U.S. Route 169 in Minnesota

U.S. Highway 169
U.S. 169 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length:	359.523 mi (578.596 km)
Existed:	1931 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 169 in Elmore, MN at the Minnesota–Iowa state line
	I-90 in Blue Earth US 14 / MN 60 in Mankato I-494 / MN 5 in Bloomington I-394 / US 12 in St. Louis Park I-94 / I-694 / US 52 in Brooklyn Park US 10 / MN 47 in Anoka US 10 / MN 101 in Elk River US 2 in Grand Rapids MN 65 near Pengilly
North end:	US 53 / MN 169 near Virginia
Location
Counties:	Faribault, Blue Earth, Nicollet, Sibley, Le Sueur, Scott, Hennepin, Anoka, Sherburne, Mille Lacs, Crow Wing, Aitkin, Itasca, St. Louis
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Replaced Minnesota Trunk Highways Interstate US State Legislative routes ← MN 156 MN 169 →

U.S. Highway 169 (U.S. 169) is a major north–south highway in the U.S. state of Minnesota, connecting the Minnesota River valley with the Twin Cities and the Iron Range. Much of the route is built to expressway or freeway standards.

U.S. 169 enters Minnesota near Elmore as a two-lane, undivided highway, continuing as such through Blue Earth, where it crosses Interstate Highway 90. Roughly 5 miles southwest of Mankato, U.S. 169 and State Highway 60 merge to a single expressway through Mankato. In North Mankato, Highway 60 moves from a concurrency with U.S. 169 to another one with U.S. 14.

In Mankato and North Mankato, U.S. 169 functions as an arterial highway, passing directly through the cities' downtown area. From Mankato north to Shakopee, the route remains an expressway, except for the section passing through Saint Peter, where U.S. 169 is the main street through town.

55 miles (89 km) of U.S. 169 from Saint Peter to I-494 in Bloomington is officially designated the John A. Johnson Memorial Highway. This includes the Bloomington Ferry Bridge between Shakopee and Bloomington. This designation is marked as "Johnson Memorial Drive" on some maps, but not marked as such on directional signs, nor commonly known by this name.