I -35E is part of Interstate 35 in Minnesota, located in the Twin Cities. The I-35E is the branch that runs through St. Paul. The highway is 63 kilometers long.
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Travel directions
I-35E at St. Paul.
I-35E heads northeast from the fork at Apple Valley. The descent into the Minnesota River valley is more gradual here than at I-35W. The highway has 2×3 lanes and leads through the southern suburbs before crossing Interstate 494 at Mendota Heights. Via the Lexington Bridge one crosses the Mississippi River, this is still some distance from the center of St. Paul. I-35E then has a small-scale character with only 2×2 lanes to the center of St. Paul.
Near Downtown St. Paul, I-35E has a short confluence with Interstate 94, this section has 2×5 lanes without a parallel structure. In the north of St. Paul, I-35E is a more modern highway with 2×5, later 2×4 lanes. At the suburb of Little Canada, State Route 36 and Interstate 694 cross in quick succession. I-35E also has a short confluence with I-694 which has 2×5 lanes. I-35E then crosses the northern exurbs of St. Paul with 2×3, later 2×2 lanes, and then merges with I-35W at Forest Lake, before continuing north on I-35.
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History
Construction of Interstate 35 East did not go as smoothly as I-35W through Minneapolis. During the 1960s, a number of sections were opened, especially north of St. Paul and the Mississippi River Bridge. Then construction stopped. A fairly long section opened in 1971, but this actually runs outside the urban area in the north of the region. The link south of St. Paul and in the city itself did not open until the 1980s. Construction of I-35 East through St. Paul met much resistance, and the last link was not opened until 1990, where I-35 East was built. -35E connected to I-94.
From
Unpleasant
Length
Opening
Exit 109
Exit 113
6 km
1962
Exit 102
Exit 103
2 km
1966
Exit 108
Exit 109
2 km
1966
Exit 101
Exit 102
2 km
1967
Exit 107
Exit 108
2 km
1969
Exit 113
Exit 127
23 km
1971
Exit 88
Exit 92
6 km
1981
Exit 92
Exit 101
14 km
1987
Exit 103
Exit 106
5 km
1987
Exit 106
Exit 107
2 km
15-10-1990
Lexington Bridge
The express lanes on I-35E.
The Lexington Bridge over the Mississippi River was dated 1965 and was in poor condition. It was replaced by a new bridge between 2003 and 2004. The number of lanes has been increased from 4 to 6, although the extra lanes are actually weaver lanes.
The weave
The Weave is the interchange between I-35E and I-694 north of St. Paul. Like other places in the Twin Cities, traffic from both highways converged on a short double numbering system. In this case, there were 2×3 lanes, leading to severe congestion. This stretch was widened to 5+6 lanes between 2006 and 2008. The project was called ‘Unweave the Weave’.
Express lanes
Between 2013 and 2015, express lanes, locally known as “MnPass lanes,” were constructed on I-35E north of St. Paul, in both directions between I-94 near Downtown and the interchange with I-694 near Little Canada. The highway has been widened here from 2×3 to 2×4 lanes and has also been completely redeveloped, with a route change at Cayuga Street. The new toll lanes opened on November 30, 2015.
Toll
Tolls are payable on the ‘MnPASS lanes’ (express lanes) on I-35E between I-94 in St. Paul and I-694 in Little Canada. The toll collection is fully electronic with MnPASS and the toll rates depend on the traffic volume.
Traffic intensities
In 2012, 53,000 vehicles drove daily after the fork with I-35E in Apple Valley. This gradually increases to 102,000 vehicles south of I-494 and 82,000 vehicles on the Lexington Bridge over the Mississippi River. Just before downtown St. Paul, 73,000 vehicles drove, then peaked at 182,000 on the double-numbered I-94 at Downtown St. Paul. This is the second busiest point on I-35E.
There were 139,000 vehicles north of I-94, dropping slightly to 126,000 vehicles south of State Route 36 and 112,000 vehicles north of it. The double numbering with the I-694 is the busiest point with 201,000 vehicles per day. To the north of that, 77,000 vehicles were traveling, dropping gradually to 37,000 before the junction of I-35E.
