Interstate 29
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{{Infobox road
|type=I
|route=29
|map=Interstate 29 map.png
|established=
|length_mi=755.51
|length_round=2
|length_ref=<ref name="IG">{{cite web|publisher=Interstate Guide|url=http://www.interstate-guide.com/i-029.html|title=Interstate 29 @ Interstate-Guide.com|accessdate=2008-02-15}}</ref>
|direction_a=South
|terminus_a={{Jct|state=MO|I|35|I|70|US|24|US|40}} in [[Kansas City, MO]]
|junction={{Jct|state=IA|I|80}} in [[Council Bluffs, IA]]<br>{{Jct|state=SD|I|90}} near [[Sioux Falls, SD]]<br>{{Jct|state=ND|I|94}} in [[Fargo, ND]]
|direction_b=North
|terminus_b={{Jct|state=ND|US|81}} / {{Jct|state=MB|PTH|29}} at [[Canadian border (US)|Canadian border]] to {{Jct|state=MB|PTH|75}} near [[Pembina, ND]]
|commons=category
}}
{{redirect|I-29|the submarine|Japanese submarine I-29}}
'''Interstate 29''' (I-29) is an [[interstate highway]] in the [[Midwest]]ern [[United States]]. I-29 runs from [[Kansas City, Missouri]], at a junction with [[Interstate 35]] and [[Interstate 70]] to the Canadian border near [[Pembina, North Dakota]], where it connects with [[Manitoba Highway 75]] via the short [[Manitoba Highway 29]].<ref name="Google">{{cite web|publisher=[[Google Maps]]|url=http://www.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=14065091890558145469,39.107041,-94.569071%3B11201046276462552396,49.000265,-97.237218&saddr=I-35+N%2FUS-71+N+%4039.107041,+-94.569071&daddr=49.000408,-97.237244&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=16&sll=49.000478,-97.233703&sspn=0.006363,0.01442&ie=UTF8&ll=45.058001,-95.888672&spn=14.031063,29.53125&z=5|title=Overview Map of I-29|accessdate=2008-02-15}}</ref>
==Route description==
{{lengths table}}
|-
|[[Interstate 29 in Missouri|MO]]
|123
|198
|-
|[[Interstate 29 in Iowa|IA]]
|161
|259
|-
|[[Interstate 29 in South Dakota|SD]]
|252
|406
|-
|[[Interstate 29 in North Dakota|ND]]
|217
|349
|-
|Total
|753
|1,212
|}
{| class="infobox" width="230px"
!style="background: #ccf;"|<big>Major cities</big><br><small>'''Bolded cities''' are officially-designated [[control city|control cities]] for signs</small>
|-
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*'''[[Kansas City, Missouri]]'''
*'''[[St. Joseph, Missouri]]'''
*'''[[Mound City, Missouri]]'''
*'''[[Council Bluffs, Iowa]]'''
*'''[[Sioux City, Iowa]]'''
*'''[[Sioux Falls, South Dakota]]'''
*'''[[Fargo, North Dakota]]'''
*'''[[Grand Forks, North Dakota]]'''
*'''[[Winnipeg, Manitoba]]''' (via [[Manitoba Highway 75|MB-75]])
|}
===Missouri===
{{main|Interstate 29 in Missouri}}
Near its southern terminus, I-29 is concurrent with I-35 and [[U.S. Route 71]]. The interstate diverts from [[U.S. Route 71|U.S. 71]] just north of St. Joseph and follows a sparsely populated corridor along the [[Missouri River]] to Council Bluffs. During the design phase there was an alternative sending the route further along [[U.S. Route 71|U.S. 71]] through the bigger towns of [[Maryville, Missouri]] and [[Clarinda, Iowa]]. During the [[Great Flood of 1993]] the Missouri River flooded this section and traffic was rerouted to [[U.S. Route 71|U.S. 71]] through Maryville and Clarinda.
Almost all of I-29 in Missouri is an area called the [[Platte Purchase]] that was not originally part of Missouri when it entered the union.
===Iowa===
{{main|Interstate 29 in Iowa}}
Interstate 29 begins in Iowa near [[Hamburg, Iowa|Hamburg]]. It goes northwest to an interchange with [[Iowa Highway 2]], then goes north until [[Council Bluffs, Iowa|Council Bluffs]]. In Council Bluffs, it runs concurrent with [[Interstate 80]]. It winds its way along the western and northern edges of Council Bluffs after separating from I-80. North of Council Bluffs, I-29 runs concurrent with [[Interstate 680 (Iowa)|Interstate 680]] between Exits 61 and 71. After Interstate 680 separates, I-29 continues on a northwesterly path toward [[Sioux City, Iowa|Sioux City]]. At Sioux City, [[Interstate 129]] spurs off of I-29 to go west toward [[South Sioux City, Nebraska]]. After continuing toward downtown Sioux City on a northerly route, I-29 turns west and enters South Dakota.
===South Dakota===
{{main|Interstate 29 in South Dakota}}
Interstate 29 enters South Dakota at [[North Sioux City, South Dakota|North Sioux City]] by crossing over the [[Big Sioux River]]. It runs northwest until its interchange with [[South Dakota Highway 50]] near [[Vermillion, South Dakota|Vermillion]], where it turns north. The highway alignment is due north until just before [[Sioux Falls, South Dakota|Sioux Falls]]. In the Sioux Falls area, I-29 serves the western part of Sioux Falls while [[Interstate 229 (South Dakota)|I-229]] spurs off and serves eastern Sioux Falls. In northwestern Sioux Falls, I-29 meets [[Interstate 90]]. After that, it continues north past [[Brookings, South Dakota|Brookings]] and an intersection with [[U.S._Route_14|US 14]]. At the intersection with [[South Dakota Highway 28]], I-29 turns northwest toward [[Watertown, South Dakota|Watertown]]. After Watertown, the highway continues north into North Dakota.
===North Dakota===
{{main|Interstate 29 in North Dakota}}
Interstate 29 enters North Dakota from the south, near [[Hankinson]]. At Fargo, it meets [[Interstate 94]] and continues north along the [[Red River of the North|Red River]] toward [[Grand Forks]]. At its northern terminus, I-29 enters [[Canada]] and becomes [[Manitoba Highway 75]] which leads to [[Winnipeg, Manitoba]].
==History==
The portion from [[Fargo, North Dakota]] to the Canadian border was originally considered for designation as Interstate 31 in 1957 for present-day I-29.<ref name=plan1>{{cite map | publisher = American Association of State Highway Officials | title = Official Route Numbering for the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways| year=1957}}</ref> No freeway was initially planned south of Fargo. However, it was subsequently decided in 1958 to connect I-29 and I-31 between Sioux Falls and Fargo. The entire freeway was then built and numbered as I-29.<ref name=plan2>{{cite map | publisher = American Association of State Highway Officials | title = Official Route Numbering for the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways| year=1958}}</ref>
==Auxiliary routes==
*[[Saint Joseph, Missouri]] - [[Interstate 229 (Missouri)|I-229]]
*[[Sioux City, Iowa]] - [[Interstate 129|I-129]]
*[[Sioux Falls, South Dakota]] - [[Interstate 229 (South Dakota)|I-229]]
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==See also==
===Business routes===
*[[Interstate 29 Business (Saint Joseph, Missouri)|Interstate 29 Business]] in [[Saint Joseph, Missouri]]
== References ==
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