MN 610 crosses the Mississippi River on the Richard P. Braun Bridge between suburban Brooklyn Park and Coon Rapids.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) opened the last segment extending to I-94 on December 9, 2016.

[4][5] Across the river, the freeway runs along the south side of the Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park before curving around to the east.

It continues through suburban Coon Rapids as a six-lane freeway to a partial interchange with northbound MN 47.

[1] The westbound span of the Mississippi River bridge was built in 1985,[10] and, along with the existing freeway east of MN 252, was opened in October 1987.

[11] Officials in Minnesota proposed tolls as a means to fund the construction on the highway in 1989.

[12] Local officials supported the highway construction, but opposed the tolling plans.

The freeway continued westward from this point in the median of CR 81, but this section was to be an unused stub end past the ramps that connect to CR 81[9] During the 2011 Minnesota state government shutdown, construction on MN 610 was halted for 20 days.