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MN-15.svg
Trunk Highway 15
Length: 154.322 mi (248 km)
Formed: 1920, 1933, 1950
South end: Iowa 15.svg IA 15 at the Minnesota - Iowa state line
Major
junctions:
I-90.svg I-90 at Fairmont
MN-30.svg MN 30 near Lewisville
MN-60.svg MN 60 at Madelia
US 14.svg MN-68.svg U.S. 14 , MN 68 at New Ulm
MN-19.svg MN 19 at Winthrop
US 212 (MN).svg U.S. 212 near Brownton
MN-7.svg MN-22.svg MN 7 , MN 22 at Hutchinson
US 12.svg U.S. 12 at Dassel
MN-24.svg MN-55.svg MN 24 , MN 55 at Kimball
I-94.svg I-94 at St. Cloud
MN-23.svg Stearns County Route 75.svg MN 23 , Stearns C.R. 75 at St. Cloud
North end: US 10.svg U.S. 10 at Sauk Rapids / Sartell,
immediately north of St. Cloud
Minnesota State Highways
< US 14 MN 16 >

Minnesota State Highway 15 is a highway in south-central and central Minnesota, which runs from Iowa Highway 15 at the Iowa state line and continues north to its northern terminus at its interchange with U.S. Highway 10 in Sartell / Sauk Rapids, immediately north of St. Cloud.

Highway 15 is 154 miles (248 km) in length and passes through the communities of:

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[edit] Route description

State Highway 15 serves as a north-south arterial route between Fairmont, Madelia, New Ulm, Hutchinson, and St. Cloud in south-central and central Minnesota.

The route passes through the counties of:

Highway 15 parallels State Highway 4 throughout its route in south-central and central Minnesota.

Flandrau State Park is located on Highway 15 in Brown County on the Cottonwood River. The park is located immediately south of New Ulm.
Minnesota DNR website for Flandrau State Park - Link

[edit] St. Cloud area

Highway 15 is a four-lane highway on the west side of St. Cloud from Interstate Highway 94 to U.S. Highway 10. Highway 15 crosses the Bridge of Hope at the Mississippi River between Sartell and Sauk Rapids.

In the 1970s, Highway 15 through the St. Cloud area was planned to be constructed as a freeway, providing a high-speed connection between I-94 and U.S. 10. However, funding fell short of completing the freeway beyond Highway 23 / County Road 75 (2nd Street South). As a result, it was eventually decided that right-of-way needed to build interchanges would be sold off so the remaining segment of Highway 15 across the Mississippi River, connecting to U.S. 10, could be built. Therefore, from 2nd Street South to U.S. 10, the highway is currently built as an expressway with signalized intersections.[1] As of now, Highway 15 is able to serve traffic, with stretches posted at a 60 mph (97 km/h) speed limit. However continuing increases in traffic in the St. Cloud area will require the highway to be eventually converted to a freeway in the long term (post 2030).

[edit] History

State Highway 15 was authorized in 1920, 1933, and 1950.

The section of Highway 15 between New Ulm and the Iowa state line was originally Constitutional Route 15, dating back to 1920.

The section of Highway 15 between St. Cloud and Kimball was originally part of Constitutional Route 24.

The middle section of Highway 15 was authorized in 1933, the northernmost section in 1950. This northerly section was originally part of State Highway 152 and was routed through downtown St. Cloud. Now, it bypasses central St. Cloud to the west side of town.

By 1940, only two short gravel sections of Highway 15 remained, both paved by 1953.

[edit] Major Intersections

County Location Mile Roads intersected Notes
Martin Fairmont 12.351-12.367 I-90.svg I-90 Interchange
Watonwan S of Lewisville 27.276 MN-30.svg MN 30 east South end of MN 30 overlap
N of Lewisville 33.380-33.442 MN-30.svgMN-60.svg MN 30 west / MN 60 west Interchange; north end of MN 30 overlap; south end of MN 60 overlap
Madelia 37.513-37.559 Watonwan C.S.A.H. 9 Interchange
38.776 Watonwan C.S.A.H. 3 Interchange
39.174-39.228 MN-60.svg MN 60 east Interchange; north end of MN 60 overlap
Brown N of Madelia 45.354 MN-257.svg MN 257 East end of MN 257
S of New Ulm 54.635 MN-68.svg MN 68 east South end of MN 68 overlap
New Ulm 58.862 US 14.svgMN-68.svg U.S. 14 west / MN 68 west North end of MN 68 overlap; south end of U.S. 14 overlap
U.S. 14 mile 103.111-103.235 Front Street Interchange; about 1/2 mile east of intersection with U.S. 14 west / MN 68 west
Nicollet NE of New Ulm 60.252 US 14.svg U.S. 14 east North end of U.S. 14 overlap
Sibley Winthrop 76.546 MN-19.svg MN 19
McLeod W of Brownton 89.155 US 212 (MN).svg U.S. 212
Hutchinson 101.286 MN-7.svgMN-22.svg MN 7 / MN 22
Meeker Dassel 115.079 US 12.svg U.S. 12
N of Kingston 126.028 MN-24.svg MN 24 south South end of MN 24 overlap
Stearns Kimball 131.529 MN-55.svgMN-24.svg MN 55 / MN 24 north North end of MN 24 overlap
St. Cloud 145.059-145.079 I-94.svg I-94 Interchange
149.066-149.074 MN-23.svgStearns County Route 75.svg MN 23 west / C.S.A.H. 75 east (2nd Street South) South end of MN 23 overlap; at this intersection, MN 23 is to the west, and C.S.A.H. 75 is to the east. MN 23 overlaps MN 15 from this intersection northward for two blocks.
149.310-149.318 MN-23.svgStearns County Route 75.svg MN 23 east / C.S.A.H. 75 west (Division Street) North end of MN 23 overlap; at this intersection, C.S.A.H. 75 is to the west, and MN 23 continues to the east after a two block overlap of MN 15
Benton Sauk Rapids 152.929 Benton County Route 33.svg C.S.A.H. 33 (Benton Drive) Interchange at north end of Bridge of Hope
Sauk Rapids, Sartell 154.322 US 10.svg U.S. 10 North end of MN 15; partial interchange: MN 15 north enters U.S. 10 west, MN 15 south exits U.S. 10 east

[edit] References

  1. ^ Minnesota Department of Transportation. "Project Study: Highway 15 - St. Cloud Metro". District 3 Local News & Project Studies. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/d3/projects/hwy15stc/. Retrieved 2007-11-23. 



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