Avenue of the Saints

Avenue of the Saints
Avenue of the Saints
High Priority Corridor 2
	Avenue of the Saints highlighted in red
Route information
Length	563 mi (906 km)
Existed	1991–present
Component; highways	US 61 from Frontenac to Wayland, MO; Route 27 from Wayland, MO to the Iowa state line; Iowa 27 in Iowa; I-35 from near Clear Lake, IA to Burnsville, MN; I-35E from Burnsville to St. Paul, MN;
Major junctions
South end	I-64 / US 40 / US 61 / US 67 in Frontenac, MO
	I-64 / I-70 / US 40 at Wentzville, MO; ; I-72 / US 36 / Route 110 (CKC) at Hannibal, MO; US 34 / Iowa 163 at Mount Pleasant, IA; I-80 / I-380 at Coralville, IA; US 20 at Waterloo, IA; I-90 at Albert Lea, MN; I-494 at Mendota Heights, MN;
North end	I-94 at St. Paul, MN
Location
Country	United States
States	Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota
Highway system
	High-Priority Corridors;
	Missouri State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Supplemental;
	Iowa Primary Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Secondary; Scenic;
	Minnesota Trunk Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Legislative; Scenic;

The Avenue of the Saints is a 563-mile-long (906 km) highway in the Midwestern United States that connects Frontenac, Missouri, and St. Paul, Minnesota. It follows parts of U.S. Route 61 (US 61), Route 27 in Missouri, Iowa Highway 27 (Iowa 27), and Interstate 35 (I-35). The route was proposed in the late 1980s, chosen in 1990, funded in 1991 and completed in 2008.