Traveling the Old Red Trail

THE RED LINE TRAIL HAS MANY NAMES
During the first years this east-to-west road was not only called the Red Line Trail but was also part of what was called the National Parks Highway and the Route to the Northwest. In 1923, North Dakota began a system of giving the major state roads a number and it became State Highway 3.

In 1925, the nation began a system of giving the major highway a number and this road was connected with roads in Minnesota and Montana and the whole system was named U.S. Highway 10.

In 1956, the federal government decided to build a grid of major highways across the nation. These super highways are called "interstates." Interstate 94 (I-94) either replaced or runs close to the old U.S. Highway 10. In many instances, if you are traveling on I-94 and you look towards the railroad tracks, you will see a road between you and the tracks. In most cases this is Highway 10 which was part of the old Red Line Trail.