NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Interstate 35W (Minnesota)

Interstate 35W (abbreviated I-35W), an interstate highway, is the western half of Interstate 35 where it splits to serve different cities in Minnesota. I-35 splits into two branch routes, I-35W and I-35E at Burnsville. I-35W runs north for 39 miles (63 km), carrying its own separate sequence of exit numbers. It runs through Minneapolis before rejoining with I-35E to reform I-35 in Columbus. I-35W supplanted the now-decommissioned highways of old US 8 north of Minneapolis and US 65 south of the city. The bridge between University and Washington Avenue exits in Minneapolis, Minnesota collapsed on August 1, 2007 at 6:05 pm during the last part of rush hour. Image File history File links Current_event_marker. ... Wikinews has related news: Highway bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, collapses The I-35W Bridge was a deck-arch truss bridge that spanned the Mississippi River between the Downtown East neighborhood and the University of Minnesota West neighborhood in Minneapolis in Hennepin County, in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota metropolitan area. ... Image File history File links I-35W.svgâ€Ž 750 mm by 600 mm (30 in by 24 in) Interstate shield, made to the specifications of the 2004 edition of Standard Highway Signs (sign M1-1). ... Interstate Highways in the 48 contiguous states. ... The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT, pronounced min-dot) oversees transportation by land, water, and air in the U.S. state of Minnesota. ... A mile is a unit of length, usually used to measure distance, in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, United States customary units and Norwegian/Swedish mil. ... km redirects here. ... Image File history File links I-35. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 35 Interstate 35 (abbreviated I-35) is a northâ€“south interstate highway in the central United States. ... Burnsville is a city located in Dakota County, Minnesota. ... Image File history File links I-94. ... Interstate 94 (abbreviated I-94) is a long interstate highway connecting the Great Lakes and Intermountain region of the United States. ... Nickname: Motto: En Avant (French: Forward) Location in Hennepin County and the state of Minnesota Coordinates: , Country United States State Minnesota Counties Hennepin Government - Mayor R.T. Rybak (DFL) Area - City 58. ... Image File history File links I-35. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 35 Interstate 35 (abbreviated I-35) is a northâ€“south interstate highway in the central United States. ... Columbus is a city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. ... // The organized system of Minnesota State Highways (typically abbreviated as TH or MN, and called Trunk Highways), the state highway system for the U.S. state of Minnesota, was created in 1920 under the Babcock Amendment to the state constitution. ... Image File history File links I-35E.svg 750 mm by 600 mm (30 in by 24 in) Interstate shield, made to the specifications of the 2004 edition of Standard Highway Signs (sign M1-1). ... INTERSTATE JUNCTIONS JUNCTION EXIT # I-35 MN 88 I-35W MN 88 I-94 MN 107 I-35W MN 127 I-35 MN 127 Legend BROWSE STATE HWYS Prev Next Interstate 35E (abbreviated I-35E), an interstate highway, is the eastern half of Interstate 35 where it splits to serve... Minnesota State Highway 36 is a highway in Minnesota. ... Image File history File links MN-36. ... Interstate Highways in the lower 48 states. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 35 Interstate 35 (abbreviated I-35) is a northâ€“south interstate highway in the central United States. ... Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area Ranked 12th - Total 87,014 sq mi (225,365 kmÂ²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 400 miles (645 km) - % water 8. ... INTERSTATE JUNCTIONS JUNCTION EXIT # I-35 MN 88 I-35W MN 88 I-94 MN 107 I-35W MN 127 I-35 MN 127 Legend BROWSE STATE HWYS Prev Next Interstate 35E (abbreviated I-35E), an interstate highway, is the eastern half of Interstate 35 where it splits to serve... Burnsville is a city located in Dakota County, Minnesota. ... Nickname: Motto: En Avant (French: Forward) Location in Hennepin County and the state of Minnesota Coordinates: , Country United States State Minnesota Counties Hennepin Government - Mayor R.T. Rybak (DFL) Area - City 58. ... Columbus is a city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. ... Decommissioned highway Largely in the United States of America, as the states build freeways as a new classification of highways, the state may strip the old highway of its old designation as a numbered highway or downgrade it to a lesser status. ... United States Highway 8 is a United States highway that runs primarily east-west for 281 miles (452 km), mostly within the state of Wisconsin. ... U.S. Highway 65 is a north-south United States highway stretching from Albert Lea, Minnesota to Natchez, Mississippi. ...

Historically, other interstates were given directional suffixes. On every other interstate, the directional suffixes were phased out by giving the route a loop or spur designation. In the case of I-35, since both branches return to a unified interstate beyond the Twin Cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis, the AASHTO committees allowed the suffixes to remain. A similar split on I-35 continues to exist in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex in Texas, for similar reasons as the I-35 split in the Twin Cities. The Twin Cities and Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex splits on I-35 are the only directional splits remaining in the entire Interstate Highway System. State capitol building in Saint Paul Saint Paul is the capital and second-largest city of the state of Minnesota in the United States of America. ... This page is a candidate to be moved to Wiktionary. ... Nickname: Motto: Live Large. ... Nickname: Motto: Where the West Begins Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: , Country United States State Texas Counties Tarrant and Denton Government - Mayor Michael J. Moncrief Area - City 298. ... The Dallasâ€“Fort Worthâ€“Arlington metropolitan area, a title designated by the U.S. Census as of 2003, encompasses 12 counties within the U.S. state of Texas. ...

Major cities

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Burnsville is a city located in Dakota County, Minnesota. ... Nickname: Motto: En Avant (French: Forward) Location in Hennepin County and the state of Minnesota Coordinates: , Country United States State Minnesota Counties Hennepin Government - Mayor R.T. Rybak (DFL) Area - City 58. ... Columbus is a city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. ...

Major intersections

Burnsville is a city located in Dakota County, Minnesota. ... Minnesota State Highway 62 is an unusual road in the highway system of Minnesota, as it actually has two distinct portions—the only such highway in the state. ... location in Hennepin County, Minnesota Coordinates: Country United States State Minnesota County Hennepin Founded 1850s Incorporated 1908 - Mayor Debbie Goettel (elected 2006) Area - City 18. ... Interstate 494 is a spur route of Interstate 94 circling through the southern and western portions of the Minneapolis-St. ... location in Hennepin County, Minnesota Coordinates: Country United States State Minnesota County Hennepin Founded 1843 Incorporated 1858 Mayor Gene Winstead Area - City 99. ... Interstate 94 (abbreviated I-94) is a long interstate highway connecting the Great Lakes and Intermountain region of the United States. ... Nickname: Motto: En Avant (French: Forward) Location in Hennepin County and the state of Minnesota Coordinates: , Country United States State Minnesota Counties Hennepin Government - Mayor R.T. Rybak (DFL) Area - City 58. ... Interstate 694 (abbreviated I-694) is part of a beltway of Interstate 94 circling through the northern and northeastern portions of the Minneapolis-St. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Columbus is a city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. ...

Crosstown Commons

One of the worst intersections in Minnesota is the Crosstown Commons, where I-35W crosses Minnesota State Highway 62. The project to improve the intersection began in May 2007, after bids were received in April. The new interchange will feature two through-lanes for I35W in both directions and a separate through-lane for the Crosstown in each direction, eliminating the need to weave across traffic. The cost of correcting the deficiencies in that short stretch of highway was estimated to be $285 million.^[2] Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area Ranked 12th - Total 87,014 sq mi (225,365 kmÂ²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 400 miles (645 km) - % water 8. ... Minnesota State Highway 62 is an unusual road in the highway system of Minnesota, as it actually has two distinct portions—the only such highway in the state. ...

The bid was won by the Ames, Lunda, and Schafer consortium for $288 million. The project will include 25 new bridges, 63 lane-miles of highway, and will expand the total roadway width from 6 lanes to 12 lanes at Lyndale Avenue. The bridges will be cast in Coates, Minnesota and trucked in for on-site erection. The new design will include transit/HOV lanes and is scheduled to be completed in 2010.^[3] Coates is a city located in Dakota County, Minnesota. ... High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes. ...

I94/I35W Commons

Immediately south of downtown Minneapolis, Interstate 94 and I35W merge for less than a mile. Reconstruction is in a long range plan of MNDOT's. In downtown Minneapolis, the interchange with Interstate 94 does not have direct access from southbound I-35W to eastbound I-94 or from westbound I-94 to northbound I-35W. Drivers must use Cedar Avenue and Washington Avenue to make these connections. Interstate 94 (abbreviated I-94) is a long interstate highway connecting the Great Lakes and Intermountain region of the United States. ... The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT, pronounced min-dot) oversees transportation by land, water, and air in the U.S. state of Minnesota. ...

A proposed Transitway will soon be added to the highway to prevent future congestion on Interstate 35W and Interstate 35 from Downtown Minneapolis to Lakeville, Minnesota. The I-35W Busway is a proposed Bus Rapid Transitway extending from downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota to Lakeville, Minnesota on 35W. Plans have been in place for decades to increase public transit on the I-35W corridor. ... Lakeville is a city located along Interstate 35 in Dakota County, Minnesota. ...

No direct access from I-35E to I-35W is provided at either the southern or northern termini. Access from I-35W southbound to I-35E northbound at the southern terminus is possible via County Road 42 within a half-mile (0.8 km) of the terminus.

The route of I-35W is defined as part of Route 394 in Minnesota Statutes § 161.12(2),[1] but is not signed as such.

2007 I-35W Bridge collapse

On Wednesday, August 1, 2007, a portion of the I-35W Bridge near University Avenue collapsed into the Mississippi River around 6:05pm CDT, leaving multiple vehicles in the Mississippi River. Several vehicles also caught fire.^[4] As many as 50 vehicles were involved in the collapse.^[5] There has been road construction going on for several weeks.^[6]The metal arch bridge was built in 1967. The length is approximately 1,900 feet (580 m). This collapse hit the bridge at 6:05pm, rush hour. One school bus was on the road at the time carrying roughly 60 children aged 8-12. All children aboard the school bus evacuated safely but injured. The City of Minneapolis has declared the collapse a disaster. There has been 1 confirmed fatality reported by HCMC. HCMC is reporting that they have 22 people with non-critical injuries and 6 people with critical injuries. There have been 6 total confirmed fatalities so far. Wikinews has related news: Highway bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, collapses The I-35W Bridge was a deck-arch truss bridge that spanned the Mississippi River between the Downtown East neighborhood and the University of Minnesota West neighborhood in Minneapolis in Hennepin County, in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota metropolitan area. ... Image File history File links Current_event_marker. ... Wikinews has related news: Highway bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, collapses The I-35W Bridge was a deck-arch truss bridge that spanned the Mississippi River between the Downtown East neighborhood and the University of Minnesota West neighborhood in Minneapolis in Hennepin County, in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota metropolitan area. ... For the river in Canada, see Mississippi River (Ontario). ...

See also

Image File history File links I-35. ... This is a list of auxiliary (three-digit) Interstate Highway designations in the United States. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 35 Interstate 35 (abbreviated I-35) is a northâ€“south interstate highway in the central United States. ... Image File history File links I-35E.svg 750 mm by 600 mm (30 in by 24 in) Interstate shield, made to the specifications of the 2004 edition of Standard Highway Signs (sign M1-1). ... INTERSTATE JUNCTIONS JUNCTION EXIT # I-35 MN 88 I-35W MN 88 I-94 MN 107 I-35W MN 127 I-35 MN 127 Legend BROWSE STATE HWYS Prev Next Interstate 35E (abbreviated I-35E), an interstate highway, is the eastern half of Interstate 35 where it splits to serve... Interstate 35E (abbreviated I-35E), an interstate highway, is the eastern half of Interstate 35 where it splits to serve different cities in Texas. ... Image File history File links I-35W.svgâ€Ž 750 mm by 600 mm (30 in by 24 in) Interstate shield, made to the specifications of the 2004 edition of Standard Highway Signs (sign M1-1). ... Interstate 35W (abbreviated I-35W), an interstate highway, is the western half of Interstate 35 where it splits to serve different cities in Texas. ... Image File history File links I-135. ... Interstate 135 (I-135) is a 95. ... Image File history File links I-235. ... Interstate 235 in Iowa is a 13. ... Interstate 235 in Kansas is a 16. ... Interstate 235 in Oklahoma is also known as the Centennial Expressway. ... Image File history File links I-335. ... Interstate 335 is the name of an interstate highway spur route of Interstate 35 in the U.S. state of Kansas. ... Interstate 335 (abbreviated I-335) is a cancelled auxiliary Interstate route in Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... Image File history File links I-435. ... Interstate 435 (abbreviated I-435) is an Interstate Highway beltway that encircles much of the Kansas City metropolitan area in the states of Kansas and Missouri, USA. I-435, a spur route of Interstate 35, is 80. ... Image File history File links I-535. ... Interstate 535 (I-535) is a 2. ... Image File history File links I-635. ... Interstate 635 (abbreviated I-635) is a connector highway between Interstate 35 in Overland Park, Kansas and Interstate 29 in Kansas City, Missouri, approximately 12 miles (19. ... Interstate 635 signage on the Dallas North Tollway frontage road. ...

References

^ Route Log - Main Routes of the Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways - Table 1
^ Mn/DOT invites contractors to bid on I-35W/Crosstown project. Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved on 2007-05-31.
^ Olson, Dan (2007-05-15). Untangling the infamous Crosstown Commons now underway. Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved on 2007-05-31.
^ "35W bridge collapses over Mississippi River, cars in the water", Pioneer Press, 2007-8-1. Retrieved on 2007-08-01.
^ "35W bridge over Mississippi collapsed", 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS, 2007-8-1. Retrieved on 2007-08-01.
^ "35W Bridge Collapses", KARE11, 2007-8-1. Retrieved on 2007-08-01.

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