Minnesota State Highway 252

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Trunk Highway 252

Minnesota State Highway 252
MN 252 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length4.353 mi [1]  (7.005 km)
Existedc.1977–present
Tourist
routes
GreatRiverRoad.svg Great River Road
Major junctions
South endI-94.svgI-694.svgUS 52.svg I-94  / I-694  / US 52 in Brooklyn Center
Major intersectionsCounty 109 (MN).svg CR 109 in Brooklyn Park
North endMN-610 wide.svg MN 610 in Brooklyn Park
Location
Country United States
State Minnesota
Counties Hennepin
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highway System
MN-251 wide.svg MN 251 MN-253 wide.svg MN 253

Minnesota State Highway 252 (MN 252) is a 4.4-mile-long (7.1 km) state highway in Minnesota, which runs from its interchange with Interstate 94 (I-94), I-694 and US Highway 52 (US 52) in Brooklyn Center and continues north to its northern terminus at its interchange with MN 610 in Brooklyn Park. MN 252 generally follows not far from the west bank of the Mississippi River throughout its route.

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Route description

MN 252 serves as a north–south highway in suburban Hennepin County between Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn Park. The route is heavily stoplighted and has a 55-mile-per-hour (89 km/h) posted speed limit. MN 252 is built as an expressway with access limited to signalized intersections and interchanges only.

MN 252, together with MN 610, serves as a connection between the northern suburbs and I-94/US 52 towards downtown Minneapolis.

The route is built as a six-lane expressway from I-94/I-694/US 52 to 73rd Avenue North. The route is built as a four-lane expressway from 73rd Avenue North to its junction with MN 610.

The 4.4-mile (7.1 km) highway is one of the most traveled highways in the state that still has traffic signals; and for which interchanges are not immediately planned. MN 252 near its junction with I-94/I-694/US 52 in Brooklyn Center, carries 70,000 vehicles a day as of 2006.[ citation needed ]

Legally, MN 252 is defined as part of unmarked legislative route 110 in the Minnesota Statutes. Highway 252 is not marked with this legislative number along the actual highway.

History

MN 252 was marked in the late 1970s. [2] [3] Previously, this was the old routing of US 169 between downtown Minneapolis and the present day suburb of Champlin. Old US 169 had followed Lyndale Avenue North out of downtown Minneapolis and proceeded northbound to a junction with old US 52 (now US 169) in Champlin.

US 169 was rerouted west of that position in the late 1970s, and this route was then renumbered MN 252. After intersecting MN 610 was built, and as part of the 1988 highway swap, the portion of MN 252 north of MN 610 was turned back to Hennepin County maintenance and renumbered County Road 12. [4]

MN 252 was built to expressway standards in the mid 1980s. [4]

The intersection of MN 252 and 85th Avenue North in Brooklyn Park is particularly dangerous for pedestrians to cross. In 1999, an 11-year-old girl, Kara Kavanagh, was struck by a car and killed at the intersection, sparking renewed debate about building a pedestrian bridge in that location. [5] In 2004, a pedestrian bridge was finally built in this location, and dedicated to Kara Kavanagh. [6]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Hennepin County.

Locationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
Brooklyn Center 0.0000.000East plate blue.svg
I-94.svg
I-94 east / US 52 south Minneapolis
Southbound exit and northbound entrance
0.083–
0.460
0.134–
0.740
West plate blue.svg
I-94.svg
I-694.svgNational Route plate.svg
GreatRiverRoad.svg
To plate blue.svg
MN-100 wide.svg
I-94 west / I-694  / Great River Road (National Route) to MN 100
No access from northbound MN 252 to westbound I-94/I-694; southern end of Great River Road overlap
Brooklyn CenterBrooklyn Park line1.459–
1.478
2.348–
2.379
73rd Avenue NorthSignalized at-grade intersection
Brooklyn Park National Route plate.svg
GreatRiverRoad.svg
Great River Road (National Route) (Brookdale Drive)
Northern end of Great River Road overlap
3.233–
3.239
5.203–
5.213
County 109 (MN).svg CR 109 (85th Avenue North)Signalized at-grade intersection
3.795–
4.353
6.107–
7.005
MN-610 wide.svg MN 610 Interchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

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  2. Minnesota Department of Transportation (1977). Official Highway Map Minnesota (Map) (1977–1978 ed.). Scale not given. St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Transportation. Metropolitan St. Paul–Minneapolis inset. §§ V23-W24. OCLC   5673160, 80405240, 4448315 . Retrieved December 29, 2010 via Minnesota Digital Library.
  3. Minnesota Department of Transportation (1979). Minnesota, Lakes and a Whole Lot More: Official Transportation Map Minnesota (Map) (1979–1980 ed.). Scale not given. St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Transportation. Metropolitan St. Paul–Minneapolis inset. §§ V23-W24. OCLC   5673160, 80405240 . Retrieved December 29, 2010 via Minnesota Digital Library.
  4. 1 2 Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 219–287". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved December 29, 2010.[ self-published source ]
  5. Rosengren, John (2006). "A Bridge Too Far". Archived from the original on May 7, 2005. Retrieved April 6, 2006.[ self-published source ]
  6. "Highway 252 bridge honored for design". Minnesota Sun Newspapers. 2005. Retrieved April 6, 2006.[ dead link ]
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