Minnesota State Highway 41 (MN 41) is a

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, which runs from its

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with U.S. Highway 169 in Jackson Township near

Shakopee Shakopee ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Scott County, Minnesota, United States. It is located southwest of Minneapolis. Sited on the south bank bend of the Minnesota River, Shakopee and nearby suburbs comprise the southwest portion of ...

and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 7 in Shorewood.

Route description

Highway 41 is in length and serves as a north–south arterial route between the communities of Chaska and

Chanhassen Chanhassen is a city about southwest of Minneapolis in Carver County and partially in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The southwest edge of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul suburbs, there is a mix of residential neighborhoods and rural ...

. The route crosses the

Minnesota River The Minnesota River ( dak, Mnísota Wakpá) is a tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately 332 miles (534 km) long, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It drains a watershed of in Minnesota and about in South Dakota and Iowa. It ris ...

between Jackson Township and Chaska. 41 is also known as ''Chestnut Street'' in Chaska and ''Hazeltine Boulevard'' in Chanhassen. Highway 41 has an

with ''Chaska Boulevard'' (Old Highway 212) in downtown Chaska. 41 has an interchange with the U.S. 212 freeway in Chaska. The

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is a horticultural garden and arboretum located about west of Chanhassen, Minnesota at 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska, Minnesota. It is part of the Department of Horticultural Science in the College of Food, Agric ...

is located immediately west of the

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of Highway 41 and

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in Chanhassen / Chaska. The Arboretum entrance is located on Highway 5.U of M website for Minnesota Landscape Arboretum - Link
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History

Highway 41 was posted in 1934 between U.S. 212 at Chaska and State Highway 7 at Shorewood. The section of Highway 41 between U.S. 169 at Jackson Township and U.S. 212 at Chaska was authorized in 1950. The original section of Highway 41 between U.S. 212 and Highway 7 was paved by 1940. The original Minnesota River bridge between Jackson Township and Chaska opened in 1960. A new four-lane bridge was completed in 2007.

Major intersections

References

{{reflist 041 Transportation in Scott County, Minnesota Transportation in Carver County, Minnesota Transportation in Hennepin County, Minnesota Chanhassen, Minnesota