Minnesota State Highway 13

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Trunk Highway 13

Length: 114 mi (183 km) Established: 1920 Decommissioned: -- Direction: South-North From: in Albert Lea To: in St. Paul Cities on route: St. Paul West St. Paul Mendota Heights Eagan Burnsville Savage Prior Lake New Prague Montgomery Waterville Waseca New Richland Hartland Albert Lea

Minnesota State Highway 13, also called Trunk Highway 13 or TH 13, is a state highway in Minnesota. It is 114 miles in length.

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The segment between Albert Lea and New Prague was originally Constitutional Route 13. In 1933, the highway was extended to include its current routing through Prior Lake, Savage, Burnsville, and into St. Paul. The portion of the highway paralleling the Minnesota River in Savage, Burnsville, and Eagan is a busy metro area corridor. The section north of Minnesota State Highway 55 is far less busy.

When the Mendota Bridge was rebuilt in the mid-1990s, Highway 13 was rerouted in Mendota Heights so it could intersect with Highway 55 and Highway 110. The old part of the highway, Sibley Memorial Drive, is still under state maintenance and has the unmarked designation of Highway 913-A.

[edit] References

Riner, Steve (2006). The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page: Details of Routes 1-25. Retrieved on March 28, 2006.

MNDOT Control Section Report (pdf). Minnesota Department of Transportation (2006). Retrieved on March 28, 2006.