U.S. Route 10 in Minnesota

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 10 in Minnesota. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 10.

U.S. Highway 10 marker

U.S. Highway 10

US 10 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length: 275.473 mi[1] (443.331 km)
Existed: November 11, 1926[2] – present
Major junctions
West end: US 10 at Fargo, ND
 
East end: US 10 at Prescott, WI
Location
Counties: Clay, Becker, Otter Tail, Wadena, Todd, Morrison, Benton, Sherburne, Anoka, Ramsey, Washington
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highways
← MN 9MN 11 →

U.S. Highway 10 (US 10) is a major divided highway for almost all of its length in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The route runs through the central portion of the state, following generally the alignment of the former Northern Pacific Railway (now BNSF) and connects the cities of Moorhead, Detroit Lakes, Wadena, Little Falls, St. Cloud, Anoka, Saint Paul, and Cottage Grove. US 10 within Minnesota is 275 miles (443 km) in length.

Route description

US 10 enters the state from North Dakota and heads through Moorhead parallel to Interstate 94 (I-94) until it exits the city. US 10 then takes a more northerly route than I-94 to St. Cloud, by heading through Detroit Lakes, Wadena, and Little Falls. From St. Cloud to Mounds View, US 10 is a busy route through the suburbs of St. Cloud and Minneapolis.

Concurrency of US 10 and MN 47 in Coon Rapids

East of Mounds View, US 10 is marked mostly along Interstate Highways until Saint Paul, where the route runs concurrently with US 61 to Cottage Grove. US 10 then heads east to the Wisconsin state line and exits the state.

US 10 is a divided highway along most of its length through the state, with posted 65 mph (105 km/h) speed limits along much of the way, except for two-lane or undivided four-lane stretches through Wadena and Motley. There are some 60 mph (97 km/h) posted speed limits in the four-lane section between Elk River and Anoka and the two-lane section between Bluffton and Wadena.

Legally, the Minnesota section of US 10 is defined as unmarked Constitutional / Legislative Routes 2, 37, 27, 3, 62, and 94 in the Minnesota Statutes §§ 161.114(2) and 161.115(25).[3][4] US 10 is not marked with these legislative numbers along the actual highway.

History

US 10 was established on November 11, 1926.[2] Originally, the route split between Moorhead and St. Cloud into US 10N and US 10S. In 1934, US 10S was replaced by US 52, and US 10N became simply US 10.[5]

US 10 in Minnesota was paved between St. Cloud and the Twin Cities as early as 1929. The remainder of the route was paved by 1950.[5]

The four-lane divided highway section between the cities of Elk River and Anoka was constructed by 1942.[5]

The freeway section of US 10 between the city of Anoka and University Avenue (at the Coon Rapids–Blaine boundary line) was completed in the early 1970s. The new freeway section of US 10 between University Avenue and I-35W in Mounds View was completed in 1999.[5]

From 1934 to 1999, US 10 was located on a different alignment between Coon Rapids, Spring Lake Park, and Mounds View. This is now known as County Road 10.

When I-694 and I-35E were completed in the late 1960s, US 10 was then signed concurrently with these highways east of Mounds View to the city of Saint Paul.[5]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Red River of the North0.0000.000 US 10Continuation into North Dakota
ClayMoorhead0.4280.689 US 75 south (8th Street)Western end of US 75 concurrency
1.4502.334 US 75 north – CrookstonEastern end of US 75 concurrency
Glyndon Township5.9549.582 MN 336 south
Riverton Township12.78620.577 MN 9 – Barnesville, Ada
Eglon Township24.43839.329 MN 32 – Barnesville, Ulen
BeckerDetroit Lakes44.337–
44.357		71.353–
71.386		 MN 34 / US 59 – Fergus Falls, Mahnomen, Park Rapids
Burlington Township54.51787.737 MN 87 east – Menahga
Otter TailGorman Township59.82696.281 MN 228 west – Vergas
Perham Township66.511107.039 MN 78 south – Ottertail
Newton Township80.261129.168 MN 106 south – Deer Creek
WadenaWadena89.992144.828 US 71 – Long Prairie, Menahga, Park Rapids
ToddStaples107.656–
107.663		173.256–
173.267		 MN 210 west – Hewitt, Fergus FallsWestern end of MN 210 concurrency
MorrisonMotley114.798184.749 MN 210 east – BrainerdEastern end of MN 210 concurrency
Randall135.668218.336 MN 115 east
Green Prairie Township143.277–
143.467		230.582–
230.888		Mississippi River
Little Falls144.710–
144.731		232.888–
232.922		 MN 371 north – Brainerd
145.917234.831 MN 27 – Little Falls, Pierz
BentonSartell173.083–
173.289		278.550–
278.882		 MN 15 south – St. Cloud
St. Cloud178.015286.487 MN 23 (3rd Street) – St. Cloud, Foley, Milaca
Sherburne180.158289.936 MN 301 west (Minnesota Boulevard)
Clear Lake188.794303.834 MN 24 south – Clearwater
Becker194.209312.549 MN 25 north – FoleyWestern end of MN 25 concurrency
Big Lake203.712327.843 MN 25 south – MonticelloEastern end of MN 25 concurrency
Elk River214.325344.923 MN 101 south / US 169 north – Rogers, Elk RiverWestern end of US 169 concurrency
AnokaAnoka224.807361.792 MN 47 north / US 169 south
Coon Rapids232.415374.036 MN 47 south (University Avenue)Eastern end of MN 47 concurrency
Blaine233.088–
233.268		375.119–
375.408		 MN 610 west
234.352377.153 MN 65 (Central Avenue)
RamseyMounds View237.035381.471 I-35W north – DuluthNorthern end of I-35W concurrency, exit 30
Arden Hills238.393383.656 I-35W south – Minneapolis
CR 10 (old US 10)		Southern end of I-35W concurrency, exit 28B
240.433386.939 I-694 westWestern end of I-694 concurrency, exit 42B
Little Canada275.460443.310 I-694 east / I-35E north – DuluthEastern end of I-694 concurrency, exit 46; northern end of I-35E concurrency, north exit 113
St. Paul281.377452.832 I-35E south / I-94 west – MinneapolisSouthern end of I-35E concurrency, exit 107B; western end of I-94 concurrency, exit 242B
283.321455.961 US 61 north (Mounds Boulevard) / I-94 east – MadisonEastern end of I-94 concurrency, exit 244; northern end of US 61 concurrency
WashingtonDenmark Township299.761482.419 US 61 south – HastingsSouthern end of US 61 concurrency
St. Croix River302.802487.313 US 10Point Douglas Drawbridge; continuation into Wisconsin
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

Route map: Bing / Google

  1. 1 2 "Statewide Trunk Logpoint Listing" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
  2. 1 2 Weingroff, Richard F. (January 9, 2009). "From Names to Numbers: The Origins of the U.S. Numbered Highway System". Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved September 25, 2010.
  3. ↑ 161.114, Minnesota Statutes 2006
  4. ↑ 161.115, Minnesota Statutes 2006
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 1-25". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Self-published. Retrieved September 25, 2010.
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