North Dakota Highway 19

North Dakota Highway 19 (ND 19) is an east–west route through central North Dakota. It runs from County Road 19 (CR 19) at the McHenry–Pierce county line to ND 20 in Devils Lake, a total of 70 miles (112.65 km). It has one concurrency with US Highway 281 (US 281) for four miles (6.4 km) near Minnewaukan.

North Dakota Highway 19
ND 19 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NDDOT
Length70.5 mi[1] (113.5 km)
Existed1939–present
Major junctions
West end CR 19 / CR 11 at the McHenry–Pierce county line
  US 281 near Minnewaukan
US 2 in Devils Lake
East end ND 20 in Devils Lake
Location
CountiesMcHenry, Pierce, Benson, Ramsey
Highway system
  • North Dakota State Highways
← ND 18ND 20 →

Route description

ND 19 begins at the McHenry–Pierce county line traveling east as a continuation of CR 19. The highway travels two miles (3.2 km) south of Battema Lake and two miles (3.2 km) 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 Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge, crossing Buffalo Lake in the process.[1]

Three miles (4.8 km) 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 11 miles (18 km), the highway intersects with ND 30. About 12 miles (19 km) east of this intersection, ND 19 reaches the city of Minnewaukan and begins a four-mile (6.4 km) 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.[1]

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.[1]

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
CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
McHenry–Pierce
county line		​0.00.0 CR 19 west (42nd Street NE) / CR 11Western terminus
Pierce​13.521.7 ND 3 – Rugby, Harvey
Benson​34.856.0 ND 30 – York, Maddock
Minnewaukan47.075.6 US 281 south – New RockfordSouthern end of US 281 concurrency
​50.381.0 US 281 north – Cando (62nd Ave NE)Northern end of US 281 concurrency
RamseyDevils Lake70.2113.0 US 2 – Rugby, Grand Forks
70.5113.5 ND 20 – Starkweather, WarwickEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
  1. Google (September 16, 2013). "North Dakota Highway 19" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 16, 2013.

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