| Trunk Highway 7 | ||||
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| Maintained by Mn/DOT | ||||
| Length: | 194.174 mi[1] (312.493 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1933, 1958 – present | |||
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| West end: | MN 28 near Beardsley | |||
| U.S. 12 / U.S. 75 at Ortonville U.S. 59 / MN 119 at Appleton MN 40 at Milan U.S. 59 / MN 29 at Montevideo MN 23 at Clara City U.S. 71 near Blomkest MN 15 / MN 22 at Hutchinson MN 25 near Mayer MN 41 at Shorewood I-494 at Minnetonka U.S. 169 at Hopkins |
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| East end: | MN 100 at St. Louis Park | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Big Stone, Swift, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Meeker, McLeod, Carver, Hennepin | |||
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Minnesota State Highway 7 is a highway in Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 28 and Big Stone County Road 1 near Beardsley and continues east to its eastern terminus at its interchange with State Highway 100 and Hennepin County Road 25 in St. Louis Park.
For part of its route (24 miles), it runs concurrent with U.S. Highway 59 between Montevideo and Appleton.
Highway 7 is 194 miles (312 km) in length.
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State Highway 7 runs from State Highway 28 near Beardsley and Browns Valley in west-central Minnesota to State Highway 100 in suburban St. Louis Park.
The highway is a key east–west artery through several cities in the western suburbs of the Twin Cities area including Hopkins, Minnetonka, and smaller Excelsior. The highway is a 45 to 50 mph (80 km/h) divided highway with two lanes in both direction throughout the metro area. Upon leaving Excelsior it becomes undivided with one lane running in either direction, periodic passing lanes, several roundabouts, and a 55 mph (89 km/h) speed limit. Further west, the speed limit is a higher 60 mph (97 km/h).
State Highway 7 was authorized between the Twin Cities and Ortonville in 1933. The section of Highway 7 between Ortonville and Beardsley, previously Highway 103, was designated and signed in 1958.[2]
The route was completely paved by 1961.[2]
The divided highway section between St. Louis Park and Excelsior was constructed by 1942.
Highway 7 used to extend into downtown Minneapolis until 1965, where it terminated at its intersection with Washington Avenue (old U.S. Highway 52).
From 1965 to 1988, the eastern terminus of Highway 7 was at the intersection of Lake Street and France Avenue in Minneapolis.[2] The part, about one mile long, between the interchange with Highway 100 (now the eastern terminus of Highway 7) and the intersection of Lake Street and France Avenue is now called County Highway 25.
The route used to be nicknamed "Suicide Seven" due to the number of traffic deaths each year.
| County | Location | Mile[1] | Destinations | Notes |
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| Big Stone |
Browns Valley Township | 0.000 | MN 28 | |
| Ortonville | 26.230 | US 12 | North end of US 12 concurrency | |
| 26.359 | US 12 | South end of US 12 concurrency | ||
| 27.119 | US 75 | West end of US 75 concurrency | ||
| Odessa Township | 34.437 | US 75 | East end of US 75 concurrency | |
| Swift |
Appleton | 48.338 | US 59 east, MN 119 north | North end of US 59 and MN 119 concurrencies |
| 49.155 | MN 119 | South end of MN 119 concurrency | ||
| Chippewa |
Milan | 57.615 | MN 40 | |
| Montevideo | 72.615 | US 59 / MN 29 | South end of US 59 concurrency South end of MN 29 concurrency |
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| 73.900 | MN 29 | North end of MN 29 concurrency | ||
| Stoneham Township | 85.921 | MN 277 | ||
| 90.777 | MN 23 | |||
| Kandiyohi |
Roseland Township | 107.332 | US 71 | |
| Meeker |
Cosmos | 124.398 | MN 4 | |
| McLeod |
Melrose Township | 134.174 | MN 22 | West end of MN 22 concurrency |
| Hutchinson | 141.970 | MN 15 | ||
| Hutchinson Township | 143.766 | MN 22 | East end of MN 22 concurrency | |
| Carver |
Watertown Township | 166.957-167.012 | MN 25 | Roundabout |
| Hennepin |
Shorewood | 181.951 | MN 41 | |
| Minnetonka | 186.196 | CR 101 (old MN 101) | ||
| 188.873 | I-494 | |||
| Hopkins | 191.693 | US 169 | ||
| St. Louis Park | 194.248 | MN 100 | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus • Closed/Former • Incomplete access • Unopened |
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