North Minneapolis

This page covers I-94 from the I-94/694 split in Brooklyn Center to the I-394 interchange near downtown Minneapolis.  This section includes a hidden duplex with US 52 along the entire length.  Total length of this section is approximately 7.1 miles.

Description

This segment of I-94 is the main gateway to downtown Minneapolis from the north and northwest. It includes one of the newer segments of I-94, fully opening in 1982, and incidentally is the last 8-through-lane corridor built in the Twin Cities, as federal regulations were changed shortly after its design, limiting new Interstates to 6 through lanes. Fortunately, due to its width and improved design (unlike most of the Twin Cities freeways), this section is relatively free-flowing.

Roadway Configuration

Average Daily Traffic Counts

Location 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 10-yr
'96-'06
Change
Between I-694 and MN 252 45,000 49,000 51,000 53,000 53,000 58,000 +29%
South of MN 252 109,000 116,000 117,000 122,000 122,000 123,000 +13%
South of 53rd Ave N 100,000 108,000 110,000 115,000 114,000 115,000 +15%
South of 49th Ave N 110,000 120,000 120,000 126,000 126,000 126,000 +15%
South of Dowling Ave N 116,000 125,000 126,000 134,000 134,000 140,000 +21%
South of 3rd/4th St ramps 75,000 85,000 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
South of West Broadway 115,000 126,000 110,000 118,000 117,000 115,000 0%
South of MN 55/7th St 128,000 140,000 120,000 118,000 118,000 115,000 -10%

Click HERE for the Exit List

Speed Limit

History

Additional history from a 1975 study is located on this page.

Future Plans

Froggie Suggests

Images (click on a thumbnail for a larger view)

This ca. 1975 map, from the Study Report on Uncompleted Interstate Segments in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, shows the proposal for I-94 as it existed at the time.  Except for adding a full interchange at West Broadway and direct ramps to/from 3rd/4th Streets in downtown, this version is largely what was built.

 

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Page last modified 12 May, 2008