North Dakota Highway 19
North Dakota Highway 19 (ND 19) is an east–west route through central North Dakota. It runs from County Road 19 (CR 19) at the McHenry–Pierce county line to ND 20 in Devils Lake, a total of . It has one concurrency with US Highway 281 (US 281) for near Minnewaukan. Route description. ND 19 begins at the McHenry–Pierce county line traveling east as a continuation of CR 19. The highway travels south of Battema Lake and north of Lesmeister Lake before intersecting with ND 3. After this intersection, the route heads northeast for two  miles and forms the northern border of the Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge, crossing Buffalo Lake in the process. In Ramsey County, the route travels east and crosses Sixmile Bay and Creel Bay. ND 19 serves as the major route between the city of Devils Lake and Devils Lake Regional Airport. The highway intersects US 2 in eastern Devils Lake. Less than a mile farther east, ND 19 meets its eastern terminus at a junction with ND 20. History. The majority of ND 19, the portion from its eastern terminus in Devils Lake to its junction with ND 3, was  completed in 1939 and was the original alignment of the route. The small portion from ND 3 to its current western terminus at the McHenry–Pierce county line was completed between 1965 and 1975.