U.S. Route 10 in North Dakota

U.S. Highway 10
U.S. Highway 10
	US 10 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by NDDOT
Length	8.043 mi (12.944 km)
Existed	1926–present
Major junctions
West end	I-94 / US 52 near West Fargo
	I-29 / US 81 in Fargo;
East end	US 10 / I-94 BL in Moorhead, MN
Location
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
Counties	Cass
Highway system
	United States Numbered Highway System; List; Special; Divided; North Dakota State Highway System; Interstate; US; State;

U.S. Highway 10 (US 10) in North Dakota runs 8.042 miles (12.942 km) from Interstate 94 (I-94)/US 52 near West Fargo east through Fargo before crossing the Red River of the North and entering Moorhead, Minnesota. US 10 serves as a primary east–west corridor through the Fargo–Moorhead (Main Avenue) and is concurrent with I-94 Business for its entire length in North Dakota.

Route description

US 10 begins as a four-lane highway with a median at a trumpet interchange with I-94/US 52 (exit 343) just west of West Fargo. Once entering West Fargo, US 10 passes to the north of Bonanzaville, USA, a history museum complex before entering the downtown area of West Fargo. Continuing east, US 10 enters Fargo at its intersection with 45th Street and then intersects I-29/US 81 (exit 65) at a partial cloverleaf interchange a mile (1.6 km) later. East of this interchange, US 10 loses its median but remains two lanes each direction after intersecting 25th Street. After this intersection, US 10 curves slightly southeast and runs along the Northern Transcon railroad tracks, heading into downtown. In downtown Fargo, US 10 passes to the south of the former Fargo station, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. At the east end of downtown Fargo, US 10 intersects 2nd Street at a roundabout before crossing over the Red River of the North and into Moorhead, Minnesota, on the Veterans Memorial Bridge.

All of US 10 in North Dakota is part of the National Highway System,^[3] a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the Federal Highway Administration.^[3]

History

Prior to 1986, US 10 ran along I-94 into Montana. The route was decommissioned west of Fargo in 1986.^{[citation needed]}

Major intersections

The entire route is in Cass County.

Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
West Fargo	0.000	0.000	I-94 / US 52 – Bismarck, Fargo I-94 BL begins	Western terminus of US 10; western end of I-94 Bus. concurrency; I-94 exit 343
Fargo	5.009	8.061	I-29 / US 81 – Sioux Falls, Grand Forks	I-29 exit 65
	7.025	11.306	US 81 Bus. south (University Drive)
	7.221	11.621	To US 81 Bus. north / 9th Street
Red River of the North	8.043	12.944	Veterans Memorial Bridge; North Dakota–Minnesota line
Red River of the North	8.043	12.944	I-94 BL east / US 10 east – Moorhead	Continuation into Minnesota
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus