U.S. Route 81 in North Dakota

U.S. Highway 81
U.S. Highway 81
	US 81 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by NDDOT
Major junctions
South end	I-29 / US 81 at the South Dakota state line
	I-94 in Fargo; US 10 in Fargo; ND 200 by Hillsboro; US 2 in Grand Forks;
North end	PTH 75 at Pembina–Emerson Border Crossing near Pembina
Location
Counties	Richland, Cass, Traill, Grand Forks, Walsh, Pembina
Highway system
	United States Numbered Highway System; List; Special; Divided; North Dakota State Highway System; Interstate; US; State;

U.S. Route 81 (US 81) is a part of the U.S. Highway System that travels from Fort Worth, Texas, to the Pembina–Emerson Border Crossing near Pembina. In the state of North Dakota, US 81 extends from the South Dakota border north to the Canada-United States border.

Route description[]

U.S. 81 enters North Dakota concurrently with Interstate 29 (I-29). It heads north from the South Dakota border, passing through Fargo, to the north side of Grand Forks. There it splits off to the northwest, passing through the city of Manvel. It parallels I-29, passing through the town of Grafton before joining North Dakota Highway 5 (ND 5) near Cavalier. It rejoins I-29 and continues to the US–Canada border at Pembina. The original route of US 81 survives as ND 127 and 'County Road 81' in Richland, Cass, Traill, and Grand Forks counties.

Major intersections[]

Exit numbers are I-29 exit numbers.

County	Location	mi^[1]	km	Exit^[1]	Destinations	Notes
Richland		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
		8.073	12.992	8	ND 11 – Hankinson, Fairmount
	Brandenburg Township	15.079	24.267	15	CR 16 – Great Bend, Mantador
		22.583	36.344	23	ND 13 – Wahpeton, Mooreton	Signed as exits 23A (east) and 23B (west) southbound
		26.030	41.891	26	Dwight
	Abercrombie Township	31.038	49.951	31	CR 8 – Galchutt
		37.047	59.621	37	CR 4 – Colfax, Abercrombie
	– township line	42.117	67.781	42	CR 2 – Walcott
		44.126	71.014	44	CR 2N – Christine	CR 2N only signed northbound
Richland–Cass county line	– township line	48.182	77.541	48	ND 46 – Kindred
Cass		50.186	80.767	50	CR 18 – Hickson, Oxbow
	– township line	54.167	87.173	54	CR 16 – Oxbow, Davenport
		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
		64.252	103.404	64	38th Street Southwest, 13th Avenue South
		65.252	105.013	65	US 10 (Main Avenue) – Downtown Fargo, West Fargo
		66.255	106.627	66	12th Avenue North (ND 294)	Western terminus of ND 294
		67.258	108.241	67	US 81 Bus. south (19th Avenue North) – Hector International Airport	Northern terminus of US 81 Bus.
		69.374	111.647	69	CR 20
	Harwood	72.778	117.125	72	Harwood
	Argusville	78.542	126.401	78	Argusville
	Gardner	85.826	138.124	86	Gardner
Cass–Traill county line	Grandin	92.142	148.288	92	Grandin
Traill		100.391	161.564	100	ND 200 east – Halstad ND 200A west – Blanchard
	Hillsboro			104	Hillsboro
	– township line	110.795	178.307	111	ND 200 – Mayville, Cummings
		117.987	189.882	118	Buxton
Traill–Grand Forks county line	–Americus township line	123.001	197.951	123	CR 25 – Reynolds
Grand Forks		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.
		140.195	225.622	140	ND 297 east (DeMers Avenue) – Grand Forks Downtown	Western terminus of ND 297
		141.196	227.233	141	US 2 (Gateway Drive) – Grand Forks Downtown, Grand Forks Int'l Airport, Grand Forks AFB
		144.711	232.890	145	US 81 Bus. south (North Washington Street)	Northern terminus of US 81 Bus.
	Manvel	152.211	244.960	152	I-29 north – Winnipeg	North end of I-29 concurrency
Walsh	Grafton	190.775	307.023		ND 17 east – I-29	South end of ND 17 concurrency
Walsh	Grafton	190.993	307.373		ND 17 west – Park River	North end of ND 17 concurrency
Pembina		202.271	325.524		ND 66 east – Drayton	South end of ND 66 concurrency
	St. Thomas	204.273	328.746		ND 66 west – Crystal	North end of ND 66 concurrency
		204.729	329.479		ND 91 north	Southern terminus of ND 91
		206.414	332.191		ND 91 south	Northern terminus of ND 91
	Hamilton	218.530	351.690		ND 5 west – Cavalier	South end of ND 5 concurrency
		228.353	367.499	203	I-29 south / ND 5 east – Grand Forks	South end of I-29 concurrency, north end of ND 5 concurrency
				208	CR 1 – Bathgate
				212	No name exit
	Pembina			215	ND 59 / CR 55 – Neche, Pembina
				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

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c 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[]

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[NDDOT-1] 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.

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