Avenida Cedar

Cedar Avenue es una carretera que va desde Minneapolis hasta Northfield en el estado estadounidense de Minnesota . En su tramo más transitado, entre Minneapolis y Apple Valley , se la conoce como la Carretera Estatal 77 de Minnesota . Los tramos al norte y al sur corresponden a las carreteras comarcales Hennepin County 152 y Dakota County 23, respectivamente. Su extremo norte en Minneapolis se encuentra en Washington Avenue , en Cedar-Riverside , aunque su trazado se interrumpe brevemente por un cruce en Hiawatha Avenue, al sur.

Cedar Avenue comienza como una carretera de dos carriles sin división en el extremo noroeste de Northfield, en Greenvale Avenue. Se dirige hacia el norte, siguiendo la línea de Falk Avenue-Eveleth Avenue hacia el condado de Dakota, gira hacia el oeste hasta Foliage Avenue en la calle 320 y nuevamente hacia el oeste hasta Galaxie Avenue en la calle 280. Desde la calle 280 hacia el norte, Cedar Avenue es relativamente continua, con la señalización oficial mostrando el nombre por primera vez cerca de la calle 250. Hay un pequeño distrito comercial rural entre la calle 250 y Lakeville, que contiene varios invernaderos y un templo budista. En Lakeville , justo al sur de la calle 215, Cedar se convierte en una carretera más ancha de cuatro carriles y se vuelve gradualmente más urbana a medida que entra en Lakeville. En Apple Valley, Cedar pasa a tener seis carriles y se convierte en una vía principal suburbana. En el extremo norte de Apple Valley, cerca de la calle 140, termina el tramo de carretera del condado y Cedar se convierte en la Carretera Estatal 77 de Minnesota.

Cedar Avenue continues north through Eagan and across the Minnesota River at the Cedar Avenue Bridge in Bloomington. North of East Old Shakopee Road, the Cedar Avenue name is not officially signed. Cedar Avenue passes the Mall of America near its junction with Minnesota State Highway 5/Interstate 494. It continues as a freeway on the east edge of Richfield before entering Minneapolis as a two-lane city street. At the southern border of Minneapolis, its designation at Highway 77 ends and it becomes Hennepin County Road 152. Cedar continues straight north, directly across a causeway over Lake Nokomis. At Lake Street, it passes the Pioneers and Soldiers Cemetery. At Hiawatha Avenue, the road jogs slightly east to facilitate an interchange. Traffic then goes west again, and north through the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, named after the avenue. The final junction of Cedar is at Washington Avenue. This final terminus is known as Seven Corners. Hennepin County Road 152 continues into downtown Minneapolis on Washington Avenue South.

The portion south of 250th St W in Eureka Township is no longer signed as Cedar Avenue for compliance with the Dakota County grid. Nevertheless, it remains Dakota County 23 and is usually referred to as Cedar Avenue^[1] (example ^[2]).

In Dakota County, Cedar Avenue was re-routed between Interstate 35E and the Minnesota River, to accommodate the freeway and new river crossing. The old Cedar Avenue is now known as Nicols Road.

In Hennepin County, Cedar Avenue was rebuilt slightly east of its old alignment. The old alignment is known as Old Cedar Avenue, and is no longer continuous; it is interrupted at Highway 5/494, 66th Street, and Minnesota State Highway 62. Old Cedar Avenue and Cedar Avenue merge at Edgewater Boulevard in Minneapolis.

At Hiawatha Avenue, Cedar Avenue was rerouted slightly east to accommodate an interchange.

Downtown, Cedar Avenue used to cross the Mississippi River at what is now the 10th Avenue Bridge; instead, it now ends at Washington Avenue.

In 2020, Minneapolis officials designated a portion Cedar Avenue South as one of seven cultural districts in the city.^[3] The district's boundaries were centered around the intersection of Cedar and Riverside avenues in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood. The purpose of the cultural district was to promote racial equity, preserve cultural identity, and promote economic growth.^[4][5]

Between Mall of America and 155th Street, Cedar Avenue houses the Red Line, previously known as the Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transitway.

• Cedar Avenue Bridge (Minnesota River)