View source for Interstate 35 in Minnesota

{{short description|Section of Interstate Highway in Minnesota, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}
{{More citations needed|date=October 2022}}
{{highway detail hatnote|Interstate 35}}
{{Infobox road
|state=MN
|type=I
|route=35
|alternate_name=[[Blue Star Memorial Highway]]<br/>34th Infantry (Red Bull) Division Highway
|section=12
|subsection=2
|map={{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=290|type=line|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Wikipedia KML/Interstate 35 in Minnesota}}}}
|map_custom=yes
|map_notes=I-35 highlighted in red
|established={{Start date|1958}}<ref>{{cite news |title = Todd Hale: 1958 Owatonna road construction had national flair |url = http://www.southernminn.com/owatonna_peoples_press/features/article_b25c898c-f1a9-509e-b37d-0262db680100.html?mode=image&photo=2 |access-date = November 23, 2014 |work = Owatonna People's Press |date = March 17, 2013 }}</ref>
|history=Under construction: 1958–1992<ref name=Construction>{{cite web |last1 = Gyure |first1 = Joseph |title = Interstate 35 dramatically changed Waco's face |url = http://wacohistoryproject.org/Places/I35.htm |via = Waco History Project |work = Waco Tribune-Herald |access-date = November 23, 2014 }}</ref>
|length_mi=220.46
|length_ref=<ref>{{cite web |publisher = [[Federal Highway Administration]] |url = https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/interstate_highway_system/routefinder/table01.cfm?redirect |work = Route Log and Finder List |title = Table 1: Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways as of October 31, 2002 }}</ref>
|direction_a=South
|direction_b=North
|section1=Southern section
|terminus_a1={{jct|state=IA|I|35|AOTS}} towards [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines, IA]]
|junction1={{plainlist|
*{{jct|state=MN|I|90}} near [[Albert Lea, Minnesota|Albert Lea]]
*{{jct|state=MN|US|14|US|218}} at [[Owatonna, Minnesota|Owatonna]]
}}
|terminus_b1={{jct|state=MN|I|35E|I|35W}} at [[Burnsville, Minnesota|Burnsville]]
|section2=Northern section
|terminus_a2={{jct|state=MN|I|35E|I|35W}} at [[Columbus, Minnesota|Columbus]]
|junction2={{plainlist|
*{{jct|state=MN|US|8}} at [[Forest Lake, Minnesota|Forest Lake]]
*{{jct|state=MN|US|61}} at [[Wyoming, Minnesota|Wyoming]]
*{{jct|state=MN|MN|23|dir1=west}} at [[Mora, Minnesota|Mora]]
*{{jct|state=MN|US|2}} at [[Duluth, Minnesota|Duluth]]
*{{jct|state=MN|I|535|US|53}} at [[Duluth, Minnesota|Duluth]]
}}
|terminus_b2={{jct|state=MN|MN|61}} at [[Duluth, Minnesota|Duluth]]
|counties=[[Freeborn County, Minnesota|Freeborn]], [[Steele County, Minnesota|Steele]], [[Rice County, Minnesota|Rice]], [[Scott County, Minnesota|Scott]], [[Dakota County, Minnesota|Dakota]]; [[Anoka County, Minnesota|Anoka]], [[Washington County, Minnesota|Washington]], [[Chisago County, Minnesota|Chisago]], [[Pine County, Minnesota|Pine]], [[Carlton County, Minnesota|Carlton]], [[St. Louis County, Minnesota|St. Louis]]
|previous_type=MN
|previous_route=34
|next_type=I
|next_route=35E
}}
'''Interstate&nbsp;35''' ('''I-35''') is a north–south [[Interstate Highway]] that stretches from [[Laredo, Texas]], to [[Duluth, Minnesota]]. In the US state of [[Minnesota]], I-35 enters from Iowa and heads north toward the twin cities of [[Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis]] and [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]]. South of the metropolitan area, I-35 splits into two branches; I-35E runs through Saint Paul and I-35W through Minneapolis. These two branches rejoin north of the Twin Cities, and the highway continues north to Duluth, where it terminates at [[Minnesota State Highway 61|State Highway&nbsp;61]] (MN&nbsp;61). The highway was authorized in 1956 and the first segment opened in 1958. It reached Duluth in 1971, and the final segment to east Duluth opened in 1992.

==Route description==
I-35 enters the state from Iowa near [[Albert Lea, Minnesota|Albert Lea]]. It heads roughly due north toward the [[Twin Cities]], where it splits into [[Interstate 35E (Minnesota)|I-35E]] and [[Interstate 35W (Minnesota)|I-35W]]. The two halves of I-35 rejoin north of the Twin Cities. From there, I-35 travels north-northeast; south of [[Duluth, Minnesota|Duluth]], it becomes more northeasterly. The route ends near the shore of [[Lake Superior]] in Duluth. The entire route is officially designated the Red Bull Highway, named after the [[34th Infantry Division (United States)|34th&nbsp;Infantry (Red Bull) Division]].<ref name=red-bull/> Legally, I-35 is defined as Routes&nbsp;390, 395, and 396 in the Minnesota Statutes §161.12(2), but the route is not marked with those numbers. The I-35 legislative route designation and mileposts follow [[Interstate 35E (Minnesota)|I-35E]] in the Twin Cities area.

===Southern segment===
I-35 enters the state in [[Freeborn County, Minnesota|Freeborn County]] south of [[Albert Lea, Minnesota|Albert Lea]]. The first {{convert|1|mi|km|spell=in}} northbound contains a [[rest area]] and Minnesota [[welcome center]]. Shortly after the first exit, for County Road&nbsp;5 (CR&nbsp;5), there is a sweeping [[reverse curve|S-curve]] to the northwest and back to the north. The exit for CR&nbsp;13 marks the last exit before Albert Lea. Up to here, the Interstate roughly marked the halfway point between [[U.S. Route 65 in Minnesota|U.S. Route&nbsp;65]] (US&nbsp;65) and [[U.S. Route 69 in Minnesota|US&nbsp;69]]. Both U.S. Highways end in Albert Lea.

In Albert Lea, it curves to the northeast and meets US&nbsp;65, which passes beneath the Interstate. US&nbsp;65 picks up [[Interstate 35 Business (Albert Lea, Minnesota)|Business Loop Interstate&nbsp;35]] (BL I-35), which follows the US Highway through the city. It then crosses [[Albert Lea Lake]] of a pair of {{convert|0.25|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} bridges. It straightens back to the north to meet CR&nbsp;46, which follows the former route of [[U.S. Route 16 in Minnesota|US&nbsp;16]]. Shortly after that interchange, it intersects the national northern end of US&nbsp;65; access to US&nbsp;65 there is limited to the southbound lanes of I-35, and traffic from US&nbsp;65 can only access the northbound lanes of I-35. At the northeastern edge of Albert Lea, there is an interchange with [[Interstate 90 in Minnesota|I-90]], which directs traffic toward [[La Crosse, Wisconsin]], or [[Sioux Falls, South Dakota]].

I-35 continues north through the rolling hills of southern Minnesota. At [[Clarks Grove, Minnesota|Clarks Grove]], it intersects [[Minnesota State Highway 251|MN&nbsp;251]]. Between there and the CR&nbsp;35 exit to [[Geneva, Minnesota|Geneva]], it passes to the west of Geneva Lake. Just east of [[Ellendale, Minnesota|Ellendale]] is an interchange with [[Minnesota State Highway 30|MN&nbsp;30]]. Exit&nbsp;32, CR&nbsp;4 to [[Hope, Minnesota|Hope]], is the last interchange before [[Owatonna, Minnesota|Owatonna]]. On the southern edge of Owatonna is a [[cloverleaf interchange]] with [[U.S. Route 14 in Minnesota|US&nbsp;14]]. North of CR&nbsp;45, the CR&nbsp;34 exit serves northern Owatonna and provides access to the [[Owatonna Degner Regional Airport]]. The CR&nbsp;9 exit serves [[Clinton Falls Township, Steele County, Minnesota|Clinton Falls]] and a [[Cabela's]] store.

Further north, I-35 meets CR&nbsp;12 and CR&nbsp;23 in [[Medford, Minnesota|Medford]]. Along CR&nbsp;23, which serves as a western [[frontage road]] to I-35, lies an [[outlet mall]]. Now in [[Rice County, Minnesota|Rice County]], the Interstate approaches [[Faribault, Minnesota|Faribault]]. Exit&nbsp;55 only serves exiting northbound traffic and entering southbound traffic. [[Minnesota State Highway 60|MN&nbsp;60]] is the main east–west street through Faribault, and [[Minnesota State Highway 21|MN&nbsp;21]] provides access to Faribault from the north of town. To the south, MN&nbsp;21 ends at MN&nbsp;60, but the road continues south and reconnects to I-35 at exit&nbsp;55.

North of Faribault, the Interstate heads due north before the two directions are briefly separated when they enter a corridor of trees. The route straightens out again and intersects CR&nbsp;1 and [[MN&nbsp;19]] at [[diamond interchange]]s spaced {{convert|3|mi|km|spell=in}} apart. It briefly enters [[Scott County, Minnesota|Scott County]] where it meets CR&nbsp;2 near [[Elko New Market, Minnesota|Elko New Market]]. It then enters [[Dakota County, Minnesota|Dakota County]] and the [[Minneapolis–St. Paul metropolitan area]].

In southwestern [[Lakeville, Minnesota|Lakeville]], there is a folded diamond interchange with CR&nbsp;70. Right before a [[partial cloverleaf interchange]] with CR&nbsp;60, the Interstate crosses [[Marion Lake (Dakota County, Minnesota)|Marion Lake]]. Shortly after an interchange with CR&nbsp;5 and CR&nbsp;50, there is a [[park and ride]] complex on the northbound side of the Interstate. An entrance and exit ramp provide access to the Interstate while two entrances from Kendrick Avenue, a frontage road, provide non-Interstate access to the complex. After the CR&nbsp;46 interchange, the Interstate enters [[Burnsville, Minnesota|Burnsville]]. A half diamond interchange, with only northbound exit and southbound entrance ramps, immediately precedes the split. I-35 splits into [[Interstate 35W (Minnesota)|I-35W]] and [[Interstate 35E (Minnesota)|I-35E]] (signed for [[Minneapolis]] and [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]], respectively).

===Northern segment===
I-35W and I-35E join again at [[Columbus, Minnesota|Columbus]], near [[Forest Lake, Minnesota|Forest Lake]]. The route then continues as I-35. In contrast to the rolling terrain of I-35 south of the [[Twin Cities]] area, this region is quite flat. This is the Anoka Sand Plain, an area that was formed by outwash under the last glaciers that lay over this area as they melted. This is an extensive region that continues north for another {{convert|20|mi|km}}. The urban sprawl of the northern Twin Cities continues along I-35 to [[North Branch, Minnesota|North Branch]].

In [[Pine City, Minnesota|Pine City]] and [[Hinckley, Minnesota|Hinckley]], there are museums near I-35: the Pine City one at a refurbished fur trading post and interpretive center and the Hinckley one commemorating the [[Great Hinckley Fire|Great Hinckley Forest Fire]] that occurred in 1894. Motorists who take [[Interstate 35 Business (Pine City, Minnesota)|BL I-35]] through Pine City can experience a quintessential all-American main street.

Between [[Sandstone, Minnesota|Sandstone]] and [[Moose Lake, Minnesota|Moose Lake]], the landscape around I-35 makes a dramatic change. Exposed granite can be seen at the surface, and the deciduous forest changes to evergreens.

[[File:Interstate35mile257DuluthMN.jpg|thumb|I-35 near downtown Duluth]]
I-35 climbs Thompson Hill as it approaches the city of [[Duluth, Minnesota|Duluth]]. As the highway enters the city limits at Boundary Avenue, the [[Saint Louis River (Lake Superior tributary)|Saint Louis Bay]] and [[Lake Superior]] are in view. I-35 then descends Thompson Hill into Duluth, with numerous exits. The freeway has an [[Interchange (road)|interchange]] with [[Interstate 535|I-535]]/[[U.S. Route 53 in Minnesota|US&nbsp;53]], known locally as the "Can of Worms". The junction features a pair of left exits from I-35, a stoplight, and lane drops over the I-35 bridge.

I-35 then proceeds to [[downtown Duluth]]. After multiple exits, I-35 leaves the downtown area and follows the Lake Superior shoreline for {{convert|2|mi|km|spell=in}} to its national northern terminus at its junction with [[Minnesota State Highway 61|MN&nbsp;61]] and 26th Avenue East. At this junction where I-35 ends, MN&nbsp;61 begins its route northeast along the [[North Shore (Lake Superior)|North Shore]] of Lake Superior.

===Transit===
[[Jefferson Lines]] provides intercity bus service along the length of I-35 in Minnesota serving over a dozen communities along the route with transfer locations in [[Albert Lea, Minnesota|Albert Lea]], the [[Twin Cities]], and [[Duluth, Minnesota|Duluth]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jeffersonlines.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/Minnesota-Map.pdf|title=Minnesota Route Map|access-date=September 29, 2023}}</ref>

==History==
{{refimprove|section|date=June 2018}}
{{See also|I-35W Mississippi River bridge#Collapse}}

I-35 in Minnesota was authorized as part of the primary Interstate network in 1956. It was mostly constructed in the 1960s. The route in Minnesota replaced portions of old [[U.S. Route 61 in Minnesota|US&nbsp;61]] and old [[U.S. Route 65|US&nbsp;65]].

I-35 was generally constructed along former routes of US&nbsp;65 south of the [[Minneapolis – Saint Paul|Twin Cities]] and US&nbsp;61 north of the Twin Cities.

The first section to be constructed (the first Interstate Highway opened in Minnesota) was about {{convert|10|mi|km}} north of [[Owatonna, Minnesota|Owatonna]], immediately west of present-day [[Steele County, Minnesota|Steele]] CR&nbsp;45 and [[Rice County, Minnesota|Rice]] CR&nbsp;45, which opened August&nbsp;21, 1958.

By 1961, the section of I-35 around [[Hinckley, Minnesota|Hinckley]] and [[Sandstone, Minnesota|Sandstone]] was under construction.

Three lanes each way have been constructed on I-35 between the [[Interstate 35E (Minnesota)|I-35E]]/[[Interstate 35W (Minnesota)|I-35W]] split at [[Columbus, Minnesota|Columbus]] to [[U.S. Route 8|US&nbsp;8]] at [[Forest Lake, Minnesota|Forest Lake]]. Three lanes have also been constructed on I-35 northbound at Thompson Hill, right before entering the city of [[Duluth, Minnesota|Duluth]]. Additionally, three lanes have been constructed on I-35 southbound in Duluth at Thompson Hill between Central Avenue and [[U.S. Route 2 in Minnesota|US&nbsp;2]] westbound. Three lanes in each direction have also been constructed on I-35 in Duluth between the Can of Worms interchange ([[Interstate 535|I-535]]/[[U.S. Route 53|US&nbsp;53]]) and the Mesaba Avenue interchange.

From November&nbsp;1971 to October&nbsp;1987, the national northern terminus for I-35 was its interchange with [[Minnesota State Highway 194|Mesaba Avenue]] in Duluth.

The last section of I-35 in Minnesota to be constructed was around [[downtown Duluth]]. The I-35 extension to Lake Avenue in Duluth was open to traffic in October&nbsp;1987. The temporary I-35 extension to 10th&nbsp;Avenue East in Duluth was open to traffic in November&nbsp;1989.{{cn|date=June 2018}} The I-35 extension to its present-day junction with 26th Avenue East and [[Minnesota State Highway 61|MN&nbsp;61]] in Duluth was open to traffic in October&nbsp;1992 after the construction of the Leif Erickson Tunnel. The section marked the final segment of the I-35 to be opened, and one of the last segments of the original Interstate Highway System.<ref>{{cite news |date = October 26, 1992 |title = Ribbon cutting for interstate |page = 11 |work = [[Oshkosh Northwestern]] |url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21147695/i35_in_duluth/ |via = [[Newspapers.com]] |access-date = June 20, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last = Weingroff |first = Richard F. |date = January 2006 |title = The Year of The Interstate |url = https://highways.dot.gov/public-roads/januaryfebruary-2006/year-interstate |journal = Public Roads |volume = 69 |issue = 4 |publisher = Federal Highway Administration |access-date = June 20, 2018 }}</ref>

In 2002, all of I-35 in the state of Minnesota, from the Iowa state line to the city of Duluth, was officially designated the Red Bull Highway, after the [[34th Infantry Division (United States)|34th&nbsp;Infantry (Red Bull) Division]],<ref name=red-bull>2000 Minn. Laws ch. 281, codified at Minn. Stat. 161.14 subd. 46.</ref> though plans to create signage never came to fruition. In practice, this name is seldom, if ever, used.{{cn|date=May 2022}}

In 2021, a new group, the Duluth Waterfront Collective, proposed to replace the riverfront highway portion of I-35 in Duluth with an at-grade boulevard and green space.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Group proposes bold vision for I-35 in Duluth: Make it a parkway|url=https://www.startribune.com/group-proposes-bold-vision-for-i-35-in-duluth-make-it-a-parkway/570848972/|access-date=2021-03-31|website=Star Tribune}}</ref>
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==Exit list==
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{{MNint|exit
|mile=171.358
|exit=171
|road={{Jct|state=MN|BL|35|dab1=Pine City|CSAH|11|county1=Pine}}
}}
{{MNint|exit
|location=Mission Creek Township
|ctdab=Pine
|lspan=2
|mile=175.350
|exit=175
|road={{Jct|state=MN|CSAH|14|county1=Pine|city1=Beroun}}
}}
{{MNint|exit
|type=concur
|mile=180.400
|exit=180
|road={{jct|state=MN|MN|23|dir1=west|CSAH|61|county2=Pine|dir2=south|city1=Mora}}
|notes=Southern end of MN&nbsp;23 concurrency
}}
{{MNint|exit
|location=Hinckley
|type=concur
|mile=183.105
|exit=183
|road={{Jct|state=MN|MN|48|dir1=east|name1=Fire Monument Road|CSAH|61|county2=Pine|name2=Old Highway 61|city1=Hinckley}}
|notes=Western terminus of MN&nbsp;48; access to CSAH 61 via [[List of county roads in Pine County, Minnesota#61 Spur|CSAH 61 Spur]] (Fire Monument Rd. west)
}}
{{MNint|exit
|location=Sandstone
|type=concur
|mile=191.382
|exit=191
|road={{Jct|state=MN|MN|23|dir1=east|CSAH|61|county2=Pine|city1=Sandstone}}
|notes=Northern end of MN&nbsp;23 concurrency; former {{jct|state=MN|US|61|noshield=yes}}
}}
{{MNint|exit
|location=Finlayson Township
|ctdab=Pine
|mile=195.615
|exit=195
|road={{jct|state=MN|MN|18|MN|23|city1=Askov|city2=Finlayson}}
}}
{{MNint|exit
|location=Willow River
|mile=205.477
|exit=205
|road={{Jct|state=MN|CSAH|43|county1=Pine|city1=Bruno|city2=Willow River}}
}}
{{MNint|exit
|location=Windemere Township
|ctdab=Pine
|mile=209.889
|exit=209
|road={{Jct|state=MN|CSAH|46|county1=Pine|city1=Sturgeon Lake}}
}}
{{MNint|exit
|county=Carlton
|cspan=8
|location=Moose Lake
|mile=214.694
|exit=214
|road={{jct|state=MN|MN|73|city1=Moose Lake}}
}}
{{MNint|exit
|location=Moose Lake Township
|ctdab=Carlton
|type=incomplete
|mile=216.080
|exit=216
|road={{Jct|state=MN|MN|27|CSAH|8|county2=Carlton|city1=Moose Lake}}
|notes=Southbound exit and northbound entrance
}}
{{MNint|exit
|location=Barnum
|mile=220.637
|exit=220
|road={{Jct|state=MN|CSAH|6|county1=Carlton|city1=Barnum}}
}}
{{MNint|exit
|location=Mahtowa Township
|ctdab=Carlton
|mile=227.354
|exit=227
|road={{Jct|state=MN|CSAH|4|county1=Carlton|city1=Mahtowa|city2=Wrenshall}}
}}
{{MNint|exit
|location=Twin Lakes Township
|ctdab=Carlton
|mile=235.487
|exit=235
|road={{Jct|state=MN|MN|210|city1=Carlton|city2=Cromwell}}
}}
{{MNint|exit
|location=Cloquet
|mile=237.227
|exit=237
|road={{Jct|state=MN|MN|33|city1=Cloquet|location2=[[Iron Range]]}}
}}
{{MNint|exit
|location=Scanlon
|mile=239.204
|exit=239
|road={{Jct|state=MN|MN|45|dir1=south|CSAH|45|dir2=north|county2=Carlton|city1=Cloquet|city2=Scanlon}}
}}
{{MNint|exit
|location=Thomson Township
|ctdab=Carlton
|mile=242.157
|exit=242
|road={{Jct|state=MN|CSAH|1|county1=Carlton|city1=Thomson|city2=Esko}}
}}
{{MNint|exit
|county1=Carlton
|county2=St. Louis
|township1=Thomson
|ctdab1=Carlton
|township2=Midway
|ctdab2=St. Louis
|mile=245.199
|mile2=245.259
|exit=245
|road={{jct|state=MN|CSAH|61|county1=Carlton}}
}}
{{MNint|exit
|county=St. Louis
|cspan=14
|location=Midway Township
|ctdab=St. Louis
|mile=246.351
|mile2=246.396
|exit=246
|road={{jct|state=MN|CSAH|13|county1=St. Louis|name1=Midway Road}}
}}
{{MNint|exit
|location=Proctor
|mile=249.627
|exit=249
|road=Boundary Avenue / Skyline Parkway
}}
{{MNint|exit
|location=Duluth
|lspan=12
|type=concur
|mile=250.667
|exit=250
|road={{Jct|state=MN|US|2|dir1=west|city1=Grand Rapids|city2=Proctor}}
|notes=Southern end of US 2 concurrency; southbound exit and northbound entrance
}}
{{MNint|exit
|type=incomplete
|mile=251.229
|mile2=251.395
|exit=251A
|road=Cody Street
|notes=Northbound exit and southbound entrance
}}
{{MNint|exit
|type=incomplete
|mile=252.054
|exit=251B
|road={{Jct|state=MN|MN|23|name1=Grand Avenue}}
|notes=Southbound exit and northbound entrance
}}
{{MNint|exit
|mile=252.419
|exit=252
|road=Central Avenue
}}
{{MNint|exit
|type=concur
|mile=253.173
|exit=253A
|road={{jct|state=MN|US|2|Tour|LSCT|dir1=east|name2=[[Bong Bridge]]|location1=[[Wisconsin]]}}
|notes=Northern end of US 2 concurrency; southern end of LSCT concurrency
}}
{{MNint|exit
|mile=253.701
|exit=253B
|road=40th Avenue West
}}
{{MNint|exit
|mile=254.845
|exit=254
|road=27th Avenue West
}}
{{MNint|exit
|mile=255.395
|exit=255
|road={{Jct|state=MN|I|535|dir1=south|US|53|name2=21st Avenue West|location1=[[Wisconsin]]}}
|notes=Signed as exits 255A (north) and 255B (south); northern terminus of I-535
}}
{{MNint|exit
|type=incomplete
|mile=256.248
|mile2=256.272
|exit=256A
|road={{Jct|state=MN|MN|194|name1=Mesaba Avenue|road|Superior Street}}
|notes=Northbound exit and southbound entrance
}}
{{MNint|exit
|mile=256.809
|mile2=257.250
|exit=256B
|road=5th Avenue West / Lake Avenue
}}
{{MNint|exit
|type=incomplete
|mile=259.062
|exit=258
|road=21st Avenue East
|notes=Northbound exit and southbound entrance
}}
{{MNint|exit
|type=concur
|mile=259.606
|mile2=259.639
|exit=259
|road={{jct|state=MN|MN|61|Tour|LSCT|dir1=north|name2=London Road|road|26th Avenue|location1=[[North Shore (Lake Superior)|North Shore]]}}
|notes=Northern terminus; northbound exit only; northern end of LSCT concurrency; London Rd. is former {{jct|state=MN|US|61|noshield=yes}}; road continues west as 26th Avenue
}}
{{Jctbtm|exit|keys=concur,incomplete,trans,hov}}

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/r26-50.htm#35 Interstate 35 at the Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page]

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[[Category:Interstate 35| Minnesota]]
[[Category:Interstate Highways in Minnesota|35]]
[[Category:Transportation in Freeborn County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:Transportation in Steele County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:Transportation in Rice County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:Transportation in Scott County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:Transportation in Dakota County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:Transportation in Anoka County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:Transportation in Washington County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:Transportation in Chisago County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:Transportation in Pine County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:Transportation in Carlton County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:Transportation in St. Louis County, Minnesota]]