Minnesota State Highway 3 routed on the Lafayette Freeway through South St. Paul / West St. Paul to downtown Saint Paul. Nearby US 52 was routed on a stretch of Robert Street during this period of time. The Lafayette Freeway was completely constructed in 1994, US 52 was then rerouted along that route and MN 3 was shortened to its current northern terminus at its junction with MN 62 in Inver Grove Heights. Minnesota State Highway 3 Minnesota State Highway 3 (MN 3) is a state highway in Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with MN 21 in Faribault and continues north to its
Minnesota State Highway 44 had continued farther west, extending over what is now "County Highway 44" in Fillmore County. The section of present-day "County 44" between Harmony and U.S. Highway 63 (south of Spring Valley) was designated Highway 44 between 1972 and 1995. Minnesota State Highway 44 Minnesota State Highway 44 (MN 44) is a highway in southeast Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with U.S. 52 in Canton Township, near Prosper, and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 16 in Hokah, near La Crescent. Highway 44 is in length. Highway 44 serves as an east–west route between