New Rockford, North Dakota New Rockford, North Dakota New Rockford is a city in Eddy County, North Dakota, United States. It is the county seat of Eddy County. The population was 1,391 at the 2010 census. New Rockford was founded in 1883. New Rockford was founded in 1883 at the time of the arrival of the Great Northern Railway into the area. In 1915, residents mounted a challenge to have the state capital relocated from Bismarck, North Dakota to New Rockford. This was not passed and defeated, leaving Bismarck the state capital of North Dakota. New Rockford is located at (47.680579, -99.136177). According to
Interstate 29 in North Dakota Interstate 29 in North Dakota Interstate 29 (I-29) in the U.S. state of North Dakota runs from the state's southern border with South Dakota near Hankinson to the Canadian border just north of Pembina. The highway runs concurrently twice with U.S. Route 81 (US 81). The first such overlap begins in Watertown, South Dakota, across the state line to Manvel. The other is from exit 203 to the Canadian border. The highway runs somewhat parallel to the Minnesota border to the east and passes through two major cities, Fargo and Grand Forks. I-29 enters North Dakota, with a speed limit