State Highway 13 serves as a north–south route between Albert Lea, Waseca, Prior Lake, Savage, Burnsville, Eagan, Mendota Heights, West St. Paul, and the "West Side" neighborhood of Saint Paul. The southern terminus of the route is at the
intersection of Main Street and Broadway Avenue (
U.S. 65 / Business Loop 35) in the city of Albert Lea. The northern terminus of Highway 13 is at the intersection of Annapolis Street and Smith Avenue (
Highway 149) at the West St. Paul / Saint Paul city boundary line. Highway 13 is built as a
divided highway between Savage, Burnsville, and Eagan. This portion of the route is a busy metro area corridor paralleling the
Minnesota River. At the junction with
CSAH 101 in Savage, leading to
US 169, Highway 13 turns east. This junction is a hybrid: traffic moving from CSAH 101 toward Highway 13 is grade separated, with through traffic connecting to Highway 13 north, and with exit and entrance ramps connecting to Highway 13 south; southbound traffic on Highway 13 uses a
continuous green T-intersection, while through traffic connects to CSAH 101. Highway 13 is also built as a divided highway in Mendota Heights between I-494 (no interchange / junction) to State Highway 55. The section of Highway 13 north of
State Highway 55 at Mendota is far less busy. Highway 13 is also known as
Sibley Memorial Highway in Lilydale, Mendota, and Eagan. The
Sibley House Historic Site museum in
Mendota, overlooking
Fort Snelling, is located immediately north of the
junction of Highways 13 and
62. The museum is on Highway 13. Highway 13 is also known as
Langford Avenue in
Spring Lake Township and
Cedar Lake Township in Scott County. The route follows
Main Street and
4th Avenue SW in
New Prague. Highway 13 follows
4th Street in
Montgomery. In the city of
Waseca, Highway 13 is also known as
State Street. The 200MW (with possible expansion to 400MW) Bent Tree
Wind Farm was scheduled to be built in 2009 along Highway 13 between Manchester and Hartland. The farm being developed by Wind Capital and
Alliant Energy would be the biggest wind farm in the state of Minnesota. ==History==