Minnesota Department of Transportation

511 Travel Info

I-35 Duluth Bridge Rehabilitation

St. Louis County

Traffic Impacts

Bridge repair work on I-35 in Duluth is underway. This construction project will resurface the bridge deck and replace joints on I-35 between Mesaba Avenue and 5th Avenue West and work on the I-35 northbound off-ramp to 5th Avenue West and the southbound on-ramp from 5th Avenue West.

The head-to-head configuration on I-35 in Downtown Duluth between Garfield Avenue and Lake Avenue will be placed onto the I-35 northbound bridge on Monday, June 23 and Tuesday, June 24.

On Monday, June 23, the ramp from I-535 to I-35 northbound will close for the afternoon while traffic control work is being performed and northbound traffic is placed back onto I-35 northbound. On Tuesday, June 24, southbound traffic will be shifted to head-to-head on to the northbound I-35 lanes.

The following ramps will be closed: I-35 northbound offramp to 5th Avenue West, I-35 southbound onramp from Lake Avenue, and I-35 onramp from 5th Avenue West.

Traffic will remain in head-to-head configuration through mid-August.

About this project

Summary of work

Bridge joint replacement, Bridge deck rehabilitation, and concrete pavement repairs

I-35 ramp detour

2025 work zone map. Click to enlarge image