High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Minnesota Drive Expressway is a 7.560 miles (12.167 km) long south-north expressway located in the city of Anchorage, in the US state of Alaska. The expressway includes a small portion of O`Malley Road, which is also built to expressway standards. The highway travels from the southern region of Anchorage northward to North Star neighborhood area, and bisects the community of Spenard. The first section of the highway was constructed around 1950, and the entire highway was upgraded to expressway standards by the year of 1985. The entire length of the expressway is listed on the National Highway System, a network of roads important to the country`s economy, defense, and mobility.