Minnesota State Highway 5 (MN 5) is a
highway
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in
Minnesota
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, which runs from its
intersection with
MN 19 and
MN 22 in
Gaylord and continues east and northeast to its eastern terminus at its intersection with
MN 120 in Maplewood. The route passes through downtown
Saint Paul
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.
Route description
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State Highway 5 serves as a northeast–southwest route between Gaylord, Norwood Young America, Chanhassen, Eden Prairie, Bloomington, Richfield, downtown Saint Paul, and Maplewood. The State Highway runs though 5 counties. The highway is officially marked as an east–west route by its highway shields from beginning to end.
Part of Highway 5 is designed as a
freeway
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near the
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
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. Just to the west of that segment, Highway 5 runs
concurrent
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with
I-494
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for between its
junction
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with
I-494
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near the Airport and the
Minnesota River to its junction with
I-494
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and
U.S. 212 in
Eden Prairie
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.
Highway 5 is considered a significant transit corridor, known as the
Riverview Corridor
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, to downtown
Saint Paul
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from the airport and points farther south and west. There has been discussion of creating a
bus rapid transit or
light rail line along the highway, much like the
METRO
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Blue Line currently runs rails into downtown Minneapolis along
State Highway 55.
Highway 5 is also known as ''Fort Road'' and ''West 7th Street'' in the city of St. Paul.
of Highway 5 is officially designated the ''Augie Mueller Memorial Highway''. This designation is signed from its intersection with
State Highway 101 in
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 ...
southwesterly to its intersection with
State Highway 19 in
Gaylord.
Legally, State Highway 5 is defined as
legislative routes 45, 52, 102, 109, 111, and 121 in the Minnesota Statutes. The route is not marked with those numbers.
History
State Highway 5 was authorized in 1934. The route was completely paved by 1953.
When Highway 5 was slated for expansion in 1956, the construction threatened to demolish the remains of historic
Fort Snelling, near the confluence of the
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and
Minnesota
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rivers. As a result of public outcry, the highway was built in a short tunnel underneath the Fort Snelling site, sparing the fort from destruction. This effort led to archaeological research into the remains of Fort Snelling and its eventual rebuilding as a state park.
From 1934 to 1982, the eastern section of the highway between
Saint Paul
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and
Stillwater was originally marked as ''Minnesota 212'', as it once reached old
U.S. 212 in Saint Paul, but that segment was re-numbered as an extension of Highway 5 .
This segment is still marked with the mileposts from 212,
[ which were a continuation of those from U.S. 212.
In the concurrency with I-494, the MN 5 shield is placed at most, but not all, interchanges. In 2007, new ]gore
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signs placed on ''France Avenue'' in Bloomington at its interchange with I-494
Interstate 494 (I-494) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway making up part of a beltway of I-94, circling through the southern and western portions of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area in Minnesota. The road is coupled with I- ...
do not mention the Highway 5 concurrency, whereas the older signs they replaced did. The more recent interchange with Lyndale Ave (2009) displays the names of both highways.
In June 2015, it was announced that Highway 5 will be shortened by 8.3 miles by the state of Minnesota, giving the portion from Minnesota 120 to its eastern conterminous at Minnesota 36 to Washington County. The road is known as 34th St. between Jamaca Ave and Highway 120 and Stillwater Blvd. between Jamaca Ave. and Highway 36. The road is an extension of Washington County Roads 14 and 15. This road is designated from the county line to Manning Ave. as County Road 14 and from Manning Ave. to Highway 36 as County Road 15. This piece of the highway that will be returned to the county was originally marked as ''Minnesota 212''. This portion of highway is now marked with county highway signs as well as Old Highway 5 signs.
Major intersections
All exits are unnumbered except for the I-494 overlap.
References
External links
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Minnesota Highway 5
at MN Highway Endings
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Transportation in Carver County, Minnesota
Transportation in Hennepin County, Minnesota
Transportation in Ramsey County, Minnesota
Transportation in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Transportation in Sibley County, Minnesota
Transportation in Washington County, Minnesota
Chanhassen, Minnesota