Talk:Interstate 35E (Minnesota)

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[edit] Control section construction history

CS-1982, Dakota County
  • I-35 to CR 42: 1981
  • CR 42 to CR 11: 1979-81
  • CR 11 to CR 32 (or TH 77?): 1981
  • CR 32 (or TH 77?) to CR 28 (or CR 26?): 1985
  • CR 28 (or CR 26?) to TH 110: 1983-84
  • TH 110 to TH 13: 1966
  • TH 13 to Mississippi River: 1965-66
CS-6280, Ramsey County south of I-694 east
  • Mississippi River to TH 5: 1965
  • TH 5 to I-94 west: 1973-92
  • I-94 overlap: 1967
  • I-94 east to Pennsylvania Avenue: 1967
  • Pennsylvania Avenue to Maryland Avenue: 1965
  • Maryland Avenue to I-694 west: 1961
  • I-694 overlap: 1970
CS-6281, Ramsey County north of I-694 east
  • I-694 east to CR 96: 1970
CS-0282, Anoka County
  • CR 96 to I-35: 1970

[edit] Notes

A freeway was planned along I-35E southwest of downtown by 1945: [1]

[2] shows the configuration before I-35E was completed. I'm still trying to figure out if I-94 exit 241B was supposed to be a freeway-to-freeway connection to I-35E. --NE2 05:41, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bridge years on the controversial portion

Years in parentheses are from the control section logs.

  • 9832 Montreal Avenue: 1965 (1965)
  • 9531 TH 5: 1965 (1965)
  • 62872 Bayard Avenue (ped): 1984 (1984; 1973 as 9877)
  • 9528 Randolph Avenue: 1967 (1967)
  • 62863 ramp over Ayd Mill Road: 1971 (1971)
  • 62864 Ayd Mill Road: 1971 (1971)
  • 62865 Jefferson Avenue: 1971 (1971)
  • 9521 Victoria Street: 1966 (1966)
  • 9520 CP Rail: 1966 (1966)
  • 9519 St. Clair Avenue: 1967 (1967)
  • 62802 Grand Avenue: 1985
  • 62803 Ramsey Street: 1985
  • 62804 Walnut Street (ped): 1987
  • 62886 Kellogg Boulevard: 1988
  • 62883 5th Street: 1988
  • 62898 10th Street: 1988
  • 62817 I-94 east: 1989
  • 9805 SB ramp over I-94 west: 1966
  • 62897 St. Peter Street: 1989 (1967 as 9647)
  • 62888 Wabasha Street: 1989 (1967 as 9597)
  • 62889 Cedar Street: 1990 (1967 as 9598)
  • 62891 Minnesota Street: 1990 (1967 as 9681)
  • 62894 Robert Street: 1989 (1967 as 9649)
  • 62893 Jackson Street: 1990 (1967 as 9650)
  • 62874 NB ramp over I-94 east: 1989
  • 62884 SB ramp over I-94 ramp: 1990
  • 62858 I-94 west NB: 1989 (1967 as 9808)
  • 62857 I-94 west SB: 1990 (1967 as 9807)
  • 62701 SB ramp over I-94 west: 1989
  • 62810 University Avenue NB: 1989 (1967 as 9656)
  • 9655 University Avenue SB: 1963 (1967)
  • 9265 Pennsylvania Avenue: 1964 (1965)

[edit] Neologism

Do you have a reliable source for the term commons? —Scott5114↗ 10:37, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

It's the standard term used by Mn/DOT for freeway overlaps. [3] specifically applies the term to the I-35E/I-94 interchange: "St. Paul 35E/94 commons - 260,000". So do [4] and [5] ("the rebuilding of the I-35E/I-94 commons area in St. Paul"). [6] includes an article from the Star Tribune that defines it as "2 freeways share a single right-of-way". --NE2 11:02, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Passed Good Article nomination!

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Well-written article with appropriate citations. The only problem I have is the picture up at the top of the article - I think that could be moved down into the "Route description section". NF24(radio me!Editor review) 23:55, 28 October 2007 (UTC)