U.S. Route 10 in Minnesota

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 10 in Minnesota. For the entire length of the highway, see U.S. Route 10.

U.S. Highway 10
Highway 10 highlighted in red.
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length:	275.473 mi[2] (443.331 km)
Existed:	November 11, 1926[1] – present
Major junctions
West end:	US 10 at Fargo, ND
	US 75 at Moorhead US 59 at Detroit Lakes MN 210 at Staples , Motley MN 27 / MN 371 at Little Falls MN 15 / MN 23 at St Cloud US 169 / MN 101 at Elk River US 169 / MN 47 at Anoka MN 610 / MN 47 at Coon Rapids I-35W at Mounds View I-694 at Arden Hills I-35E at Little Canada I-94 / US 61 at St. Paul
East end:	US 10 at Prescott, WI
Location
Counties:	Clay, Becker, Otter Tail, Wadena, Todd, Morrison, Benton, Sherburne, Anoka, Ramsey, Washington
Highway system
United States Numbered Highways List • Bannered • Divided • Replaced Minnesota Trunk Highways Interstate • U.S. • State Inter-County • County roads • Legislative routes ← MN 9 MN 11 →

U.S. Route 10 is a major divided highway for almost all of its length in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The route runs through the central portion of the state, following closely the alignment of the former Northern Pacific Railway (now BNSF) and connects the cities of Moorhead, Detroit Lakes, Wadena, Little Falls, St. Cloud, Anoka, Saint Paul, and Cottage Grove.

U.S. 10 within Minnesota is 270 miles (430 km) in length.

Route description

U.S. Highway 10 enters the state from North Dakota and heads through Moorhead parallel to Interstate 94 until it exits the city.

U.S. 10 then takes a more northerly route than Interstate 94 to St. Cloud, by heading through Detroit Lakes, Wadena, and Little Falls.

From St. Cloud to Mounds View, U.S. 10 is a busy route through the suburbs of St. Cloud and Minneapolis.

East of Mounds View, U.S. 10 is marked mostly along Interstate Highways until Saint Paul, where the route runs concurrent with U.S. 61 to Cottage Grove. Highway 10 then heads east to the Wisconsin state line and exits the state.

U.S. 10 is a divided highway along most of its length through the state, with posted 65 mph speed limits along much of the way, except for two-lane or undivided four-lane stretches through Wadena and Motley. There are some 60 mph (97 km/h) posted speed limits in the four-lane section between Elk River and Anoka.

Legally, the Minnesota section of U.S. 10 is defined as unmarked Constitutional / Legislative Routes 2, 37, 27, 3, 62, and 94 in the Minnesota Statutes §§ 161.114(2) and 161.115(25).^[3][4] U.S. 10 is not marked with these legislative numbers along the actual highway.

History

U.S. Highway 10 was established on November 11, 1926.^[1] Originally, the route split between Moorhead and St. Cloud into U.S. 10N and U.S. 10S. In 1934, Highway 10S was replaced by U.S. Highway 52, and 10N became simply Highway 10.^[5]

U.S. 10 in Minnesota was paved between St. Cloud and the Twin Cities as early as 1929. The remainder of the route was paved by 1950.^[5]

The four-lane divided highway section between the cities of Elk River and Anoka was constructed by 1942.^[5]

The freeway section of Highway 10 between the city of Anoka and University Avenue (at the Coon Rapids / Blaine boundary line) was completed in the early 1970s. The new freeway section of Highway 10 between University Avenue and Interstate 35W in Mounds View was completed in 1999.^[5]

From 1934 to 1999, U.S. 10 was located on a different alignment between Coon Rapids, Spring Lake Park, and Mounds View. This is now known as County Road 10.

When Interstate 694 and Interstate 35E were completed in the late 1960s, U.S. 10 was then signed concurrently with these routes east of Mounds View to the city of St. Paul.^[5]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[2][6][7]	Destinations	Notes
Red River of the North		0.000	US 10
Clay	Moorhead	0.428	US 75	West end of US 75 concurrency
		1.450	US 75	East end of US 75 concurrency
	Glyndon Township	5.954	MN 336
	Riverton Township	12.786	MN 9
	Eglon Township	24.438	MN 32
Becker	Detroit Lakes	44.337-44.357	US 59 / MN 34
	Burlington Township	54.517	MN 87
Otter Tail	Gorman Township	59.826	MN 228
	Perham Township	66.511	MN 78
	Newton Township	80.261	MN 106
Wadena	Wadena	89.992	US 71
Todd	Staples	107.656-107.663	MN 210	West end of MN 210 concurrency
Morrison	Motley	114.798	MN 210	East end of MN 210 concurrency
	Randall	135.668	MN 115
	Green Prairie Township	143.277-143.467	Mississippi River
	Little Falls	144.710-144.731	MN 371
		145.917	MN 27
Benton	Sartell	173.083-173.289	MN 15
	St. Cloud	178.015	MN 23
Sherburne	St. Cloud	180.158	MN 301
	Clear Lake	188.794	MN 24
	Becker	194.209	MN 25	West end of MN 25 concurrency
	Big Lake	203.712	MN 25	East end of MN 25 concurrency
	Elk River	214.325	US 169 north, MN 101 south	West end of US 169 concurrency
Anoka	Anoka	224.807	US 169 south MN 47 north	East end of US 169 concurrency West end of MN 47 concurrency
	Coon Rapids	232.415	MN 47	East end of MN 47 concurrency
	Blaine	233.088-233.268	MN 610
		234.352	MN 65
Ramsey	Mounds View	237.035	I-35W	North end of I-35W concurrency
	Arden Hills	238.393	I-35W, CR 10 (old US 10)	South end of I-35W concurrency
		240.433	I-694	West end of I-694 concurrency
	Little Canada	275.460	I-694 / I-35E	East end of I-694 concurrency North end of I-35E concurrency
	St. Paul	281.377	I-35E / I-94	South end of I-35E concurrency West end of I-94 concurrency
		283.321	I-94 / US 61	East end of I-94 concurrency North end of US 61 concurrency
Washington	Denmark Township	299.761	US 61	South end of US 61 concurrency
St. Croix River		302.802	Point Douglas Drawbridge
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi      Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Weingroff, Richard F. (January 9, 2009). "From Names to Numbers: The Origins of the U.S. Numbered Highway System". Federal Highway Administration. http://wwwcf.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/numbers.cfm. Retrieved September 25, 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Trunk Highway Log Point 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 25, 2010. 
3. ^ 161.114, Minnesota Statutes 2006
4. ^ 161.115, Minnesota Statutes 2006
5. ^ ^{a b c d e} Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 1-25". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/r1-25.htm#10. Retrieved September 25, 2010. ^{[unreliable source]}
6. ^ "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 4" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/logpoint/d4.pdf. Retrieved September 25, 2010. 
7. ^ "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 1" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/logpoint/d3.pdf. Retrieved September 25, 2010. 

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