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Revision as of 15:33, 25 January 2015
 U.S. Highway 12 | ||||
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_map.svg) U.S. 12 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MnDOT | ||||
| Length | 192.798 mi[1] (310.278 km) | |||
| Existed | November 11, 1926[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | U.S. 12 at the Minnesota — South Dakota state line | |||
  U.S. 75 / MN 7 at Ortonville  MN 9 / MN 29 at Benson  U.S. 71 / MN 23 at Willmar  MN 22 / MN 24 at Litchfield MN 15 at Dassel MN 25 at Montrose  I-394 / I-494 at Minnetonka  I-94 / I-35W at Minneapolis I-494 / I-694 at Woodbury MN 95 at Lakeland | ||||
| East end | I-94/U.S. 12 at the St. Croix River, the Minnesota — Wisconsin state line | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Minnesota | |||
| Counties | Big Stone, Swift, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Wright, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington | |||
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U.S. Highway 12 (U.S. 12) is a highway in west-central and east-central Minnesota, which runs from the South Dakota state line at Ortonville near Big Stone Lake and continues east to the St. Croix River at the Wisconsin state line. U.S. 12 in Minnesota is 192 miles (309 km) in length. The route connects the cities of Ortonville, Benson, Willmar, Litchfield, Minneapolis, and Saint Paul.
Route description
From the South Dakota / Minnesota state line at Ortonville, to Orono in the Twin Cities area, U.S. 12 is mostly a rural two-lane highway with a 55 MPH posted speed limit, with slower speed limits through towns and a four-lane surface arterial segment through the city of Willmar.
From Orono to Wayzata, U.S. 12 is a two-lane freeway/super-2 bypass around Long Lake.
From western Wayzata to Interstate 394 in Minnetonka, U.S. 12 is a six-lane freeway. East of Interstate 494, U.S. 12 is invisibly concurrent with Interstates 394 and 94 through Minneapolis and Saint Paul to the Minnesota / Wisconsin state line at Hudson.
U.S. 12 is invisibly concurrent with Interstate 94 in Ramsey and Washington counties.
Legally, the Minnesota section of U.S. 12 is defined as unmarked Constitutional / Legislative Routes 149, 26, and 10 in Minnesota Statutes §§ 161.115(80) and 161.114(2). U.S. 12 is not marked with these legislative numbers along the actual highway.
History
U.S. Highway 12 was established on November 11, 1926.[2]
In 1929, the only sections paved were between Litchfield and Willmar; and between Wayzata through the Twin Cities to Wisconsin.[3]
The entire route was paved by 1940.[3]
From 2006 to 2008, the Highway 12 two-lane freeway bypass was constructed through Orono and Long Lake. The new bypass ties into the existing Highway 12 freeway at the western edge of Wayzata.
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| South Dakota state line | 0.000 | 0.000 |  US 12 continues into South Dakota | ||
| Big Stone | Ortonville | 0.821 | 1.321 |  MN 7 | North end of MN 7 concurrency |
| 0.950 | 1.529 | MN 7 | South end of MN 7 concurrency | ||
| 1.350 | 2.173 |  US 75 | |||
| Swift | Shible Township | 21.097 | 33.952 |  MN 119 | |
| Moyer Township | 27.088 | 43.594 |  US 59 | ||
| Benson | 42.633 | 68.611 |  MN 29 | South end of MN 29 concurrency | |
| 42.860 | 68.976 | MN 29 MN 9 | North end of MN 29 concurrency West end of MN 9 concurrency | ||
| 42.930 | 69.089 | MN 9 | East end of MN 9 concurrency | ||
| Kandiyohi | Willmar | 72.618 | 116.867 |  MN 40 | |
| Kandiyohi Township | 75.696– 75.793 | 121.821– 121.977 |   US 71 / MN 23 | Interchange | |
| Meeker | Grove City | 91.650 | 147.496 |  MN 4 | West end of MN 4 concurrency |
| Swede Grove Township | 92.261 | 148.480 | MN 4 | East end of MN 4 concurrency | |
| Litchfield Township | 98.757 | 158.934 |  MN 22 | North end of MN 22 concurrency | |
| 99.945 | 160.846 |  MN 24 | |||
| Litchfield | 100.777 | 162.185 | MN 22 | South end of MN 22 concurrency | |
| Dassel Township | 111.360 | 179.217 |  MN 15 | ||
| Wright | Montrose | 132.095 | 212.586 |  MN 25 | West end of MN 25 concurrency |
| Franklin Township | 134.152 | 215.897 | MN 25 | East end of MN 25 concurrency | |
| Hennepin | Wayzata | 180.158 | 289.936 |  CR 101(old  MN 101) | |
| Minnetonka | 157.014 | 252.690 |  I-494,  I-394 | West end of I-394 concurrency, exit 1A | |
| Minneapolis | 165.654 | 266.594 |  I-94 | East end of I-394 concurrency, West end of I-94 concurrency | |
| Unmarked concurrency with I-94 to Wisconsin state line | |||||
| St. Croix River | 192.997 | 310.599 | Interstate Bridge I-94 / US 12 continue into Wisconsin | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b "Statewide Trunk Logpoint Listing" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. 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.
- ^ a b Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 1–25". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved September 27, 2010.[self-published source]
