Editing Interstate 394 (section)

{{Short description|Highway in Minnesota}}
{{For|the route located in Illinois numbered 394|Illinois Route 394}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Use American English|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox road
| state = MN
| type = I
| route = 394
| map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-lat=44.971|frame-long=-93.370|zoom=10|type=line|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Wikipedia KML/Interstate 394}}}}
| map_custom = yes
| map_notes = I-394 highlighted in red
| length_mi = 9.75
| length_ref = <ref>{{cite web |last=Starks |first=Edward |date=January 27, 2022 |title=Table 2: Auxiliary Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways |url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/interstate_highway_system/routefinder/table02.cfm |access-date=December 22, 2022 |work=FHWA Route Log and Finder List |publisher=[[Federal Highway Administration]]}}</ref>
| established = 1991
| spur_type = I
| spur_of = 94
| direction_a = West
| terminus_a = {{Jct|state=MN|I|494|US|12}} in [[Minnetonka, Minnesota|Minnetonka]]
| junction = {{Plainlist|
*{{Jct|state=MN|US|169}} on the [[Minnetonka, Minnesota|Minnetonka]]–[[Golden Valley, Minnesota|Golden Valley]] line
*{{Jct|state=MN|MN|100}} on the [[St. Louis Park, Minnesota|St. Louis Park]]–Golden Valley line
*{{Jct|state=MN|I|94|US|52|US|12}} in [[Minneapolis]]
}}
| direction_b = East
| terminus_b = 3rd and 4th Streets in Minneapolis
| counties = [[Hennepin County, Minnesota|Hennepin]]
| previous_type = MN
| previous_route = 371
| next_type = I
| next_route = 494
}}
'''Interstate&nbsp;394''' ('''I-394''') is a short east–west [[auxiliary Interstate Highway]] in [[Hennepin County, Minnesota|Hennepin County]] in the [[US state]] of [[Minnesota]]. It is also commonly referred to by its pre-1991 name, Wayzata Boulevard, and by its other designation for most of its route, [[U.S. Route 12 in Minnesota|US Highway&nbsp;12]] (US&nbsp;12). It runs for {{convert|9.8|mi|km}} from downtown [[Minneapolis]] to [[Interstate 494|I-494]] in the Minneapolis suburb of [[Minnetonka, Minnesota|Minnetonka]]. At its western terminus, the roadway loses its Interstate designation but continues as US&nbsp;12. I-394 serves as the most direct link for [[commuter]]s and other drivers who are traveling between downtown Minneapolis and parts of the western [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul]] metropolitan area.

I-394 maintains at least three lanes in each direction except under the [[Minnesota State Highway 100]] (MN&nbsp;100) interchange and also between [[Interstate 94 in Minnesota|I-94]]/[[U.S. Route 52 in Minnesota|US&nbsp;52]] and its eastern terminus downtown.