North Dakota Highway 32 (ND 32) is a north–south highway located that traverses portions of nine counties in eastern
North Dakota
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. The highway is one of several north–south routes in the state that connects the
Canadian border
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to the state's southern border with
South Dakota
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.
Route description
ND 32 begins at the
South Dakota
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state line near
Havana
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county seat
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Barnes
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- Cass County tri-point, turning west following the Ransom/Barnes County line, ND 32 finally enters Barnes County. It mainly traverses rural areas of eastern Barnes County, including an intersection with I-94/
US 52
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at its exit 302 interchange.
About north of the I-94 interchange, ND 32 finally reaches Finley, the Steele County seat. In the
Sharon
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area, it straddles the Steele/
Griggs County
Griggs County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,306. Its county seat is Cooperstown.
History
The county was created by the Dakota Territory legislature on February 18, 1881, with te ...
line in its run between the ND 45 junction and the Nelson County line near Aneta.
In Nelson County, ND 32 continues north to Petersburg, where it begins a short concurrency with
US 2
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which lasts until reaching Niagara, just inside Grand Forks County. It traverses mainly rural areas of northwestern Grand Forks, central
Walsh
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* Mount Walsh, Mount Walsh National Park
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