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Minnesota State Highway 55Minnesota State Highway 55 is a highway in Minnesota. It is 225 miles in length. Termini The western terminus of Highway 55 is the North Dakota near Tenney, Minnesota. In North Dakota, its counterpart is North Dakota State Highway 11. The road extends eastward to Hastings, Minnesota where it meets U.S. Highway 61. Notes The western portion of the highway coming into downtown Minneapolis is known as Olson Memorial Highway. The part southeast of downtown is known as Hiawatha Avenue. A light rail corridor, the Hiawatha Line, runs parallel to the highway for much of the Hiawatha Avenue stretch. There has been some controversy with expansion of the highway. An area known as Camp Coldwater, considered by some as the "birthplace of Minnesota," was dug up during some construction. Highway 55 crosses the Mississippi River via the Mendota Bridge, which was the longest continuous bridge made of poured concrete when it was completed in 1926. It is 4119 feet in length. References 55
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