U.S. Highway 10 (US 10) in North Dakota runs from Interstate 94 (I-94)/US 52 near West Fargo east through Fargo before crossing the Red River of the North and entering Moorhead, Minnesota. US 10 serves as a primary eastâÂÂwest corridor through the FargoâÂÂMoorhead (Main Avenue) and is concurrent with I-94 Business for its entire length in North Dakota.
US 10 begins as a four-lane highway with a median at a trumpet interchange with I-94/US 52 (exit 343) just west of West Fargo. Once entering West Fargo, US 10 runs on Main Avenue (also I-94 Bus.), passes to the north of Bonanzaville, USA, a history museum complex before entering the downtown area of West Fargo. Continuing east, US 10 enters Fargo at its intersection with 45th Street and then intersects I-29/US 81 (exit 65) at a partial cloverleaf interchange later. East of this interchange, US 10 loses its median but remains two lanes each direction after intersecting 25th Street. After this intersection, US 10 curves slightly southeast and runs along the Northern Transcon railroad tracks, heading into downtown. In downtown Fargo, US 10 passes to the south of the former Fargo station, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. At the east end of downtown Fargo, US 10 intersects 2nd Street at a roundabout before crossing over the Red River of the North and into Moorhead, Minnesota, on the Veterans Memorial Bridge.
All of US 10 in North Dakota is part of the National Highway System, a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the Federal Highway Administration.
Prior to 1986, US 10 ran along or near I-94, past Valley City, Jamestown, Bismarck, Mandan, Dickinson, and Medora, then west into Montana. When the interstate was built, a lot of towns got bypassed by the freeway. US 10 ran along Main Avenue, Memorial Highway, and Main Street in the Bismarck-Mandan area. The route was decommissioned west of West Fargo in 1986. From Mandan to Dickinson, approximately 90 miles, the old US 10 alignment is now known as the Old Red Trail/Old Ten Scenic Byway, and it passes through towns that the interstate bypassed, including New Salem, Glen Ullin, Hebron, Richardton, and Taylor.