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==Transportation== ===Rail=== Ramsey County is a major freight hub along [[BNSF Railway|BNSF's]] [[Northern Transcon|Northern Transcon route]] and is also served by [[Union Pacific Railroad|Union Pacific]] and [[Canadian Pacific Railway|Canadian Pacific]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 2015 |title=Twin Cities Area Freight Railroad Map |url=http://www.dot.state.mn.us/ofrw/maps/MetroRailMap.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231000108/http://www.dot.state.mn.us/ofrw/maps/MetroRailMap.pdf |archive-date=December 31, 2017 |access-date=December 30, 2017 |publisher=Minnesota Department of Transportation}}</ref> [[Amtrak]] offers daily intercity passenger rail service on the ''[[Empire Builder]]'' from [[Saint Paul Union Depot|Union Depot]] in Saint Paul.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Empire Builder |url=https://www.amtrak.com/routes/empire-builder-train.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231001453/https://www.amtrak.com/routes/empire-builder-train.html |archive-date=December 31, 2017 |access-date=December 30, 2017 |publisher=Amtrak}}</ref> [[Light rail]] service is provided by [[Metro (Minnesota)|Metro]], a light rail and [[bus rapid transit]] system operated by [[Metro Transit (Minnesota)|Metro Transit]] that connects several communities in Ramsey and Hennepin Counties.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Transit System Map |url=https://www.metrotransit.org/system-map |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231003733/https://www.metrotransit.org/system-map |archive-date=December 31, 2017 |access-date=December 30, 2017 |publisher=Metro Transit}}</ref> The [[Metro Green Line (Minnesota)|Metro Green Line]] connects Union Depot to [[Target Field station]] in [[Minneapolis]], in neighboring [[Hennepin County, Minnesota|Hennepin County]]. ===Road=== Ramsey County is served by several interstate highways, including [[Interstate 35]] and [[Interstate 94]]. I-35 has two routes through Ramsey County. [[Interstate 35E (Minnesota)|I-35E]] enters the county from Dakota County to the south and proceeds north through Saint Paul, where it intersects I-94, then continues north to Little Canada, where it runs east concurrently with [[Interstate 694|I-694]] for several miles before turning north through North Oaks to Washington County. [[Interstate 35W (Minnesota)|I-35W]] crosses from Minneapolis to the west through Saint Anthony before turning north through New Brighton, where it intersects I-694, and then to Anoka County, where it goes on to rejoin I-35E in Washington County.<ref name="mndot-ramsey-highway-map">{{Cite web|title=Ramsey County Highway Map |url=http://www.dot.state.mn.us/maps/gdma/data/maps/county/ramsey.pdf |publisher=Minnesota Department of Transportation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230221457/http://www.dot.state.mn.us/maps/gdma/data/maps/county/ramsey.pdf |archive-date=December 30, 2017 |access-date=December 30, 2017}}</ref> Near the western edge of the county, I-94 enters from Minneapolis where it runs almost parallel to [[University Avenue (Minneapolis–Saint Paul)|University Avenue]] until it meets I-35E in Saint Paul and continues east to Washington County. [[Interstate 494|I-494]] passes through the southeast corner of the county between Dakota and Washington Counties. From Anoka County in the west, I-694 takes a path through New Brighton, where it meets I-35W, to the junction with I-35E in Little Canada and finally to Washington County in the east.<ref name="mndot-ramsey-highway-map"/> Ramsey County is also accessible by several [[United States Numbered Highway System|U.S. Highways]], in particular [[U.S. Route 10|US 10]], [[U.S. Route 52 in Minnesota|US 52]], and [[U.S. Route 61|US 61]]. US 10 enters from Washington County in the south and continues north to meet I-94 just east of Saint Paul where it turns west to run concurrently with I-94, I-35E, I-694, and finally I-35W before continuing northwest to Anoka County. US 52 runs from [[South Saint Paul, Minnesota|South Saint Paul]] in Dakota County north to downtown Saint Paul where it meets I-94 and turns west to run concurrently with it all the way to the North Dakota border. From the south, US 61 runs concurrently with US 10 and then I-94 until it continues northeast on surface streets through the East Side of Saint Paul. From Saint Paul, US 61 continues north through Maplewood and White Bear Lake before crossing the border into Washington County.<ref name="mndot-ramsey-highway-map"/> In addition to these federal highways, Ramsey County is served by several Minnesota State Highways, including MN 36 and MN 51, which are divided highways for much of their length.<ref name="mndot-ramsey-highway-map"/> The county also has jurisdiction over 264.108 miles of [[County state aid highways|County State Aid Highways]] as well as 21,031 miles of county roads and 59 bridges maintained and monitored by the county's Public Works Department.<ref name="pwd-2028-improvement-plan">{{Cite web|title=Ramsey County Public Works 2024-2028 Transportation Improvement Plan |url=https://www.ramseycounty.us/sites/default/files/Roads%20and%20Transit/2024-2028%20TIP.pdf |publisher=Ramsey County Public Works |access-date=March 24, 2025}}</ref> ====Major highways==== {{div col|colwidth=15em}} * [[Image:I-35E (MN).svg|25px]] [[Interstate 35E (Minnesota)|Interstate 35E]] * [[Image:I-35W (MN).svg|25px]] [[Interstate 35W (Minnesota)|Interstate 35W]] * [[Image:I-94 (MN).svg|20px]] [[Interstate 94 in Minnesota|Interstate 94]] * [[Image:I-694 (MN).svg|25px]] [[Interstate 694]] * [[Image:US 10.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 10 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 10]] * [[Image:US 12.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 12 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 12]] * [[Image:US 52.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 52 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 52]] * [[Image:US 61.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 61 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 61]] * [[Image:MN-5.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 5]] * [[Image:MN-13.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 13]] * [[Image:MN-36.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 36]] * [[Image:MN-51.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 51]] * [[Image:MN-96.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 96]] * [[Image:MN-120.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 120]] * [[Image:MN-149.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 149]] * [[Image:MN-156.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 156]] * [[Image:MN-280.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 280]] * [[Image:County 30 (MN).svg|20px]] County Road 30 ([[Larpenteur Avenue]]) * [[Image:County 34 (MN).svg|20px]] County Road 34 ([[University Avenue (Minneapolis–Saint Paul)|University Avenue]]) * [[Image:County 36 (MN).svg|20px]] [[Image:County 37 (MN).svg|20px]] County Road 36/37 ([[Shepard Road/Warner Road]]) * ''[[County roads in Ramsey County, Minnesota|Other county roads]]'' {{div col end}} ===Air=== The primary airport serving Ramsey County is [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport]], in neighboring [[Hennepin County, Minnesota|Hennepin County]]. The only airport in Ramsey County is [[Saint Paul Downtown Airport]], a smaller commercial airport with three runways primarily used for general aviation and military operations.<ref name="FAA">{{FAA-airport|ID=STP|use=PU|own=PU|site=10974.*A}}, effective December 7, 2017.</ref>
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