Editing Interstate 494 (section)

==Route description==
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The exit numbering of I-494 is unusual in that it begins at the [[Minnesota River]] heading westbound (between [[Eagan, Minnesota|Eagan]] and [[Bloomington, Minnesota|Bloomington]]) and continues [[clockwise]] around the entire beltway, continuing clockwise onto [[Interstate 694|I-694]]. The last exit east of the Minnesota River is exit&nbsp;71 to Pilot Knob Road. The first exit west of the river is exit&nbsp;1A, which grants access to eastbound [[Minnesota State Highway 5]] (MN&nbsp;5) and [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport]]. The most significant landmark on the length of I-494 is [[Mall of America]], just south of the intersection of I-494 and [[Minnesota State Highway 77|MN&nbsp;77]].

Legally, the route of I-494 is defined as part of unmarked [[Legislative route (Minnesota)|legislative route]]&nbsp;393 in Minnesota Statutes § 161.12(5).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sec. 161.12 MN Statutes |url=https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/161.12 |access-date=December 22, 2022 |website=[[Minnesota Legislature]]}}</ref> I-494 is not marked with this legislative number along the actual highway.