Minnesota Department of Transportation

511 Travel Info

Roadway Data

Information about Minnesota's roads from the LRS and Roadway Characteristics database

traffic on a highway

Fun Facts

Map of Minnesota showing trunk highways. The longest highways in Minnesota reach all corners of the state
The longest highways in Minnesota reach all corners of the state

Longest Trunk Highways in Minnesota

  • Interstate: I-90 is 275 miles from southwest corner to southeast corner of state
  • US Highway: US-75 is 410 miles from the Minnesota-Iowa state border in south to Kittson County in north, and US-71 is 399 miles from the Minnesota-Iowa state border in south to International Falls in north
  • Minnesota State Highway: MN-1 is 333 miles from Oslo in west to MN-61 on Lake Superior in east, and MN-23 is 315 miles from southwest corner of state to Duluth

Miles vs. Travel Comparison

Route Type Center Line Miles Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) % Miles % VMT
Interstate 913 10,705,095,457 0.6 20.8
US Hwy 3,220 8,587,324,786 2.3 16.7
MN Hwy 7,561 10,169,068,884 5.3 19.8
County State Aid 30,659 11,338,117,712 21.7 22.6
County Road 13,930 818,313,448 9.8 1.6
Municipal State Aid 3,734 3,852,700,240 2.6 7.5
Municipal Street 19,222 4,816,004,995 13.5 904
Township 55,518 1,132,403,966 39.1 2.2
Other 7,199 66,831,413 5.1 0.1

Trunk Highways (Interstate, US, and MN Hwy routes) contain only 8% of the centerline mileage in Minnesota, but they carry 58% of the annual miles of vehicle travel. By contrast, County State Aid and County Road routes contain 31% of the centerline mileage, but carry only 24% of the annual miles of vehicle travel.

The 7-County Metro Area contains only 12% of the centerline mileage in Minnesota, but it accounts for 46% of the annual miles of vehicle travel. The Greater Minnesota counties contain 88% of the centerline mileage in the state and account for 54% of the annual miles of vehicle travel.

Stretches of roadway in Minnesota with the highest traffic volume

Route Type

Road Name

Begin Pt

End Pt

AADT

County

City

Interstate I-35W 15.194 15.33 163413 Hennepin Minneapolis
Interstate I-35E 107.424 107.628 160000 Ramsey Saint Paul
US Hwy US 212 156.968 157.647 88000 Hennepin Eden Prairie
US Hwy US 10 234.702 236.336 86000 Anoka Blaine
US Hwy US 169 125.969 126.356 84000 Hennepin Saint Louis Park
US Hwy US 169 114.923 116.319 8300 Hennepin Bloomington
MN Hwy MN 100 6.391 7.751 1048997 Hennepin Saint Louis Park
MN Hwy MN 100 3.828 4.797 104876 Hennepin Saint Louis Park
MN Hwy MN 100 4.797 5.976 104056 Hennepin Saint Louis Park
MN Hwy MN 100 2.726 3.828 101598 Hennepin Edina
MN Hwy MN 100 5.976 6.391 100000 Hennepin Saint Louis Park
County State Aid CSAH 42 2.183 2.625 44351 Dakota Burnsville
County State Aid CSAH 23 19.438 20.698 44099 Dakota Apple Valley
County State Aid CSAH 42 1.728 2.183 43848 Dakota Burnsville
Municipal State Aid Park Place Blvd 0.428 0.557 36500 Hennepin Saint Louis Park
Municipal State Aid Lyndale Ave S 0 0.376 29220 Hennepin Minneapolis
Municipal State Aid W 50th St 0.242 0.574 27000 Hennepin Edina
County Road County Road 45 10.082 10.214 13317 Sherburne None
County Road County Road 132 0.952 1.094 12201 Anoka Blaine
County Road County Road 202 0.093 0.648 10414 Hennepin Maple Grove
Municipal Street Civic Center Dr NW 0 0.093 24140 Olmsted Rochester
Municipal Street 36th Ave N 0 0.078 14705 Hennepin Robbinsdale
Municipal Street Fairway Pl NW 0 0.08 13100 Olmsted Rochester
Municipal Street Lyndale Ave N 0 0.271 12662 Hennepin Minneapolis
Municipal Street Airport Rd 0 0.2 11933 Anoka Blaine