This article is about the beltway around portions of Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota. For other uses, see Interstate 494 (disambiguation).
Interstate 494
I-494 highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of I-94
Maintained by MnDOT
Length
42.94 mi[1] (69.11 km)
Existed
1985[citation needed]–present
NHS
Entire route
Major junctions
North end
I-94 / I-694 / US 52 in Maple Grove
Major intersections
I-394 / US 12 in Minnetonka
US 212 / MN 5 in Eden Prairie
US 169 in Bloomington
I-35W in Bloomington/Richfield
MN 5 in Bloomington
I-35E in Mendota Heights
US 52 in Inver Grove Heights
US 10 / US 61 in Newport
East end
I-94 / I-694 / US 12 in Woodbury/Oakdale
Location
Country
United States
State
Minnesota
Counties
Washington, Ramsey, Dakota, Hennepin
Highway system
Interstate Highway System
Main
Auxiliary
Suffixed
Business
Future
Minnesota Trunk Highway System
Interstate
US
State
Legislative
Scenic
← I-394
→ I-535
Pedestrian bridge on I-494 near Lyndale Avenue in Bloomington/Richfield
Interstate 494 (I-494) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway making up part of a beltway of I-94, circling through the southern and western portions of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area in Minnesota. The 42.94-mile (69.11 km) road is coupled with I-694 (which circles the northern edge of the Twin Cities metro area) at each end and composes more than half of the major beltway of the region. I-694/I-494 also act as loop routes for I-35E and I-35W.
The speed limit on I-494 is 60 mph (97 km/h). Interstate Highways outside of the loop in Minnesota may be signed as high as 70 mph (110 km/h). Most highways inside the loop are signed at speeds of 55 mph (89 km/h) or lower, though a few exceptions were added in September 2005, allowing speeds of up to 60 mph (97 km/h) in some places. Those roads had been signed at 60 mph (97 km/h) or higher up until the 1973 oil crisis.
^Starks, Edward (January 27, 2022). "Table 2: Auxiliary Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways". FHWA Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
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Global Information
I-94 / I-694 / US 52 in Maple Grove
I-94 / I-694 / US 12 in Woodbury/Oakdale
