A Photo Tour Of The United States
Through Twin Cities City Street Signs

By John Weeks

Introduction Many cities use a naming scheme for city streets in order to make the street arrangement easier to remember. Minneapolis has a number of segments where street names are in alphabetical order. In other areas, names of trees and famous generals are used. One that interests me is the series in the northwest metro area that is named after US States, and a second group named after US States in northeast St. Paul. Here is a photo tour of those street signs.
Alabama Street Sign Alaska Street Sign Arizona Street Sign Arkansas Street Sign
Alabama Ave in the western suburbs of Minneapolis. Alaska Ave in St. Paul. Arizona St in Lonsdale, MN. Arkansas Ave in Inver Grove Heights.
California Street Sign Colorado Street Sign Connecticut Street Sign Delaware Street Sign
California Ave in Minneapolis. Colorado Ave in the western suburbs of Minneapolis. Connecticut St in Hutchinson, MN. Delaware Ave in Minneapolis.
Florida Street Sign Georgia Street Sign Hawaii Street Sign Idaho Street Sign
Florida Ave in the western suburbs of Minneapolis. Georgia Ave in the western suburbs of Minneapolis. Hawaii St in Willmar, MN. Idaho Ave in the western suburbs of Minneapolis.
Illinois Street Sign Indianan Street Sign Iowa Street Sign Kansas Street Sign
Illinois Ave in Lakeville. Indiana Ave in the western suburbs of Minneapolis. Iowa Ave in St. Paul. Kansas Ave in St. Paul.
Kentucky Street Sign Louisiana Street Sign Maine Street Sign Maryland Street Sign
Kentucky Ave in the western suburbs of Minneapolis. Louisiana Ave in the western suburbs of Minneapolis. Maine St in Bayport, MN, just east of the Twin Cities. Maryland Ave in the western suburbs of Minneapolis.
Massachusetts Street Sign Michigan Street Sign Minnesota Street Sign Mississippi Street Sign
Massachusetts is not a street in the Twin Cities area. Michigan Ave in St. Paul. Minnesota Drive in Edina. Mississippi Drive in Brooklyn Park.
Missouri Street Sign Montana Street Sign Nebraska Street Sign Nevada Street Sign
Missouri is not a street in the Twin Cities area. Montana Ave in St. Paul. Nebraska Ave in St. Paul. Nevada Ave in the western suburbs of Minneapolis.
New Hampshire Street Sign New Jersey Street Sign New Mexico Street Sign New York Street Sign
New Hampshire is represented by Hampshire Ave in the western suburbs of Minneapolis. New Jersey is represented by Jersey Ave in the western suburbs of Minneapolis. New Mexico is not a street in the Twin Cities area. New York Ave in Minneapolis.
North Carolina Street Sign North Dakota Street Sign Ohio Street Sign Oklahoma Street Sign
North Carolina is represented by Carolina St NE in Hutchinson, MN. North Dakota is represented by Dakota St NW in Anoka, MN. Ohio Ave in St. Paul. Oklahoma is not a street in the Twin Cities area.
Oregon Street Sign Pennsylvania Street Sign Rhode Island Street Sign South Carolina Street Sign
Oregon Ave in the western suburbs of Minneapolis. Pennsylvania Ave in the western suburbs of Minneapolis. Rhode Island Ave in the western suburbs of Minneapolis. South Carolina is represented by Carolina St SW in Willmar, MN.
South Dakota Street Sign Tennessee Street Sign Texas Street Sign Utah Street Sign
South Dakota is represented by Dakota Ave S in the western suburbs of Minneapolis. Tennessee Dr in Sartell, MN, near the city of St. Cloud. Texas Ave in the western suburbs of Minneapolis. Utah Ave in the western suburbs of Minneapolis.
Vermont Street Sign Virginia Street Sign Washington Street Sign West Virginia Street Sign
Vermont Ave in the western suburbs of Minneapolis. Virginia Ave in the western suburbs of Minneapolis. Washington Ave downtown Minneapolis. West Virginia Ave in Savage, MN.
Wisconsin Ave in the western suburbs of Minneapolis. Wisconsin Street Sign Wyoming Street Sign Wyoming Ave in the western suburbs of Minneapolis.
Note that not all states have streets named after them in the twin cities metro area. Also, some street names are duplicated between cities. Streets in Minneapolis have been given preference in those cases. Some state names are shortened, such as Hampshire for New Hampshire and Jersey for New Jersey. North and South Dakota are both represented by Dakota St NW and Dakota Ave S, respectively. That still leaves four states that are not honored by having a Twin Cities area city street named after them.

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