Interstate 535

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Interstate 535
Auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System

Length:

2.8 mi (4.5 km)

Formed:

24 September 1971^[1]

North end:

I-35/US 53 in Duluth, MN

South end:

US 53/WIS 35 in Superior, WI

Interstate 535 (abbreviated I-535) is a 2.8 mile-long interstate highway spur route of Interstate 35 in Minnesota and Wisconsin, USA. It is paired with U.S. Highway 53 along its entire route.

The highway is part of the Falls-to-Falls Corridor, a federally recognized trade corridor spanning from Eau Claire/Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin to International Falls, Minnesota/Fort Frances, Ontario.

[edit] Route Description

I-535 begins in Superior, Wisconsin at the junction of Wisc. Highway 35 and U.S. 53 and continues northwest across the John Blatnik Bridge over the Saint Louis Bay of Lake Superior, ending at the junction of I-35 and U.S. 53 in Duluth, Minnesota, also known locally as the "Can of Worms" and features a pair of left exits from I-35, a stoplight, and lane drops over the I-35 bridge.^[2] I-535 is the shortest interstate highway in both Minnesota and Wisconsin. Also, there is only one true exit along its route, Garfield Avenue/Port Terminal in Duluth. It also is the only Interstate in the two states with no exit numbers. I-535 in Wisconsin is one of the few instances in the United States of a three-digit interstate entering a state which its parent two-digit interstate does not enter. Other examples include I-275 which travels through Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky (I-75 does not enter Indiana) and I-287 which travels through New York and New Jersey (I-87 does not enter New Jersey).

[edit] Exit list

County	Location	Destinations	Notes
Douglas	Superior	US 53 south / WIS 35 south	South end of US 53 overlap; southbound exit and northbound exit
Douglas	Superior	Blatnik Bridge over the St. Louis River Minnesota-Wisconsin state line
St. Louis	Duluth
		Garfield Avenue - Port Terminal
		I-35 north to TH 61	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		I-35 south	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		US 53 north	North end of US 53 overlap; northbound exit and southbound entrance

[edit] References

^ Oglesby, Scott. 3-digit Interstates from I-35. Kurumi. URL accessed 23 February 2005.
^ Google. Duluth MN - Google Maps [map]. Cartography by NAVTEQ. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.

v • d • e Auxiliary routes of Interstate 35

Texas: 635 — Oklahoma: 235 — Kansas: 135 • 235 • 335 — Kansas-Missouri: 435 • 635 — Iowa: 235 — Minnesota: 535