North Dakota Highway 57

North Dakota Highway 57 (ND 57) is an east–west highway in North Dakota, running in Benson and Ramsey counties. It runs from U.S. Route 281 (US 281) west of Fort Totten to ND 20 near Camp Grafton.

North Dakota Highway 57
ND 57 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NDDOT
Length	13.00 mi[1] (20.92 km)
Existed	by 1939–present
Major junctions
West end	US 281 west of Fort Totten
East end	ND 20 near Camp Grafton
Location
Counties	Benson, Ramsey
Highway system
North Dakota State Highways Interstate U.S. State ← ND 56 → ND 58

Because of its proximity to Devils Lake, it has been impacted with the lake's increasing elevation; portions in and along the lake have had to be raised at least once to get the road elevation above the lake level. Despite this, the route remains vulnerable to flooding.

Route description

ND 57 begins at an intersection with US 281 in Benson County and starts east toward Fort Totten along a two-lane road. A few miles east of this intersection, the route turns northeast and enters Fort Totten. After leaving Fort Totten, ND 57 crosses Devils Lake for the first time, entering the White Horse Hill National Game Preserve upon returning to land, but leaving the preserve shortly after. The route continues to travel east, curving along the shore of the lake until reaching a small island that is home to a casino. ND 57 then curves to the north and crosses Devils Lake a second time, meeting its eastern terminus with ND 20 while crossing the lake.[2]

All of ND 57 is included in the National Highway System,[3] a system of highways important to the nation's defense, economy, and mobility.[4]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[2]	km	Destinations	Notes
Benson	​	0.0	0.0	US 281 – Minnewaukan, Sheyenne, New Rockford	Western terminus
Ramsey	​	13.3	21.4	ND 20 – Warwick, Devils Lake	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Notes

1. Mileage retrieved from North Dakota Official Highway Map.
2. Google (January 1, 2013). "North Dakota Highway 57" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
3. National Highway System: North Dakota (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. October 1, 2012. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
4. Natzke, Stefan; Neathery, Mike; Adderly, Kevin (September 26, 2012). "What is the National Highway System?". National Highway System. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved January 1, 2013.

External links

• The North Dakota Highways Page by Chris Geelhart
• North Dakota Signs by Mark O'Neil