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Interstate 494 (I-494) is a loop route making up part of a beltway of Interstate 94, circling through the southern and western portions of the Minneapolis – Saint Paul metropolitan area in Minnesota. The 43-mile (69 km) road is coupled with Interstate 694 (which circles the northern edge of the Twin Cities metro area) at each end, and composes more than half of the major beltway of the region. I-694 / I-494 also act as loop routes for Interstate 35E and Interstate 35W.
I-494 has a few intersections with other interstates:
The speed limit on I-494 is 60 miles per hour (100 km/h). Interstate highways outside of the loop in Minnesota may be signed as high as 70 mph (110 km/h). Most highways inside the loop are signed at speeds of 55 mph (90 km/h) or lower, though a few exceptions were added in September 2005, allowing speeds of up to 60 mph (97 km/h) in some places. Those roads had been signed at 60 mph (97 km/h) or higher up until the gasoline crises of the 1970s.
Exit numbering of Interstate 494 is unusual in that it begins at the Minnesota River heading westbound (between Mendota Heights and Bloomington), and continues clockwise around the entire beltway. The last exit is #71 to Pilot Knob Road. The most significant landmark on the length of I-494 is Mall of America, just south of the intersection of I-494 and State Highway 77.
I-494 and the Bloomington Strip
Interstate 494 police chase and arrest
Interstate 494 Analysis
US-212 & I-494 East to the Mall of America
Time Lapse Drive of Interstate 494 from 169 to Post Road
Agenda: Edina - Late December 2012 - Highway 169/Interstate 494
Project To Add 3rd Lane To I-494 In Plymouth Kicks Off
Police Stop Wrong-Way Driver on I-494
Drive Time to Interstate 494 from Powers/212 (5:40)
10/5/2005 Flooded Interstate 494 entrance ramp
Freeway Driving - Interstate 94 WB (Interstate 494 to MN 101)
Movable Barriers on I-494 in Plymouth, Minnetonka and Maple Grove
Freeway Driving - Interstate 35E SB (Interstate 494 to Burnsville Split)
Freeway Driving - Interstate 35E SB (Interstate 94 to Interstate 494)
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