Minnesota State Highway 36

Trunk Highway 36
Route information
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length:	21.718 mi (34.952 km)
Existed:	1933 – present
Major junctions
West end:	I-35W at Roseville
	MN 51 at Roseville I-35E , U.S. 10 at Little Canada U.S. 61 at Maplewood MN 120 at North St. Paul , Oakdale I-694 at Oakdale , Pine Springs MN 5 at Oak Park Heights , Stillwater MN 95 at Stillwater
East end:	WIS 64 at the St. Croix River, the Minnesota — Wisconsin state line, at Stillwater, MN  — Houlton, WI
Location
Counties:	Ramsey, Washington
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highways Interstate • US • State • Legislative routes ← I-35W MN 37 →

Minnesota State Highway 36 is a highway in Minnesota, which runs from its interchange with Interstate 35W in Roseville and continues east to its eastern terminus at the Wisconsin state line (at Stillwater), where it becomes Wisconsin Highway 64 upon crossing the St. Croix River. A portion of Highway 36 is a major freeway in suburban Minneapolis – Saint Paul.

Highway 36 is 22 miles (35 km) in length.

Route description

State Highway 36 serves as an east–west route between the cities of Roseville, Little Canada, Maplewood, North St. Paul, Oakdale, Oak Park Heights, and Stillwater.

Highway 36 is a limited-access freeway from its interchange with Interstate 35W in Roseville eastward to Interstate 35E in Little Canada, and about two miles beyond. The freeway section ends east of its interchange with U.S. Highway 61, at its signal-controlled intersection with English Street in Maplewood. Highway 36 becomes an at-grade expressway at this point. For about four miles outside of the I-494 / 694 loop, the expressway section of Highway 36 has a speed limit of 65 MPH (105 km/h).

The intersection of Highway 36 and Margaret Street at North St. Paul in February 2003.

Highway 36 crosses the St. Croix River via the historic Stillwater Lift Bridge between Stillwater and Houlton, WI. The route becomes Wisconsin Highway 64 upon crossing the bridge into Wisconsin. Planning is taking place to replace the bridge, which reached its practical capacity in 1990. Because the bridge is considered historically significant, this has become a heated issue.

History

State Highway 36 was authorized in 1933. The route was paved by 1940.

From 1934 to 1982, Highway 36 used to be significantly longer. The route had turned southward along I-35W, Washington Avenue, and Cedar Avenue in Minneapolis; and connected to what is now State Highway 77 (Cedar Avenue Freeway). In Eagan, old Highway 36 had intersected the Chicago and North Western Railway at-grade, at the Nicols Station Crossing. The section of old Highway 36 that ran along Washington and Cedar Avenues in Minneapolis was turned back to county maintenance in 1982, and is currently a section of Hennepin County Road 152.

Highway 36 did not originally reach the Wisconsin state line at the St. Croix River. Part of old State Highway 212 in Oak Park Heights and Stillwater was renumbered as Highway 36 in 1983. This section of present day Highway 36 still carries the old Highway 212 mile markers.^{[citation needed]}

The section of Highway 36 in North St. Paul was closed in 2007 from April to September. The highway was rebuilt to freeway standards during this time between White Bear Avenue in Maplewood and Highway 120 (Century Avenue) in North St. Paul. The changes included grade-separated intersections with no interchanges or access within North St. Paul. The full closure in 2007 allowed the project to be completed faster and at a lower cost. It also increased safety for construction workers. The Highway 36 reconstruction project in North St. Paul was completed in 2008. The budget of the project was $24 million.

Future

An interchange is currently proposed for the junction between Highway 36 and Hilton Trail in Pine Springs. It has not yet been scheduled for construction. The project will also include two roundabouts on Hilton Trail on either side of the highway, one at 60th Street North and another at an extension of Viking Drive.

Major Intersections / Exit List

County	Location	Mile	Destinations	Notes
Ramsey	Roseville	0.000	I-35W south	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		0.242-0.427	CR 46 south (Cleveland Avenue)
		0.480	I-35W north	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		0.829-0.979	CR 48 (Fairview Avenue)
		1.055-1.218	MN 51 (Snelling Avenue)
		1.599-1.650	Albert Street south Hamline Avenue via Commerce Street	Eastbound exit and entrance only
		1.837-1.904	CR 50 (Hamline Avenue)	Westbound exit and entrance only
		2.028-2.451	CR 51 (Lexington Avenue)
		2.892-3.467	CR 53 (Dale Street)
	Little Canada	4.122-4.416	CR 49 (Rice Street)
		4.932-5.060	I-35E south / US 10 – St. Paul
		5.160-5.310	I-35E north / US 10
		5.600-5.925	CR 58 (Edgerton Street)
	Maplewood	6.634-7.001	US 61
		7.291	English Street	Signalized at-grade intersection
		8.363-8.601	CR 65 (White Bear Avenue)
	North St. Paul	9.305	CR 68 (McKnight Road)	Interchange
		9.988	Margaret Street	Westbound exit only
Ramsey/Washington county line		10.463	MN 120 (Century Avenue)	Signalized at-grade intersection
Washington	Oakdale	11.260	CR 35 (Hadley Avenue)	Signalized at-grade intersection
	Pine Springs	11.538-12.006	I-694
		12.480	CR 36 (Hilton Trail)	Signalized at-grade intersection
	Grant	16.721	CR 15 (Manning Avenue)
	Oak Park Heights	201.053-201.444	MN 5 (Stillwater Boulevard)
		203.932	MN 95 (St. Croix Trail)	South end of MN 95 overlap
	Stillwater	205.168	MN 95 (St. Croix Trail)	North end of MN 95 overlap
St. Croix River		205.253	Stillwater Lift Bridge
Minnesota-Wisconsin state line		205.354	WIS 64
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi      Concurrency terminus •      Closed/former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

References

*Adam Froehlig (January 6, 2004). State Highway 36 (photos). Minnesota State Highway Endings. Accessed August 28, 2004.