page_title: Minnesota State Highway 65
section_title: Route description
hierarchical_section_title: Minnesota State Highway 65 / Route description
caption_attribution_description: taken by William Wesen 09/13/06 en:Category:Images of Minneapolis, Minnesota
context_page_description: Minnesota State Highway 65 is a highway in the east–central and northeast parts of the U.S. state of Minnesota, which starts at its split from I-35W, skipping past the downtown Minneapolis core, only to resume at the intersection with Washington Avenue at the north end of downtown Minneapolis to continue north to its northern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 71 in Littlefork near International Falls.
  Highway 65 is a four lane expressway between Interstate 694 in Fridley to just north of State Highway 95 at Cambridge.
  The route continues as a two-lane roadway from Cambridge to its northern terminus at Littlefork in northern Minnesota.
  At 272.511 miles in length, State Highway 65 is the third longest state route in Minnesota, after MN 23 and MN 1.
context_section_description: State Highway 65 serves as a south–north route between Minneapolis, Fridley, Blaine, Cambridge, Mora, McGregor, Nashwauk, and Littlefork in east–central and northeast Minnesota.
  The roadway is one of three Minnesota state-marked highways to carry the same number as an existing U.S. marked highway within the state, the others being Highways 61 and 169.
  State Highway 65 begins at a split from I-35W south of downtown Minneapolis. The ramps end at an intersection with Tenth Street South, and so does the State Highway 65 designation, due to MnDOT returning control of the section through downtown to the city in 2005. The State Highway 65 designation resumes at the intersection of Washington Avenue (County 152) and 3rd Avenue South at the north end of downtown Minneapolis. Highway 65 is signed locally as 3rd Avenue South in downtown Minneapolis. 3rd Avenue South leads to the Third Avenue (Mississippi River) Bridge and becomes Central Avenue upon crossing the river. After its intersection with Hennepin Avenue, the route becomes Central Avenue NE. Highway 65 is signed locally as Central Avenue NE for this section. Many Minnesota landmarks are located on Central Avenue NE including the Aveda Institute, the Heights Theater, and the National Sports Center. The route remains Central Avenue until separating in Ham Lake, except for a split in Fridley and Spring Lake Park between I-694 and US 10.
  The route is a divided highway from Minneapolis to Cambridge, with a 60 miles per hour (97 km/h) speed limit, increasing to 65 miles per hour (105 km/h) speed limit beginning in Ham Lake, just outside Blaine.
  For part of its route (23 miles), MN 65 runs concurrently with MN 27 in Kanabec and Aitkin counties between Woodland and Rice River Township.
  Savanna Portage State Park in Aitkin County is located 11 miles (18 km) northeast of the junction of Highway 65 and County Road 14 in Shamrock Township near McGregor. The park entrance is located on County Road 14 in nearby Balsam Township.
caption: Highway 65 as it crosses Saint Anthony Falls in Minneapolis
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