Interstate 90 East - Fairmont to Albert Lea

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Interstate 90 East


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MN 15 ties into Interstate 90 at a folded diamond interchange (Exit 102) with the returning I-90 business loop from Fairmont.
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Interstate 90 advances 51 miles to Albert Lea as the freeway stair steps east from Fairmont.
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Reassurance marker posted after the diamond interchange (Exit 107) with CSAH 53 (260th Avenue).
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I-90 east enters Faribault County ahead of Exit 113 (CSAH 1) to Guckeen and Huntley.
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The section near Blue Earth represents the final segment of Interstate 90 completed in the North Star state in 1978. A dedication plaque is located at the upcoming rest area.
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Eastbound I-90 spans the Blue Earth River 0.75 miles out from U.S. 169 at Exit 119.
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U.S. 169 enters Minnesota at Elmore, proceding north to Blue Earth and I-90. North of I-90, U.S. 169 continues 42.6 miles to Mankato.
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I-90 follows a linear course five miles to a diamond interchange (Exit 134) with CSAH 21/23.
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Interstate 90 east travels through the Walnut Lake State Wildlife Management Area on the ensuing stretch.
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Advancing east from MN 22 (Exit 138), La Crosse, Wisconsin debuts at 140 miles out.
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MN 109 passes overhead 15 miles from the Hayward rest area along Interstate 90 east.
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MN 13 is the first of three interchanges joining I-90 with Albert Lea in one mile.
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MN 13 angles southeast from I-90 as a four lane highway to western reaches of Albert Lea. The trunk highway turns east along Main Street to conclude at U.S. 65 (S Broadway Avenue) near Downtown.
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A cloverleaf interchange (Exits 159 A-B) joins I-90 with the Twin Cities and Des Moines, Iowa in 1.75 miles.
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I-90 rises over a Union Pacific railroad line one mile out from the exchange with I-35. I-35 travels north from Albert Lea to the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area and south to Clear Lake, Iowa.
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Interstate 35 lines Albert Lea to the east on a 13.50 mile course south to the Hawkeye State. Des Moines is 152 miles from Exit 159 A.
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Minneapolis and St. Paul are separated by the Mississippi River 95 miles to the north of Interstate 90. This overhead referencing the Twin Cities was replaced by October 2008.
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Photo Credits:

04/20/07, 02/21/20 by AARoads

Page Updated 08-03-2020.

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