Location: 57th St NW and US 2, Williams Cty
Reassurance shield as US 85B begins. 85B is one of the weirder routes – first off, it’s not totally clear what the “B” stands for. It’s also a weird joint NDDOT/Williams County venture that is intended to be a temporary bypass of Williston to the east until one day a full expressway is built. Given how the demand for oil has leveled off here since it was first posted in 2013, I expect this to be a “temporary” route that sticks around for a long time or vanishes entirely.
Location: 57th St NW and 134th Ave NW, Williams Cty
Anyway, the road tapers down to two lanes pretty quickly as we approach CR 9.
Location: 57th St NW and 134th Ave NW, Williams Cty
US 85B will follow CR 9 southbound.
Location: 57th St NW and 134th Ave NW, Williams Cty
Turn right for CR 9/US 85B south.
Location: 134th Ave NW and 57th St NW, Williams Cty
Reassurance shield after the turn.
Location: 20th Ave E and Broadway, Williston
No signage as we head southbound until we approach ND 1804 on the east end of Williston.
Location: 20th Ave E and Broadway, Williston
Turn left onto ND 1804 east to stay on CR 9.
Location: 20th Ave E and Broadway, Williston
Turn left for 1804 east and CR 9 south. Turn right for 1804 west. US 85B ends.
E to ND-23, W to US-2 Bus
N to US-2, S to US-2/ND-1804
