Interstate 94 in Minnesota

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Interstate 94
Main route of the Interstate Highway System

Length:

259 mi (417 km)

West end:

North Dakota border at Moorhead

Major
junctions:

US 75 at Moorhead

US 59 near Fergus Falls

US 71 at Sauk Centre

I-35W in Minneapolis

TH 280 (I-35W detour)

I-35E in St. Paul

East end:

Wisconsin Border at Lakeland

Minnesota State Highways
< TH 93		TH 95 >

In the U.S. state of Minnesota, Interstate 94 (normally called I-94) runs east-west through the central portion of the state.

Major cities
Control cities for I-94 are in Bold.^[1]
Moorhead St Cloud Minneapolis St. Paul

1 Route description
2 Auxiliary routes
3 Route definition in statutes
4 Exit list
5 Lane configurations
6 Miscellanea
7 References

[edit] Route description

Lowry Hill Tunnel in Minneapolis.

The route enters from North Dakota at Moorhead and immediately heads southeast, passing Fergus Falls and Alexandria then bypasses St Cloud before entering the Twin Cities area.

Upon arrival to the Twin Cities, I-94 approaches first Minneapolis from the north, then turns east after passing through the Lowry Hill Tunnel and heads to St. Paul. Upon leaving St. Paul, the route exits the state into Wisconsin.

[edit] Auxiliary routes

I-394 - Direct link between Minneapolis and western suburbs
I-494 - Southern/western portion of beltway loop
I-694 - Northern/eastern portion of beltway loop

[edit] Route definition in statutes

The Minnesota section of I-94 is defined as Route 392 in Minnesota Statutes § 161.12(4).[1]

[edit] Exit list

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County	Location	#	Destinations	Notes
Clay	Moorhead	1A	US 75 – Moorhead, Breckenridge
		1B	20th Street	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		2	Image:Clay County Route 52.svg I-94 Bus. west / CR 52 – Moorhead
	Dilworth	6	Image:Clay County Route 11.svg TH 336 / CR 11 to US 10 – Detroit Lakes, Sabin, Dilworth, Glyndon
	Sabin	15	Image:Clay County Route 10.svg CR 10 – Sabin, Downer
	Barnesville	22	TH 9 – Barnesville
	Barnesville	24	TH 34 – Detroit Lakes, Barnesville
Wilkin	Pelican Rapids	32	Image:Wilkin County Route 30.svg TH 108 / CR 30 – Pelican Rapids, Lawndale
Otter Tail	Rothsay	38	Rothsay
	Elizabeth	50	Image:Otter Tail County Route 88.svg US 59 north / CR 88 – Fergus Falls, Pelican Rapids, Detroit Lakes	West end of US 59 overlap
	Fergus Falls	54	TH 210 west – Fergus Falls, Breckenridge	West end of TH 210 overlap
		55	Image:Otter Tail County Route 1.svg CR 1 – Fergus Falls, Wendell
		57	Image:Otter Tail County Route 25.svg TH 210 east / CR 25 – Fergus Falls	East end of TH 210 overlap
		61	Image:Otter Tail County Route 82.svg US 59 south / CR 82 – Elbow Lake, Fergus Falls
	Dalton	67	Image:Otter Tail County Route 35.svg CR 35 – Dalton
Grant	Ashby	77	Image:Otter Tail County Route 10.svg TH 78 / CR 10 – Ashby, Barrett
Douglas	Evansville	82	TH 79 / CR 41 – Evansville, Elbow Lake
	Brandon	90	CR 7 – Brandon
	Garfield	97	TH 114 / CR 40 – Garfield, Lowry
	Alexandria	100	TH 27 – Alexandria
	Alexandria	103	TH 29 – Alexandria, Glenwood
	Osakis	114	TH 127 / CR 3 – Osakis, Westport
Todd	West Union	119	CR 46 – West Union
Stearns	Sauk Centre	124	Sinclair Lewis Avenue	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; provides access to CR 72 (Sinclair Lewis Avenue)
	Sauk Centre	127	US 71 / TH 28 – Sauk Centre, Willmar, Glenwood
	Meire Grove	131	TH 4 – Meire Grove, Paynesville
	Melrose	135	CR 13 – Melrose
	New Munich	137	TH 237 / CR 65 – New Munich
	Freeport	140	CR 11 – Freeport
	Albany	147	TH 238 / CR 10 – Albany
	Avon	153	CR 9 – Avon
	Collegeville	156	CR 159 – St John's University
	St. Joseph	158	CR 75 – St. Cloud
	St. Joseph	160	CR 2 – St. Joseph, Cold Spring
	Waite Park	164	TH 23 – St. Cloud, Waite Park, Paynesville
	St. Cloud	167	TH 15 – St. Cloud, Kimball	Signed as exits 167A (south) and 167B (north)
		171	CR 75 / CR 7 – St. Augusta, St. Cloud
		173	Opportunity Drive	Opportunity Drive is part of CR 75, although not signed as so on the exit signs as to avoid potential confusion with the previous exit, which is a main entrance to/from St. Cloud
Wright	Clearwater	178	TH 24 – Clearwater, Annandale
	Hasty	183	CR 8 – Hasty, Silver Creek
	Monticello	193	TH 25 – Monticello, Buffalo
	Monticello	194	CR 18 / CR 39 – Monticello
	Albertville	201	CR 19 – Albertville, St. Michael	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
	Albertville	202	CR 37 – Albertville
	St. Michael	205	TH 241 / CR 36 – St. Michael
Hennepin	Rogers	207	TH 101 – Elk River, Rogers
	Maple Grove	213	CR 30 (Maple Grove Parkway)
		215	CR 109 (Weaver Lake Road)
		216	I-494	West end of I-694 overlap
		28	CR 61 (Hemlock Lane)
		29	US 169	Signed as exits 29A (south) and 29B (north)
	Brooklyn Park	29	US 169	Signed as exits 29A (south) and 29B (north)
		30	Boone Avenue
		31	CR 81
	Brooklyn Center	33	CR 152 (Brooklyn Boulevard)
		34	To TH 100 / Shingle Creek Parkway
		225	I-694 east / TH 252 north	East end of I-694 overlap
	Minneapolis	226	53rd Avenue North, 49th Avenue North
		228	Dowling Avenue North
		229	CR 81 (West Broadway Avenue) / Washington Avenue North
		230	TH 55 (Olson Highway, 7th Street North) / 4th Street North
		231A	I-394 west / US 12 west	West end of US 12 overlap
		231B	Lyndale Avenue, Hennepin Avenue
		233A	11th Street	Westbound exit only
		233B	I-35W south
		233C	I-35W north	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; closed after I-35W Bridge collapse on August 1, 2007; reopened to local exits only
		234A	TH 55 (Hiawatha Avenue)	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		234B	5th Street	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		234C	Cedar Avenue	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		235A	25th Avenue, Riverside Avenue
Dartmouth Bridge across the Mississippi River
Hennepin	Minneapolis	235B	Huron Boulevard
Ramsey	St. Paul	236	TH 280 / University Avenue, Pelham Boulevard	Officially designated detour for
		237	Cretin Avenue, Vandalia Street
		238	TH 51 / Snelling Avenue
		239A	Hamline Avenue	Westbound exit only
		239B	Lexington Parkway
		240	Dale Street
		241A	Marion Street, Kellogg Boulevard - State Capitol
		241B	10th Street, 5th Street	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		241C	I-35E south	West end of I-35E overlap; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		242A	12th Street - State Capitol	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		242B	I-35E north / US 10 west	East end of I-35E overlap; west end of US 10 overlap
		242C	7th Street	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		242D	US 52 south / 6th Street	East end of US 52 overlap
		243	US 61 north (Mounds Boulevard) / Kellogg Boulevard	West end of US 61 overlap
		244	US 10 south / US 61	East end of US 10/US 61 overlap
		245	White Bear Avenue
		246A	Ruth Street	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		246BC	McKnight Road	Signed as exits 246B (south) and 246C (north) eastbound, and as 247B (both directions) westbound
	Maplewood	246BC	McKnight Road
	Maplewood	247	TH 120 (Century Avenue)	Signed as exit 247A westbound
Washington	Woodbury	249	I-494 south / I-694 north
		250	Image:Washington County Route 13.svg CR 13 (Inwood Avenue, Radio Drive)
		251	Image:Washington County Route 19.svg CR 19 (Keats Avenue, Woodbury Drive)
		253	Image:Washington County Route 15.svg TH 95 south / CR 15 (Manning Avenue)	West end of TH 95 overlap
	Lakeland	258	Image:Washington County Route 18.svg TH 95 north / CR 18 – Stillwater	East end of TH 95 overlap

[edit] Lane configurations

3 lanes in both directions from North Dakota border to US-75 (Moorhead).
2 lanes in both directions from US-75 to MN-101 (Rogers).
3 lanes in both directions from MN-101 to I-494 (Maple Grove).
4 lanes eastbound between I-494 and US 169, 4 lanes westbound between Boone Avenue and Hemlock Lane (Brooklyn Park).
3 lanes each direction from Boone Ave to Brooklyn Blvd.
4 lanes each direction between Brooklyn Blvd to I-94 split from I-694.
2 lanes each direction transitioning from I-694 mainline to I-94 mainline.
4 lanes in both directions from I-694/MN-252 to Dowling Avenue (Minneapolis).
5 lanes (with the exception of 4 under Broadway bridge) in both directions from Dowling Avenue to I-394/US-12/Lyndale/Hennepin Aves.
3 lanes westbound, 2 lanes eastbound until Lowry Hill Tunnel.
3 lanes each direction from Lowry Hill tunnel to MN-280 (Saint Paul).
4 lanes (with the exception of 3 under Snelling Avenue bridge) each direction from MN-280 to I-35E.
3 lanes each direction from I-35E to Wisconsin border, with short segment of 5 lanes each direction between US 10/61 and Mounds Blvd.

[edit] Miscellanea

40 miles (64 km) north of the Twin Cities near Otsego, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) operates the Minnesota Road Research Facility, which studies the effect of traffic on various road surface types. Westbound traffic is redirected onto 3.5 miles (5.5 km) of pavement outfitted with thousands of sensors. There is a straight-through bypass (the original highway) that can be used when researchers are examining the road up close.
U.S. 52 follows I-94 from St. Paul, Minnesota to Jamestown, North Dakota. It is very poorly signed in Minnesota, but is signed very well on maps and in North Dakota.
U.S. 12 follows I-94 from Wisconsin Border to I-394, is signed on maps but not along the highway.
After the I-35W Bridge collapse on August 1, 2007, the detour for I-35W follows I-94 from I-35W to Minnesota State Highway 280. The road was quickly widened by a lane in each direction for this portion to accommodate the additional traffic burden.