neighborhood in Minneapolis, August 2018 In Faribault, Lyndale Avenue is a divided four-lane highway with a 45 mph speed limit. Between Faribault and the
Minnesota River, Lyndale Avenue has been replaced by
Interstate 35. North of the river, the old Lyndale Avenue resumes in Bloomington. At the south edge of Bloomington, it is a two-lane road, until 106th Street. Between 106th and 102nd Streets, it is a three-lane road. Through the rest of Bloomington, the street varies in width between four and six lanes. After entering Richfield at the junction with
Interstate 494. In Richfield, it is a two- to three-lane roadway with multiple roundabouts. There are major commercial districts at 98th Street, American Boulevard, 77th Street (Kensington Park and Shops at Lyndale), and 66th Street (Woodlake Center). North of
Interstate 35W /
Minnesota State Highway 62, Lyndale Avenue enters Minneapolis and the street soon becomes a one-way to connect with
Minnesota State Highway 121, a freeway spur connecting to I-35W. After their intersection with 56th Street West, the road again becomes a two- to three-lane roadway across
Minnehaha Creek and north toward
Uptown. Near the intersection with
Lake Street, it becomes a three-lane as a major commercial street which remains continuous until the
Virginia Triangle (the commons with
Hennepin Avenue and
Interstate 94). After the Triangle, Lyndale Avenue splits, with matching one-way streets on either side of
Interstate 94 functioning as
frontage roads. They join at Plymouth Avenue. The road remains three lanes until just north of Broadway, where it becomes a two-lane road. At 49th Avenue North, the road again diverges into matching one-way streets on either side of I-94. At 53rd Avenue North, it becomes a local street for several blocks until ending at 57th Avenue North in Brooklyn Center. == History ==