Minnesota Department of Transportation

511 Travel Info

Mesaba Avenue Bridge Repair

Duluth

Traffic impacts

  • Highway 194/Mesaba Ave westbound over W Superior Street will be closed starting June 22, 2026. Closure expected through mid-July.
    • No direct access from I-35 to Mesaba Ave or eastbound W Superior Street to Mesaba Ave
    • Vehicle detour exits at Hwy 53 and travels to Hwy 194/Central Entrance. Alternate detour is Michigan St exit to 4th Ave W.
    • No pedestrian impacts during this stage
  • Southbound I-35 on-ramp from southbound Hwy 194 and W Superior St will be closed starting mid-July. Closure expected through late September
    • Vehicle detour travels Hwy 194/Central Entrance to Hwy 53 to I-35 southbound
    • No pedestrian impacts for this closure
  • W Superior Street under Hwy 194/Mesaba Ave westbound will be closed starting mid-August. Closure expected through mid-October
    • Vehicle detour via W 1st St to Mesaba Ave
    • Pedestrian detour via N 6th Ave W to W 1st St to Mesaba Ave

Detour maps will be posted here as soon as possible. View the stage 1 detour on 511.

Learn more about MnDOT's I-35 Pedestrian bridge project.
Learn more about the City of Duluth's West Superior Street project.

 

A graphic of the pedestrian detour route from August to October 2026.

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About the project

A rendering of the Mesaba Avenue bridge project.

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Summary of work

  • Bridge repair work on the Michigan Street bridge over Mesaba Avenue and the Mesaba Avenue bridge over Superior Street

Public meeting

MnDOT hosted a public meeting on Feb. 25 to give a brief presentation on the project, road closures and detours. The presentation is posted below.