Minnesota State Highway 5

Trunk Highway 5
Fort Road
Route information
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length:	74.7 mi (120.2 km)
Existed:	1934 – present
Major junctions
West end:	MN 19 / MN 22 at Gaylord
	US 212 at Norwood Young America MN 284 at Waconia MN 41 at Chanhassen MN 101 at Chanhassen I-494 / US 212 at Eden Prairie I-494 at Bloomington MN 55 at Fort Snelling I-35E at St. Paul
East end:	MN 120 / CSAH 6 at Maplewood/Oakdale
Location
Counties:	Sibley, Carver, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highways Interstate US State Legislative routes ← MN 4 MN 6 →

Minnesota State Highway 5 (MN 5) is a highway in Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with MN 19 and MN 22 in Gaylord and continues east and northeast to its eastern terminus at its intersection with MN 120 in Maplewood. The route passes through downtown Saint Paul.

Highway 5 is 74 miles (119 km) in length.

State Highway 5 serves as a northeast–southwest route between Gaylord, Norwood Young America, Chanhassen, Eden Prairie, Bloomington, Richfield, downtown Saint Paul, and Maplewood. The highway is officially marked as an east–west route by its highway shields from beginning to end.

Part of Highway 5 is designed as a freeway near the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport. Just to the west of that segment, Highway 5 runs concurrent with I-494 for 11 miles (18 km) between its junction with I-494 near the Airport and the Minnesota River to its junction with I-494 and U.S. 212 in Eden Prairie.

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