County State-Aid Highway 14 marker

County State-Aid Highway 14

Main Street
125th Avenue North
Route information
Length19.549 mi[1] (31.461 km)
Major junctions
West end CSAH 1 (5th Avenue) in Anoka
Major intersections US 10 / MN 47 at Coon Rapids

CSAH 51 (University Avenue) in Coon Rapids , Blaine

MN 65 at Blaine

I-35E at Lino Lakes
East end Washington County Road 8 in Lino Lakes , Hugo
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyAnoka
Highway system

County State Aid-Highway 14 (CSAH 14) in Anoka County is a road that runs from County Road 1 (5th Avenue) in downtown Anoka to Washington County Road 8 on the Lino Lakes-Hugo border. For most of its route, the road is known locally as Main Street, except for Blaine, where it is renamed to 125th Avenue North to align with the Minneapolis street system. Part of the route used to be Minnesota State Highway 242, until 2007.[2]

Route description edit

County Road 14 begins in downtown Anoka at 5th Avenue (CSAH 1.) It goes into Coon Rapids, crossing US-10 and MN-47, and also passes University Avenue. The road continues into Blaine as 125th Avenue North. It crosses MN-65 and goes to Lino Lakes, where it turns back into Main Street and crosses Interstate 35W without an interchange. It enters Centerville going around Centerville Lake, and then continues back into Lino Lakes and after that, the road has an interchange with Interstate 35E.[3] It ends at Washington County Road 8 at the border between Lino Lakes and Hugo.

History edit

5.2 miles of the route, between US 10 / MN 47 in Coon Rapids and MN 65 in Blaine, used to be designated as MN 242. It was decomissioned on June 15th, 2007.[2] Before 1979, CSAH 14's western terminus was in Blaine at MN 65 and MN 242.[4][5]

Major Intersections edit

The entire route is in Anoka County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Anoka0.0000.000  CSAH 1 (5th Avenue)
  CSAH 7 (7th Avenue)
Coon Rapids  CSAH 9 (Round Lake Boulevard)
   US 10 / MN 47Interchange; former MN 242
  CSAH 18 (Coon Creek Boulevard)
  CSAH 78 (Hanson Boulevard)
  CSAH 51 (University Avenue)
Blaine  MN 65 (Central Avenue)Interchange
  CSAH 52 (Radisson Road)
  CSAH 17 (Lexington Avenue)
  CR 53 (Sunset Avenue)Unsignalized intersection
Lino Lakes  CSAH 23 (Lake Drive)
Lua error in Module:Jct at line 204: attempt to concatenate local 'link' (a nil value).Overpass
Centerville  CSAH 21 (Centerville Road)Unsignalized intersection
  CSAH 54 (20th Avenue North)
Lino LakesLua error in Module:Jct at line 204: attempt to concatenate local 'link' (a nil value).Interchange
  CR 84 (Otter Lake Road)
19.54931.461  CSAH 8 (Frenchman Road)Continuation into Washington County
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References edit

  1. ^ "Route Reference of Functional Classification (except local roads) by County, City Boundaries, and Legislative/Congressional District" (XLSX). Minnesota Department of Transportation. 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Anoka County Press Release". Anoka County. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "Anoka County Road Map". Anoka County. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  4. ^ "Transportation Data and Analysis Project Logs" (pdf). MnDOT Transportation Data and Analysis. Minnesota Department of Transportation. 2004. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  5. ^ "Minnesota 1970 Official Highway Map". Minnesota Department of Highways. 1970. Retrieved March 18, 2016.