France Avenue

France Avenue is a major street in Minneapolis, Edina, and Bloomington, with shorter segments in several other suburbs (Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center, Robbinsdale, and Golden Valley^[1]) in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metro area.

France Avenue

Length	9.891 mi (15.918 km)
North end	Excelsior Boulevard in Minneapolis
Major junctions	West 50th Street in Minneapolis MN 62 in Edina I-494 / MN 5 in Edina , Bloomington Old Shakopee Road in Bloomington
South end	Overlook Drive in Bloomington

Route description

France Avenue at night in Edina

The longest portion of France Avenue begins at the Minnesota River in Bloomington. County Road 17^[1] begins at Old Shakopee Road. It crosses MN-62, and ends at the junction with Excelsior Boulevard at the border of Minneapolis and St. Louis Park. This portion of France Avenue includes the Southdale commercial district in Edina, and the 50th and France commercial district at the border of Minneapolis and Edina.

Between Excelsior Boulevard and W 54th Street, France Avenue designates the western border of Minneapolis.^[1]

44°53′43″N 93°19′44.5″W

Major intersections

The entire route is in Hennepin County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Bloomington	0.000	0.000	Overlook Drive
	0.9	1.4	CR 1 (Old Shakopee Road)
			West 98th Street
			West 90th Street
	4.45	7.16	I-494 / MN 5
Edina			CR 53 (West 66th Street)
	5.31	8.55	MN 62
Minneapolis			CR 21 (West 50th Street)
			West 44th Street
	9.891	15.918	CR 3 (Excelsior Boulevard)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access