Minnesota State Highway 120
state highway in Ramsey and Washington counties in Minnesota, United States
Minnesota State Highway 120 (MN 120) is a 7.2-mile-long (11.6 km) state highway in Minnesota, which runs from a point south of its interchange with Interstate 94 (I-94) in Maplewood (near Landfall) and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with MN 244 and County Road 15 (CR 15) at the White Bear Lake–Mahtomedi boundary line.
MN 120 is also known as Century Avenue, Geneva Avenue, and Division Street at various points throughout its route.
The highway runs along the Washington–Ramsey county line for most of its length.
Route description
MN 120 serves as a north–south route between the communities of Maplewood, Oakdale, North St. Paul, White Bear Lake, and Mahtomedi.
The Gateway Bicycle Trail crosses MN 120 near MN 36 at the North St. Paul–Oakdale boundary line.
MN 120 mostly parallels I-694 throughout its route. MN 120 also has an interchange with I-694 at the White Bear Lake–Mahtomedi line.
The route is legally defined as Route 117 in the Minnesota Statutes.
“Minnesota State Highway 120” enters the record as state highway in Ramsey and Washington counties in Minnesota, United States. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Minnesota, State and Highway can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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