U.S. Route 12 in North Dakota

Section of U.S. Highway in North Dakota This article is about the section of U.S. Route 12 in North Dakota. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 12.

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U.S. Highway 12

US 12 highlighted in red

Route information

Maintained by NDDOT

Length

87.470 mi (140.769 km)

Existed

1926–present

Major junctions

West end

US 12 at the Montana state line

Major intersections

US 85 in Bowman
ND 8 in Hettinger

East end

US 12 at the South Dakota state line

Location

Country

United States

State

North Dakota

Counties

Slope, Bowman, Adams

Highway system

United States Numbered Highway System

North Dakota State Highway System

←

ND 11

→

ND 13

U.S. Route 12 (US 12) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that travels from Aberdeen, Washington, to Detroit, Michigan. In the state of North Dakota, US 12 extends from the Montana border east to the South Dakota border.

Route description

Throughout the state, US 12 is a two-lane undivided highway that runs through Adams, Bowman, and Slope counties in southwest North Dakota. The speed limit is 65 mph (105 km/h) on rural segments, with slower posted speeds within the cities of Marmarth, Rhame, Bowman, Scranton, and Hettinger. US 12 meets with US 85 in Bowman, and the routes run concurrently for a short distance through the city.

History

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Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Slope	Bucklin Township	0.000	0.000	US 12 west – Baker	Continuation into Montana
Bowman	Bowman	33.207	53.441	US 85 south – Belle Fourche	Western end of US 85 concurrency
	Bowman	33.867	54.504	US 85 north – Belfield	Eastern end of US 85 concurrency
	Scranton	46.415	74.698	ND 67 north – Scranton	Southern terminus of ND 67
Adams	Reeder Township	56.112	90.304	ND 22 south – State Line	Western end of ND 22 concurrency
	Reeder–Bucyrus township line	60.369	97.154	ND 22 north – New England, Dickinson	Eastern end of ND 22 concurrency
	Hettinger Township	73.455	118.214	ND 8 south – Lodgepole	Western end of ND 8 concurrency
	Clermont Township	81.540	131.226	ND 8 north / Haynes Road south – Mott, Haynes	Eastern end of ND 8 concurrency
	Clermont Township	87.470	140.769	US 12 east – Lemmon	Continuation into South Dakota
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus