Editing Interstate 694 (section)

==Route description==
[[File:I-94, I-694, and MN-252 interchange.JPG|left|thumb|Interchange of eastbound I-94, MN&nbsp;252 and eastbound I-694 in Brooklyn Center]]
I-694 begins on the [[counterclockwise]] end at the junction of I-94, I-494, US&nbsp;52, and I-694 in the city of Maple Grove, often referred to as the Fish Lake Interchange. From the Fish Lake Interchange, I-694 travels eastbound ([[clockwise]]) and concurrently with I-94 and US&nbsp;52 through the cities of Maple Grove, [[Brooklyn Park, Minnesota|Brooklyn Park]], and Brooklyn Center. In Brooklyn Center, I-94/US&nbsp;52 splits from I-694 and then I-94/US&nbsp;52 travels south toward downtown [[Minneapolis]], while I-694 continues its beltway function, crossing the [[Mississippi River]] on the [[I-694 Bridge]]. The route then passes through the communities of [[Fridley, Minnesota|Fridley]] and [[New Brighton, Minnesota|New Brighton]], where it has an interchange with I-35W. I-694 turns slightly to the southeast as it passes through the communities of [[Arden Hills, Minnesota|Arden Hills]], [[Shoreview, Minnesota|Shoreview]], and [[Little Canada, Minnesota|Little Canada]]. I-694 turns back to near due east at its western junction with [[Interstate 35E (Minnesota)|I-35E]]. It continues east through the communities of Vadnais Heights, White Bear Lake, and Maplewood. In [[Pine Springs, Minnesota|Pine Springs]], I-694 has a cloverleaf interchange with [[Minnesota State Highway 36]] (MN&nbsp;36). The I-694/MN&nbsp;36 interchange makes out a rough corner, in which I-694 switches direction from eastbound to southbound. I-694 continues south through the city of Oakdale and finally terminates on the clockwise end at the interchange of I-94, I-494, and I-694 at the Oakdale–Woodbury city boundary line. I-694 becomes I-494 after this interchange.<ref name="MnDOT09-10"/>

[[File:Interstate 694 Fridley MN 2017.jpg|left|thumb|I-694 looking West through Fridley]]
[[Milepost]]s on I-694 are numbered to increase while traveling eastbound (clockwise). They are in sequence with the numbering of adjoining I-494, where the numbering begins and ends at the [[Minnesota River]]. Between Maple Grove and Brooklyn Center, the mileposts correspond to the beltway numbering, not I-94 mileage.<ref name="MnDOT09-10"/>

Legally, the route of I-694 is defined as part of unmarked [[Legislative route (Minnesota)|legislative route]]&nbsp;393 in the [[wikisource:Minnesota Statutes/Section 161.12#Subdivision 5|Minnesota Statutes §161.12(5)]].<ref>{{cite web |author= Minnesota Legislature |author-link= Minnesota Legislature |year= 2018 |url= https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/161.12 |title=§161.12, Additional Routes Added; Federal Aid |work= Minnesota Statutes |publisher= Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes  |access-date= September 19, 2019}}</ref> I-694 is not marked with this legislative number along the actual highway.<ref name="MnDOT09-10">{{cite MnDOT map  |year = 2009 |sections = V25–Y25, Y25–Y26 |inset = Metropolitan Saint Paul–Minneapolis }}</ref> The entire freeway, as part of the [[Interstate Highway System]], has been included in the [[National Highway System (United States)|National Highway System]],<ref name=NHS-MSP>{{cite map |url=http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/maps/mn/minneapolis_mn.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081017022849/http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/maps/mn/minneapolis_mn.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 17, 2008 |title=National Highway System: Minneapolis – St. Paul |author=[[Federal Highway Administration]] |date=August 2003 |scale = Scale not given |location = Washington, DC |publisher = Federal Highway Administration |access-date=January 26, 2011 |format=PDF}}</ref> a system of roads important to the country's economy, defense, and mobility.<ref name=NHS>{{cite web |last= Adderly |first= Kevin |url=http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080515191424/http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 15, 2008 |series = National Highway System|title= Planning, Environment, & Realty |publisher= Federal Highway Administration |date= August 26, 2010 |access-date= January 26, 2011}}</ref>