Route Description
State Highway 36 serves as an east–west route between the cities of Roseville, Little Canada, Maplewood, North St. Paul, Oakdale, Oak Park Heights, and Stillwater.
Highway 36 is a limited-access freeway from its interchange with Interstate 35W in Roseville eastward to Interstate 35E in Little Canada, and about two miles beyond. The freeway section ends east of its interchange with U.S. Highway 61, at its signal-controlled intersection with English Street in Maplewood. Highway 36 becomes an at-grade expressway at this point. For about four miles outside of the I-494 / 694 loop, the expressway section of Highway 36 has a speed limit of 65 MPH (105 km/h).
Highway 36 crosses the St. Croix River via the historic Stillwater Lift Bridge between Stillwater and Houlton, WI. The route becomes Wisconsin Highway 64 upon crossing the bridge into Wisconsin. Planning is taking place to replace the bridge, which reached its practical capacity in 1990. Because the bridge is considered historically significant, this has become a heated issue.
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