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Interstate 35 Minnesota

Highway Information
Miles 259.69
Counties Traveled
Through		 Freeborn, Steele,
Rice, Scott, Dakota,
Anoka, Washington,
Chisago, Pine,
Carlton, St. Louis
Cities Albert Lea, Owatonna,
Faribault, St. Paul,
Duluth
Major Junctions Interstate 90
(Exits 13A-B)

Interstate 35E/
Interstate 35W
(Exit 88A)

Interstate 535
(Exit 255B)
OKRoads Coverage
Miles Driven
by OKRoads
(Percentage)		 260 (100%)
Southern End of
Interstate Driven		 Iowa State Line
Northern End of
Interstate Driven		 MN 61

Pictures

Northbound

Interstate 35 North as the highway enters
the state of Minnesota. Just 260 miles
separate this point from its northern
terminus in Duluth. (Photo taken 8/9/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 2 - CSAH 5.
(Photo taken 8/9/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 5 - CSAH 13 -
Twin Lakes/Glenville. (Photo taken
8/9/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 8 - U.S. 65/
Bus. Loop I-35 - Albert Lea. (Photo
taken 8/9/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 11 - CSAH 46 -
Albert Lea. Interstate 90 is 1 3/4 miles
ahead. (Photo taken 8/9/04)
Interstate 35 North approaching Exits
13A&B - Interstate 90 - 3/4 mile. (Photo
taken 8/9/04)
Interstate 35 North approaching Exits
13A - Interstate 90 East - 1/4 mile, and
Exit 13B - Interstate 90 West - 1/2 mile.
(Photo taken 8/9/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 13A -
Interstate 90 East - La Crosse. The
city along the Mississippi River lies
about 140 miles to the east. (Photo
taken 8/9/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 13B -
Interstate 90 West - Sioux Falls.
(Photo taken 8/9/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 18 - MN 251 -
Clarks Grove/Hollandale. This was the
only bit of blue sky I saw along Interstate
35 in Minnesota. (Photo taken 8/9/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 22 - CSAH 35 -
Hartland/Geneva. (Photo taken 8/9/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 26 - MN 30 -
New Richland/Blooming Prairie. (Photo
taken 8/9/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 32 - CSAH 4 -
Hope. (Photo taken 8/9/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 40 - U.S. 14
East/U.S. 218 - Owatonna/Rochester.
(Photo taken 8/9/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 41 - Bridge St.
(Photo taken 8/9/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exits 42A&B - U.S.
14 West/CSAH 45 - Waseca. (Photo
taken 8/9/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 43 - CSAH 34 -
26th St. (Photo taken 8/9/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 45 - CSAH 9 -
Clinton Falls. (Photo taken 8/9/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 48 - CSAH 12/
CSAH 23 - Medford. (Photo taken
8/9/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 55 - Faribault.
(Photo taken 8/9/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 56 - MN 60 -
Waterville/Faribault. (Photo taken
8/9/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 59 - MN 21 -
Le Center/Faribault. (Photo taken 8/9/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 66 - CSAH 1 -
Dundas/Montgomery. (Photo taken
8/9/04)
Mileage sign on Interstate 35 North,
21 miles south of Interstate 35E and
Interstate 35W. (Photo taken 8/9/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 69 - MN 19 -
New Prague/Northfield. (Photo taken
8/9/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 76 - CSAH 2 -
Elko/New Market. (Photo taken 8/9/04)
Mileage sign on Interstate 35 North,
11 miles south of Interstate 35E and
Interstate 35W. (Photo taken 8/9/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 81 - CSAH 70 -
Lakeville/Farmington. (Photo taken
8/9/04)
Mileage sign on Interstate 35 North,
six mile south of Interstate 35E and
Interstate 35W. (Photo taken 8/9/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 84 - CSAH 60 -
185th St. W. (Photo taken 8/9/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 85 - CSAH 5/
CSAH 50. (Photo taken 8/9/04)
Interstate 35 North approaching Exit
88A - Interstate 35W North - 2 miles.
(Photo taken 8/9/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 86 - CSAH 46.
(Photo taken 8/9/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 87 - Crystal
Lake Rd. (Photo taken 8/9/04)
Interstate 35 North approaching Exit
88A - 1/4 mile. (Photo taken 8/9/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 88A -
Interstate 35W - Minneapolis. The
mainline continues as Interstate 35E.
 (Photo taken 8/9/04)
First Interstate 35 North assurance
shield after the end of Interstate 35E.
There is only one sign warning of the
end of Interstate 35E, and I didn't see
it until it was too late. (Photo taken
8/9/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 129 - MN 97/
CSAH 23. (Photo taken 8/9/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 131 - CSAH 2 -
Forest Lake. (Photo taken 8/9/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 132 - U.S. 8 -
Taylors Falls. (Photo taken 8/9/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 135 - U.S. 61
South/CSAH 22 - Wyoming. (Photo
taken 8/9/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 139 -
CSAH 19 - Stacy. (Photo taken 8/9/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 147 - MN 95 -
Cambridge/North Branch. This was
where I decided to stop for the night.
(Photo taken 8/9/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 152 -
CSAH 10 - Harris. (Photo taken 8/10/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 159 - MN 361/
CSAH 1 - Rush City. (Photo taken
8/10/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 165 - MN 70 -
Rock Creek/Grantsburg. (Photo taken
8/10/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 169 - MN 324/
CSAH 7 - Pine City. (Photo taken
8/10/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 171 -
CSAH 11. (Photo taken 8/10/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 175 -
CSAH 14 - Beroun. (Photo taken 8/10/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 180 - MN 23
West/CSAH 61 - Mora. (Photo taken
8/10/04)
Interstate 35 North and MN 23 assurance
shields just north of Exit 180. The state
highway is duplexed with Interstate 35
for 11 miles. (Photo taken 8/10/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 183 - MN 48 -
Hinckley. (Photo taken 8/10/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 191 - MN 23
East/CSAH 61 - Sandstone. (Photo
taken 8/10/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 195 - MN 18/
MN 23 East - Finlayson/Askov. (Photo
taken 8/10/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 205 -
CSAH 43 - Willow River/Bruno. (Photo
taken 8/10/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 209 -
CSAH 46 - Sturgeon Lake. (Photo taken
8/10/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 214 - MN 73 -
Moose Lake. (Photo taken 8/10/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 220 - CSAH 6 -
Barnum. (Photo taken 8/10/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 227 - CSAH 4 -
Mahtowa/Wrenshall. (Photo taken
8/10/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 235 - MN 210 -
Cromwell/Carlton. (Photo taken 8/10/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 237 - MN 33 -
Cloquet/Iron Range. (Photo taken
8/10/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 239 - MN 45 -
Scanlon/Cloquet. (Photo taken 8/10/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 242 - CSAH 1 -
Esko/Thomson. (Photo taken 8/10/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 245 - CSAH 61.
(Photo taken 8/10/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 246 -
CSAH 13 - Midway Rd. (Photo taken
8/10/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 249 -
Boundary Ave./Skyline Pkwy. The highway
has now entered Duluth, the final city
along Interstate 35 North. (Photo taken
8/10/04)

Just four of the many scenic views near
the Duluth tourist information center. The
bottom photo shows the signage leaving
the information center. U.S. 61 is signed,
even though it has been decommissioned
up here for several years. (Photos taken
8/10/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 251A - Cody
St. (Photo taken 8/10/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 252 -
Central Ave. (Photo taken 8/10/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 253A - U.S. 2
East - Wisconsin. (Photo taken 8/10/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 253B - 40th
Ave. W. (Photo taken 8/10/04)
Mileage sign on Interstate 35 North,
3/4 mile south of Interstate 535 and
U.S. 53. (Photo taken 8/10/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 254 - 27th
Ave. W. (Photo taken 8/10/04)
Interstate 35 North approaching
Exit 255A - 21st Ave. N. - 1/2 mile.
The exit is also for U.S. 53 North, but
the highway was closed for construction.
(Photo taken 8/10/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 255A - 21st
Ave. N., and Exit 255B - Interstate 535/
U.S. 53 South - Wisconsin. (Photo
taken 8/10/04)
Interstate 35 North approaching Exit
256A - Mesaba Ave./Superior St. -
3/4 mile. The top gantry shows the
beginning of Interstate 535 South from
U.S. 53 South. (Photo taken 8/10/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 256A -
Mesaba Ave./Superior St. This was also
the detour route for U.S. 53 North traffic.
(Photo taken 8/10/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 256B - 5th
Ave. W./Lake Ave. (Photo taken
8/10/04)
The first of several small tunnels that
Interstate 35 goes through in its final
three miles. (Photo taken 8/10/04)
Interstate 35 North approaching Exit
258 - 21st Ave. E. - 1 mile. (Photo
taken 8/10/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 258 - 21st
Ave. E. Interstate 35 ends in 3/4 mile.
(Photo taken 8/10/04)
Interstate 35 North approaching Exit
259 - MN 61 - 1/2 mile. (Photo taken
8/10/04)
Interstate 35 North approaching Exit
259 - 1/4 mile. (Photo taken 8/10/04)
"END Interstate 35 - 1/4 mile" sign as
the freeway approaches its end. (Photo
taken 8/10/04)
Interstate 35 North at Exit 259 - MN 61 -
North Shore. This is the northern end of
Interstate 35. And with this exit, I have
now driven all of Interstate 35! (Photo
taken 8/10/04)
MN 61 North assurance shield just north
of the end of Interstate 35. (Photo taken
8/10/04)
Southbound
MN 61 South approaching Interstate 35.
(Photo taken 8/10/04)
"END MN 61" sign as MN 61 South
approaches Interstate 35's northern end.
(Photo taken 8/10/04)
MN 61 South at Interstate 35 South. With
a left turn here, motorists will see the first
part of one of the nation's longest
north-south interstates. (Photo taken
8/10/04)
The beginning of Interstate 35 South in
Duluth. The first exit is about three miles
ahead. (Photo taken 8/10/04)
The first of many assurance shields on
Interstate 35 South. (Photo taken
8/10/04)
Interstate 35 South at Exit 256B -
Lake Ave./5th Ave. W. (Photo taken
8/10/04)
Mileage sign on Interstate 35 South,
1 1/4 miles north of Interstate 535 and
U.S. 53. (Photo taken 8/10/04)
Interstate 35 South approaching Exit
255B - Interstate 535/U.S. 53 South -
3/4 mile, and Exit 255A - 21st Ave. W. -
1 mile. (Photo taken 8/10/04)
Interstate 35 South approaching Exit
255B - 1/2 mile, and Exit 255A - 3/4 mile.
(Photo taken 8/10/04)
Interstate 35 South at Exit 255B -
Interstate 535/U.S. 53 South - Wisconsin.
Exit 255A is 1/5 mile ahead. (Photo
taken 8/10/04)
Interstate 35 South at Exit 249 -
Boundary Ave. This was taken from the
frontage road. (Photo taken 8/10/04)

Page created: May 09, 2005
Last updated: May 09, 2005