U.S. Route 81 in North Dakota

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 81 in North Dakota. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 81.

U.S. Route 81 (US 81) is a part of the U.S. Highway System that travels from Fort Worth, Texas, to the Pembina–Emerson Border Crossing near Pembina. In the state of North Dakota, US 81 extends from the South Dakota border north to the Canada-United States border.

U.S. Highway 81
US 81 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NDDOT
Length	247.457 mi[1] (398.243 km)
Major junctions
South end	I-29 / US 81 at the South Dakota state line
	I-94 / US 52 in Fargo US 10 / I-94 BL in Fargo ND 200 by Hillsboro US 2 in Grand Forks ND 5 in Hamilton
North end	I-29 / PTH 75 at Pembina–Emerson Border Crossing near Pembina
Location
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
Counties	Richland, Cass, Traill, Grand Forks, Walsh, Pembina
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided North Dakota State Highway System Interstate US State
← ND 73 → US 83

U.S. 81 enters North Dakota concurrently with Interstate 29 (I-29). It heads north from the South Dakota border, passing through Fargo, to the north side of Grand Forks. There it splits off to the northwest, passing through the city of Manvel. It parallels I-29, passing by the town of Grafton before joining North Dakota Highway 5 (ND 5) near Cavalier. It rejoins I-29 and continues to the US–Canada border at Pembina. The original route of US 81 survives as ND 127 and 'County Road 81' in Richland, Cass, Traill, and Grand Forks counties.

Exit numbers are I-29 exit numbers.

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