U.S. Route 281 in North Dakota

U.S. Route 281 (US 281) is a part of the U.S. Highway System that travels from Hidalgo, Texas and Brownsville, Texas, to its northern terminus at the International Peace Garden, north of Dunseith, North Dakota. In the U.S. state of North Dakota, US 281 extends from the South Dakota state line south of Ellendale, North Dakota and ends at the Manitoba/ North Dakota border.

This article is about the section of highway in North Dakota. For the entire length of highway, see U.S. Route 281.

U.S. Highway 281
US 281 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NDDOT
Length	267.190 mi[1] (430.001 km)
Existed	1926–present
Major junctions
South end	US 281 at the South Dakota state line
	I-94 / US 52 in Jamestown US 52 / ND 200 in Carrington US 2 in Churchs Ferry ND 66 near Churchs Ferry ND 3
North end	ND 3 / PTH 10 at the Manitoba/ North Dakota border
Location
Counties	Dickey, LaMoure, Stutsman, Foster, Eddy, Benson, Towner, Rolette
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided North Dakota State Highways Interstate U.S. State ← ND 256 ND 294 →

Route description

In North Dakota, US 281 is a major north–south artery. It enters south of Ellendale and intersects Interstate 94 and US 52 at Jamestown. 281 and 52 remain paired together to Carrington. From there, US 281 continues northward through Sheyenne. Ten miles north of Sheyenne the highway curves in order to go around Devil's Lake, and then continues to west of Minnewaukan. From there it goes to ND  at Rocklake. US 281 follows ND 5 westward to Dunseith, where the highway turns north in concurrence with North Dakota Highway 3 to its end at the Canadian border in the International Peace Garden. The northernmost section of US 281 passes through North Dakota's Turtle Mountains.

History

Recently, US 281 was rebuilt near Minnewaukan, North Dakota to accommodate flooding close to the city.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Dickey	​	0.000	0.000	US 281 south – Aberdeen	Continuation into South Dakota
	Ellendale	4.612	7.422	ND 11 west – Ashley	Southern end of ND 11 concurrency
		5.114	8.230	ND 11 east – Oakes	Northern end of ND 11 concurrency
LaMoure	​	30.680	49.375	ND 13 – Kulm, LaMoure
LaMoure–Stutsman county line	​	49.707	79.996	ND 46 – Gackle, Enderlin
Stutsman	Jamestown	67.488	108.611	I-94 / US 52 east – Bismarck, Fargo	Southern end of US 52 concurrency, I-94 Exit 258
		69.485	111.825	ND 20 north	Southern terminus of ND 20
		72.086	116.011	US 281 Truck / US 52 Truck to I-94
	Pingree	90.225	145.203	ND 36 west – Woodworth	Eastern terminus of ND 36
Stutsman–Foster county line	​	102.710	165.296	ND 9 east – Kensal	Western terminus of ND 9
Foster	Carrington	112.539	181.114	US 52 west / ND 200 – Harvey, Cooperstown	Northern end of US 52 concurrency
Eddy	​	125.557	202.064	ND 15 west – Fessenden, Minot	Southern end of ND 15 concurrency
	New Rockford	128.504	206.807	ND 15 east to ND 20	Northern end of ND 15 concurrency
Benson	​	149.106	239.963	ND 57 east – Fort Totten, Devils Lake	Western terminus of ND 57
	Minnewaukan	160.088	257.637	ND 19 west – Esmond	Southern end of ND 19 concurrency
	​	163.435	263.023	ND 19 east – Devils Lake	Northern end of ND 19 concurrency
	​	175.184	281.931	US 2 west – Leeds	Southern end of US 2 concurrency
	Churchs Ferry	178.239	286.848	US 2 east – Devils Lake	Northern end of US 2 concurrency
		178.433	287.160	US 281 Bus. south – Churchs Ferry	Northern terminus of US 281 Bus.
Towner	Cando	190.219	306.128	ND 17 – Wolford, Starkweather
	​	200.226	322.233	ND 66 east – Egeland	Southern end of ND 66 concurrency
	​	202.235	325.466	ND 66 west – Bisbee, Rolette	Northern end of ND 66 concurrency
	​	213.693	343.906	ND 5 east – Rock Lake	Southern end of ND 5 concurrency
	​	221.175	355.947	ND 4 north – Hansboro, Port of Entry	Southern terminus of ND 4
Rolette	​	232.462	374.111	ND 30 to ND 66 – Port of Entry
	​	253.208	407.499	ND 3 south – Rugby	Southern end of ND 3 concurrency
	​	253.647	408.205	ND 5 west – Bottineau	Northern end of ND 5 concurrency
	​	263.800	424.545	ND 43 west – Lake Metigoshe	Eastern terminus of ND 43
	​	267.190	430.001	ND 3 ends / PTH 10 north – Brandon	National northern terminus, continues into Manitoba as PTH 10, northern end of ND 3 concurrency
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

•  U.S. roads portal

References

1. "Route and Mileage Map Insets" (PDF). North Dakota Department of Transportation. 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2018.

External links

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