Freeway construction was rapid in the Twin Cities metropolitan area after the passage of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956. Perhaps no community was more affected by the expanding freeway system than the suburb of Richfield, which is bordered by Crosstown Highway 62 on the north, and I-494 on the south, with I-35W running north-south through the middle. Some Richfield residents liked the residential isolation caused by the freeway boundaries, while others thought it cut them off from the surrounding communities.
This photograph shows the intersection of I-494 and I-35W, with a small portion of Richfield in the foreground.
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
Date: 1957
Identifer: location MH5.9 BL1 p8
