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===Minnesota=== {{Main|Interstate 90 in Minnesota}} [[File:I90GoldenSpikeRestAreaBlueEarthMN.jpg|thumb|right|[[Historic marker]] to commemorate the completion of I-90 in 1978 near [[Blue Earth, Minnesota]]|alt=A park with several trees and picnic tables behind a plaque titled "A Golden Dedication for I-90"]] I-90 crosses the southern portion of Minnesota and carries unsigned [[Legislative route (Minnesota)|Legislative Route 391]] across the state.<ref>{{cite web |year=2021 |title=Section 161.12: Additional Routes Added; Federal Aid |url=https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/161.12 |work=[[Minnesota Statutes]] |publisher=Minnesota Revisor's Office |accessdate=November 29, 2021 |archive-date=November 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130051250/https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/161.12 |url-status=live }}</ref> From the South Dakota border near [[Beaver Creek, Minnesota|Beaver Creek]] to [[Albert Lea, Minnesota|Albert Lea]], the freeway travels east across farmland and towns in the plains and rolling hills of the [[Buffalo Ridge]]. It also intersects several north–south highways, including [[U.S. Route 75|US 75]] in [[Luverne, Minnesota|Luverne]], [[U.S. Route 59|US 59]] in [[Worthington, Minnesota|Worthington]], [[U.S. Route 71|US 71]] in [[Jackson, Minnesota|Jackson]], and [[U.S. Route 169|US 169]] in [[Blue Earth, Minnesota|Blue Earth]]. I-90 travels around the northern outskirts of Albert Lea and intersects [[Interstate 35|I-35]] northeast of the city. It then reaches [[Austin, Minnesota|Austin]] and a brief concurrency with [[U.S. Route 218|US 218]].<ref name="MN-Map">{{cite map |year=2021 |title=Minnesota 2021–2022 Official Highway Map |url=https://www.dot.state.mn.us/statemap/2019/Frontside_2021.pdf |scale=Scale not given |location=St. Paul |publisher=[[Minnesota Department of Transportation]] |accessdate=November 29, 2021 |archive-date=November 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129111357/http://www.dot.state.mn.us/statemap/2019/Frontside_2021.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> From Austin, the freeway turns northeast to head towards [[Rochester, Minnesota|Rochester]], which it bypasses to the south and intersects [[U.S. Route 63|US 63]] and [[U.S. Route 52|US 52]]. I-90 continues east into the hilly [[Driftless Area]] and descends from the bluffs that overlook [[Lake Onalaska]] on the [[Mississippi River]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Stoll |first=Mike |date=May 26, 2017 |title=I-90 and the face of Mower County |url=https://www.austindailyherald.com/2017/05/i-90-and-the-face-of-mower-county/ |work=[[Austin Daily Herald]] |accessdate=November 29, 2021 |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009232849/https://www.austindailyherald.com/2017/05/i-90-and-the-face-of-mower-county/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It turns southeast at [[Dakota, Minnesota|Dakota]] and is joined by US 14 until the highways split near [[La Crescent, Minnesota|La Crescent]]. I-90 turns east before it reaches La Crescent, where it crosses the Mississippi River on the [[Dresbach Bridge]] into Wisconsin.<ref name="MN-Map"/><ref name="LCT-Bridge">{{cite news |last=Hubbuch |first=Chris |date=October 21, 2016 |title=Minnesota, Wisconsin celebrate completion of I-90 bridge |url=https://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/minnesota-wisconsin-celebrate-completion-of-i-90-bridge/article_4c810c59-8678-56cb-a34a-e27ef81e07b2.html |work=[[La Crosse Tribune]] |url-access=subscription |accessdate=November 29, 2021 |archive-date=November 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130051250/https://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/minnesota-wisconsin-celebrate-completion-of-i-90-bridge/article_4c810c59-8678-56cb-a34a-e27ef81e07b2.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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