U.S. Route 12 in Minnesota

U.S. Highway 12
U.S. Highway 12
	US 12 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by MnDOT
Length	192.798 mi (310.278 km)
Existed	November 11, 1926–present
Tourist; routes	Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway
Major junctions
West end	US 12 at the South Dakota state line in Ortonville
	US 75 in Ortonville; US 59 in Moyer Township; US 71 / MN 23 in Willmar; MN 22 in Litchfield; MN 24 in Litchfield; MN 15 in Dassel; MN 25 in Montrose; I-394 / I-494 in Minnetonka; I-94 / I-394 / US 52 in Minneapolis; I-494 / I-694 in Woodbury;
East end	I-94 / US 12 at the Wisconsin state line in Lakeland
Location
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Counties	Big Stone, Swift, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Wright, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington
Highway system
	United States Numbered Highway System; List; Special; Divided; Minnesota Trunk Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Legislative; Scenic;

U.S. Highway 12 (US 12) is a 192.798-mile-long (310.278 km) United States Numbered Highway in west- and east-central Minnesota, which travels from the South Dakota state line at Ortonville near Big Stone Lake and continues east to the St. Croix River at the Wisconsin state line. US 12 connects the cities of Ortonville, Benson, Willmar, Litchfield, Minneapolis, and Saint Paul.

^ "Statewide Trunk Logpoint Listing" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 14, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
^ Weingroff, Richard F. (January 9, 2009). "From Names to Numbers: The Origins of the U.S. Numbered Highway System". Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved September 25, 2010.