U.S. Route 83 in North Dakota

U.S. Route 83 (US 83) is a part of the U.S. Highway System that travels from the Mexico–United States border in Brownsville, Texas, to the Canada–United States border near Westhope, North Dakota.^[1] In the state of North Dakota, US 83 extends from the South Dakota border north to the Canada-United States border.

US 83 enters North Dakota at the South Dakota state line, near the town of Hague, and runs northward for approximately 68 miles (109 km), serving the small cities of Strasburg, Linton, Temvik, Hazelton, and Moffit before reaching the junctions of Interstate 94 (I-94) and ND 14 near Sterling. It then follows I-94 west to exit 159 in Bismarck, while ND 14 continues north towards Wing. US 83 meets ND 1804 at exit 159. It resumes a generally northward course as a four-lane highway referred to as State Street. North of Bismarck, ND 1804 turns west and then heads north and meets Highway 83 again south of Washburn.

Headed toward Minot, US 83/ND 1804 traverses mostly agricultural land, passing through or near some small cities such as Baldwin, Wilton, Washburn (home of Fort Mandan and the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center), where it meets ND 200 Alt., and Underwood, north to Max. It meets ND 200 proper north and east of Underwood. Leaving Underwood, US 83 passes by the Falkirk Mine, a large strip-mining coal (lignite) operation which can be seen from the roadway in the vicinity of Falkirk; a small viaduct carried coal over the highway for several years (the Falkirk Mine serves the nearby Coal Creek Station, also visible from the highway). It meets the northern segment of ND 48 in Coleharbor. North of Coleharbor, US 83 briefly merges both roadways and shares land with an adjacent railroad line in order to cross a causeway that separates Lake Sakakawea from Lake Audubon. North of the lakes, US 83 junctions with ND 37 about six miles east of the city of Garrison. ND 1804 leaves US 83 again and follows ND 37 west. The surroundings return to cropland and grazing land, though a wind farm is located south of Minot. It junctions with ND 23 between Max and Minot.

US 83 passes directly through Minot, where it meets US 2/US 52. US 2 goes west towards Williston and east towards Devils Lake. US 52 goes northwest to Canada and southeast towards Jamestown. US 83 in Minot is known as Broadway, although the US 83 Byp. Minot Bypass to the west is an alternate route. The northbound route passes the junction of US 2 Bus./US 52 Bus. in downtown (Burdick Expressway). It passes the airport and continues to Minot Air Force Base, where it returns to a two-lane highway. US 83 eventually meets up with eastbound North Dakota Highway 5 (ND 5) about thirty miles (50 km) north of the base at an intersection long referred to as 'Renville Corner'. US 83 and ND 5 continue east for approximately ten miles (16 km). The highway then diverges from ND 5 to head north to Westhope and the border with Canada at the 49th parallel,^[2] and enters southwestern Manitoba as Provincial Trunk Highway 83.