The state highways in North Dakota are the
state highway
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s owned and maintained by the
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 road ...
(NDDOT).
North Dakota
North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the Native Americans in the United States, indigenous Dakota people, Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north a ...
is a state located in the
Midwestern
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region of the United States, along the
Canadian border
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. The state is bordered by
Manitoba
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and
Saskatchewan
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to the north,
Minnesota
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to the east,
South Dakota
South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota people, Lakota and Dakota peo ...
to the south, and
Montana
Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbi ...
to the west.
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Signage
Until 2016 North Dakota highway signage had an "N" and a "D" in the top corners and a
Native American profile, based on
Lakota
Lakota may refer to:
* Lakota people, a confederation of seven related Native American tribes
*Lakota language, the language of the Lakota peoples
Place names
In the United States:
* Lakota, Iowa
* Lakota, North Dakota, seat of Nelson County
* La ...
policeman
Marcellus Red Tomahawk;
since 2016 the marker has had "North Dakota" on a black background, the state in outline, and the highway number within the state outline. This transition to new signs is a slow process that will take years before the old signs are completely out of commission. The state will be replacing the old signs as needed, so both versions can currently be seen while driving on North Dakota roads.
According to NDDOT, this change was made for a number of reasons. These include the department's centennial celebration, to demonstrate the significant spending to improve North Dakota roads in the past few years, and to keep uniformity across the United States. According to an NDDOT representative, "a number of different states use their state outline or symbol on the highway signs."
[ However, many states use geometric shapes or silhouettes of state symbols for their highway markers, which leads some North Dakota residents to believe NDDOT's decision to change the marker design was done to satisfy the political correctness movement.]
Mainline highways
File:Nd slope2.jpg, Highway 21 in Slope County
File:Highway 200-85 - McKenzie County North Dakota - 2013-07-03.jpg, Highway 200/US 85 west of Watford City
Watford City (Hidatsa: abaʔaruʔush), founded in 1914, is a city in and the county seat of McKenzie County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 6,207 at the 2020 census, making it the thirteenth largest city in North Dakota. Becaus ...
Special routes
See also
*
*Burkle addressing system The Burkle addressing system is a system of assigning road names and addresses over a large, rural geographical area. It is used in the state of North Dakota for rural addresses to be used for the 911 system as well as mail delivery to rural proper ...
- The system used to assign road names to smaller, rural roads in North Dakota.
References
External links
NDDOT's Highway Systems PageNorth Dakota Highways Page
by Chris Geelhart
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State
State may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Literature
* ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State
* ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States
* ''Our S ...