Interstate 94 in North Dakota

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Interstate 94
Main route of the Interstate Highway System

Length:

352 mi (567 km)

West end:

Montana border at Beach

Major
junctions:

US 85 at Belfield

US 83 at Bismarck

US 52 at Jamestown

I-29 in Fargo

East end:

Minnesota Border at Fargo

In the U.S. state of North Dakota, Interstate 94 (normally called I-94) runs east-west through the central portion of the state.

Major cities
Control cities for I-94 are in Bold.^[1]
Medora Dickinson Mandan Bismarck Jamestown Valley City Fargo

1 Route description
2 Spur Routes
3 Exit list
4 Lane configurations
5 Miscellanea
6 External links
7 References

[edit] Route description

An older version of the I-94 shield as used in north Dakota, still commonly seen along the route

The route enters from North Dakota at Beach and immediately heads east, passing Dickinson, Bismarck and Jamestown before entering Fargo and finally exiting the state.

The route passes to the south of Theodore Roosevelt National Park's southern unit. Access to the Northern unit is possible by taking US 85 north from Belfield

[edit] Spur Routes

I-194 - a short spur route into Bismarck (Bismarck Expressway). Unsigned

[edit] Exit list

County	Location	#	Destinations	Notes
Golden Valley	Beach	1	ND 16 – Beach
		7	Home on the Range
		10	Camel Hump Lake, Sentinel Butte
		18	Buffalo Gap
Billings		23	West River Road	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		24	I-94 Bus. east – Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Medora
		27	I-94 Bus. west – Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Medora	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		32	Painted Canyon Visitor Center
		36	Fryburg
Stark	Belfield	42	US 85 – Watford City, Belfield	Future junction with the Theodore Roosevelt Expressway
		51	South Heart
	Dickinson	59	I-94 Bus. east – Dickinson
		61	ND 22 – Kildeer, Dickinson
		64	I-94 Bus. west – Dickinson
		72	Gladstone, Lefor
		78	Taylor
		84	ND 8 – Richardton, Mott
		90	(no name)
Morton		97	Hebron
		102	Glen Ullin, Hebron
		108	Glen Ullin
		110	ND 49 – Beulah, Glen Ullin
		113	(no name)
		117	(no name)
		120	(no name)
		123	Almont
	New Salem	127	ND 31 north – Hazen, New Salem
		134	Sweet Briar Lake, Judson
		140	Crown Butte Dam
		147	ND 25 / I-94 Bus. east to ND 6 – Center, Mandan
	Mandan	152	Sunset Drive – Mandan
		153	ND 1806 (Mandan Avenue)
		155	To I-94 Bus. / ND 6 – Mandan City Center	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		156	To I-94 Bus. / Bismarck Expressway (I-194) – Bismarck City Center, West Bismarck, East Mandan
		Grant Marsh Bridge over the Missouri River
Burleigh	Bismarck	Grant Marsh Bridge over the Missouri River
		157	Divide Avenue
		159	US 83 north (ND 1804) – Minot, Bismarck	West end of US 83 overlap
		161	Bismarck Expressway (I-94 Bus. west) – Lincoln
		170	Menoken
		176	McKenzie
		182	US 83 south / ND 14 north – Wing, Sterling	East end of US 83 overlap
		190	Driscoll
Kidder		195	(no name)
	Steele	200	ND 3 north – Tuttle, Steele	West end of ND 3 overlap
		205	Robinson
	Dawson	208	ND 3 south – Dawson	East end of ND 3 overlap
	Tappen	214	Tappen
		217	Pettibone
		221	Crystal Springs
Stutsman		228	ND 30 south – Streeter
		230	Medina, Woodworth
		233	(no name)
	Cleveland	238	Cleveland, Gackle
		242	Windsor
		245	(no name)
		248	(no name)
		251	Eldridge
		256	US 52 Truck west / US 281 Truck north	West end of US 52 Truck/US 281 Truck overlap
	Jamestown	257	I-94 Bus. east – Jamestown	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		258	US 52 west / US 281 – Jamestown	East end of US 52/US 281 Truck Bypass overlap; west end of US 52 overlap
		260	I-94 Bus. west – Jamestown (14th Street S.E.)
		262	Jamestown Regional Airport, Bloom
		269	Spiritwood
Barnes		272	(no name)
		276	Eckelson, Marion
		281	Sanborn
		283	ND 1 north – Rogers	West end of ND 1 overlap
		288	ND 1 south – Verona, Oakes	East end of ND 1 overlap
	Valley City	290	I-94 Bus. east – Valley City
	Valley City	292	Valley City, Kathryn
		294	I-94 Bus. west – Valley City
		296	(no name)
		298	(no name)
	Oriska	302	ND 32 – Oriska, Fingal
	Tower City	307	Tower City
Cass		310	(no name)
		314	ND 38 – Buffalo, Alice
		317	Ayr
		320	Embden
		322	Absaraka
		324	Wheatland, Chaffee
		328	Lynchburg
	Casselton	331	ND 18 – Casselton, Leonard
	Mapleton	338	Mapleton
		340	Kindred
		342	(no name)
	West Fargo	343	US 10 / I-94 Bus. east – West Fargo, Fargo
	West Fargo	346	West Fargo, Horace	Signed as exits 346A (south) and 346B (north) westbound
	Fargo	348	45th Street
		349	I-29 / US 81 – Fargo, Grand Forks, Sioux Falls	Signed as exits 349A (south) and 349B (north)
		350	25th Street
		351	US 81 Bus. (University Drive) – Downtown Fargo

[edit] Lane configurations

2 lanes in each direction through most of the state, 3 lanes in each direction in the Fargo area from 45th Street exit to the Red River (Minnesota state line). There are also three lanes in each direction in the Bismarck/Mandan area from Exit 155 to Exit 156.

[edit] Miscellanea

Through North Dakota, Interstate 94 follows the route once taken by U.S. Highway 10 west from Fargo. This route was originally called "The Old Red Trail". Prairie Public Television in North Dakota produced a documentary about this road and the building of I-94 through the state.