Business Loop I-94/U.S. 10 West

Business Loop I-94/U.S. 10 enter Cass County, North Dakota midway across the Veterans Memorial Bridge over the Red River.

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Drivers enter the city of Fargo along U.S. 10 west. Main Avenue separates north and south street addresses across North Dakota's largest city.

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A few modest mid-rise buildings accent the Fargo skyline as Main Avenue approaches the intersection with 2nd Street.

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2nd Street S runs along Dike East Park to 4th Street S at Island Park. 2nd Street North passes by Fargo Civic Center to the Horace Mann neighborhood.

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2nd Street North dives under the adjacent BNSF Railroad through this subway between Main Avenue and Northern Pacific Avenue.

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Continuing west along Business Loop I-94/U.S. 10 (Main Avenue) to the signalized intersection with 4th Street. 4th Street S leads to Island Park and the Hawthorne neighborhood south of Downtown. 4th Street N heads toward Sanford Medical Center.

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Posted near Fargo's third tallest building, the Bank of the West Tower, is this U.S. 10 westbound reassurance marker.

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Business Loop I-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.

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Westbound at 7th Street on Business Loop I-94/U.S. 10 (Main Avenue). 7th Street S heads southward to Island Park.

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Older style mast arm assemblies posted at the intersection of Main Avenue and 8th Street. 8th Street turns into Roberts Street at Northern Pacific Avenue nearby.

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U.S. 81 Business north meets Business Loop I-94/U.S. 10 (Main Avenue) at 10th Street. U.S. 81 Business partitions between the couplet of 10th Street north and University Drive south from 13th Avenue S to 19th Avenue N at the Fargodome.

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U.S. 81 Business south follows University Drive from North Dakota State University to 52nd Avenue S at the Rose Creek and Bennett neighborhoods. The business loop follows the original U.S. 81 through most of Fargo.

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Business Loop I-94 appears for the first time within North Dakota at this shield assembly posted after University Drive (U.S. 81 Business south).

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Main Avenue west separates the Madison/Unicorn Park neighborhood to the north with the Jefferson/Carl Ben neighborhood to the south. Pictured here is the intersection with 18th Street S.

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U.S. 10 shield posted after 18th Street S 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.

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25th Street represents a main arterial through Fargo, leading southward to I-94/U.S. 52 at the South High and Brunsdale neighborhoods and northward to 12th Avenue N through Madison/Unicorn Park.

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Westbound Main Avenue at the split intersection of 28th Street S and 27th Street N. 27th Street N loops east and than north before crossing the BNSF Railroad. 28th Street simply continues the road south into an adjacent industrial area.

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Main Avenue west at 32nd Street S. Industrial and retail businesses line Business Loop I-94/U.S. 10 to I-29/U.S. 81.

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Business Loop I-94/U.S. 10 west advance to 34th Street and I-29/U.S. 81. 34th Street connects Main Avenue with adjacent frontage roads leading to 36th Street along the freeway while en route to the Westgate neighborhood.

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Traffic for I-29/U.S. 81 is advised to move into the right lane for the six-ramp parclo interchange (Exit 65) with the freeway below. I-29/U.S. 81 north join the city with Grand Forks and Winnipeg, Canada.

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Business Loop I-94/U.S. 10 (Main Avenue) intersect 36th Street ahead of the ramps to I-29/U.S. 81. 36th Street NW connects Main Avenue with industrial areas to 7th Avenue N.

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Motorists bound for I-29/U.S. 81 north to Hector International Airport (FAR) and Grand Forks depart Business Loop I-94/U.S. 10 (Main Avenue) west. Three additional interchanges serve the city of Fargo before the tandem exit the area for Grandin.

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A loop ramp joins Business Loop I-94/U.S. 10 (Main Avenue) west with I-29/U.S. 81 south through the city to the suburbs of West Fargo and Frontier while en route to Wahpeton. Interstate 29 travels 236 miles from Fargo to Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

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Leaving I-29/U.S. 81, motorists pass by this reassurance shield assembly along Main Avenue as U.S. 10 runs along the north side of the Village West neighborhood.

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40th Street comprises a commercial arterial between Business Loop I-94/U.S. 10 and the West Acres Shopping Center at 13th Avenue S.

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42nd Street S provides a second route to 13th Avenue S with connections to a large mobile home park and apartment complex area along the way.

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Much of the frontage along Main Avenue between I-29/U.S. 81 and 45th Street remains the same. Pictured here is the industrialized intersection with 43 1/2 Street S.

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45th Street at Business Loop I-94/U.S. 10 (Main Avenue). 45th Street is an arterial south to the more recent suburbs beyond I-94/U.S. 52 and industrial development north of 12th Avenue N.

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45th Street straddles the city lines of Fargo and West Fargo while Business Loop I-94/U.S. 10 enter West Fargo for the remainder of their drive along Main Avenue.

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Business Loop I-94/U.S. 10 shields posted west of 45th Street in West Fargo. Street numbers reset once Main Avenue enters West Fargo.

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17th Street stems south from Business Loop I-94 along the Fargo city line from 7th Avenue E to I-94 by the Village West and Willow Park neighborhoods.

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Decorative street lights and new mast arm signal assemblies were added to Main Avenue during reconstruction of U.S. 10 from a five lane arterial into a four lane divided boulevard. 9th Street E leads south from Main Avenue here to an interchange built in 2009 at I-94/U.S. 52 at Amber Valley in Fargo.

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Continuing west from 9th Street E, Main Avenue heads toward the West Fargo city center. Annexations expanded the city limits west to Interstate 94 and south to incorporate growing suburbs to 52nd Avenue.

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Business Loop I-94/U.S. 10 (Main Avenue) west at 1st Street south and Center Street (CR 17) north. CR 17 north continues to 12th Avenue (CR 10) west and Pinkham.

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Westbound Main Avenue at Sheyenne Street (CR 17 south). Sheyenne Street heads south from the West Fargo city center to Exit 346 of I-94/U.S. 52. 170th Avenue SE (CR 17) extends south from the freeway through growing suburban areas to the city of Horace.

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Business Loop I-94/U.S. 10 (Main Avenue) span the Sheyenne River and enter an industrial area of West Fargo. A signalized intersection joins Main Avenue with 6th Street West adjacent to the river.

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Reassurance shield assembly posted along Main Avenue westbound between 6th and 8th Street W. Frontage streets again join Business Loop I-94/U.S. 10.

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Main Avenue passes by Bonanzaville USA and the Red River Fairgrounds along the West Fargo city line. Street NW. Business Loop I-94/U.S. 10 default into the trumpet interchange with I-94/U.S. 52 beyond 21st Street NW.

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Traffic at the west end of U.S. 10 separates for I-94/U.S. 52 east toward Moorhead, Minnesota and west to Jamestown, Bismark and Billings, Montana.

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An I-94 shield was posted along the westbound entrance ramp to I-94/U.S. 52 until 2024. I-94/U.S. 52 overlap west to Jamestown, where U.S. 52 turns northwest.

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Removed in 2022, this shield assembly appeared along the eastbound I-94/U.S. 52 ramp leading back to Fargo.

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The Sheyenne River diversion channel appears along the south side of the I-94/U.S. 10 exchange. West from adjacent Exit 342, old U.S. 10 runs along portions of the frontage road system.

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These truss mast arm based signals at Main Avenue and 4th Street in Downtown Fargo were replaced after 2011.

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Westbound Main Avenue at 9th Street East in West Fargo.

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This shield assembly for Business Loop I-94 & U.S. 10 was posted just west of 9th Street East on a light post. The frontage roads here were removed during the rebuild of West Main Avenue and were finished in 2009 along this stretch.

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Main Avenue west at First Street south and Center Street north in West Fargo.

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The previous configuration of Main Avenue west at Sheyenne Street, with a south side frontage road.

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Replaced guide sign for Interstate 94 posted west of 21st Street NW at West Fargo.

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The forthcoming trumpet interchange marks the end of Business Loop I-94/U.S. 10 in West Fargo.

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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 I-90 or I-94.

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Interstate 94 follows the original U.S. 10 alignment west to Bismark and Billings, Montana.

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