Minnesota State Highway 7 963581 184377342 2008-01-15T00:39:25Z Damon207 1390451 communities {{Infobox MN state highway |sign_image = MN-7.svg |article_route = 7 |yrcom=1920 |length_mi=196 |cities=[[Hopkins, Minnesota|Hopkins]], [[Minnetonka, Minnesota|Minnetonka]], [[Excelsior, Minnesota|Excelsior]], [[Hutchinson, Minnesota|Hutchinson]], [[Montevideo, Minnesota|Montevideo]], [[Appleton, Minnesota|Appleton]], [[Ortonville, Minnesota|Ortonville]] |direction_b=East |direction_a=West |terminus_b=[[Image:MN-100.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 100|MN-100]] in [[St. Louis Park, Minnesota|St. Louis Park]] |terminus_a=[[Image:MN-28.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 28|MN-28]] in [[Beardsley, Minnesota|Beardsley]] |previous_type=MN |previous_route=6 |next_type=US |next_route=8 }} '''Minnesota State Highway 7''' is a [[highway]] in [[Minnesota]]. It is 196 miles in length. ==Termini== The highway runs from [[Minnesota State Highway 28]] near [[Beardsley, Minnesota]] in the west to [[Minnesota State Highway 100]] in [[St. Louis Park, Minnesota|St. Louis Park]] in the east. The Highway is a key East-West artery through several cities in the western suburbs of the Twin Cities area including [[Hopkins, Minnesota|Hopkins]], [[Minnetonka, Minnesota|Minnetonka]], and smaller [[Excelsior, Minnesota|Excelsior]]. The highway is a 45 to 50 mph [[divided highway]] with two lanes in both direction throughout the metro area. Upon leaving [[Excelsior, Minnesota|Excelsior]] it becomes undivided with one lane running in either direction and a 55 mph speed limit. ==Notes== Highway 7 used to extend into downtown Minneapolis until [[1965]], where it terminated at former [[U.S. Route 52 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 52]]. Highway 7 used to be nicknamed "Suicide Seven" due to the number of traffic deaths each year. ==Communities along the route== {| | *[[St. Louis Park, Minnesota|St. Louis Park]] *[[Hopkins, Minnesota|Hopkins]] *[[Minnetonka, Minnesota|Minnetonka]] *[[Shorewood, Minnesota|Shorewood]] *[[Excelsior, Minnesota|Excelsior]] *[[Victoria, Minnesota|Victoria]] | *[[St. Bonifacius, Minnesota|St. Bonifacius]] *[[Silver Lake, Minnesota|Silver Lake]] *[[Hutchinson, Minnesota|Hutchinson]] *[[Cedar Mills, Minnesota|Cedar Mills]] *[[Cosmos, Minnesota|Cosmos]] *[[Lake Lillian, Minnesota|Lake Lillian]] | *[[Blomkest, Minnesota|Blomkest]] *[[Prinsburg, Minnesota|Prinsburg]] *[[Clara City, Minnesota|Clara City]] *[[Montevideo, Minnesota|Montevideo]] *[[Watson, Minnesota|Watson]] *[[Milan, Minnesota|Milan]] | *[[Appleton, Minnesota|Appleton]] *[[Correll, Minnesota|Correll]] *[[Odessa, Minnesota|Odessa]] *[[Ortonville, Minnesota|Ortonville]] *[[Beardsley, Minnesota|Beardsley]] |} ==References== *Steve Riner (July 26, 2003). [http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/r1-25.htm Details of Routes 1-25.] Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Accessed September 6, 2004. *Adam Froehlig (December 12, 2002). [http://www.ajfroggie.com/roadpics/mn-ends/mn007.htm Minnesota Highway 7.] Minnesota State Highway Endings. Accessed September 6, 2004. [[Category:State highways in Minnesota|007]]