The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-09-05
81 ROUTES IN
n. D. HIGHWAY
SYSTEM 0. KID
United States Bureau of Agri.
culture Approves Total
Mileage of 1856 For Aid
OTHERS MAY BE ADDED
System Can Embrace Z Per
Cent of the Total Road
Mileage of the Entire State

Thirty-one routes, embracing a
mileage Of 1855 miles. constitutes
the state highway system of North
Dakota on which aid to one-h2if tic
cost may be obtained from the fed
eral government in improving the
roads. The entire system, ~ laid
down by the state highway commits
sion, has been approved by the Bu-
reau of Good Roads of the United
States Department. Of Agriculture.
the approval being contained in a
communication from C. w. Pugslcy.
acting secretary. to Walter G. Black,
chief engineer of the state commits
sion.
The system as now laid down may
be extended to include 7434.14 niles,
Mr.. Pugsley states, as under the
federal highway laws aid may be cx-
tended upon construction of per-
cent of a states total road mileage,
and North Dakota's mileage is fig
ured as l06.202 miles.
The approval also is given subject
to change and without designation
of primary, or interstate routes, a.
distinguished from secondary or in
ter-county routes, but such classfi
cation shall be made on or before
November o. 1923.
The Federal System
The routes embraced in the system
of Federal-aid highways as approved
for North Dakota are indicated by
the following control points:
h. LDtn
tana State line near Beach via Beach /,
Medora. Dickinson, New Salem, Man
dan, Bismarck, Mckenzie, Sterling
Steele. Dawson, Medina, jamestown.
Valley City and Oriska to the North
Dakota Minnesota State line at Far
go.
2. From the United States Cana
dian Boundary line north of fembin I,
and also from the North Dakota
Minnesota State line near St. Vinccn:
via Pembina,i toilette, Hamilton,
Grafton, Grand Forks, Thompson,
Cummings, Hillsboro, Fargo. Farm
ington, Wahpeton and Paramount to
the North Dakota-South Dakota State
line south Of Paramount.
WilIiston to Grand Forks
3. From the North Oak ota- Nom
tana State line west of Williston via
Williston, Ray, White Earth, Stanley.
Palermo, Minot, Towner, Rugby.
Leeds, Churchs Ferry, Devils Lake,
Lakota, Petersburg and Larimore to
the North Dakota-Minnesota State
line at Grand Forks.
A. From the United States-Cana-
dian Boundary line north of Hans
boro, Rock Lake and Cando to
Churchs Ferry and from point OH
the Federal Aid road west of Church,
Ferry via Minnewaukan, Sheyenne
New Rockford, Darlington, Melville
and jamestown to Edgeley and frcm
point on the Federal Aid road east
of Edgeley tovia Glendale to the
North Dakota-South Dakota State
line near Winship.
S. From Fortuna via Crosby
Flaxton, Bowbells, Mohall, Bottineau
Dunseith, and Rolla to point on the
Federal Aid road north of Rock Lake,
and from Rock Lake via Langdon and
Cavalier to point on the Fedora!
Aid road near Hamilton.
6. From a point on the Federal
Aid road east of Mohall via Minot
Max, Washburn, and Wilton to Bis.
marck and from Mandan via Cannon
Ball to Fort Yates.
Z. From a point on the Federal
Aid road north of Elbow Woods via
Garrison to a point on the Federal
Aid road north of Washburn via Nc.
Clusky, Hurdsfield, Sykeston, Car.
rington, Cooperstown, Pickert ant
Mayville to point on the Federal
Aid road near Cummings.
s.From Crosby to a point on the
Federal Aid road near Wheelock ant
from Williston via Alexander an,
Beach to point on the Federal Ait
road west of Marmarth.
8. From the North Dakota Mon
tana State line west of Marmarth ZEN
route Baker, via Marmarth, Bowman
Reeder and Hettinger to the c.ortl
Dakota-South Dakota State line nea
White Butte.
10. From Dunseith via Rugby
Balta, Harvey and Hurdsfield to
point on the Federal Aid road nea
Steele and from a point on the Fed
eral Aid road near Dawson via Ma
poleon and Wishek to Ashley.
II. From point on the Fedora
Aid road near Hull via Ashley, Ell
lendale, Ludden, Cakes and Formal
to Paramount.
IL. From Langdon via Edmo,e
Lakota and Pekin to a point on til
Federal Aid road west of Coopers
town and from point on the sam
Federal Aid road near Coopers.owl
via Hannaford, Rogers; Valley Cit
and Verona to Cakes.
IL. From Hazelton via Napoleon
Fredonia, Edgeley, and LaMoure {
q point on the Federal Aid rca
south Of Verona and from a PORT o.
the same Federal Aid road north O
Il Verona via Lisbon and Mcleod to
point on the Federal Aid road aea
/ Wyndmere.
II. From the United States-C Cana
4 dian Boundary line north of Botti
neau viz. Bottineau, Towner, Drak
s. and McClusky to point on the Fed
eral Aid road near Mckenzie an
e from q point on the Federal Al
road near Sterling via HazeitoI
Linton ami Hull to the North Ds
kota South pakota State line north q
/ Herreid.
rs. From point on the f.ders
h Aid road south Of Harvey via Fss
aenAen, and New Rockford to poin
On the Federal Aid road south 4
Pekin and from point on the sam
Federal Aid road nesr Pekin. vi
Mayville and Northwood to pGin
~ the Federal Aid road near 1LomE
I4n. IL
Prom point o. the Fsders