Talk:Minnesota State Highway 121

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[edit] Highway 190

I'm not sure if I want to add this to the article page, since it'll just increase the confusion, but the current alignment of Highway 121 was actually numbered Highway 190 after the Crosstown was built. At that time, Highway 121 started at Excelsior Boulevard (then US 169/212), ran south along France, and then turned east onto 50th Street. It then took a jog north on Lyndale and continued east on 46th Street before terminating at I-35W. This is according to a 1976 Standard road map. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Elkman (talk • contribs)

[edit] History of roadways

Most of the information is from [1], and may be off by a few years. Bolded dates are from other sources and are more precise. --NE2 19:54, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

France Avenue, 54th Street to 50th Street
  • TH 121, 1957 - 1980
  • Now CR 17
France Avenue, 50th Street to Excelsior Boulevard
  • TH 121, 1935 - 1988
  • Now CR 17
Lyndale Avenue, south of I-35W connection
  • US 65, 1926 - 1960
Lyndale Avenue, I-35W connection to 50th Street
  • US 65, 1926 - 1969
  • TH 190, 1969 - 1980
  • TH 121, 1980 - 1988
  • Now CR 22
Lyndale Avenue, 50th Street to 46th Street
  • US 65, 1926 - 1934
  • US 65/TH 90/190, 1934 - 1969
  • TH 121/TH 190, 1969 - 1978
  • TH 121, 1978 - 1980
  • Now CR 22
Lyndale Avenue, 46th Street to Lake Street (continued into downtown via 3rd Avenue, later Nicollet Avenue
  • US 65, 1926 - 1969
  • TH 190, 1969 - 1978
  • Now CR 22
Connection, I-35W to Lyndale Avenue
  • US 65, 1960 - 1969
  • TH 190, 1969 - 1980
  • TH 121, 1980 - present
50th Street, TH 100 to France Avenue
  • TH 90/190, 1934 - 1956
50th Street, France Avenue to Lyndale Avenue
  • TH 90/190, 1934 - 1969
  • TH 121, 1969 - 1988
  • Now CR 21
46th Street, Lyndale Avenue to I-35W
  • TH 90/190, 1934 - 1969
  • TH 121, 1969 - 1980
  • Now CR 46
46th Street, I-35W to Cedar Avenue
  • TH 90/190, 1934 - 1967
  • Now CR 46