 Interstate 94 | ||||
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| Blue Star Memorial Highway Purple Heart Trail | ||||
 I-94 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byMnDOT | ||||
| Length | 259.49 mi[1] (417.61 km) | |||
| NHS | Entire route | |||
| Restrictions | Nohazardous goods allowed in theLowry Hill Tunnel | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   I-94 /US 52 at theNorth Dakota state line inMoorhead | |||
| Major intersections |
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| East end |  I-94 /US 12 at theWisconsin state line inLakeland | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Minnesota | |||
| Counties | Clay,Wilkin,Otter Tail,Grant,Douglas,Todd,Stearns,Wright,Hennepin,Ramsey,Washington | |||
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Interstate 94 (I-94) in the US state ofMinnesota runs 259 miles (417 km) east–west through the central portion of the state. The highway connects the cities ofMoorhead,Fergus Falls,Alexandria,St. Cloud,Minneapolis, andSaint Paul. Authorized in 1956, it was mostly constructed in the 1960s. For its whole length, itruns concurrently with eitherUS Highway 52 (US 52) orUS 12.
I-94 enters the state fromNorth Dakota at the city ofMoorhead and heads southeast after serving Moorhead.
Traveling southeast from Moorhead, there are several places where the elevation of I-94 rises slightly; these are "beaches" that formed as the glacial lake rose or fell. Finally, atRothsay, I-94 climbs the last beach line and enters terrain more typical for Minnesota. From Rothsay to theTwin Cities, the terrain of I-94 is rolling with frequent lakes visible from the highway.
I-94 traverses byFergus Falls,Alexandria, andSauk Centre on its way toSt. Cloud. The "original main street" in Sauk Centre near I-94 commemorates theSinclair Lewis novel that skewered this town.
Monticello is roughly the midpointexurb for both St. Cloud and Minneapolis. Between exits 201 (Albertville) and 194 (Monticello) sits theMinnesota Road Research Facility.
Upon arrival to the Twin Cities, I-94 first approachesMinneapolis from the north, then the highway turns east after passing through theLowry Hill Tunnel and heads toSaint Paul while traveling east.
The road crosses theMississippi River in Minneapolis between theProspect Park andSeward neighborhoods. The highway joinsMinneapolis andSaint Paul together where it meetsMinnesota State Highway 280 (MN 280). In Saint Paul, the routing of I-94 is set through the historicRondo neighborhood, which, prior to the highway's construction, was the largest Black community in Saint Paul.[2][3][4]
Upon leaving Saint Paul, the route travels through suburbanWashington County and exits the state intoWisconsin betweenLakeland, Minnesota, andHudson, Wisconsin, while crossing theSt. Croix River.
Legally, the Minnesota section of I-94 is defined as unmarkedLegislative Route 392 in the Minnesota Statutes § 161.12(4).[5] I-94 is not marked with this legislative number along the actual highway.
Intercity bus service is provided along the entire length of the I-94 corridor. Service northwest of the Twin Cities is provided byJefferson Lines, whileGreyhound,Flixbus, andWisconsin Coach Lines provide service east of the Twin Cities.[6][7] Local bus services operated byMetro Transit andMaple Grove Transit also utilize I-94 in the Twin Cities metro.[8]
I-94 in Minnesota was authorized as part of the originalInterstate System in 1956. It was mostly constructed in the 1960s.
I-94 follows the original route of oldUS Highway 52 (US 52) fromMoorhead toSt. Cloud, then I-94 stays south of the Mississippi River along the former route of oldMN 152 between St. Cloud and theTwin Cities. I-94 then passes through both downtowns and exits towardWisconsin along the former route of oldUS 12.
The first section of I-94 in Minnesota constructed was between Moorhead andAlbany in the early 1960s, as an extension of theexisting highway in North Dakota.[citation needed]
The section of I-94 betweenMinneapolis andSaint Paul was completed in 1968 and dedicated December 9.[9] In the Twin Cities, the construction of the highway was politically charged. The highway was built primarily through many working-class and Black neighborhoods.[10][4] In Saint Paul, the routing of I-94 displaced the historic Rondo Neighborhood, which, prior to the highway's construction, was the largest Black community in Saint Paul.[3][2][4]
The section of I-94 betweenMaple Grove andBrooklyn Center was completed in 1969, betweenSt. Augusta and Maple Grove in 1973 and between Albany and St. Augusta in 1977.[citation needed]
The section of I-94 from Brooklyn Center through north Minneapolis was completed in 1984. Like the Rondo neighborhood in the 1960s, this segment was through a primarily Black and working-class neighborhood.[10]
The last section of I-94 in Minnesota constructed was the 10 miles (16 km) between its junction withI-494/I-694 atWoodbury and the Wisconsin state line atLakeland. This was completed in 1985.[11]
In 2004, a third lane was constructed between Brooklyn Boulevard at Brooklyn Center and Hemlock Lane at Maple Grove. This is located immediately east of the I-494/I-694/I-94 interchange in Maple Grove, also known locally as the Fish Lake Interchange.[citation needed]
From September 2007 to October 2008, theMinnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) added a temporary extra lane to I-94 between northboundI-35W andMN 280 in the Twin Cities to help relieve traffic congestion caused by the collapse of theI-35W Mississippi River bridge. As a result, this portion of I-94 was not up toInterstate Highway standards during this time period.[citation needed]
In 2016, MnDOT launched a project known as Rethinking I-94, which is aimed at reconnecting neighborhoods, revitalizing communities, and ensuring that residents have a voice in transportation decisions.[12] The construction of I-94 between Minneapolis and Saint Paul was controversial and has been a political debate for many years. MnDOT is considering reconnecting those neighborhoods that were destroyed and separated in 1960.
| County | Location | mi | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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| Red River of the North | 0.000 | 0.000 |   I-94 west /US 52 west –Fargo,Bismarck | Continuation into North Dakota | ||
| North Dakota–Minnesota state line | ||||||
| Clay | Moorhead | 0.577 | 0.929 | 1A |  US 75 –Moorhead,Breckenridge | Breckenridge only signed eastbound; also access toHeritage-Hjemkomst Center,Concordia College,Minnesota State University,Bluestem Trollwood |
| 1.538 | 2.475 | 1B | 20th Street | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance only | ||
| 2.709 | 4.360 | 2 |    I-94 BL west (34th Street) / CSAH 52 (Main Avenue Southeast) | Signed as exits 2A (Main Avenue Southeast) and 2B (34th Street) eastbound | ||
| Glyndon Township | 6.075 | 9.777 | 6 |    MN 336 / CSAH 11 –Sabin | Sabin only signed eastbound; also access toUS 10,Detroit Lakes,Airport,Glyndon,Dilworth | |
| Elkton Township | 15.239 | 24.525 | 15 |  CSAH 10 –Downer,Sabin | Sabin only signed westbound | |
| Barnesville–Humboldt township line | 22.700 | 36.532 | 22 |  MN 9 –Barnesville | Barnesville only signed eastbound | |
| Barnesville | 24.542 | 39.497 | 24 |  MN 34 –Detroit Lakes,Barnesville | Detroit Lakes only signed eastbound and Barnesville only signed westbound | |
| Wilkin | Prairie View Township | 32.500 | 52.304 | 32 |   MN 108 / CSAH 30 –Pelican Rapids | |
| Wilkin–Otter Tail county line | Rothsay | 38.226 | 61.519 | 38 | Rothsay | |
| Otter Tail | Fergus Falls Township | 50.479– 50.899 | 81.238– 81.914 | 50 |    US 59 north / CSAH 88 –Fergus Falls,Pelican Rapids,Detroit Lakes | Northern end of US 59 overlap; Fergus Falls only signed eastbound, and Pelican Rapids/Detroit Lakes only signed westbound |
| Fergus Falls | 54.167 | 87.173 | 54 |  MN 210 west –Fergus Falls,Breckenridge | Western end of MN 210 overlap; also access to Lincoln Avenue,Airport,Central Lakes State Trail | |
| 55.860 | 89.898 | 55 |  CSAH 1 –Fergus Falls,Wendell | Wendell only signed eastbound | ||
| Buse Township | 57.888 | 93.162 | 57 |    MN 210 east / CSAH 25 –Fergus Falls | Eastern end of MN 210 overlap; also access toLake Region Hospital | |
| Buse–Dane Prairie township line | 61.677 | 99.260 | 61 |   US 59 south / CSAH 82 –Elbow Lake,Fergus Falls | Southern end of US 59 overlap; Elbow Lake only signed eastbound, and Fergus Falls only signed westbound | |
| Tumuli Township | 67.624 | 108.830 | 67 |  CSAH 35 –Dalton | ||
| Grant | Pelican Lake Township | 77.099 | 124.079 | 77 |  MN 78 / CSAH 10 –Ashby,Barrett | Also access toBattle Lake, Prairie Ridge Hospital |
| Douglas | Evansville Township | 82.908 | 133.427 | 82 |   MN 79 west / CSAH 41 –Evansville,Elbow Lake | |
| Brandon Township | 90.096 | 144.995 | 90 |  CSAH 7 –Brandon | ||
| La Grand Township | 97.415 | 156.774 | 97 |    MN 114 south / CSAH 40 –Garfield,Lowry | ||
| Alexandria | 100.685 | 162.037 | 100 |   MN 27 west / CSAH 46 –Alexandria | Western end of MN 27 overlap; Alexandria only signed eastbound; also access toAlomere Health Hospital | |
| 103.037 | 165.822 | 103 |  MN 29 –Alexandria,Glenwood | Also access toAlexandria Tech & Community College,Central Lakes State Trail,Alomere Health Hospital | ||
| Orange Township | 114.361 | 184.046 | 114 |  MN 27 east / CSAH 3 –Osakis,Westport | Eastern end of MN 27 overlap; also access toCentral Lakes State Trail | |
| Todd | West Union Township | 119.148 | 191.750 | 119 | CSAH 46 –West Union | |
| Stearns | Sauk Centre Township | 124.730 | 200.733 | 124 |  CSAH 72 (Sinclair Lewis Avenue) | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance only |
| Sauk Centre | 127.179 | 204.675 | 127 |   US 71 /MN 28 –Sauk Centre,Willmar,Glenwood | Willmar only signed eastbound, Glenwood only signed westbound; also access toSauk Centre Hospital | |
| Melrose Township | 131.079 | 210.951 | 131 |  MN 4 south –Meire Grove,Paynesville | ||
| Melrose | 134.974 | 217.220 | 135 |  CSAH 13 –Melrose | Also access toMelrose Area Hospital | |
| Oak Township | 137.864 | 221.871 | 137 |   CSAH 12 / CSAH 65 –New Munich | ||
| Freeport | 140.865 | 226.700 | 140 |  CSAH 11 –Freeport | ||
| Albany | 146.916 | 236.438 | 147 |   MN 238 / CSAH 10 –Albany | ||
| Avon | 153.313 | 246.733 | 153 |  CSAH 9 –Avon | Also access toHoldingford | |
| Avon Township | 156.531 | 251.912 | 156 |  CR 159 –St. John's University | ||
| St. Joseph Township | 158.142 | 254.505 | 158 |  CSAH 75 –St. Cloud | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance only; also access toSt. Cloud Hospital | |
| 160.436 | 258.197 | 160 |  CSAH 2 –St. Joseph,Cold Spring | |||
| 164.514 | 264.760 | 164 |  MN 23 –St. Cloud,Rockville,Waite Park,Paynesville | Signed as "St. Cloud, Rockville" eastbound and "Waite Park, Paynesville" westbound | ||
| St. Cloud | 167.137 | 268.981 | 167 |  MN 15 –St. Cloud,Kimball | Signed as exits 167A (south) and 167B (north); also access toWaite Park | |
| 171.223 | 275.557 | 171 | CSAH 75 –St. Augusta,St. Cloud | Also access toSt. Cloud Hospital | ||
| 173.674 | 279.501 | 173 | Opportunity Drive (CSAH 75) | |||
| Wright | Clearwater | 178.953 | 287.997 | 178 |  MN 24 –Clearwater,Annandale | Also access toClear Lake |
| Silver Creek Township | 184.131 | 296.330 | 183 |  CSAH 8 –Hasty, Silver Creek | Also access toMaple Lake | |
| Monticello | 194.075 | 312.333 | 193 |  MN 25 –Monticello,Buffalo | Also access toBig Lake,Lake Maria State Park | |
| 195.577 | 314.751 | 194 |   CSAH 18 / CSAH 39 –Monticello | Also access toMonticello Hospital | ||
| Albertville | 201.939 | 324.989 | 201 |  CSAH 19 –Albertville,St. Michael | Eastbound exit is a collector–distributor ramp for exits 201 and 202 | |
| 202.693 | 326.203 | 202 |  CSAH 37 –Albertville | Westbound exit is a distributor ramp for exits 202 and 201 and signed as 202&201 | ||
| St. Michael | 205.679 | 331.008 | 205 |   MN 241 west / CSAH 36 –St. Michael | Separate exit ramps westbound; Signed as 205A (MN 241) and 205B (CR 36) | |
| Hennepin | Rogers | 208.352 | 335.310 | 207 |   MN 101 (North Bypass) / CSAH 81 –Elk River,Rogers | Westbound exit signed as 207A (south CR 81 and north MN 101) and 207B (north MN 101flyover ramp bypassing Diamond Lake Road); eastbound signed as exits 207A and 207B; also access toOtsego |
| Dayton | 210 | Dayton Parkway | Diverging diamond interchange opened November 5, 2021[13] | |||
| Maple Grove | 212 |  MN 610 east | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; opened December 2016 | |||
| 214.367 | 344.990 | 213 |  CSAH 121 (Maple Grove Parkway) | |||
| 216.326 | 348.143 | 215 |  CSAH 109 (Weaver Lake Road) | |||
| 216.990– 217.593 | 349.212– 350.182 | 216 |   I-494 south /I-694 east | Western end of I-694 overlap; I-494/I-694 exit 27 | ||
| 218.084 | 350.972 | 28 |  CSAH 61 (Hemlock Lane) | |||
| Maple Grove–Brooklyn Park city line | 219.603 | 353.417 | 29 |  US 169 | Signed as exits 29A (south) and 29B (north) | |
| Brooklyn Park | 220.153 | 354.302 | 30 | Boone Avenue | ||
| 221.078 | 355.791 | 31 | CSAH 81 (Bottineau Boulevard) | |||
| Brooklyn Center | 223.103 | 359.049 | 33 |  CSAH 152 (Brooklyn Boulevard) | ||
| 224.258 | 360.908 | 34 |   Shingle Creek Parkway toMN 100 | |||
| 223.816– 225.620 | 360.197– 363.100 | 225 |   I-694 east /MN 252 north | Eastern end of I-694 overlap, I-694 exit 35B; Minneapolis–St. Paul Bypass | ||
| Minneapolis | 226.350– 227.351 | 364.275– 365.886 | 226 | 53rd Avenue North/49th Avenue North | ||
| 228.519 | 367.766 | 228 | Dowling Avenue North | |||
| 230.246– 230.590 | 370.545– 371.099 | 229 |  CSAH 81 west (West Broadway Avenue) / CSAH 66 / CSAH 152 (North Washington Avenue) | Washington Avenue not signed eastbound | ||
| 231.350 | 372.322 | 230 |  MN 55 west (Olson Memorial Highway) / 4th Street North/7th Street North | Western end of MN 55 overlap | ||
| 231.929– 232.234 | 373.254– 373.744 | 231A |  I-394 /US 12 west | Western end of US 12 overlap; no access to I-394/12 east; I-394 exit 8B | ||
| 232.403– 232.688 | 374.016– 374.475 | Lowry Hill Tunnel | ||||
| 232.862 | 374.755 | 231B |  CSAH 22 south (Lyndale Avenue) / Hennepin Avenue | Virginia Triangle | ||
| 233.609 | 375.957 | 233B |  I-35W south | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; I-35W exit 16A; access via oldMN 65 | ||
| 233.737 | 376.163 | 233A | 11th Street | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
| 233.696 | 376.097 | 233C | I-35W north | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; I-35W exit 16A | ||
| 5th Avenue | Eastbound entrance only | |||||
| 233.904 | 376.432 | 233B | I-35W south | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; I-35W exit 16B | ||
| 234.473 | 377.348 | 234A | MN 55 east (Hiawatha Avenue) | Eastern end of MN 55 overlap | ||
| 234.473 | 377.348 | 234B | 7th Street | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance only | ||
| 234.730 | 377.761 | 234C | CSAH 152 (Cedar Avenue) | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance only | ||
| 235.296– 235.433 | 378.672– 378.893 | 235A | 25th Avenue / Riverside Avenue | Also access toAugsburg University,M Health Fairview | ||
| 235.716– 235.906 | 379.348– 379.654 | Dartmouth Bridge over theMississippi River | ||||
| 235.951– 236.085 | 379.726– 379.942 | 235B | Huron Boulevard | |||
| Ramsey | Saint Paul | 237.081 | 381.545 | 236 |  MN 280 /University Avenue/Pelham Boulevard | |
| 237.757 | 382.633 | 237 | Cretin Avenue/Vandalia Street | |||
| 239.065 | 384.738 | 238 |  MN 51 / Snelling Avenue | |||
| 239.564 | 385.541 | 239A | Hamline Avenue | Westbound exit only | ||
| 240.063 | 386.344 | 239B |  CSAH 51 (Lexington Parkway) | |||
| 241.059 | 387.947 | 240 |  CSAH 53 (Dale Street) | |||
| 241.868 | 389.249 | 241A |  CSAH 56 north (Marion Street) / Kellogg Boulevard –State Capitol | Also access toSaint Paul College | ||
| 242.040 | 389.526 | 241B | 10th Street / 5th Street | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; also access toRegions Hospital | ||
| 242.045 | 389.534 | 242A | 12th Street –State Capitol | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance only; also access toRegions Hospital | ||
| 242.252– 242.554 | 389.867– 390.353 | 241C |  I-35E south | Western end of I-35E overlap; westbound exit and eastbound entrance only; I-35E exit 107B | ||
| 242.768– 243.146 | 390.697– 391.306 | 242B |  I-35E north /US 10 west | Eastern end of I-35E overlap; western end of US 10 overlap; I-35E exit 107A | ||
| 243.067 | 391.178 | 242C | 7th Street | Eastbound exit only | ||
| 243.448 | 391.792 | 242D | US 52 south / 6th Street | Eastern end of US 52 overlap; 6th Street not signed eastbound | ||
| 244.070 | 392.793 | 243 |  US 61 north (Mounds Boulevard) / Kellogg Boulevard | Western end of US 61 overlap | ||
| 245.566 | 395.200 | 244 |  US 10 east /US 61 south | Eastern end of US 10/US 61 overlap | ||
| 246.370 | 396.494 | 245 | CSAH 65 (White Bear Avenue) | |||
| 246.866 | 397.292 | 246A | Ruth Street | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance only | ||
| Saint Paul–Maplewood city line | 247.370 | 398.103 | 246 |  CSAH 68 (McKnight Road) | ||
| Maplewood | 248.328 | 399.645 | 247 |   MN 120 north /CSAH 23 south / Century Avenue | ||
| Washington | Woodbury–Oakdale city line | 249.449– 249.848 | 401.449– 402.091 | 249 | I-494 south /I-694 north | Minneapolis–St. Paul Bypass via I-694 |
| Woodbury–Lake Elmo city line | 250.838 | 403.685 | 250 | CSAH 13 (Inwood Avenue, Radio Drive) | ||
| 251.378 | 404.554 | 251 | CSAH 19 (Keats Avenue, Woodbury Drive) | |||
| 253.377 | 407.771 | 253 |   MN 95 south / CSAH 15 (Manning Avenue) | Western end of MN 95 overlap | ||
| Lakeland | 258.918 | 416.688 | 258 | MN 95 north / CSAH 18 –Stillwater | Eastern end of MN 95 overlap | |
| St. Croix River | 259.663 | 417.887 | Minnesota–Wisconsin state line | |||
| I-94 east /US 12 east –Eau Claire | Continuation into Wisconsin | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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