
2.732 | 4.397 | ![]() | |||||
2.856 | 4.596 | ![]() | |||||
3.463 | 5.573 | ![]() | |||||
4.460 | 7.178 | ![]() | Former US 8 | ||||
5.326 | 8.571 | St. Anthony Parkway | |||||
Anoka | Fridley | 6.222– 6.499 | 10.013– 10.459 | ![]() | |||
9.945– 10.522 | 16.005– 16.934 | ![]() | Southern end of CSAH 8 overlap | ||||
Spring Lake Park–Fridley line | 11.025 | 17.743 | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of CSAH 8 overlap | |||
Spring Lake Park | 9.945– 10.288 | 16.005– 16.557 | ![]() | Interchange, former US 10 | |||
Blaine | 10.955– 11.154 | 17.630– 17.951 | ![]() | Interchange | |||
15.285 | 24.599 | ![]() | |||||
15.301– 15.646 | 24.625– 25.180 | ![]() | Single-point urban interchange, former MN 242 west | ||||
Ham Lake | 18.785 | 30.232 | ![]() | ||||
20.039 | 32.250 | ![]() | |||||
22.065 | 35.510 | ![]() | |||||
23.571 | 37.934 | ![]() ![]() | |||||
East Bethel | 24.254 | 39.033 | ![]() | Reduced Conflict Interchange | |||
Isanti | Isanti | 35.934 | 57.830 | ![]() ![]() | |||
Cambridge | 41.283– 41.931 | 66.439– 67.481 | ![]() | ||||
Stanchfield Township | 51.032– 51.153 | 82.128– 82.323 | ![]() | ||||
Kanabec | Brunswick Township | 58.851 | 94.712 | ![]() | |||
Mora | 63.334 | 101.926 | ![]() | Southern end of MN 23 overlap | |||
64.996 | 104.601 | ![]() | Northern end of MN 23 overlap | ||||
Ford Township | 81.783 | 131.617 | ![]() | Southern end of MN 27 overlap | |||
Aitkin | Williams Township | 88.854 | 142.997 | ![]() | |||
Rice River Township | 105.180 | 169.271 | ![]() | Northern end of MN 27 overlap | |||
McGregor | 116.649 | 187.728 | ![]() | Eastern end of MN 210 overlap | |||
117.850 | 189.661 | ![]() | Western end of MN 210 overlap | ||||
Shamrock Township | 124.908 | 201.020 | ![]() | Former MN 232[8][9] | |||
Jacobson | 146.784 | 236.226 | ![]() | Southern end of MN 200 overlap | |||
147.178 | 236.860 | ![]() | northern end of MN 200 overlap | ||||
Itasca | Swan River | 153.704 | 247.363 | ![]() | |||
Greenway Township | 172.574 | 277.731 | ![]() | Southern end of US 169 overlap | |||
Lone Pine Township | 175.243 | 282.026 | ![]() | Northern end of US 169 overlap | |||
Carpenter Township | 208.147 | 334.980 | ![]() | Western end of MN 1 overlap | |||
212.168 | 341.451 | ![]() | Eastern end of MN 1 overlap | ||||
Koochiching | Littlefork | 270.020 | 434.555 | ![]() | |||
East Koochiching | 270.739 | 435.712 | ![]() | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also[]
U.S. Roads portal
United States portal
References[]
- ^ Riner, Steve. "Details of Routes 51-75". Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved June 24, 2004.
- ^ a b c "Statewide Trunk Highway Log Point Listing" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. November 6, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
- ^ Froehlig, Adam. "Minnesota Highway 65". Minnesota State Highway Endings. Retrieved April 3, 2004.
- ^ Minnesota DNR website for Savanna Portage State Park - Link
- ^ Staff (August 14, 2020). "Minneapolis City Council Approves 7 New Cultural Districts To Advance Equity, Fuel Economic Growth". WCCO. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
- ^ "Cultural Districts ordinance (2020-00446)" (PDF). City of Minneapolis. August 22, 2020.
- ^ "City Council approves boundaries for seven new Cultural Districts". City of Minneapolis News. August 14, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- ^ "Aitkin County Request for County Board Action" (PDF). Aitkin County Board of Commissioners. April 3, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
- ^ "Aitkin County Board Minutes April 2012" (PDF). Aitkin County Board of Commissioners. April 10, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
External links[]
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- Transportation in Aitkin County, Minnesota
- Transportation in Itasca County, Minnesota
- Transportation in Koochiching County, Minnesota
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