Minnesota State Highway 96

Trunk Highway 96
Route information
Defined by MS § 161.115(27)
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length:	10.179 mi[2] (16.382 km)
Existed:	1933[1] – present
Major junctions
West end:	U.S. 61 at White Bear Lake
East end:	MN 95 at Stillwater
Location
Counties:	Ramsey, Washington
Highway system
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Minnesota State Highway 96 is a highway in Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with U.S. Highway 61 in White Bear Lake and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 95 on the northern edge of Stillwater.

Highway 96 is also known as Dellwood Road in the communities of Dellwood, Grant, and Stillwater Township. The route is also known briefly as Lake Avenue North within the city of White Bear Lake.

Route description

State Highway 96 serves as an east–west arterial route between the communities of White Bear Lake, Dellwood, Grant, Stillwater Township, and Stillwater.

The route is legally defined as Legislative Route 96 in the Minnesota Statutes.^[3]

History

Highway 96 was authorized in 1933. It was paved east of U.S. 61 at the time the highway was marked.^[4] The part of the highway between U.S. 8 and U.S. 61 was completely paved by 1935.^[5]

From 1934 to 1994, State Highway 96 once extended farther west several miles through the communities of Vadnais Heights, Shoreview, and Arden Hills. The former western terminus for State Highway 96 during this time period was at its intersection with old U.S. Highway 8 (near I-35W) on the Arden Hills / New Brighton border. This section of Highway 96 was once part of the Highway 100 Beltway circling the entire Twin Cities during the 1940s and 1950s.

Highway 96 between Highway 61 at White Bear Lake and Old Highway 8 at Arden Hills is now known in the present day as Ramsey County Highway 96.^[1]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[2]	Destinations	Notes
Ramsey	White Bear Lake	9.357	US 61
		10.189	CR 89 (Northwest Avenue)
	White Bear Township	10.259	CR 71 (Portland Avenue)
Washington	Dellwood	10.582	MN 244
	Grant	13.669	CR 9 (Jamaca Avenue)
		16.737	CR 15 (Manning Avenue)
	Stillwater Township	18.395	CR 55 (Norell Avenue)
		18.465	CR 5 (Stonebridge Trail)
	Stillwater	19.484	CR 11 (Boom Road)
		19.561	MN 95 (Main Street)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Riner, Steve. "Details of Routes 76-100". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/r76-100.htm#96. Retrieved 2009-07-11. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 5" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 20, 2010. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/logpoint/metrolpt.pdf. Retrieved November 14, 2010. 
3. ^ "161.115, Additional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 2010. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=161.115. Retrieved November 13, 2010. 
4. ^ Minnesota Highway Department (May 1, 1934). 1934 Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). Section U1. http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/mdt&CISOPTR=210&DMSCALE=50&DMWIDTH=800&DMHEIGHT=800&DMX=4235.5&DMY=0&DMMODE=viewer&DMTEXT=&REC=15&DMTHUMB=1&DMROTATE=0. Retrieved November 14, 2010. 
5. ^ Minnesota Highway Department (April 1, 1935). 1935 Map of Trunk Highway System, State of Minnesota (Map). Section T1. http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/mdt&CISOPTR=211&DMSCALE=50&DMWIDTH=800&DMHEIGHT=800&DMX=3800&DMY=260&DMMODE=viewer&DMTEXT=&REC=16&DMTHUMB=1&DMROTATE=0. Retrieved November 14, 2010.