US 10 enters the state from
North Dakota and heads through
Moorhead parallel to
Interstate 94 (I-94) and
US 52 until it exits the city. US 10 then takes a more northerly route than I-94/US 52 to
St. Cloud by heading through
Detroit Lakes,
Wadena, and
Little Falls. From St. Cloud to
Mounds View, US 10 is a busy route through the suburbs of St. Cloud and
Minneapolis. in Coon Rapids East of Mounds View, US 10 is marked mostly along Interstate Highways until
Saint Paul, where the route
runs concurrently with
US 61 to
Cottage Grove. US 10 then heads east to the
Wisconsin state line and exits the state. US 10 is a divided highway along most of its length through the state, with posted speed limits along much of the way, except for two-lane or undivided four-lane stretches through Wadena and
Motley. There are some posted speed limits in the four-lane section between
Elk River and
Anoka and the two-lane section between
Bluffton and
Wadena. Legally, the Minnesota section of US 10 is defined as unmarked
Constitutional / Legislative Routes 2, 37, 27, 3, 62, and 94 in the Minnesota Statutes §§ 161.114(2) and 161.115(25). US 10 is not marked with these legislative numbers along the actual highway.
Transit Intercity bus service is provided by
Jefferson Lines along the northwestern portion of the US 10 corridor from the North Dakota state line to Staples. ==History==