North Dakota Highway 1 (ND 1) is a major north–south
highway
A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It is used for major roads, but also includes other public roads and public tracks. In some areas of the United States, it is used as an equivalent term to controlled-acces ...
in
North Dakota
North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minnesota to the east, So ...
. It runs from
Manitoba Highway 31 in
Maida to
South Dakota Highway 37
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South Dakota Highway 37 (SD 37) is a state route that runs across eastern South Dakota. It begins at the Nebraska border northeast of Niobrara, Nebraska, as a continuation of Nebraska Highway 14. It runs to the North Dakota border north of Hec ...
south of
Ludden. It is in length.
Route description
ND 1 enters North Dakota as a continuation on
South Dakota Highway 37
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South Dakota Highway 37 (SD 37) is a state route that runs across eastern South Dakota. It begins at the Nebraska border northeast of Niobrara, Nebraska, as a continuation of Nebraska Highway 14. It runs to the North Dakota border north of Hec ...
five miles south of
ND 11. After a concurrency with this road that heads east for three miles, then north for seven miles, ND 1 continues north for two miles before entering the city of
Oakes Oakes may refer to:
* Oakes (surname)
* Oakes, Huddersfield, England
*Oakes, North Dakota, US
See also
* Oakes test, a legal analysis used in Canada to determine under what situations infringements on rights and freedoms are justifiable
** R. v. Oa ...
. Six miles north of Oakes, the route begins a concurrency of about 10½ miles with
ND 13. This concurrency travels almost due north and ends in
Verona
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. Six miles north of Verona, ND 1 intersects with the western terminus of
ND 27. Thirteen miles farther north, the highway intersects
ND 46. A little more than nineteen miles north of this intersection, west of
Valley City, ND 1 begins a concurrency with
Interstate 94 and
US 52
U.S. Route 52 (US 52) is a major United States highway in the central United States that extends from the northern to southeastern region of the United States. Contrary to most other even-numbered U.S. Highways, US 52 primarily follows ...
. The three highways travel west for about six miles before I-94 and US 52 continue west and ND 1 turns north.
Eleven miles north of the concurrency, ND 1 enters the western portion of
Rogers Rogers may refer to:
Places
Canada
*Rogers Pass (British Columbia)
* Rogers Island (Nunavut)
United States
* Rogers, Arkansas, a city
* Rogers, alternate name of Muroc, California, a former settlement
* Rogers, Indiana, an unincorporated communit ...
. A mile north of Rogers, the route serves as the eastern terminus of
ND 9. About six miles north of here, ND 1 enters
Dazey and intersects
ND 26. Eight miles north of the ND 26 intersection, ND 1 enters
Hannaford. About ten miles north of Hannaford and two miles west of
Cooperstown (which ND 1 never enters), the highways begins a concurrency with North Dakota's longest state highway,
ND 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 ...
. Six miles farther west, ND 200 and ND 1 part. ND 1 heads north for four miles, west for a mile, and north for three miles before intersecting
ND 65 just east of
Binford. About sixteen miles north of here, ND 1 intersects
ND 15 outside
Pekin. About twenty miles north of here is an intersection with
US 2
U.S. Route 2 or U.S. Highway 2 (US 2) is an east–west U.S. Highway spanning across the northern continental United States. US 2 consists of two segments connected by various roadways in southern Canada. Unlike some routes, whi ...
and the city of
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 ...
.
North of Lakota, ND 1 travels just northeast of
Brocket. Six miles north of Brocket is the community of
Lawton. About eight miles north of Lawton, ND 1 intersects
ND 17. Twelve miles north of that intersection, the highway enters
Nekoma. Just less than five miles north of Nekoma, ND 1 intersects
ND 66. Nine miles farther north, ND 1 enters
Langdon. In Langdon, ND 1 intersects
ND 5. The remaining sixteen miles of this highway in
North Dakota
North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minnesota to the east, So ...
and the United States feature intersections with a couple of county roads before the
Canadian border
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. ND 1 is continued into
Manitoba
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, Canada, as
Manitoba Highway 31.
History
North Dakota Highway 1 was assigned by 1926 as a highway from the Canada border north of
Pembina to the South Dakota border. This highway became part of
US 81
U.S. Route 81 or U.S. Highway 81 (US 81) is a major north–south U.S. highway that extends for in the central United States and is one of the original United States Numbered Highways established in 1926 by the American Association of Stat ...
in 1927, and Highway 1 was reassigned as a renumbering of North Dakota Highway 12 from Langdon to South Dakota to avoid conflict with
US 12
U.S. Route 12 (US 12) is an east–west United States highway, running from Aberdeen, Washington, to Detroit, Michigan, for almost . The highway has mostly been superseded by Interstate 90 (I-90) and I-94, but unlike most U.S. routes that ...
. The highway was extended north to Canada by 1937. It remains in this alignment today.
Major intersections
References
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External links
The North Dakota Highways Pageby Chris Geelhart
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*001, fictional British agent, see 00 Agent
*001, former emergency telephone number for the Norwegian fire brigade (until 1986)
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Transportation in Dickey County, North Dakota
Transportation in LaMoure County, North Dakota
Transportation in Barnes County, North Dakota
Transportation in Griggs County, North Dakota
Transportation in Nelson County, North Dakota
Transportation in Walsh County, North Dakota
Transportation in Cavalier County, North Dakota