North Dakota Highway 19 (ND 19) is an east–west route through central

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. It runs from County Road 19 (CR 19) at the McHenry–

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county line to ND 20 in Devils Lake, a total of . It has one

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with US Highway 281 (US 281) for near Minnewaukan.

Route description

ND 19 begins at the McHenry–Pierce county line traveling east as a continuation of CR 19. The highway travels south of Battema Lake and north of Lesmeister Lake before intersecting with ND 3. After this intersection, the route heads northeast for two miles and forms the northern border of the

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, crossing Buffalo Lake in the process. after entering Benson County, ND 19 enters the small city of Esmond. After leaving Esmond, the route travels north for two miles. After turning east again for , the highway intersects with ND 30. About east of this intersection, ND 19 reaches the city of Minnewaukan and begins a concurrency with US 281. During this concurrency, the route travels northwest for three miles, then due north for the last mile (1.6 km). After this concurrency, the highway heads east once more and crosses Pelican Lake before crossing Oswalds Bay and entering Ramsey County. In Ramsey County, the route travels east and crosses Sixmile Bay and Creel Bay. ND 19 serves as the major route between the city of Devils Lake and Devils Lake Regional Airport. The highway intersects US 2 in eastern Devils Lake. Less than a mile farther east, ND 19 meets its eastern terminus at a junction with ND 20.

History

The majority of ND 19, the portion from its eastern terminus in Devils Lake to its junction with ND 3, was completed in 1939 and was the original alignment of the route. The small portion from ND 3 to its current western terminus at the McHenry–Pierce county line was completed between 1965 and 1975.

Major intersections

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Transportation in McHenry County, North Dakota Transportation in Pierce County, North Dakota Transportation in Benson County, North Dakota Transportation in Ramsey County, North Dakota