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September 11, 2021 <br />Page 18 <br />Communities Served <br />In addition to different trip volume and length, northwest metro Mississippi River crossings also <br />serve different trip origins and destinations. Figures 7-9 show the density of trips using a northwest <br />metro Mississippi River crossing by traffic analysis zone (TAZ). The distribution of river crossings <br />by TAZ indicates the Highway 610 river crossing serves trips originating or arriving at locations <br />throughout the northwest metro, while the origins and destination of Highway 169 crossing are <br />concentrated in adjacent communities. The distribution of Highway 101 crossing origins and <br />destinations is more dispersed, with approximately 35 percent of trips beginning or ending in the <br />Cities of Elk River or Otsego and the rest distributed across the region. <br />Northwest Metro Mississippi River Crossing Feasibility Analysis <br />