Unbuilt Freeway in Superior?

[froggie]

Fun fact:  the 53/194 concurrency was proposed at one point in the early 1960s to become a freeway.  I have a statewide map somewhere in my collection that shows the proposal (along with several corridors radiating out from the Twin Cities) but doesn't have any further details.

[The Ghostbuster]

Was there ever a proposed freeway upgrade for the Walter Mondale Dr. segment of US 53? The portion just north of Interstate 35 hints that a freeway could have been constructed.

[TheHighwayMan3561]

Was there ever a proposed freeway upgrade for the Walter Mondale Dr. segment of US 53? The portion just north of Interstate 35 hints that a freeway could have been constructed.

Believe it or not, a good chunk of that section between I-35 and the mall was a 2-lane road well into the 2000s.

[Rothman]

Was there ever a proposed freeway upgrade for the Walter Mondale Dr. segment of US 53? The portion just north of Interstate 35 hints that a freeway could have been constructed.

Believe it or not, a good chunk of that section between I-35 and the mall was a 2-lane road well into the 2000s.

I believe it.  That's when I lived in the area.  I remember when improvements just started to be made.

[TheHighwayMan3561]

Was there ever a proposed freeway upgrade for the Walter Mondale Dr. segment of US 53? The portion just north of Interstate 35 hints that a freeway could have been constructed.

Believe it or not, a good chunk of that section between I-35 and the mall was a 2-lane road well into the 2000s.

I believe it.  That's when I lived in the area.  I remember when improvements just started to be made.

Anecdotally I think the notorious Seven Corners was realigned/altered at some point before the 4-laning was undertaken, since I have no memory of that intersection.

[Rothman]

Was there ever a proposed freeway upgrade for the Walter Mondale Dr. segment of US 53? The portion just north of Interstate 35 hints that a freeway could have been constructed.

Believe it or not, a good chunk of that section between I-35 and the mall was a 2-lane road well into the 2000s.

I believe it.  That's when I lived in the area.  I remember when improvements just started to be made.

Anecdotally I think the notorious Seven Corners was realigned/altered at some point before the 4-laning was undertaken, since I have no memory of that intersection.

IIRC, this is true.  That intersection was quite interesting with the way that street blades weren't quite aligned with their streets.