Minnesota State Highway 194 (MN 194) is a
highway
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in northeast
Minnesota
Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...
, which runs from its
intersection with
U.S. Highway 2 in
Solway Township (near
Hermantown) and continues east to its eastern terminus at its Mesaba Avenue
interchange with
Interstate Highway 35 in downtown
Duluth
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, nicknames = Twin Ports (with Superior), Zenith City
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. For part of its route, it runs together with
U.S. Highway 53.
The route passes through the cities of
Hermantown and
Duluth
, settlement_type = City
, nicknames = Twin Ports (with Superior), Zenith City
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, image_caption = Clockwise from top: urban Duluth skyline; Minnesota ...
.
Highway 194 is also known as Central Entrance and Mesaba Avenue within Duluth.
Route description
State Highway 194 serves as an east–west arterial route between Solway Township, Hermantown, the Miller Hill area of Duluth, the Duluth Heights neighborhood, and downtown Duluth.
The highway is a
spur route into the city of Duluth.
Highway 194 runs
concurrent
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Law
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with U.S. Highway 53 for a stretch, from Lindahl Road in Hermantown to Trinity Road, near Duluth's
Miller Hill Mall. This four-lane stretch of Highways 53 and 194 is also known as the
Miller Trunk Highway in the cities of Duluth and Hermantown.
The Mesaba Avenue portion of Highway 194 offers an excellent view of the city of Duluth and
Lake Superior
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.
History
Highway 194 was authorized in 1933
[ and originally numbered State Highway 69. In 1935, this route was renumbered State Highway 94 when U.S. Highway 69 was extended into Minnesota from Iowa near ]Albert Lea Albert Lea may refer to:
*Albert Lea, Minnesota, U.S.
* Albert Lea Township, Freeborn County, Minnesota, U.S.
*Albert Miller Lea
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.[
The route was renumbered again, to 194, to avoid duplication with Interstate Highway 94 that was being built in Minnesota during the early 1960s.][
The section of present day State Highway 194 between U.S. 53 in Hermantown and ]downtown Duluth
The downtown of Duluth, Minnesota, United States, is situated between Mesaba Avenue ( Highway 194) and 4th Avenue East; and located on Michigan, Superior, First, Second, and Third streets.
The downtown area is home to a number of the city's cultu ...
was authorized in 1933. The original alignment of this section was from U.S. 53 (Miller Trunk Highway) down Central Entrance to 6th Avenue East and then to Second and Third Streets in downtown Duluth (where it intersected then-Highway 61 as Second / Third Streets downtown). In 1991, the alignment of State Highway 194 on the Duluth hillside was changed from 6th Avenue East to Mesaba Avenue, southbound to Interstate 35
Interstate 35 (I-35) is a major Interstate Highway in the central United States. As with most primary Interstates that end in a five, it is a major cross-country, north–south route. It stretches from Laredo, Texas, near the Mexican border ...
. The section of Highway 61 that was signed on Second and Third Streets in downtown Duluth was eliminated at this time, due to the new I-35 extension around downtown Duluth completed in 1992.[
]
Major intersections
References
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