Traveling southeast from Moorhead, there are several places where the elevation of I-94 rises slightly; these are "beaches" that formed as the glacial lake rose or fell.

Finally, at Rothsay, I-94 climbs the last beach line and enters terrain more typical for Minnesota.

From Rothsay to the Twin Cities, the terrain of I-94 is rolling with frequent lakes visible from the highway.

The "original main street" in Sauk Centre near I-94 commemorates the Sinclair Lewis novel that skewered this town.

The road crosses the Mississippi River in Minneapolis between the Prospect Park and Seward neighborhoods.

The first section of I-94 in Minnesota constructed was between Moorhead and Albany in the early 1960s, as an extension of the existing highway in North Dakota.

[10] The last section of I-94 in Minnesota constructed was the 10 miles (16 km) between its junction with I-494/I-694 at Woodbury and the Wisconsin state line at Lakeland.

[citation needed] From September 2007 to October 2008, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) added a temporary extra lane to I-94 between northbound I-35W and MN 280 in the Twin Cities to help relieve traffic congestion caused by the collapse of the I-35W Mississippi River bridge.

In 2016, MnDOT launched a project known as Rethinking I-94, which is aimed at reconnecting neighborhoods, revitalizing communities, and ensuring that residents have a voice in transportation decisions.