Interstate 29 in North Dakota

Interstate 29 (I-29) in the U.S. state of North Dakota runs from the state's southern border with South Dakota near Hankinson to the Canadian border just north of Pembina. The highway runs concurrently twice with U.S. Route 81 (US 81). The first such overlap begins in Watertown, South Dakota, across the state line to Manvel. The other is from exit 203 to the Canadian border. The highway runs somewhat parallel to the Minnesota border to the east and passes through two major cities, Fargo and Grand Forks.

Interstate 29
I-29 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NDDOT
Length	217.517 mi[1] (350.060 km)
Major junctions
South end	I-29 / US 81 at South Dakota state line
	I-94 / US 52 in Fargo US 10 in Fargo ND 200 / ND 200A by Hillsboro US 2 in Grand Forks
North end	PTH 75 at the Pembina–Emerson Border Crossing
Location
Counties	Richland, Cass, Traill, Grand Forks, Walsh, Pembina
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Future North Dakota State Highways Interstate U.S. State ← ND 28 → ND 30

Route description

South Dakota to Fargo

I-29 northbound just north of South Dakota border

I-29 enters North Dakota, with a speed limit of 75 miles per hour (121 km/h), from South Dakota to the south, traveling in a north-northeasterly direction. The first exit in the state, exit 1, is to a county road built along the state line. This exit serves the Dakota Magic Casino and Hotel. Rural exits are somewhat common in North Dakota. There are exits with no major communities near them about every eight miles (13 km) from the South Dakota border to Fargo. There is also one exit serving North Dakota Highway 11 (ND 11) to Hankinson and one exit serving ND 13 to Wahpeton, North Dakota.

Fargo

I-29 at exit 65 in Fargo

I-29 has a speed limit of 65 mph (105 km/h) between exits 60 and 62, and a speed limit of 55 mph (89 km/h) for the next six exits in Fargo, including interchanges with I-94 and US 10. There is also an exit that serves Hector International Airport. Farther north, there is an exit that indirectly serves Fargo via CR 22 that mainly serves Harwood.

Fargo to Grand Forks

North of Fargo, with a speed limit of 75 mph (121 km/h), there are exits roughly every six miles (9,700 m) until the route enters Hillsboro. I-29 has one exit south of the city serving its municipal airport and one exit serving the city itself. About six miles (9.7 km) north of Hillsboro, the highway shares an interchange with ND 200, a major thoroughfare across central North Dakota. There are three more exits between Hillsboro and Grand Forks, including one serving Thompson, the southernmost suburb of Grand Forks.

Grand Forks

The highway has a speed limit of 75 mph (121 km/h), and just four exits serving Grand Forks. One of them serves US 2, which leads to Grand Forks International Airport.

Grand Forks to Canada

With a speed limit of 75 miles per hour (121 km/h), 10 miles (16 km) north of the city, I-29's first concurrency with US 81 ends in Manvel. The highway's next exit is 10 miles (16 km) north of Manvel at an interchange with ND 54, which indirectly serves Oslo, Minnesota about three miles (4.8 km) east of the Interstate. There are a couple more minor exits between the Oslo exit and Drayton. The highway has two exits in Drayton, one with ND 44 and one with ND 66. After several more exits in the open country serving minor county highways, I-29 begins another concurrency with US 81 at an exit with ND 5. After one more exit serving a county road, the highways enter Pembina. In Pembina, I-29 has its final exit in the United States at an interchange with ND 59 and CR 55. Three miles (4.8 km) north of Pembina, I-29 and US 81 enter Manitoba, Canada, and become Manitoba Highway 75, which leads north to Winnipeg.

History

I-29 between Fargo and the Canadian border was originally meant to be signed as Interstate 31. There was no highway originally planned between Fargo and Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Plans for I-29 were extended from Sioux Falls to Fargo in October 1957, and the entire highway from Kansas City, Missouri to the Canadian border was signed as I-29. The final stages of I-29 in North Dakota were completed in 1977.

Exit list

County	Location	mi[1][2]	km	Exit[2]	Destinations	Notes
Richland	Greendale Township	0.000	0.000		I-29 south / US 81 south – Sioux Falls	Continuation into South Dakota
		0.013	0.021	1	CR 1E
		2.074	3.338	2	CR 22
	Waldo Township	8.073	12.992	8	ND 11 – Hankinson, Fairmount
	Brandenburg Township	15.079	24.267	15	CR 16 – Great Bend, Mantador
	Mooreton Township	22.583	36.344	23	ND 13 – Wahpeton, Mooreton	Signed as exits 23A (east) and 23B (west) southbound; Also access to Chahinkapa Zoo, North Dakota State College of Science
	Ibsen Township	26.030	41.891	26	Dwight
	Abercrombie Township	31.038	49.951	31	CR 8 – Galchutt
	Colfax Township	37.047	59.621	37	CR 4 – Colfax, Abercrombie
	Colfax–Walcott township line	42.117	67.781	42	CR 2 – Walcott
	Walcott Township	44.126	71.014	44	Christine
Richland–Cass county line	Walcott–Pleasant township line	48.182	77.541	48	ND 46 – Kindred
Cass	Pleasant Township	50.186	80.767	50	CR 18 – Hickson, Oxbow
	Pleasant–Stanley township line	54.167	87.173	54	CR 16 – Oxbow, Davenport
	Stanley Township	56.429	90.814	56	Wild Rice, Horace
	Fargo	60.252	96.966	60	US 81 Bus. north (52nd Avenue South)	Southern terminus of US 81 Bus.
		62.249	100.180	62	32nd Avenue South	Signed as exits 62A (east) and 62B (west) southbound
		63.267	101.818	63	I-94 (US 52) – Bismarck, Minneapolis	Signed as exits 63A (east) and 63B (west); I-94 exits 349A-B; Also access to Moorhead
		64.252	103.404	64	38th Street Southwest, 13th Avenue South
		65.252	105.013	65	I-94 Bus. (Main Avenue) / US 10 – Downtown Fargo, West Fargo	Also access to Bonanzaville USA, Red River Valley Fairgrounds, Hjemkomst Center
		66.255	106.627	66	ND 294 east (12th Avenue North)	Western terminus of ND 294; Also access to North Dakota State University, Fargodome, Newman Outdoor Field
		67.258	108.241	67	US 81 Bus. south (19th Avenue North)	Northern terminus of US 81 Bus.; Also access to North Dakota State University, Fargodome, Newman Outdoor Field, Hector International Airport, Air Museum, VA Hospital, North Dakota Horse Park
		69.374	111.647	69	CR 20 (40th Avenue North)	Also access to Fargo National Cemetery
	Harwood	72.778	117.125	72	Harwood
	Argusville	78.542	126.401	78	Argusville
	Gardner	85.826	138.124	85	Gardner
Cass–Traill county line	Kinyon–Kelso township line	92.142	148.288	92	Grandin
Traill	Hillsboro Township	100.391	161.564	100	ND 200 east – Halstad ND 200A west – Blanchard
	Hillsboro			104	Hillsboro
	Eldorado–Ervin township line	110.795	178.307	111	ND 200 – Mayville, Cummings	Also access to Mayville State University
	Stavanger Township	117.987	189.882	118	Buxton
Traill–Grand Forks county line	Stavanger–Americus township line	123.001	197.951	123	CR 25 – Reynolds
Grand Forks	Walle Township	130.043	209.284	130	ND 15 west – Thompson CR 81A east
	Grand Forks	138.146	222.324	138	US 81 Bus. north (32nd Avenue South)	Southern terminus of US 81 Bus.; Also access to Alerus Center
		140.195	225.622	140	ND 297 east (DeMers Avenue) – Downtown	Western terminus of ND 297; Also access to University of North Dakota, Alerus Center
		141.196	227.233	141	US 2 (Gateway Drive) – Downtown	Also access to Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks AFB, Grand Forks International Airport
		144.711	232.890	145	US 81 Bus. south (North Washington Street)	Northern terminus of US 81 Bus.
	Ferry Township	152.211	244.960	152	US 81 north – Manvel, Gilby	Northern end of US 81 concurrency
	Turtle River Township	156.680	252.152	157	No name exit
Walsh	Walshville Township	160.927	258.987	161	ND 54 east – Oslo CR 19 west – Ardoch
		163.699	263.448	164	No name exit
	Pulaski Township	167.722	269.922	168	CR 15 – Warsaw, Minto
		171.723	276.361	172	No name exit
	Acton Township	175.792	282.910	176	ND 17 – Grafton
	St. Andrews Township	179.876	289.482	180	No name exit
		184.038	296.180	184	Drayton
Pembina	Drayton Township	186.881	300.756	187	ND 66 – Drayton	Also access to Donaldson
	Drayton–Lincoln township line	190.955	307.312	191	CR 11 – St. Thomas
	Lincoln Township	192.960	310.539	193	No name exit
		196.014	315.454	196	CR 3
	Joliette Township	200.243	322.260	200	No name exit
		203.413	327.361	203	US 81 south / ND 5 – Hamilton, Cavalier	Southern end of US 81 concurrency; Also access to Hallock
		208.473	335.505	208	CR 1 – Bathgate
	Pembina Township	212.717	342.335	212	No name exit
	Pembina Township	215.237	346.390	215	ND 59 / CR 55 – Neche, Pembina
	Pembina Township	217.517	350.060	Canadian border at the Pembina–Emerson Border Crossing
					PTH 75 north – Winnipeg	Northern terminus of I-29 and US 81; continuation into Manitoba
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

•  U.S. Roads portal
• Manitoba Highway 29

References

1. North Dakota Department of Transportation (2016). Route and Mileage Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Bismarck: North Dakota Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
2. North Dakota Department of Transportation. "Appendix III-09 C: Interchange Numbering on I-29" (PDF). Design Manual. Bismarck: North Dakota Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 17, 2009. Retrieved June 22, 2008.

External links

• Media related to Interstate 29 in North Dakota at Wikimedia Commons