- Minnesota State Highway 36
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Trunk Highway 36 Route information Maintained by Mn/DOT Length: 21.718 mi[2] (34.952 km) Existed: 1933[1] – present Major junctions West end: I-35W at Roseville
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 Stillwater
East end: WIS 64 at the St. Croix River,
the Minnesota — Wisconsin state line,
at Stillwater, MN — Houlton, WILocation Counties: Ramsey, Washington Highway system Minnesota Trunk Highways
Interstate • U.S. • State
Inter-County • County roads • Legislative routes← I-35W
MN 37 →
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 22 miles (35 km) in length.
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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.
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.[3]
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.[4] 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.[citation needed]
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.[5]
Future
An interchange is currently proposed for the junction between Highway 36 and Hilton Trail in Pine Springs. It has not yet been scheduled for construction.[6] The project will also include two roundabouts on Hilton Trail on either side of the highway, one at 60th Street North and another at an extension of Viking Drive.[7]
Major Intersections / Exit List
County Location Mile[2] Destinations Notes Ramsey Roseville 0.000 I-35W south
Westbound exit and eastbound entrance 0.242-0.427 CR 46 south (Cleveland Avenue)
0.480 I-35W north
Westbound exit and eastbound entrance 0.829-0.979 CR 48 (Fairview Avenue)
1.055-1.218 MN 51 (Snelling Avenue)
1.599-1.650 Albert Street south
Hamline Avenue via Commerce StreetEastbound exit and entrance only 1.837-1.904 CR 50 (Hamline Avenue)
Westbound exit and entrance only 2.028-2.451 CR 51 (Lexington Avenue)
2.892-3.467 CR 53 (Dale Street) Little Canada 4.122-4.416 CR 49 (Rice Street)
4.932-5.060 I-35E south / US 10 – St. Paul
5.160-5.310 I-35E north / US 10
5.600-5.925 CR 58 (Edgerton Street) Maplewood 6.634-7.001 US 61
7.291 English Street Signalized at-grade intersection 8.363-8.601 CR 65 (White Bear Avenue)
North St. Paul 9.305 CR 68 (McKnight Road) Interchange 9.988 Margaret Street Westbound exit only Ramsey/Washington county line 10.463 MN 120 (Century Avenue)
Signalized at-grade intersection Washington Oakdale 11.260 CR 35 (Hadley Avenue)
Signalized at-grade intersection Pine Springs 11.538-12.006 I-694
12.480 CR 36 (Hilton Trail)
Signalized at-grade intersection Grant 16.721 CR 15 (Manning Avenue)
Oak Park Heights 201.053-201.444 MN 5 (Stillwater Boulevard)
203.932 MN 95 (St. Croix Trail)
South end of MN 95 overlap Stillwater 205.168 MN 95 (St. Croix Trail)
North end of MN 95 overlap St. Croix River 205.253 Stillwater Lift Bridge Minnesota-Wisconsin state line 205.354 WIS 64
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
Concurrency terminus • Closed/Former • Incomplete access • UnopenedReferences
- ^ Riner, Steve. "Details of Routes 26-50". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/r26-50.htm#36. Retrieved February 24, 2007.
- ^ a b "Trunk Highway Logpoint Listing - Construction District 5" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 20, 2010. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/logpoint/metrolpt.pdf. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Highway 36 Intersection Reconstruction". Minnesota Department of Transportation. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/projects/hwy36pinesprings/index.html. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
- ^ "Highway 36 at Hilton Trail" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 19, 2010. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/projects/hwy36pinesprings/images/th36_hilton.pdf. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
*Adam Froehlig (January 6, 2004). State Highway 36 (photos). Minnesota State Highway Endings. Accessed August 28, 2004.
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