| North end |  Washington Avenue, Minneapolis |
|---|---|
| South end | Greenvale Avenue, Northfield |
Cedar Avenue is a roadway that runs fromMinneapolis toNorthfield in theU.S. state ofMinnesota. The roadway is known asMinnesota State Highway 77 in the busiest portion of the route, from Minneapolis toApple Valley. The portions north and south of this are county roads,Hennepin County 152 andDakota County 23, respectively. Its northern terminus in Minneapolis is atWashington Avenue inCedar-Riverside, though its alignment is briefly interrupted by an interchange atHiawatha Avenue to the south.
Cedar Avenue begins as a two-lane, undivided road in the northwestern edge of Northfield at Greenvale Avenue. It goes north, following theFalk Avenue-Eveleth Avenue plane into Dakota county, jogs west toFoliage Avenue at 320th St and west again toGalaxie Avenue at 280th Street. From 280th Street northward, Cedar Avenue is relatively continuous, with official signage first showing the name near 250th Street. There is a small rural commercial district between 250th Street and Lakeville, containing multiple greenhouses and a Buddhist temple. InLakeville just south of 215th Street, Cedar becomes a wider four-lane roadway, and gradually more urban as it enters Lakeville. InApple Valley Cedar goes to six lanes, and becomes a main suburban thoroughfare. At the north end of Apple Valley, near 140th Street, the county road portion ends, and Cedar becomes Minnesota State Highway 77.
Cedar Avenue continues north throughEagan and across the Minnesota River at theCedar Avenue Bridge inBloomington. North ofEast Old Shakopee Road, the Cedar Avenue name is not officially signed. Cedar Avenue passes theMall of America near its junction withMinnesota State Highway 5/Interstate 494. It continues as a freeway on the east edge ofRichfield before entering Minneapolis as a two-lane city street. At the southern border of Minneapolis, its designation at Highway 77 ends and it becomes Hennepin County Road 152. Cedar continues straight north, directly across a causeway overLake Nokomis. AtLake Street, it passes thePioneers and Soldiers Cemetery. AtHiawatha Avenue, the road jogs slightly east to facilitate an interchange. Traffic then goes west again, and north through theCedar-Riverside neighborhood, named after the avenue. The final junction of Cedar is atWashington Avenue. This final terminus is known asSeven Corners. Hennepin County Road 152 continues into downtown Minneapolis onWashington Avenue South.
The portion south of 250th St W in Eureka Township is no longer signed asCedar Avenue for compliance with the Dakota County grid. Nevertheless, it remains Dakota County 23 and is usually referred to as Cedar Avenue[1] (example[2]).
InDakota County, Cedar Avenue was re-routed betweenInterstate 35E and the Minnesota River, to accommodate the freeway and new river crossing. The old Cedar Avenue is now known asNicols Road.
InHennepin County, Cedar Avenue was rebuilt slightly east of its old alignment. The old alignment is known asOld Cedar Avenue, and is no longer continuous; it is interrupted at Highway 5/494, 66th Street, andMinnesota State Highway 62. Old Cedar Avenue and Cedar Avenue merge atEdgewater Boulevard in Minneapolis.
At Hiawatha Avenue, Cedar Avenue was rerouted slightly east to accommodate an interchange.
Downtown, Cedar Avenue used to cross theMississippi River at what is now the10th Avenue Bridge; instead, it now ends at Washington Avenue.
In 2020, Minneapolis officials designated a portion Cedar Avenue South as one of seven cultural districts in the city.[3] The district's boundaries were centered around the intersection of Cedar and Riverside avenues in theCedar-Riverside neighborhood. The purpose of the cultural district was to promote racial equity, preserve cultural identity, and promote economic growth.[4][5]
Between Mall of America and 155th Street, Cedar Avenue houses theRed Line, previously known as theCedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transitway.
| County | Location | mi[6][7] | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice | Northfield | 0.73 | 1.17 | Greenvale Avenue | Southern terminus; CSAH 43 signage continues until Forest Avenue |
| Rice–Dakota county line | 1.05 0.000 | 1.69 0.000 |     CSAH 43 ends / CSAH 23 begins / North Avenue | Street assumes CSAH 23 mileage | |
| Dakota | Greenvale Township | 0.917 | 1.476 |   CR 96 east (320th Street) | Northern end signed Eveleth Avenue; south end of CR 96 overlap |
| 2.000 | 3.219 |  CR 96 west (320th Street) | Southern end signed Foliage Avenue; north end of CR 96 overlap | ||
| Greenvale–Eureka township line | 6.317 | 10.166 |   CSAH 86 east (280th Street) –Castle Rock | Northern end signed Foliage Avenue; south end of CSAH 86 overlap | |
| 6.517 | 10.488 |  CSAH 86 west (280th Street) | Southern end signed Galaxie Avenue; north end of CSAH 86 overlap | ||
| Eureka Township | 8.833 | 14.215 |  CSAH 80 east (255th Street) | South end of CSAH 80 overlap | |
| 9.514 | 15.311 | CSAH 80 east (250th Street) | Southern end signed Cedar Avenue; northern end signed Galaxie Avenue; north end of CSAH 80 overlap | ||
| Lakeville | 13.364 | 21.507 |  CSAH 50 east (Lakeville Boulevard) | South end of CSAH 50 overlap; formerlyMN 50 | |
| 14.259 | 22.948 | CSAH 50 west (202nd Street) | North end of CSAH 50 overlap | ||
| Apple Valley | 19.493– 19.500 | 31.371– 31.382 |  CSAH 42 | ||
| 20.612 0.000 | 33.172 0.000 |   CSAH 23 ends /MN 77 begins / 138th Street | Street assumes MN 77 mileage | ||
| 1.571 | 2.528 |  CR 38 –Zoo | |||
| 1.977 | 3.182 | 127th Street / Palomino Drive | Southbound exit and northbound entrance only | ||
| Eagan | 2.566– 3.122 | 4.130– 5.024 |  I-35E –St. Paul,Albert Lea | I-35E exit 92 | |
| 3.692 | 5.942 |  CSAH 32 (Cliff Road) | |||
| 4.707 | 7.575 |  CR 30 (Diffley Road) | |||
| 5.201 | 8.370 | Cedar Grove Transit Station | Buses only; left exits | ||
| 5.446 | 8.764 |  MN 13 –St. Paul,Shakopee | |||
| Hennepin | Bloomington | 7.587 | 12.210 |  CSAH 1 (Old Shakopee Road) | |
| 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 | 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 17.628 | 18.335 28.370 |   MN 62 /MN 77 ends / CSAH 152 begins | Street assumes CSAH 152 mileage | ||
| Minneapolis | 14.017 | 22.558 |  CSAH 3 (Lake Street) | ||
| 13.254– 13.187 | 21.330– 21.222 |  MN 55 | |||
| 12.780– 12.723 | 20.567– 20.476 |  I-94 east | Access to eastbound I-94 only | ||
| 12.360– 12.301 | 19.891– 19.797 | U of M East Bank / 3rd Street | CSAH 122 / formerly MN 122 | ||
| 12.225 | 19.674 | Washington Avenue | Northern terminus; CSAH 152 continues on Washington Avenue westbound | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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