Minnesota State Highway 7
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| Trunk Highway 7 |
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| Length: | 196 mi (315 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1920 | ||||||||
| Decomd.: | -- | ||||||||
| West end: |  MN 28 in Beardsley |
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| East end: |  County 25 in St. Louis Park |
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| Major cities: | Hopkins, Minnetonka, Excelsior, Hutchinson, Montevideo, Appleton, Ortonville | ||||||||
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Minnesota State Highway 7 is a highway in Minnesota. It is 196 miles in length.
[edit] Termini
The highway runs from Minnesota State Highway 28 near Beardsley, Minnesota in the west to just barely east of Minnesota State Highway 100 in St. Louis Park in the east, the latter terminus of which it becomes Hennepin County Highway 25. The Highway is a key East-West artery through several cities in the western suburbs of the Twin Cities area including Hopkins, Minnetonka, and smaller Excelsior. The highway is a 45 to 50 mph divided highway with two lanes in both direction throughout the metro area. Upon leaving Excelsior it becomes undivided with one lane running in either direction and a 55 mph speed limit.
[edit] Notes
Highway 7 used to extend into downtown Minneapolis, where it terminated at U.S. Highway 52.
Highway 7 used to be nicknamed "Suicide Seven" due to the number of traffic deaths each year.
[edit] References
- Steve Riner (July 26, 2003). Details of Routes 1-25. Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Accessed September 6, 2004.
- Adam Froehlig (December 12, 2002). Minnesota Highway 7. Minnesota State Highway Endings. Accessed September 6, 2004.
