Interstate 35 in Minnesota

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Interstate 35
Blue Star Memorial Highway 34th Infantry (Red Bull) Division Highway
I-35 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length	220.46 mi[3] (354.80 km)
Existed	1958 (1958)[1]–present
History	Under construction: 1958–1992[2]
NHS	Entire route
Southern section
South end	I-35 / Iowa 27 towards Des Moines, IA
Major intersections	I-90 near Albert Lea US 14 / US 218 at Owatonna
North end	I-35E / I-35W at Burnsville
Northern section
South end	I-35E / I-35W at Columbus
Major intersections	US 8 at Forest Lake US 61 at Wyoming MN 23 west at Mora US 2 at Duluth I-535 / US 53 at Duluth
North end	MN 61 at Duluth
Location
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Counties	Freeborn, Steele, Rice, Scott, Dakota; Anoka, Washington, Chisago, Pine, Carlton, St. Louis
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Future Minnesota Trunk Highway System Interstate US State Legislative Scenic
← MN 34 → I-35E

Interstate 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 and 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 State Highway 61 (MN 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.