Articles - Pick articles from the map or from the listing below.
New and Updated
- (2/1/12) Old Highway 28 at Westport
- (1/22/12) Old St Augusta Creek Bridge
- Old Road at Geneva (10/4/11)
- Old 65 Between Albert Lea and Geneva (9/21/11)
- Old Road at Clarks Grove (9/1/11)
- Old Road Between Albert Lea and Clarks Grove(NEW PHOTOS! 8/28/11)
- Old Road between the Iowa Border and Albert Lea (NEW PHOTOS! 8/28/11)
- Stevens Street, Albert Lea (8/14/11)
- Old Route at Albert Lea (Broadway and William Street) (8/13/11)
- Markers at the Iowa/Minnesota State Line (8/10/11)
- UPDATE - NEW PHOTOS! (7/17/11) - North Lakeshore Drive
- Old Gilbert Creek Bridge (7/17/11)
- Old Road at Wildwood Lane (7/16/11)
- UPDATE! (7/15/11) - 271'st Street, Wacouta Township
- UPDATE! (7/13/11) - Old Road and Bridges In the Cannon River Bottoms
- Old Highway 61 Between Illgen City and Little Marais (7/10/11)\
- Old Alignment at Illgen City (7/8/11)
- Baptism River Bridge and Highway (7/4/11)
- Old Highway at Palisade Head (7/3/11)
- Beaver River Bridges (7/3/11)
General History
- Minnesota Highway History Primer: 1917-1934
- Trunk Highways of Dakota County - A History - A short history of the route network in Dakota County.
Listing by Highway Corridor
Ordered first by type, then by number. Articles may be listed more than once.
I35 (Old U.S. 61) - Wyoming to Duluth
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Old Highway 61 - Wyoming to the St. Louis County Line
- Westgate Boulevard, Duluth
- Old Thompson Hill Overlook
- Old Hwy 61 and Thompson Hill Road
- Old Hwy 61 at the Carlton/St. Louis County Line
- Service Drive at Maki Road, Thompson Township
- Old 61 Between Scanlon and Carlton
- Market Street, Mahtowa
- Rail Crossing Between Barnum and Mahtowa
- Old Hwy 61 North of Barnum
- Moose Lake Service Drive
- Old Alignment South of Hinckley
- Old Alignment at Rock Creek
- North Service Drive at Rush City
- Alger Avenue, Rush City
- South Service Drive at Rush City
- Frontage Avenue, Stacy
I35 / I35W (Old U.S. 8) - North from Minneapolis to Forest Lake
I35 / I35W (Old U.S. 65) -North from Albert Lea to Minneapolis
- Old Road at Geneva
- Old 65 Between Albert Lea and Geneva
- Old Road at Clarks Grove
- Old Road Between Albert Lea and Clarks Grove
- Hey, Where'd 55 Go?: The Last Trunk Highways in Minneapolis: Documenting what's left of Highways 55 and 65 in downtown Minneapolis while MNDOT is in the process of turning them back.
I90 (Old U.S. 16) - South Dakota to State Hwy 16 near Dexter
I90 / U.S. 61/ U.S. 14 - Mississippi River Valley at Dakota and Dresbach
I94 (Old State Hwy 152) - Twin Cities to St Cloud
I94 / U.S. 10 / U.S. 12 / U.S. 61 - East Side of St Paul
U.S. 52 - St Paul to Iowa
- Courthouse Boulevard Court, Inver Grove Heights
- 105th Street and Rich Valley Blvd, Inver Grove Heights
- Clayton Avenue, Coates
- County Road 81, Dakota County
- Fischer Ave and 280th St
- Rochester Boulevard (County Road 86)
- Service Drive at Fischer Ave, Dakota County
U.S. 61 - I94 at St Paul to I35 at Wyoming
- 1st Street, Forest Lake
- Original Alignment Through White Bear Lake
- Hoffman Road
- Used Car Lot, Maplewood
- Maplewood Drive, At County Road C
- Maplewood Drive, At Highway 36
- Old Alignment at Phalen-Keller Regional Park
- Connections Between Arcade Street and Mounds Boulevard, St. Paul
U.S. 61 - St Paul to Wisconsin (Great River Road)
- Hudson and Point Douglas Roads, St. Paul
- Burns Avenue Overlook
- Point Douglas Road, St. Paul (North of Battle Creek)
- Point Douglas Road, St. Paul (at Lower Afton Road)
- Point Douglas Road Retaining Wall
- Point Douglas Road, St. Paul (at Carver Avenue)
- Point Douglas Road, St. Paul (South)
- Hastings Avenue, Newport
- Point Douglas Road, Cottage Grove (at 80th St)
- Point Douglas Road, Cottage Grove (Innovation Rd to Kimbro Ave)
- Manning Avenue, Cottage Grove
- Spiral Bridge and Approaches, Hastings
- Cannon and 25th Streets, Hastings
- Old Road at "Four Corners"
- Curve at the Junction with Highways 50 and 20
- Old Road and Bridges In the Cannon River Bottoms
- Cady Street, Red Wing
- Service Drive at Tyler Road, Red Wing
- Old West Main Street, Red Wing
- Plum and 7th Streets, Red Wing
- Minnesota State Training School Entrance Walls
- Old Rail Crossing at Red Wing
- 271st Street, Wacouta Township
- Old Road at Wildwood Lane
- Hillside Drive, Wacouta Township
- 296th street, Florence Township
- Fort Beauharnois Historical Marker
- Frontenac State Park Gates
- 375th Street Way, Florence Township
- Lake Pepin Rest Area (Frontenac R.P.A./Maiden Rock)
- Lake Pepin Viewing Area
- Old Gilbert Creek Bridge
- North Lakeshore Drive, Lake City
- Old Road Between Wabasha and Lake City
- Lake City Concourse
- Reads Landing Overlook
- Old Two-Lane Alignment, Wabasha/Kellogg Area
- Old Alignment at Weaver
- Old Alignment at Minneiska
- Farm Entrance Road, Rolling Stone Township
- Mill Street, Minnesota City
- Bridge Street, Minnesota City
- Old 2-Lane Alignment in the Winona Area
- Original Alignment Through Winona
- Sugar Loaf Road, Winona
- Otter Drive, Homer Township
- Buck Hollow Road, Homer Township
- Pla-Mor Lane, Homer Township
- Highway Drive and Little Cedar Road, Homer Township
- Old Alignment Through Dakota and Dresbach
- Bike Trail at Dresbach
- Chestnut Street, La Crescent
- La Crescent Overlook
- Old Interstate Bridge Approach
- State Line Marker
U.S. 65 - Iowa to I35 at Albert Lea
- Stevens Street, Albert Lea
- Old Route at Albert Lea (Broadway and William Street)
- Old Road between the Iowa Border and Albert Lea
- Markers at the Iowa/Minnesota State Line
- State Hwy 3
- Old Highway 1 and Bridge 5742, Dundas : Photos and a history of short stretch of old Highway 1 in and south of the city of Dundas, just south of Northfield in Rice County, Minnesota. Posted March 29, 2008.
- Dodd Road, Dakota County
- State Hwy 13
- Old Alignments of Highway 13 Near Cedar Avenue, Eagan
- Old Alignment of Highway 13 at Lilydale
- Old Alignments of State Highway 13 at Mendota
- Old Sibley Memorial Highway - Mendota Heights
- Williams Drive / Old County Road 34 Place, Burnsville
- Valley Lounge Parking Lot and Private Drive, Eagan
- State Hwy 23
- Paynesville's Trunk Highways: A history of the trunk highways through the central Minnesota town of Paynesville. Includes diagrams and photos.
- State Hwy 28
- State Hwy 50
- State Hwy 55
- Hey, Where'd 55 Go?: The Last Trunk Highways in Minneapolis: Documenting what's left of Highways 55 and 65 in downtown Minneapolis while MNDOT is in the process of turning them back.
- Courthouse Boulevard Court, Inver Grove Heights
- 105th Street and Rich Valley Blvd, Inver Grove Heights
- Paynesville's Trunk Highways: A history of the trunk highways through the central Minnesota town of Paynesville. Includes diagrams and photos.
- State Hwy 61 (North Shore Scenic Drive)
- Gitchi Gami Trail - Tofte Segment
- Private Driveway at Tofte
- Tofte Roadside Park
- Tofte Park Road (Co Rd 24)
- Birch Grove School Driveway
- Temperance River Bridge and Roadside Parking Area
- Old Service Drive at Schroeder
- Cross River Bridge
- Old Highway 61 Between Illgen City and Little Marais
- Old Alignment at Illgen City
- Old Baptism River Bridge and Highway
- Old Highway at Palisade Head
- Beaver River Bridges
- Algoma Way
- Wood Ridge Drive
- Pine Bay Loop
- Gitchi Gami Trail at Chapin's Curve
- Split Rock Lighthouse Overlook
- Old Alignment at the Split Rock River
- Gitchi Gami Trail at Gooseberry State Park
- Gooseberry Falls Concourse
- Old Road at the Encampment River
- Gitchi Gami Trail at Silver Creek Cliff
- Stewart River Bridge
- Buchanan Historic Marker
- French River Bridge
- Talmadge River Bridge
- North Shore Scenic Drive
- Lester River Bridge
- State Hwy 149