Montana Highway 200
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (February 2012) |
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by MDT | ||||
Length | 706.272 mi[1] (1,136.635 km) | |||
Existed | October 1967[2]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | SH-200 northwest of Heron | |||
US 93 from Ravalli to Missoula I-90 from Wye to Bonner US 12 from Missoula to Bonner US 287 near Milford Colony US 89 from Sun River to Armington I-15 from Vaughn to Great Falls US 87 from Great Falls to Grass Range US 191 from near Hobson to Lewistown | ||||
East end | ND 200 at Fairview | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Montana | |||
Counties | Richland, Dawson, McCone, Garfield, Petroleum, Fergus, Judith Basin, Cascade, Lewis and Clark, Powell, Missoula, Lake, Sanders | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Montana Highway 200 (MT 200) in the U.S. state of Montana is a route running east–west covering the entire state of Montana. From the starting point at ID 200, near Heron, the highway runs east to ND 200 near Fairview. It is part of a chain of state highways numbered 200 which extend from Idaho across Montana, North Dakota, and Minnesota. At 706.272 mi (1,136.635 km), Montana Highway 200 is also the longest route signed as a state highway in the United States. This state highway is part of a continuous chain of similarly numbered state highways that stretch from Minnesota to Idaho.
Highway 200 helps to connect many small towns located in central Montana and the vast plains area of eastern Montana, to larger western Montana cities such as Great Falls and Missoula.
The highway runs parallel to the Blackfoot River from McNamara to Milltown. The highway is subject to hazardous driving conditions in the winter, particularly due to black ice. The road crosses Rogers Pass on the continental divide on its way west to Missoula.
At its western end, west of Missoula, Highway 200 follows the Clark Fork River eastward at the feet of the Cabinet Mountains until it meets the Flathead River at MT 135. It then follows the Flathead River east to Dixon where the Flathead River turns north. Highway 200 continues east following the Jocko River until it intersects with US 93 at Ravalli. The highway then bends south to join I-90 going east into Missoula.
History
Today's Highway 200 is part of a four-state chain of such routes, but it did not begin that way. It was assembled from other state and federal routes over the years.
The status of the routes and route segments that became Highway 200 in 1937.[3]
- The section from the Idaho line to Ravalli was the original MT 3.
- No concurrency from Ravalli to Missoula on US 93 or US 10.
- The section from Bonner to Sun River was then MT 20, and much was yet to be constructed. The route even followed segments of today's MT 21 to Augusta and future US 287 (then MT 33).
- No concurrency from Sun River to Grass Range along US 87.
- The section from Grass Range to Circle was part of the original MT 18.
- The remainder of MT 18 ran from Circle to Glendive, today's MT 200S.
- The section from Circle to Sidney was Montana 23, ending at then MT 14.
- MT 14 ran the rest of the way to Fairview.
By 1941, US 10 Alternate (US 10A) had replaced MT 3 as part of an alternate route from Wye to Spokane via Sandpoint and was now concurrent with US 93 to US 10.
Between 1948 and 1959, many construction projects and route redesignations with concurrencies made MT 20 from Bonner to Sidney the baseline for today's MT 200. MT 23N replaced MT 14 from Sidney to Fairview and MT 20S replaced MT 18 from Circle to Glendive.
In 1960, MT 20 picked up the Sidney to Fairview segment.
By 1969, the entire MT 20 had become MT 200 and included the former US 10A from Idaho to Wye, and following US 10/93 through Missoula. MT 20S became 200S.
Major junctions
This section is missing mileposts for junctions. |
County | Location | mi | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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Sanders | | 0.000 | 0.000 | SH-200 west – Sandpoint | Continuation into Idaho | |
| 10.418 | 16.766 | MT 56 north to US 2 – Troy | Southern terminus of MT 56 | ||
| 49.102 | 79.022 | S-471 west (Prospect Creek Road) | Forest Highway 7, seasonal access to Thompson Pass (S-471) and Cooper Pass (FR-7623, Prospect Creek Road) | ||
| 56.013 | 90.144 | S-556 north (Thompson River Road) | |||
| 76.706 | 123.446 | MT 28 east – Hot Springs, Kalispell, Glacier Park | Western terminus of MT 28 | ||
| 85.030 | 136.843 | MT 135 south to I-90 – St. Regis | Northern terminus of MT 135 | ||
Perma | 95.617 | 153.881 | S-382 north – Hot Springs | |||
Dixon | 109.750 | 176.626 | S-212 north – National Bison Range, Moiese, Charlo | |||
Lake | Ravalli | 115.787 | 186.341 | US 93 north – Kalispell | West end of US 93 overlap | |
| S-559 east (Jocko Road) | |||||
Missoula | Wye | 143.004 | 230.143 | I-90 west – Coeur d'Alene | West end of I-90 overlap; I-90 exit 96 | |
| 146.612 | 235.949 | 99 | Airway Boulevard | Exit numbers follow I-90 | |
Missoula | 148.388 | 238.807 | 101 | I-90 BL east / US 93 south (Reserve Street) – Hamilton | East end of US 93 overlap | |
151.451 | 243.737 | 104 | Orange Street | |||
152.315 | 245.127 | 105 | I-90 BL west / US 12 west (Van Buren Street) | West end of US 12 overlap | ||
East Missoula | 153.940 | 247.742 | 107 | East Missoula | ||
West Riverside | 156.885 | 252.482 | I-90 east / US 12 east – Butte | East end of I-90/US 12 overlap; I-90 exit 109 | ||
Bonner | S-210 east | |||||
Clearwater Junction | 189.465 | 304.914 | MT 83 north – Seeley Lake, Kalispell, Glacier National Park | |||
Powell | | 213.308 | 343.286 | MT 141 south – Avon, Helmville | ||
Lewis and Clark | | S-279 south – Helena | ||||
Rogers Pass | 248 | 399 | Continental Divide (elevation 5,610 ft or 1,710 m) | |||
| S-434 south – Wolf Creek, Bean Lake | |||||
Bowman's Corner | 266.655 | 429.140 | US 287 – Augusta, Wolf Creek | |||
Cascade | Simms | MT 21 west – Augusta | ||||
S-565 north | ||||||
Sun River | 297.069 | 478.086 | US 89 north – Fairfield, Choteau, Glacier National Park | West end of US 89 overlap | ||
Vaughn | 305.044 | 490.921 | I-15 north – Shelby | West end of I-15 overlap; I-15 exit 290 | ||
| 309.142 | 497.516 | 286 | Manchester | Exit numbers follow I-15 | |
| 313.020 | 503.757 | 282 | To US 87 north | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |
Great Falls | 314.999 | 506.942 | 280 | I-15 BL south (Central Avenue W.) to US 87 north | ||
316.588 | 509.499 | — | I-15 south – Helena | Left exits and entrances; east end of I-15 overlap; west end of I-15 Bus./MT 3 overlap; I-15 exit 278; western termini of I-15 Bus./MT 3/unsigned I-315 | ||
316.923 | 510.038 | 0 | 14th Street SW | Exit number follows I-15 Bus. (I-315) | ||
317.416 | 510.832 | Fox Farm Road / 6th Street SW | Eastern terminus of unsigned I-315; east end of unsigned I-315 overlap | |||
I-15 BL (5th Street South) | One way street, inbound access only | |||||
I-15 BL north (6th Street South) | One way street, outbound access only; east end of I-15 Bus. overlap | |||||
319.582 | 514.317 | US 87 (14th Street South) | One way street, inbound access only; west end of US 87 overlap | |||
319.662 | 514.446 | US 87 north (15th Street South) – Black Eagle, Havre | One way street, outbound access only | |||
| 322.762 | 519.435 | US 87 Byp. north (57th Street) – Malmstrom AFB, Montana Veterans Memorial, Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, Giant Springs State Park | |||
| S-228 north / S-227 south – Highwood, Sand Coulee | |||||
| S-331 north – Belt | |||||
Armington Junction | 342.240 | 550.782 | US 89 south – Monarch, White Sulphur Springs | East end of US 89 overlap | ||
Judith Basin | | S-427 south – White Sulphur Springs | ||||
Geyser | S-551 north – Geyser | |||||
| 378.939 | 609.843 | MT 80 north – Stanford, Fort Benton | |||
| S-541 south | |||||
| S-207 north – Benchland | |||||
Moccasin | S-426 north | |||||
| S-239 west – Hobson, Utica | |||||
Fergus | Eddies Corner | 406.937 | 654.902 | US 191 south / MT 3 south – Harlowton | East end of MT 3 overlap; west end of US 191 overlap | |
| 421.272 | 677.972 | US 87 Bus. / US 191 Bus. / MT 200 Bus. east – Lewistown | |||
Lewistown | S-237 north (Joyland Road) | |||||
US 191 north – Malta US 191 Bus. begins | East end of US 191 overlap; west end of US 191 Bus. overlap | |||||
US 87 Bus. / US 191 Bus. / MT 200 Bus. west (West Main Street) / S-238 south (First Avenue South) – Great Falls | East end of US 191 Bus. overlap | |||||
| 454.798 | 731.926 | US 87 south / MT 19 north – Malta, Billings | East end of US 87 overlap; southern terminus of MT 19 | ||
Petroleum | Winnett | S-244 south – Winnett | ||||
| S-500 south | |||||
Garfield | | 552.525 | 889.203 | MT 59 south – Miles City | ||
Jordan | S-245 west – Hell Creek State Park, Airport | |||||
| S-341 north | |||||
Garfield–McCone county line | Flowing Well | 588.970 | 947.855 | MT 24 north – Fort Peck | ||
McCone | | S-253 south – Brockway | ||||
| S-467 east | |||||
Circle | S-252 west | |||||
620.305 | 998.284 | MT 13 north – Wolf Point | ||||
| 621.349 | 999.964 | MT 200S east – Glendive | |||
Dawson | Richey | S-254 – Richey, Glendive | ||||
Richland | | 692.396 | 1,114.303 | MT 16 south / MT 23 east – Watford City, Glendive | West end of MT 16 overlap | |
Sidney | 694.964 | 1,118.436 | MT 16 north – Regina, Culbertson, Airport | East end of MT 16 overlap | ||
Fairview | S-201 west | |||||
| 706.624 | 1,137.201 | ND 200 east – Williston | Continuation into North Dakota | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Related route
Location | Circle–Glendive |
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Length | 48.674 mi[1] (78.333 km) |
Existed | 1967[4]–present |
Montana Highway 200S (MT 200S) is a spur route of MT 200 that branches off the main route near Circle and ends at I-94 in Glendive. MT 200S was originally part of MT 18, renamed MT 20S when MT 23 from Circle to Sidney was renamed MT 20 and received its current name when MT 20 was renamed MT 200.[4] In the state road log, MT 200S picks up the mileposts from route N-57 (C000057) from mileposts 279.109 to 327.783, for a total of 48.674 miles (78.333 km).
Major intersections
County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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McCone | | 0.000 | 0.000 | MT 200 – Circle, Wolf Point, Sidney | Western terminus |
Dawson | | S-467 | |||
West Glendive | I-94 east – Bismark | I-94 exit 211 | |||
Glendive | 48.674 | 78.333 | I-94 BL to I-94 west | Eastern terminus; former US 10 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
References
- ^ a b Staff (2013). "Montana Road Log" (PDF). Montana Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ^ "New Map Changes Route 20". The Havre Daily News. October 18, 1967. p. 4. Retrieved June 19, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Texaco; Rand McNally and Company (1937). Road map: Idaho, Mont., Wyo (Map). Chicago: Rand McNally and Company. Retrieved April 28, 2017 – via David Rumsey Map Library.[full citation needed]
- ^ a b "Highway Route Number Changed". The Billings Gazette. October 2, 1967. p. 27. Retrieved June 19, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.