S . ▁Highway ▁ 8 ▁( US ▁ 8 , ▁now ▁a ▁city ▁maintained ▁street ▁in ▁New ▁Bright on ), ▁then ▁old ▁M N ▁ 1 0 0 ▁carried ▁on ▁west ward ▁along ▁the ▁current ▁routing ▁of ▁I - 6 9 4 ▁through ▁New ▁Bright on ▁and ▁Frid ley ▁to ▁meet ▁back ▁at ▁its ▁present - day ▁northern ▁termin us ▁at ▁Brook lyn ▁Center . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁traffic ▁pattern ▁changes ▁over ▁the ▁years , ▁it ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁possible ▁to ▁directly ▁follow ▁the ▁path ▁of ▁old ▁M N ▁ 1 0 0 . ▁Small ▁det ours ▁are ▁necessary ▁which ▁involve ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁ex its ▁ 4 0 ▁and ▁ 6 0 ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁I - 4 9 4 / I - 6 9 4 ▁bel t way . ▁ ▁Lil ac ▁Way ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁construction ▁of ▁M N ▁ 1 0 0 ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁as ▁a ▁New ▁De al ▁project . ▁The ▁project ▁was ▁a ▁co oper ative ▁vent ure ▁between ▁the ▁Works ▁Progress ▁Administration ▁( W PA ) ▁and ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Highway ▁Department , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁W PA ▁project ▁in ▁the ▁state . ▁The ▁demand ▁for ▁the ▁highway ▁came ▁out ▁of ▁growing ▁p ains ▁in ▁the ▁T win ▁C ities ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁when ▁Min ne apolis ▁city ▁streets ▁were ▁con g ested ▁and ▁sub urban ▁roads ▁were ▁poor ly ▁maintained ▁d irt ▁roads . ▁The ▁plan ▁for ▁a ▁bel t way ▁around ▁the