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| Trunk Highway 36 | |||||||||
| Length: | 17 mi[1] (27 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1933[1] | ||||||||
| West end: |  I-35W at Roseville,near  MN 280 |
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| Major junctions: |
 MN 51 at Roseville  I-35E , U.S. 10 at Little Canada U.S. 61 at Maplewood MN 120 at North St. Paul , Oakdale I-694 at Oakdale , Pine Springs MN 5 at Oak Park Heights , Stillwater MN 95 at Oak Park Heights , Stillwater |
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| East end: |  WIS 64 at the St. Croix River,the Minnesota — Wisconsin state line, at Stillwater, MN — Houlton, WI |
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>Minnesota State Highway 36 is a highway in Minnesota, which runs from its interchange with Interstate 35W in Roseville and continues east to its eastern terminus at the Wisconsin state line (at Stillwater), where it becomes Wisconsin Highway 64 upon crossing the St. Croix River. A portion of Highway 36 is a major freeway in suburban Minneapolis – Saint Paul.
Highway 36 is 17 miles (27 km) in length and passes through the cities of:
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Route description
State Highway 36 serves as an east-west route between the cities of Roseville, Little Canada, Maplewood, North St. Paul, Oakdale, Oak Park Heights, and Stillwater.
The route is located in Ramsey County and Washington County.
Highway 36 is a limited-access freeway from its interchange with Interstate 35W in Roseville eastward to Interstate 35E in Little Canada, and about two miles beyond. The freeway section ends east of its interchange with U.S. Highway 61, at its signal-controlled intersection with English Street in Maplewood. Highway 36 becomes an at-grade expressway at this point. For about four miles outside of the I-494 / 694 loop, the expressway section of Highway 36 has a speed limit of 65 MPH (105 km/h).
Highway 36 crosses the St. Croix River via the historic Stillwater Lift Bridge between Stillwater and Houlton, WI. The route becomes Wisconsin Highway 64 upon crossing the bridge into Wisconsin. Planning is taking place to replace the bridge, which reached its practical capacity in 1990. Because the bridge is considered historically significant, this has become a heated issue.[2]
History
State Highway 36 was authorized in 1933. The route was paved by 1940.
From 1934 to 1982, Highway 36 used to be significantly longer. The route had turned southward along I-35W, Washington Avenue, and Cedar Avenue in Minneapolis; and connected to what is now State Highway 77 (Cedar Avenue Freeway). In Eagan, old Highway 36 had intersected the Chicago and North Western Railway at-grade, at the Nicols Station Crossing.[3] The section of old Highway 36 that ran along Washington and Cedar Avenues in Minneapolis was turned back to county maintenance in 1982, and is currently a section of Hennepin County Road 152.
Highway 36 did not originally reach the Wisconsin state line at the St. Croix River. Part of old State Highway 212 in Oak Park Heights and Stillwater was renumbered as Highway 36 in 1983. This section of present day Highway 36 still carries the old Highway 212 mile markers.
The section of Highway 36 in North St. Paul was closed in 2007 from April to September. The highway was rebuilt to freeway standards during this time between White Bear Avenue in Maplewood and Highway 120 (Century Avenue) in North St. Paul. The changes included grade-separated intersections with no interchanges or access within North St. Paul. The full closure in 2007 allowed the project to be completed faster and at a lower cost. It also increased safety for construction workers. The Highway 36 reconstruction project in North St. Paul was completed in 2008. The budget of the project was $24 million.[4]
Major Intersections / Exit List
| Destinations | Notes |
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 I-35W south |
Westbound exit and eastbound entrance |
| Cleveland Avenue south | |
| I-35W north / Cleveland Avenue north |
Westbound exit and eastbound entrance |
| Fairview Avenue | |
 MN 51 (Snelling Avenue) |
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| Hamline Avenue | |
| Lexington Avenue | |
| Dale Street | |
| Rice Street | |
  I-35E / US 10 – St. Paul |
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| Edgerton Street | |
 US 61 |
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| White Bear Avenue | |
| McKnight Road | |
 MN 120 (Century Avenue) |
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| Hadley Avenue | |
 I-694 |
Northbound/westbound and southbound exits (Cloverleaf) |
| Hilton Trail | |
 MN 5 |
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 MN 95 |
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 WIS 64 |
References
- ^ a b Riner, Steve. "Details of Routes 26-50". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/r26-50. Retrieved February 24, 2007.
- ^ Minnesota Highway 36 / Wisconsin Highway 64 - New St. Croix River Crossing - Project Status. Mn/DOT. Accessed November 4, 2009.
- ^ "Chicago and North Western Railway Company, Appellant, v. Lillian R. Strand, as Trustee for the Heirs of Roy B. Strand, Decedent, Appellee". Bulk Resource. March 7, 1962. http://bulk.resource.org/courts.gov/c/F2/300/300.F2d.521.16823_1.html.
- ^ "Highway 36 closes in 2007 for reconstruction through North St. Paul". Minnesota Department of Transportation. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/news/06/05/31hw36closure.html. Retrieved June 2, 2006.
*Adam Froehlig (January 6, 2004). State Highway 36 (photos). Minnesota State Highway Endings. Accessed August 28, 2004.
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