Editing Grand Forks, North Dakota (section)

====Streets and roads====
Within the city, roads that run north to south are generally called "streets" and roads that run east to west are generally called "avenues". Streets are numbered in blocks west of the [[Red River of the North|Red River]]. Avenues are numbered in blocks north or south of DeMers Avenue, the city's historic dividing route next to the railyards.<ref name="mapquest"/>

Three federal highways pass through Grand Forks: [[U.S. Route 2 in North Dakota|U.S. Route 2]], [[Interstate 29 in North Dakota|Interstate 29]], and [[U.S. Route 81 in North Dakota|U.S. Route 81]]. U.S. Highway 2, known as Gateway Drive in the city, runs east to west through the northern part of town and is a four-lane highway. The highway is the primary connection between Grand Forks, [[East Grand Forks, Minnesota|East Grand Forks]], the [[Grand Forks Air Force Base]], [[Grand Forks International Airport]], and [[Crookston, Minnesota]]. Interstate 29 runs north to south along the western part of the city, officially multiplexed with U.S. Highway 81 in the Grand Forks area. The U.S. Highway 81 business route, Washington Street and 32nd Avenue, runs through many of the city's major commercial districts.<ref name="mapquest">{{cite web |url=http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?searchtype=address&country=US&addtohistory=&searchtab=home&formtype=address&popflag=0&latitude=&longitude=&name=&phone=&level=&cat=&address=&city=grand+forks&state=nd&zipcode= |title=Map of Grand Forks, ND |access-date=June 5, 2007 |work=MapQuest |archive-date=November 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113153245/https://www.mapquest.com/us/nd/grand-forks-282021348 |url-status=live }}</ref>