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North Dakota Highway 9
North Dakota Highway 9 (ND 9) is a state highway in eastern North Dakota. It follows a zigzag pattern from U.S. Route 52 (US 52) and US 281 at Melville to ND 1 outside of Rogers. ND 9 originally extended to Canada, and at its current eastern terminus, it followed the route of what is now ND 1 south, but when US 52 was extended into North Dakota, ND 9 was truncated to its current terminus. Route description The route starts at an intersection with US 52/US 281 near Melville.Map of ND 9 from Google https://www.google.com/maps/preview#!q=North+Dakota+Highway+9&data=!1m4!1m3!1d156081!2d-98.8051963!3d47.2830001!4m15!2m14!1m13!1s0x52daaeb7acb893bb%3A0xd4db92ddbe39f8dd!3m8!1m3!1d45576!2d-77.5900874!3d37.594506!3m2!1 It then goes about without any intersections, passing the Stutsman county line along the way. ND 20 then merges into the route from 86th Avenue, thus beginning the route's concurrency with ND 20. ND 20 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Dakota Department Of Transportation
The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) is a part of the government of the U.S. state of North Dakota. NDDOT oversees the state's transportation system. This includes planning both new construction and reconstruction projects on roads and highways throughout the state. NDDOT is also responsible for the issuance of state driver's licenses. North Dakota, despite its small population, has the distinction of having a transportation system that has more miles of road per capita than any other state in the United States. North Dakota has the second smallest Department of Transportation within the country (second only to Hawaii). Despite the small size of the Department, North Dakota has more registered vehicles than there are residents of the state. The Director is Bill Panos, and the central office is located on the North Dakota State Capitol grounds in Bismarck, North Dakota. Until the 1990s, the agency was known as the North Dakota Highway Department. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Dakota Highway 20
North Dakota Highway 20 (ND 20) is a north–south highway in North Dakota. It runs from U.S. Route 52 (US 52) and US 281 in Jamestown to the Canada–United States border near Sarles. The highway continues into Manitoba as PTH 34. A portion of ND 20 between mile markers 87 and 90 was closed in April 2010 due to flooding at Devils Lake and Spring Lake. Route description Major intersections See also * List of state highways in North Dakota * List of highways numbered 20 References External links The North Dakota Highways Pageby Chris Geelhart by Mark O'Neil 020 020 is the national dialling code for London in the United Kingdom. All subscriber numbers within the area code consist of eight digits and it has capacity for approaching 100 million telephone numbers. The code is used at 170 telephone exch ... Jamestown, North Dakota Transportation in Stutsman County, North Dakota Transportation in Foster County, North Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Dakota Highway 200
North Dakota Highway 200 (ND 200) is a major east–west state highway in North Dakota, United States. It runs from Minnesota State Highway 200 at the Minnesota border near Halstad, Minnesota to Montana Highway 200 near Fairview, Montana. At nearly , it is the longest state highway in North Dakota. This highway was originally numbered North Dakota Highway 7, but was renumbered to form a continuous chain of similarly numbered state highways that stretch from Minnesota to Idaho. Route description Major intersections See also * List of state highways in North Dakota * List of highways numbered 200 References External links The North Dakota Highways Pageby Chris Geelhart {{Crossings navbox , structure = Bridges , place = James River , bridge =ND 200 Bridge , bridge signs = , upstream = Foster County CR 1604 Raised Road , upstream signs = , downstream = ND 9 Bridge , downstream signs = 200 __NOTOC__ Year 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Dakota 9
North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' is related to the Old High German ''nord'', both descending from the Proto-Indo-European unit *''ner-'', meaning "left; below" as north is to left when facing the rising sun. Similarly, the other cardinal directions are also related to the sun's position. The Latin word ''borealis'' comes from the Greek '' boreas'' "north wind, north", which, according to Ovid, was personified as the wind-god Boreas, the father of Calais and Zetes. ''Septentrionalis'' is from ''septentriones'', "the seven plow oxen", a name of '' Ursa Major''. The Greek ἀρκτικός (''arktikós'') is named for the same constellation, and is the source of the English word '' Arctic''. Other languages have other derivations. For example, in Lezgian, ''kefe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James River (Dakotas)
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Interstate 94 In North Dakota
Interstate 94 (I-94) runs east–west through the central portion of the US state of North Dakota. Route description Eastbound, the route enters from Montana at Beach and passes Dickinson, Bismarck, Jamestown, Valley City, and West Fargo before entering Fargo, where it exits the state at the Red River of the North and continues into Minnesota, southeast to Minneapolis. The route passes to the south of Theodore Roosevelt National Park's southern unit; access to the northern unit is by US Highway 85 (US 85) north from Belfield. Eastbound, I-94 changes timezones at the Stark–Morton county line southwest of Hebron. Mountain time (UTC−7) is observed in Stark County (and west) and Central time (UTC−6) in the rest of the state. The speed limit on I-94 is in rural areas. Between exits 152 and 159 in the Bismarck–Mandan area, the speed limit is . In the West Fargo–Fargo area, the speed limit is between exits 346 and 347, and from exit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Dakota Highway 32
North Dakota Highway 32 (ND 32) is a north–south highway located that traverses portions of nine counties in eastern North Dakota. The highway is one of several north–south routes in the state that connects the Canadian border to the state's southern border with South Dakota. Route description ND 32 begins at the South Dakota state line near Havana, where going south, it continues as South Dakota Highway 27. After the first , it arrives in Forman, the county seat of Sargent. Continuing north, it enters Ransom County. A brief concurrency with ND 46 at the Ransom-Barnes- Cass County tri-point, turning west following the Ransom/Barnes County line, ND 32 finally enters Barnes County. It mainly traverses rural areas of eastern Barnes County, including an intersection with I-94/US 52 at its exit 302 interchange. About north of the I-94 interchange, ND 32 finally reaches Finley, the Steele County seat. In the Sharon area, it straddles the Steele/Griggs County line in its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valley City, North Dakota
Valley City is a city in Barnes County, North Dakota, United States. It is the county seat of Barnes County. The population was 6,575 during the 2020 census, making it the 12th largest city in North Dakota. Valley City was founded in 1874. Valley City is known for its many bridges over the Sheyenne River, including the Hi-Line Railroad Bridge. These bridges have earned it the distinction of being called the "City of Bridges". The city is also the home of Valley City State University and the North Dakota High School Activities Association (NDHSAA). History Valley City was originally called Worthington, and under the latter name was laid out in 1874 when the railroad was extended to that point. The present name is for the city's location in the valley of the Sheyenne River. A post office was established under the name Worthington in 1874, and has continued to operate under the name Valley City since 1878. A Carnegie Library opened in 1903, through the efforts of the "Tuesday Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada–United States Border
The border between Canada and the United States is the longest international border in the world. The terrestrial boundary (including boundaries in the Great Lakes, Atlantic, and Pacific coasts) is long. The land border has two sections: Canada's border with the contiguous United States to its south, and with the U.S. state of Alaska to its west. The bi-national International Boundary Commission deals with matters relating to marking and maintaining the boundary, and the International Joint Commission deals with issues concerning boundary waters. The agencies currently responsible for facilitating legal passage through the international boundary are the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). History 18th century The Treaty of Paris of 1783 ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain and the United States. In the second article of the Treaty, the parties agreed on all boundaries of the United States, including, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wimbledon, North Dakota
Wimbledon is a city in Pierce Township, Barnes County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 178 at the 2020 census. Geography Wimbledon is located at (47.170662, -98.459941). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. The city is in the south-west corner of the township, adjacent to the border with Stutsman County. (In North Dakota, the term ''township'' refers to a six-mile square unit of territory, not to a particular settlement.) No major highways pass through or near Wimbledon, which is just off State Route 9 from Melville to Rogers. The nearest large settlement (by North Dakota standards) is Jamestown to the south-west, followed by Valley City to the south-east, which is the county seat. History Foundation Wimbledon was founded in 1892. It was named for Wimbledon, London, which featured in the ancestry of John Henry Gibson, who homesteaded the land the town was built on. Gibson was born in 1844 of farming st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melville, North Dakota
Melville is an unincorporated community in Foster County, North Dakota, United States. Melville is located along U.S. routes 52 and 281 and the Red River Valley and Western Railroad, south-southeast of Carrington. Melville was originally named Newport after Northern Pacific Railway The Northern Pacific Railway was a transcontinental railroad that operated across the northern tier of the western United States, from Minnesota to the Pacific Northwest. It was approved by Congress in 1864 and given nearly of land grants, whic ... treasurer R. M. Newport; its name was changed to Melville for landowner Melville D. Carrington. References Unincorporated communities in Foster County, North Dakota Unincorporated communities in North Dakota {{NorthDakota-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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