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U.S. Highway 10 & Business Loop Interstate 94 - North Dakota

What is left of U.S. 10 in North Dakota travels Main Avenue through both West Fargo and Fargo. The four-lane arterial shares pavement with Business Loop Interstate 94 through to Moorhead, Minnesota. U.S. 10 west of West Fargo was truncated in 1987.

Business Loop Interstate 94 & U.S. 10 East
Ramps from Interstate 94 & U.S. 52 (Exit 343) combine to form the eastbound beginning of U.S. 10 and Business Loop Interstate 94 on Main Avenue in West Fargo. Main Avenue consists of a four-lane arterial throughout all of West Fargo and Fargo. Photo taken 04/22/07.
The first U.S. 10 shield coincides with Business Loop Interstate 94 on Main Avenue east in West Fargo. Main Avenue passes by Bonanzaville USA / Red River Fairgrounds on its trek toward downtown West Fargo and Fargo. U.S. 10 and Business Loop Interstate 94 share pavement along Main Avenue through to junction U.S. 75 in downtown Moorhead, Minnesota. Photo taken 04/22/07.
Business Loop Interstate 94 & U.S. 10 West
Spanning the Red River from downtown Moorhead into downtown Fargo on Business Loop Interstate 94 & U.S. 10 (Main Avenue) westbound. A four-lane signature bridge travels west over 3rd Street in Moorhead to junction 2nd Street in Fargo. Photo taken 04/22/07.
A few modest mid-rise buildings accent what there is of Fargo's skyline as Main Avenue enters the intersection with 2nd Street. 2nd Street north hugs the Red River west banks from the 1st Avenue North bridge to 4th Avenue North on the edge of the Fargo central business district. Photo taken 04/22/07.
2nd Street North dives under the adjacent BNSF Railroad through this subway between Main Avenue and NP Avenue North. Photo taken 04/22/07.
Continuing west along Business Loop Interstate 94 & U.S. 10 (Main Avenue) to the signalized intersection with 4th Street. 4th Street South ventures to Island Park and residential areas south of downtown. 4th Street North heads toward the Meritcare Medical Center. Photo taken 04/22/07.
Posted near Fargo's third tallest building, the Bank of the West Tower, is this U.S. 10 westbound reassurance marker. Photo taken 04/22/07.




Business Loop Interstate 94 & U.S. 10 (Main Avenue) west at the intersection with Broadway in the heart of downtown Fargo. Broadway takes the place of 6th Street. Photo taken 04/22/07.
Westbound at 7th Street on Business Loop Interstate 94 & U.S. 10 (Main Avenue). 7th Street South heads southward to Island Park. Photo taken 04/22/07.
Older style mast arm assemblies posted at the intersection of Main Avenue and 8th Street. 8th Street turns into Roberts Street at NP Avenue North nearby. Photo taken 04/22/07.
U.S. 81 Business north crosses paths with Business Loop Interstate 94 & U.S. 10 (Main Avenue) at 10th Street. The federal highway splits between the one-way street couplet of 10th Street (north) and University Drive (south) from 13th Avenue South to 19th Avenue North at the Fargodome. Photo taken 04/22/07.
U.S. 81 Business south follows University Drive from North Dakota State University to 52nd Avenue South at the south end of town. The business loop follows the original U.S. 81 through most of Fargo. Photo taken 04/22/07.
Business Loop Interstate 94 appears for the first time in this shield assembly posted after University Drive (U.S. 81 Business south). Business Loop 94 begins in southeast Moorhead but is only signed once within the state of Minnesota. Photo taken 04/22/07.
The sea of asphalt parking lot theme continues Main Avenue west to junction Interstate 29 & U.S. 81. Pictured here is the intersection with 18th Street South. Photo taken 04/22/07.
U.S. 10 shield posted after 18th Street South on Main Avenue west. There are no streets leading north between U.S. 81 Business (10th Street North) north and 25th Street North due to the parallel BNSF Railroad. Photo taken 04/22/07.
25th Street represents a main north-south arterial through Fargo, leading southward to Exit 350 of Interstate 94 & U.S. 52 and northward to the 12th Avenue North arterial. Photo taken 04/22/07.
Westbound Main Avenue at the split intersection of 28th Street South and 27th Street North. 27th Street North loops east and then north before crossing the BNSF Railroad. 28th Street simply continues the road south into an adjacent industrial area. Photo taken 04/22/07.
Approaching Interstate 29 & U.S. 81 and 34th Street on Business Loop Interstate 94 & U.S. 10 west. 34th Street connects Main Avenue with the Main Avenue adjacent frontage roads and 36th Street South. Photo taken 04/22/07.
All drivers bound for Interstate 29 & U.S. 81 are advised to move into the right-hand lane for the six-ramp partial-cloverleaf interchange (Exit 65) with the freeway below. Interstate 29 & U.S. 81 north join the city with Grand Forks and Winnipeg, Canada. Photo taken 04/22/07.
Business Loop Interstate 94 & U.S. 10 (Main Avenue) enter the intersection with 36th Street ahead of the ramps to Interstate 29 & U.S. 81. 36th Street Northwest provides a northbound side frontage road to the freeway between Main Avenue and 7th Avenue North. Photo taken 04/22/07.
Motorists bound for Interstate 29 & U.S. 81 north to Hector International Airport and Grand Forks depart Business Loop Interstate 94 & U.S. 10 (Main Avenue) west. Three additional interchanges serve the city of Fargo before the tandem exit the area for Grandin. Photo taken 04/22/07.
A loop ramp joins Business Loop Interstate 94 & U.S. 10 (Main Avenue) with Interstate 29 & U.S. 81 south to junction Interstate 94 & U.S. 52, the south suburbs including south West Fargo and Frontier, and Wahpeton. Interstate 29 travels 236 miles from Fargo to Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Photo taken 04/22/07.
After being ignored through the junction with Interstate 29 & U.S. 81, Business Loop Interstate 94 reemerges in this shield assembly west of the interchange. Photo taken 04/22/07.
40th Street, like 34th Street to the east, connects Main Avenue with its short frontage roads leading east toward the freeway. 40th Street otherwise comprises a north-south commercial arterial between Business Loop Interstate 94 & U.S. 10 and the West Acres Shopping Center at 13th Avenue South. Photo taken 04/22/07.
42nd Street South provides a second route to 13th Avenue South with connections to a large mobile home park and apartment complex area along the way. Photo taken 04/22/07.
Much of the frontage along Main Avenue between Interstate 29 & U.S. 81 and 45th Street remains the same. Pictured here is the signalized intersection with 431/2 Street South, a short street leading to the large mobile home park aforementioned. Photo taken 04/22/07.
45th Street crosses paths with Business Loop Interstate 94 & U.S. 10 (Main Avenue) in this scene. The north-south arterial provides a main route to the growing suburbs south of Interstate 94 & U.S. 52 and new industrial development north of 12th Avenue North. Photo taken 04/22/07.
45th Street straddles the city lines of Fargo and West Fargo. Business Loop Interstate 94 & U.S. 10 enter West Fargo for the remainder of their drive along Main Avenue. Photo taken 04/22/07.
The street numbers reset once Main Avenue enters West Fargo. There are less signals along Business Loop Interstate 94 & U.S. 10 as well. Pictured here is westbound at 9th Street East, a north-south arterial that will eventually connect with a new interchange at Interstate 94 & U.S. 52. Photo taken 04/22/07.
Most of Main Avenue within West Fargo includes frontage streets on either side. The cityscape appears more economically repressed then that of adjacent Fargo, however new development is underway in far reaching areas of the city, southward along Cass County 17. Photo taken 04/22/07.
Business Loop Interstate 94 & U.S. 10 (Main Avenue) west at 1st Street south and Center Street (Cass County 17) north. Cass County 17 north continues to Riverside while southbound travels silently along Main Avenue to Sheyenne Street. Photo taken 04/22/07.
Westbound Main Avenue at Sheyenne Street (Cass County 17 south). Sheyenne Street provides the main drive through West Fargo between downtown, Interstate 94 & U.S. 52, and Horace Photo taken 04/22/07.
Business Loop Interstate 94 & U.S. 10 (Main Avenue) span the Sheyenne River and enter an industrial area west of downtown West Fargo. 6th Street West constitutes a signalized intersection with Main Avenue adjacent to the river. Photo taken 04/22/07.
Reassurance shield assembly posted along Main Avenue westbound between 6th and 8th Street West. Frontage streets again join Business Loop Interstate 94 & U.S. 10. Photo taken 04/22/07.
Main Avenue passed Bonanzaville USA / Red River Fairgrounds on the approach to junction Interstate 94 & U.S. 52. The forthcoming trumpet interchange represents the end of both Business Loop Interstate 94 & U.S. 10. Photo taken 04/22/07.
U.S. 10 ends at the ramp split to Interstate 94 & U.S. 52 in West Fargo. Interstate 94 & U.S. 52 west split at Jamestown with Interstate 94 continuing along the original U.S. 10 alignment to Bismark and points west. U.S. 10 originally ended at Seattle, but was truncated to West Fargo in 1987 since the majority of the route was replaced with either Interstates 90 or 94. Photo taken 04/22/07.

Motorists continuing beyond the westbound on-ramp to Interstate 94 & U.S. 52 default onto Interstate 94 & U.S. 52 east back to Fargo. Original U.S. 10 exists as frontage roads from Exit 342 westward. Photos taken 04/22/07.

Page Updated March 31, 2008.