U.S. Route 65 in Minnesota

U.S. Highway 65
U.S. Highway 65
	US 65 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by MnDOT
Length	15.465 mi (24.889 km)
Existed	November 11, 1926–present
Major junctions
South end	US 65 at the Iowa state line in Gordonsville
	I-35 in Albert Lea; MN 13 in Albert Lea;
North end	I-35 in Albert Lea
Location
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Counties	Freeborn
Highway system
	United States Numbered Highway System; List; Special; Divided; Minnesota Trunk Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Legislative; Scenic;

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.

[statelpt-1] "Statewide Trunk Logpoint Listing" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 14, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2011.

[USH-2] 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.

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