U.S. Route 10 in Minnesota

U.S. Highway 10
U.S. Highway 10
	US 10 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by MnDOT
Length	275.473 mi (443.331 km)
Existed	November 11, 1926–present
Major junctions
West end	US 10 / I-94 BL at Fargo, ND
	US 75 / I-94 BL at Moorhead; US 59 / MN 34 at Detroit Lakes; US 71 at Wadena; US 169 / MN 101 at Elk River; US 169 / MN 47 at Anoka; I-35W at Mounds View; I-694 at Arden Hills; I-35E at Little Canada; I-94 / US 52 / US 61 at St. Paul;
East end	US 10 at Prescott, WI
Location
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Counties	Clay, Becker, Otter Tail, Wadena, Todd, Morrison, Benton, Sherburne, Anoka, Ramsey, Washington
Highway system
	United States Numbered Highway System; List; Special; Divided; Minnesota Trunk Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Legislative; Scenic;

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 Railway) 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) and US 52 until it exits the city. US 10 then takes a more northerly route than I-94/US 52 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.

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-mile-per-hour (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-mile-per-hour (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.

Transit

Intercity bus service is provided by Jefferson Lines along the northwestern portion of the US 10 corridor from the North Dakota state line to Staples.^[5]

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 (now I-94) and US 10N became simply US 10.^[6]

US 10 in Minnesota was paved between St. Cloud and Minneapolis–Saint Paul as early as 1929. The remainder of the route was paved by 1950.^[6]

The four-lane divided highway section between the cities of Elk River and Anoka was constructed by 1942.^[6]

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.^[6]

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.^[7]

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.^[6]

As of 2017, US 10 in Minneapolis–Saint Paul has been built to a freeway standard from Anoka to Hastings (save for three signalized intersections at Burns Avenue, Warner Road, and Lower Afton Road).

Major intersections

County	Location	mi^[1]	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Red River of the North		0.000	0.000		US 10 west / I-94 BL west (Main Avenue) – Fargo	Continuation into North Dakota
Red River of the North		0.000	0.000	Veterans Memorial Bridge, North Dakota–Minnesota line
Clay	Moorhead	0.428	0.689		US 75 south (8th Street) / I-94 BL east (Main Avenue) – Breckenridge	At-grade intersection; western end of US 75 concurrency; eastern end of I-94 Bus. concurrency
	Moorhead	1.450	2.334		US 75 north – Crookston	At-grade intersection; eastern end of US 75 concurrency
	Glyndon Township	5.954	9.582	–	MN 336 south / CSAH 11 north (70th Street) to I-94	Interchange
	Riverton Township	12.786	20.577		MN 9 – Barnesville, Ada, Crookston	At-grade intersection
	Eglon Township	24.438	39.329	–	MN 32 (260th Street) – Twin Valley, Rollag
Becker	Detroit Lakes	44.337– 44.357	71.353– 71.386		MN 34 / US 59 – Fergus Falls, Mahnomen, Park Rapids	At-grade intersection
Becker	Burlington Township	54.526– 54.905	87.751– 88.361	–	MN 87 east / CSAH 29 – Frazee, Vergas
Otter Tail	Gorman Township	60.020	96.593		CSAH 60 west – Vergas	At-grade intersection; former MN 228
	Perham Township	62.721– 63.029	100.940– 101.435	–	CSAH 80 east (Main Street) – Perham	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
	Perham	66.469– 66.953	106.971– 107.750	–	MN 78 south (Otter Trail Scenic Byway) / CSAH 8 north (3rd Avenue SE) – Perham, Battle Lake
	New York Mills	77.497– 77.916	124.719– 125.394	–	CSAH 67 (Broadway Avenue) – New York Mills
	Newton Township	80.863	130.136		MN 106 south – Deer Creek	At-grade intersection
Wadena	Wadena	90.631	145.856		US 71 to MN 29 – Long Prairie, Menahga, Park Rapids	At-grade intersection; access to Wadena Clinic
Todd	Staples	108.340– 108.347	174.356– 174.368		MN 210 west – Hewitt, Fergus Falls	At-grade intersection; western end of MN 210 concurrency
Morrison	Motley	115.343– 115.424	185.627– 185.757		MN 210 east – Brainerd	At-grade intersection; eastern end of MN 210 concurrency
	Randall	136.958	220.413		MN 115 east – Camp Ripley	At-grade intersection
	Green Prairie Township	143.822– 144.266	231.459– 232.174	–	CSAH 52 – Little Falls	Former US 10 east; west end of freeway
	Green Prairie Township	145.151– 145.169	233.598– 233.627	–	CSAH 13	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
	Little Falls	146.183– 146.284	235.259– 235.421	–	CSAH 76 – Little Falls	Former MN 371
		146.990– 147.011	236.557– 236.591	–	MN 371 north – Brainerd	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		147.864– 148.361	237.964– 238.764	–	MN 27 – Pierz, Little Falls	Access to St. Gabriel's Hospital and Charles A. Lindbergh State Park
	Gregory	151.357	243.585	–	CSAH 76 – Little Falls	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; former US 10 west; eastern end of freeway; access to St. Gabriel's Hospital and Charles A. Lindbergh State Park
Benton	Rice	164.908	265.394	–	CSAH 31	Former US 10; eastbound RIRO only
		165.685	266.644	–	CSAH 2 – Rice	Interchange
		166.581	268.086		CSAH 31	Former US 10; eastbound entrance only
	Sauk Rapids	172.992– 173.432	278.404– 279.112	–	CSAH 33 – Sartell
	Sartell	175.491– 175.697	282.425– 282.757	–	MN 15 south – St. Cloud	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; access to St. Cloud VA Health Care System
	Sauk Rapids	176.068– 176.361	283.354– 283.826	–	CSAH 29 (35th Street NE) / I-94 Alt. west to MN 15 – Sartell
	Sauk Rapids	177.354– 177.864	285.424– 286.244	–	CSAH 3 (Golden Spike Road) – Sauk Rapids	Former MN 152
	Sauk Rapids–St. Cloud line	178.753– 179.378	287.675– 288.681	–	Benton Drive – Sauk Rapids	Signed as "Benton Drive" eastbound and "Sauk Rapids" westbound
	St. Cloud	179.754– 180.127	289.286– 289.886	–	MN 23 (3rd Street SE) – St. Cloud, Foley	Cloverleaf interchange; access to St. Cloud Hospital
Sherburne	St. Cloud	182.093	293.050		MN 301 west (Minnesota Boulevard)	At-grade intersection
	Clear Lake	190.738	306.963		MN 24 south / CSAH 6 to I-94 – Clearwater	At-grade intersection
	Becker	196.139	315.655		MN 25 north / CR 52 – Foley	At-grade intersection; western end of MN 25 concurrency
	Becker Township	201.516	324.309		CSAH 11 / I-94 Alt. east – Monticello, Santiago	At-grade intersection; access to Monticello Hospital
	Big Lake	205.652– 205.661	330.965– 330.979		MN 25 south – Monticello	At-grade intersection; eastern end of MN 25 concurrency; access to Monticello Hospital
	Big Lake Township	209.855– 210.239	337.729– 338.347	–	CSAH 14 south / CSAH 15 north
	Elk River	216.029– 216.524	347.665– 348.462	–	MN 101 south / US 169 north / I-94 Alt. east – Rogers, Elk River	Western end of US 169 concurrency
Anoka	Ramsey	222.194	357.587	220	CSAH 83 (Armstrong Boulevard NW)	Access to Ramsey station (Northstar Line)
				221	CSAH 56 (Ramsey Boulevard NW)	Future interchange to begin construction in 2024-2025 to replace traffic signal
				222	CSAH 57 (Sunfish Lake Boulevard NW)	Future interchange to begin construction in 2024-2025 to replace traffic signal
	Anoka			223	Cutters Grove Avenue / Thurston Avenue
		226.067– 226.361	363.820– 364.293	224A	Main Street / Greenhaven Road	Former US 10 east; former western end of freeway
		226.590– 226.841	364.661– 365.065	224B	US 169 south / MN 47 north (Ferry Street)	Eastern end of US 169 concurrency; western end of MN 47 concurrency; access to Anoka station (Northstar Line)
		227.158– 227.448	365.575– 366.042	225	CSAH 7 (7th Avenue)	Access to Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center
	Coon Rapids	227.218– 227.533	365.672– 366.179	–	CSAH 9 (Round Lake Boulevard)
		229.135– 229.480	368.757– 369.312	–	CSAH 14 (Main Street)	Former MN 242; access to Coon Rapids–Riverdale station (Northstar Line)
		230.692– 231.364	371.263– 372.344	–	CSAH 78 (Hanson Boulevard)	Single-point urban interchange
		233.545– 234.159	375.854– 376.842	–	CSAH 11 (Foley Boulevard)	Eastbound exit splits from MN 47 south
		233.278– 234.328	375.425– 377.114	–	MN 47 south	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; eastern end of MN 47 concurrency
		234.502– 235.181	377.394– 378.487	–	MN 610 west – Minneapolis	Eastbound exit splits from MN 47 south
	Coon Rapids–Blaine line	234.869	377.985	–	CSAH 51 (University Avenue)	westbound exit and eastbound entrance; westbound exit splits from MN 610 west
	Blaine	235.986– 236.516	379.783– 380.636	–	MN 65 (Central Avenue)	From 1990–99 the segment from here to I-35W was MN 118
	Blaine	237.021– 237.508	381.448– 382.232	–	County J / 85th Avenue Northeast / Airport Road
Ramsey	Mounds View	238.535– 238.948	383.885– 384.550	236 30	I-35W north – Duluth	Left exits both directions, left entrance eastbound; west end of I-35W concurrency; US 10 west follows exit 30
	Arden Hills–Mounds View line			29	County I
		240.520	387.079	28C	CR 10 / County H
		238.393	383.656	28B	I-35W south – Minneapolis	Eastern end of I-35W concurrency; eastbound left exit and westbound left entrance
	Arden Hills	241.120	388.045	–	CSAH 96	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		242.627– 242.984	390.470– 391.045	42B	MN 51 south (Snelling Avenue)	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		243.115	391.256	42A	I-694 west	Western end of I-694 concurrency; westbound exit and eastbound entrance; US 10 west follows exit 42A
	Arden Hills–Shoreview line	242.984	391.045	42C	Lexington Avenue
	Shoreview			43	CSAH 52 (Victoria Street)
	Shoreview			45	CSAH 49 (Rice Street)	Former MN 49
	Little Canada	275.460	443.310	46 113	I-35E north / I-694 east	Eastern end of I-694 concurrency; western end of I-35E concurrency; US 10 east follows exit 46; US 10 west follows exit 113
				112	CSAH 21 (Little Canada Road)
				111	MN 36 – Stillwater, Minneapolis	Signed as exits 111B (west) and 111A (east)
	Maplewood			110B	Roselawn Avenue
	Saint Paul–Maplewood line			110A	CSAH 30 (Larpenteur Avenue) / Wheelock Parkway
	Saint Paul			108	Cayuga Street
				108	CSAH 33 (Pennsylvania Avenue)	Closed; had no westbound entrance
				107C	University Avenue – State Capitol	Eastbound exit only; access to Regions Hospital
		252.825	406.882	107A 242B	I-35E south / I-94 west (US 12 / US 52 west) / US 52 south / 10th Street / Wacouta Street	Eastern end of I-35E concurrency; western end of I-94/US 52/US 12 concurrency; US 10 east follows exit 107A; US 10 west follows exit 242B
				243	US 61 north (Mounds Boulevard) / Kellogg Boulevard	Western end of US 61 concurrency
		255.623	411.385	244	I-94 east (US 12 east)	Eastern end of I-94/US 12 concurrency; US 10 east and US 61 south follows exit 244; western end of Alternate I-94
				–	East 3rd Street	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
					Warner Road / Great River Road (National Route) north	Western end of Great River Road overlap
				130B	Maxwell Avenue / Bailey Road
Washington	Newport			130A	I-494 / Great River Road (National Route) south	I-494 exits 63A&B; east end of Great River Road overlap
	Newport			129	Glen Road
	St. Paul Park			127	CSAH 22 (70th Street) / Summit Avenue
	Cottage Grove			–	Grange Boulevard / 80th Street
				–	Jamaica Avenue
				–	CSAH 19 / CR 19A (Innovation Road)	East end of freeway
	Denmark Township				MN 95 north (Manning Avenue) – Stillwater
		272.297	438.220		US 61 south / Great River Road (National Route) north – Hastings	Eastern end of US 61 concurrency; western end of Great River Road concurrency
		274.706	442.096		CSAH 21 (St. Croix Scenic Byway)
St. Croix River		275.473	443.331	Prescott Drawbridge; Minnesota–Wisconsin line
St. Croix River		275.473	443.331		US 10 east / Alt. I-94 east / Great River Road south – Prescott	Continuation into Wisconsin
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Closed/former Concurrency terminus Incomplete access Unopened

References

^ ^a ^b "Statewide Trunk Logpoint Listing" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 14, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ "161.114, Minnesota Statutes 2006". Office of Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. Archived from the original on May 9, 2007.
^ "161.115, Minnesota Statutes 2006". Office of Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. Archived from the original on March 7, 2007.
^ "Minnesota Map" (PDF). Retrieved October 22, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 1–25". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved September 25, 2010.^{[self-published source]}
^ Minnesota Highway Department; McGill-Warner (1934). Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). 1:760,320. St. Paul: Minnesota Highway Department. OCLC 5673160, 80405240. Retrieved March 21, 2016 – via Minnesota Digital Library. (Showing road conditions as of May 1, 1934)

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[statelpt-1] "Statewide Trunk Logpoint Listing" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 14, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2011.

[USH-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". Office of Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. Archived from the original on May 9, 2007.

[4] "161.115, Minnesota Statutes 2006". Office of Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. Archived from the original on March 7, 2007.

[5] "Minnesota Map" (PDF). Retrieved October 22, 2024.

[riner-6] Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 1–25". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved September 25, 2010.^{[self-published source]}

[7] Minnesota Highway Department; McGill-Warner (1934). Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). 1:760,320. St. Paul: Minnesota Highway Department. OCLC 5673160, 80405240. Retrieved March 21, 2016 – via Minnesota Digital Library. (Showing road conditions as of May 1, 1934)

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