Elm River Rest Area - I 29 South - ND
Posted by: 
PeterNoG
N 47° 19.907 W 097° 03.043
14T E 647272 N 5243877
This rest area is 5 miles south of Hillsboro ND on I 29 South. There is a similar rest area on the northbound side of the interstate.
Waymark Code: WM2W1D
Location: North Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 12/28/2007
Views: 59
A very nice building with clean rest rooms. Interesting information about early North Dakota Overland Trails.
Highway Number: I 29
Common Name for the Highway: In 1912, this was The Meridian Highway
Highway Access Direction: South
Rest Area Name: Elm River Visitors Center
Facilities:
picnic tables, pet rest areas, telephones
Services:
vending machines, tourist information, attendant (sometimes)
Special Features:
North Dakota proposed 1923 Overland Trails
This segment of Interstate 29 was built along the old Meridian Highway. The Meridian Highway was mapped and marked in North Dakota by the end of 1912. The trails/highways shown on this map were proposed by local commercial associations; not all were completed. In the 1920s, established roadways were "blazed" using markers typically made of old fence posts with a symbol such as those below. These markers were the only indicators motorists had to guide them to their destinations. The highway numbering system in North Dakota did not come into effect until late 1923. Replicas of these early highway markers are found along the paths of this Visitors Center.
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