France Avenue

France Avenue is a major street in Minneapolis, Edina, and Bloomington, with shorter segments in several other suburbs (Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center, Robbinsdale, and Golden Valley[1]) in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metro area.

France Avenue
Length9.891 mi (15.918 km)
North end Excelsior Boulevard in Minneapolis
Major
junctions		 West 50th Street in Minneapolis

MN 62 in Edina
I-494 / MN 5 in Edina , Bloomington

Old Shakopee Road in Bloomington
South endOverlook Drive in Bloomington

Route description
France Avenue at night in Edina

The longest portion of France Avenue begins at the Minnesota River in Bloomington. County Road 17[1] begins at Old Shakopee Road. It crosses MN-62, and ends at the junction with Excelsior Boulevard at the border of Minneapolis and St. Louis Park. This portion of France Avenue includes the Southdale commercial district in Edina, and the 50th and France commercial district at the border of Minneapolis and Edina.

Between Excelsior Boulevard and W 54th Street, France Avenue designates the western border of Minneapolis.[1]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Hennepin County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Bloomington0.0000.000Overlook Drive
0.91.4 CR 1 (Old Shakopee Road)
West 98th Street
West 90th Street
4.457.16 I-494 / MN 5
Edina CR 53 (West 66th Street)
5.318.55 MN 62
Minneapolis CR 21 (West 50th Street)
West 44th Street
9.89115.918 CR 3 (Excelsior Boulevard)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
  1. "2013 Hennepin County Road Map" (PDF). Hennepin County. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-10.


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