U.S. Highway 65 | ||||
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 US 65 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by MnDOT | ||||
| Length | 15.465 mi[1] (24.889 km) | |||
| Existed | November 11, 1926[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 65 at the Iowa state line in Gordonsville | |||
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| North end |  I-35 in Albert Lea | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Minnesota | |||
| Counties | Freeborn | |||
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U.S. Highway 65 (US 65) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway running from Clayton, Louisiana to Albert Lea, Minnesota. In the state of Minnesota, US 65 travels for 15 miles from the Iowa border to a partial interchange with Interstate 35 in Albert Lea. The length of US 65 in Minnesota is the shortest of the five states the route travels through.
Historically, US 65 was a prominent route in southern Minnesota. From 1926 to 1935, the route reached Saint Paul. It was then realigned to end in Minneapolis, where the endpoint remained until the route was truncated to Albert Lea in 1980.
- ^ "Statewide Trunk Logpoint Listing" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 14, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- ^ Weingroff, Richard F. (January 9, 2009). "From Names to Numbers: The Origins of the U.S. Numbered Highway System". Federal Highway Administration. Archived from the original on March 24, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2022.