North Dakota Highway 59 (ND 59) is a state highway located entirely within Pembina County that connects

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(I-29) and

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(US 81) on the west side of Pembina, to Minnesota State Highway 171 (MN 171) at the

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state line at the Red River. The entire route runs along the western and northern edges of Pembina as a two lane

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Route description

ND 59 starts at a diamond interchange with I-29 on the western edge of Pembina. It turns north and follows the western and northern edges of the small town, acting as a bypass to through traffic. The route the crosses a bridge over the Red River, crossing the

state line and continuing east as MN 171.

History

ND 59, along with adjoining MN 171, was formerly part of U.S. Highway 59 (US 59), being assigned the designation in 1935. In the 1950s, US 59 was rerouted onto a new alignment from

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north to a new border crossing with

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. While a new designation of ''MN 171'' was given to a section of the former route, ND 59 was relinquished to a state highway, though it kept its old route number of 59 and has not changed since. Since 2003, Canada-bound traffic on nearby US 75 has been directed to follow MN 171 west into North Dakota, and ND 59 to connect to

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to access Canada. In 2006, the closure became official of the nearby Noyes border crossing on US 75, leaving it a

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Major intersections

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{{Attached KML 059 Transportation in Pembina County, North Dakota U.S. Route 59