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Attached to the 25th Street South overpass is the one-mile guide sign for junction Interstate 29 & U.S. 81 (Exits 349A/B). Interstate 29 & U.S. 81 straddle western reaches of the city between Frontier and Reiles Acres. Photo taken 04/22/07. |
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This upcoming exits sign breaks the Exit 349 directional-cloverleaf interchange into its north and southbound components. Drivers heading southward to Wahpeton should use Interstate 29 & U.S. 81 to Exit 23. Photo taken 04/22/07. |
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Exit 349B departs Interstate 94 & U.S. 52 west for Interstate 29 & U.S. 81 north. The tandem continue north two miles to Main venue and five miles to Hector International Airport. Beyond Fargo, Interstate 29 & U.S. 81 head 77 miles to junction U.S. 2 at Grand Forks. Photo taken 04/22/07. |
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Drivers bound for Wapleton and Sioux Falls, South Dakota leave Interstate 94 & U.S. 52 west at the Exit 349A loop ramp. A high flyover travels above between Interstate 29 & U.S. 81 south to Interstate 94 & U.S. 52 east. Venturing south, the freeway leaves Fargo at 52nd Avenue South (Frontier) on a 232-mile drive to junction Interstate 90 at Sioux Falls. Photo taken 04/22/07. |
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Interstate 94 & U.S. 52 reduce from six to four overall lanes west of Interstate 29 & U.S. 81. Photo taken 04/22/07. |
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Continuing west, Interstate 94 & U.S. 52 next meet 45th Street South at Exit 348. The corridor north of the freeway is well developed through to Exit 346, however suburban sprawl is more recently converting open fields to apartment complexes and the like. Photo taken 04/22/07. |
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Interstate 94 & U.S. 52 reassurance shields posted at the 42nd Street South overpass. This is the first time a U.S. 52 shield appears since the highway joined Interstate 94 in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota. An auxiliary overhead in the background indicates that drivers seeking tourist information or bound for the Red River Zoo should use the forthcoming Exit 348 partial-cloverleaf interchange. Photo taken 04/22/07. |
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Exit 350 provides an array of lodging opportunities on the north side of Interstate 94 & U.S. 52 east of 45th Street South. 45th Street otherwise continues a short distance to 13th Avenue South, a busy east-west commercial arterial leading to West Acres Shopping Center and West Fargo. Photo taken 04/22/07. |
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Westbound at the Exit 348 ramp departure to 45th Street South. 45th Street continues south into newly developed areas to 52nd Avenue South. Photo taken 04/22/07. |
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A closer look at the next set of Interstate 94 North Dakota & U.S. 52 reassurance markers westbound beyond the Exit 348 on-ramp. Most new shield assemblies within the Peace Garden State feature the state name. Photo taken 04/22/07. |
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Speed limits along Interstate 94 & U.S. 52 west increase to 75 mph as drivers leave the city of Fargo. This may be pushed further west in the future as NDDOT plans to build an interchange with 9th Street East starting in 2009. Photo taken 04/22/07. |
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West Fargo lies three miles ahead at Exit 346 as Interstate 94 & U.S. 52 continue on the 188-mile drive to Bismark. Valley City represents the next city directly along the freeway between West Fargo and Jamestown. Photo taken 04/22/07. |
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Interstate 94 & U.S. 52 straddle the southern limits of West Fargo through to the Exit 246 partial-cloverleaf interchange with Cass County 17 (Sheyenne Street). Sheyenne Street represents the main north-south roadway between central West Fargo and the expanded southern city limits. Photo taken 04/22/07. |
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The final two Fargo metro area interchanges join the freeway with Cass County 17 and the west end of U.S. 10. This upcoming exits sign ignores the Exit 343 junction with U.S. 10. Photo taken 04/22/07. |
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Cass County 17 appears on this auxiliary guide sign for Exits 346A/B. Following Sheyenne Street, County 17 treks two miles northward to junction Business Loop Interstate 94 & U.S. 10 (Main Avenue) and south 4.25 miles to the community of Horace. Photo taken 04/22/07. |
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The Sheyenne River passes in hidden fashion below Interstate 94 & U.S. 52 through a culvert. Photo taken 04/22/07. |
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Exit 346B departs Interstate 94 & U.S. 52 west for Cass County 17 (Sheyenne Street) north for West Fargo. County 17 doglegs along U.S. 10 (Main Avenue) east to Center Street where it resumes a northern path to Riverside. Photo taken 04/22/07. |
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Cass County 17 (Sheyenne Street) heads south from Exit 346A through growing suburbs of south West Fargo and Horace. Photo taken 04/22/07. |
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Interstate 94 & U.S. 52 turns northwest and skims West Fargo again near 13th Avenue West. Photo taken 04/22/07. |
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U.S. 10 & Business Loop Interstate 94 follow Main Avenue west from downtown Fargo and West Fargo to their joint end at the Exit 343 trumpet interchange. Travelers heading westward along Interstate 94 & U.S. 52 are simply shown "West Fargo" on the freeway guide signs. Photo taken 04/22/07. |
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Exit 343 joins Interstate 94 & U.S. 52 with the eastbound beginning of Business Loop Interstate 94 & U.S. 10 (Main Avenue) via a trumpet interchange. Main Avenue is home of Bonanzaville USA and the Red River Valley Fairgrounds, just east of the freeway. Photo taken 04/22/07. |
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U.S. 10 west merges onto Interstate 94 & U.S. 52 west and ends. The federal highway used to travel to Seattle, Washington, but was truncated by Interstates 90 and 94 to West Fargo by 1987. Photo taken 04/22/07. |
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38th Street Southwest meets Interstate 94 & U.S. 52 at Exit 342, just west of U.S. 10's terminus. Old U.S. 10 (and old U.S. 52) consists of the adjacent frontage road for all intents and purposes. Photo taken 04/22/07. |
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Westbound at the Exit 342 ranch exit on Interstate 94 & U.S. 52. 38th Street travels north to Cass County 10 and south to 52nd Avenue South through open farm land. Photo taken 04/22/07. |
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Motorists continuing west from the 38th Street overpass next encounter a truck weigh station. Photo taken 04/22/07. |
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Interstate 94 reassurance shield assembly devoid of its U.S. 52 companion west of Exit 342. Photo taken 04/22/07. |
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All commercial vehicles must enter the weigh station west of Exit 342 during operation hours. Photo taken 04/22/07. |
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Next in line for Interstate 94 & U.S. 52 west is the Exit 340 diamond interchange with Cass County 15 (185th Avenue Southeast). Photo taken 04/22/07. |
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Exit 340 parts ways with Interstate 94 & U.S. 52 west for Cass County 15 (185th Avenue SE). Cass County 15 begins and heads south 16 miles to the community of Kindred. Photo taken 04/22/07. |
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Ascending the westbound off-ramp to Cass County 15 at Exit 340. 185th Avenue heads north 0.9 miles to Cass County 10 east of Mapleton. Drivers bound for Davenport should follow Cass County 15 south to Cass County 16 west. Photo taken 04/22/07. |
Page Updated March 30, 2008.
