Minnesota State Highway 36

Trunk Highway 36
MN 36 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length	21.718 mi[2] (34.952 km)
Existed	1933[1]–present
Major junctions
West end	I-35W at Roseville
Major intersections	MN 51 at Roseville I-35E / US 10 at Little Canada US 61 at Maplewood MN 120 at North St. Paul–Oakdale I-694 at Oakdale–Pine Springs MN 95 at Oak Park Heights
East end	WIS 64 at Oak Park Heights
Location
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Counties	Ramsey, Washington
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highway System Interstate US State Legislative Scenic
← I-35W → MN 37

Minnesota State Highway 36 (MN 36) is a 21.718-mile-long (34.952 km) highway in the U.S. state of Minnesota, which runs from its interchange with Interstate 35W (I-35W) in Roseville and continues east to its eastern terminus at the Wisconsin state line (near Stillwater), where it becomes Wisconsin Highway 64 (WIS 64) upon crossing the St. Croix River at the St. Croix Crossing bridge. MN 36 is a major freeway in suburban Minneapolis–Saint Paul from its western terminus to its intersection with MN 120, at which point it becomes an at-grade expressway.

Historically, MN 36 traveled on a north-south course through Minneapolis before heading east toward Stillwater. Since its terminus moved to I-35W in 1980, growth and development has seen the highway becoming more of a freeway, with controlled intersections being rebuilt as grade-separated interchanges.

Washington County is currently leading a project to replace the controlled intersection at MN 36 and County State-Aid Highway 17 (CSAH 17, Lake Elmo Avenue) in Grant and Lake Elmo. As of May 2024, three interchange designs are being considered. The county has also requested $3 million in state funding for to design an interchange at the intersection of MN 36 and MN 120.