Central/3rd Ave. bridge detour
Starting Saturday, Dec. 5, Metro Transit routes using the 3rd/Central Ave. bridge will be detoured to the Hennepin Ave. bridge for two years.
If you want to remain informed about the continuing 3rd/Central Ave. bridge reconstruction project, visit MnDOT’s website.
What does this mean for me?
If you are traveling between downtown Minneapolis and NE/SE Minneapolis via I-35W and Hennepin Ave., you may notice increased traffic and travel time.
Express routes 250, 264 and 270
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These routes will continue on 4th St. SE to 1st Ave. NE and will take the Hennepin Ave. bridge into downtown Minneapolis. Once across the river, buses will turn onto 1st St. S. and turn right onto Marquette and their regular routing. There will be no stops between 4th St. SE & Central (Stop #16124) and Marquette & 2nd St. S. (Stop #19238). Stop #16124 at 4th St. SE & Central will become the temporary edge of the Downtown Zone for these routes.
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Express buses leaving downtown will take 2nd Ave. S., turning left onto 1st St. S. and turning right on to Hennepin Ave. to University Ave. SE and their regular routing on University east of Central. There will be no stops between Hennepin & 1st St. S. (Stop #17952) and University SE & 2nd Ave. SE (Stop #16126). Stop #16126 at University & 2nd Ave. SE will continue to be the temporary edge of the Downtown Zone.
Routes 10, 17 and 25
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Local buses entering downtown will take 1st Ave. NE over the Hennepin Ave. bridge and turn left onto Washington Ave. and right onto Nicollet Mall. The stop on 1st Ave. NE at 2nd St. NE (Stop #15562) will be closed and the stop on 1st Ave. NE at 4th St. NE (Stop #15559) will serve as the temporary edge of the Downtown Zone. Routes 10 and 17 will not serve Stop #15553 on 1st Ave. NE at 6th St. NE.
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Local buses leaving downtown will take Nicollet Mall, turning left onto Washington Ave., turning right onto Hennepin Ave. to Central Ave. and E. Hennepin and via regular routing. Routes 10 and 17 will not use Stop #42208 on E. Hennepin at 5th St. SE nor, during the bridge closure, their current stop on Central at 6th St. SE (Stop #40953). The Downtown Zone for these routes will begin at Stop #15477 on E. Hennepin at 2nd St. SE.
Download the informational flyer
Transit questions?
If you have further questions, please call 612-373-3333, Option 2 to speak with a Transit Information Specialist.