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Interstate 494 Inner Loop (South) at Exit 58B: Interstate 94 East - Madison (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Interstate 494 South assurance shield just south of its interchange with Interstate 94 and Interstate 694 in Woodbury, on the east side of the Twin Cities. (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Interstate 494 Inner Loop (South) at Exit 58C: Tamarack Rd (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Mileage sign listing the distances to the next three interchanges on Interstate 494 Inner Loop. As you will see later, I-494 and I-694 share a combined mileage to form a loop around the Twin Cities. Therefore, I-494's mileage starts out high and resets to zero at the Minnesota River, which we will see in a bit. (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Speed limit signs on Interstate 494 Inner Loop (South). The speed limit on both I-494 and I-694 around the Twin Cities is 60 mph for all traffic, with a minimum speed limit of 40 mph. (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Interstate 494 Inner Loop (South) at Exit 59: Valley Creek Rd (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Another Interstate 494 South assurance shield just south of Exit 59. (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Interstate 494 Inner Loop (South) at Exit 60: Lake Rd (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Interstate 494 Inner Loop (South) as it briefly dips into Ramsey County and enters the Maplewood city limits. (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Another mileage sign on Interstate 494 Inner Loop (South) listing the distances to the three upcoming exits. (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Interstate 494 Inner Loop (South) approaching Exits 63A-B - 1 mile. (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Interstate 494 Inner Loop (South) at mile marker 62. (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Interstate 494 Inner Loop (South) as it re-enters Washington County and enters the Newport city limits. (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Interstate 494 Inner Loop (South) at Exit 63A: US 10 West / US 61 North - Bailey Rd (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Interstate 494 Inner Loop (South) at Exit 63B: US 10 East / US 61 South - Hastings (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Interstate 494 Inner Loop (South) as it begins to curve to the west. (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Interstate 494 West assurance shield as it prepares to cross the Wakota Bridge over the Mississippi River, noted by the sign seen here. (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Upon crossing the Mississippi River via the Wakota Bridge, Interstate 494 West enters Dakota County. (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Interstate 494 Inner Loop (West) at Exit 64A: Hardman Ave (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Interstate 494 Inner Loop (West) at Exit 64B: MN 156 - Concord St (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Interstate 494 Inner Loop (West) at Exit 65: 5th Ave / 7th Ave (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Take Exit 66 to St. Paul Downtown Airport via US 52 North. (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Another overhead mileage sign listing the distances to the three upcoming interchanges. (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Interstate 494 Inner Loop (West) at Exit 66: US 52 - St Paul / Rochester (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Interstate 494 Inner Loop (West) at Exit 67: MN 110 / MN 3 - Robert St (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Interstate 494 West assurance shield beyond Exit 67. (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Speed limit signs west of Exit 67. Again, the speed limit on Interstate 494 AND Interstate 694 around the Twin Cities is 60 mph with a minimum speed limit of 40 mph. (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Interstate 494 Inner Loop (West) as it curves further to the west in preparation to cross the Minnesota River. (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Interstate 494 Inner Loop (West) entering the Mendota Heights city limits. (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Interstate 494 Inner Loop (West) at Exit 69: MN 149 / MN 55 - Dodd Rd (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Interstate 494 Inner Loop (West) approaching Exit 70 - 1/4 mile. (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Interstate 494 Inner Loop (West) at Exit 70: Interstate 35E - Albert Lea / St Paul (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Interstate 494 Inner Loop (West) entering the Eagan city limits. (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Interstate 494 Inner Loop (West) at mile marker 71. (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Interstate 494 Inner Loop (West) at Exit 71: CR 31 - Pilot Knob Rd (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Ahead, after crossing the Minnesota River, the mileage on Interstate 494 Inner Loop resets to 0. Thus, the first exits beyond the river are Exits 1A-B. This sign shows which airlines are accessible at the airport's Terminal 1 via Exit 1A. (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Another overhead sign showing more airlines accessible at Terminal 1 via Exit 1A. (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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This third sign for the airport shows the airlines accessible at Terminal 2 via Exit 1B. (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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As implied by the previous three signs, take Exit 1A to MSP Airport's Terminal 1 and Exit 1B to MSP Airport's Terminal 2. (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Interstate 494 Inner Loop (West) as it crosses the Minnesota River and into Hennepin County. At this point, I-494's mileage resets to 0. (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Take Exit 1A to Fort Snelling via MN 5 East. (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Take Exit 1B to National Cemetery and the National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center via 34th Ave. (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Interstate 494 Inner Loop (West) at Exits 1A-B: MN 5 East - 34th Ave / MSP Airport Terminals (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Interstate 494 Inner Loop (West) at mile marker 1. (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Interstate 494 Inner Loop (West) entering Hennepin County and the Bloomington city limits. (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Interstate 494 Inner Loop (West) at Exit 2A: 24th Ave (Photo taken 5/22/16). |
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Interstate 494 Inner Loop (West) at Exit 2B: MN 77 North (Photo taken 5/22/16). |