Montana US Highways

US 93 at the Divide 1942

Italics are used for Decommissioned Routes.

US 2

Description :
Runs from North Dakota border near Bainville to Idaho border near Troy for 666 miles.

Multiplexes :
US 89 from Browning to 4 miles east of Browning

Junctions with other US and Interstate Routes :
US 191 at Malta
US 87 at 3 miles west of Havre
I-15 near Shelby (Exit 363)
US 89 near Browning
US 93 at Kalispell

Major Cities :
Malta, Havre, Shelby, Cut Bank, Kalispell

Business and Bypass Routes :
None

History :
1925 - in BPR plan
1926 - commissioned
195x - Traded alignments with MT 49


US 10

Description :
Ran from the North Dakota border near Wibaux to the Idaho border at Lookout Pass.

Multiplexes :
US 12 from Miles City to Laurel
US 191 from Bozeman to Big Timber

Junctions with other US and Interstate Routes :
US 12 at Missoula, Drummond, and Fallon
US 93 at Missoula
US 91 near Butte
US 287 near Three Forks
US 191 at Bozeman and Big Timber
US 87 at Billings
US 312 at Miles City

Major Cities :
Glendive, Miles City, Billings, Livingston, Butte, Anaconda, Missoula

Business and Bypass Routes :
Bypass : Billings (1962 - 197x), Butte (1960-1969)

History :
1925 - in BPR plan
1926 - commissioned
1930 - replaced between Three Forks and Garrison by US 10S
1959 - replaced US 10S
1974 - route replaced by I-90 from Idaho border to Missoula
1986 - decommissioned in Montana, replaced by I-90 and I-94


US 10A

Description :
1) Ran from Three Forks to Garrison for 122 miles
2) Ran from Gregson to Drummond for 62 miles
3) Ran from De Smet to the Idaho Border near Heron for 142 miles

Multiplexes :
1) US 91 at Helena
3) US 93 from Missoula to Ravalli

Junctions with other US and Interstate Routes :
None

Major Cities :
1) Helena
2) Anaconda, Phillipsburg
3) Ravalli, Thompson Falls

Business and Bypass Routes :
None

History :
1) Existed on maps 1935-1936, replacing US 10N, AASHO was trying to eliminate split routes.
2) Existed 1936 - 1986, replaced MT-110, replaced by MT-1
3) Existed 1941 - 1967, replaced MT-3, replaced by MT-200


US 10N

Description :
Ran from Three Forks to Garrison for 112 miles

Multiplexes :
None

Junctions with other US and Interstate Routes :
US 91 at Helena

Major Cities :
Helena

Business and Bypass Routes :
None

History :
1930 - commissioned
1959 - replaced by MT-287 from Three Forks to Helena and US 12 from Townsend to Garrison


US 10S

Description :
Ran from Three Forks to Garrison for 115 miles

Multiplexes :
US 91 Butte to Ramsey

Junctions with other US and Interstate Routes :
None

Major Cities :
Butte

Business and Bypass Routes :
Bypass : Butte (Centennial Ave.)

History :
1930 - replaced US 10
1959 - replaced by US 10


US 12

Description :
Runs from Idaho Border at Lolo Pass to North Dakota Border near Baker for 597 miles

Multiplexes :
US 93 from Lolo to Missoula
I-90 from Missoula to Garrison
US 287 from Helena to Townsend
US 89 from 9 miles south of White Sulphur Springs to White Sulphur Springs
I-94 from Forsyth to Miles City

Junctions with other US and Interstate Routes :
US 93 near Lolo
I-90 in Missoula
I-15 and US 287 in Helena
US 89 near White Sulphur Springs
US 191 at Harlowton
US 87 at Roundup
I-94 at Forsyth

Major Cities :
Westmore, Miles City, Forsyth, Helena, Missoula

Business and Bypass Routes :
Business : Helena, Missoula

History :
1925 - In BPR plan
1926 - Commissioned, ending at Miles City
1931-33 - Temporary Route from Ismay to Fallon
1939 - Extended west to Yellowstone National Park west of Silver Gate along US 10, US 310, and replacing MT-32
1959 - replaced from Forsyth to Yellowstone National Park west of Silver Gate by US 312
replaced MT-6 from Forsyth to Townsend, replaced US 10N from Townsend to Garrison
signed along US 10 to Missoula
1962 - extended west to Idaho border at Lolo Pass south along US 93 to Lolo, then west


US 20

Description :
Runs from the Idaho Border at Targhee Pass to the West Yellowstone Park Entrance for 10 miles

Multiplexes :
US 191 / US 287 from Wyoming Border to West Yellowstone

Junctions with other US and Interstate Routes :
US 191 / US 287 at West Yellowstone

Major Cities :
West Yellowstone

Business and Bypass Routes :
None

History :
1940 - Extended west from Yellowstone National Park to Idaho border, signed with US 191 from West Yellowstone to Idaho border.


US 87

Description :
Runs from US 2 near Havre to the Wyoming Border near Aberdeen for 440 miles

Multiplexes :
I-90 from the Wyoming Border to Exit 452
I-90 / US 212 from Exit 510 to Exit 452
US 12 at Roundup
US 191 from Near Lewistown to 17 miles W of Lewistown
US 89 from near Belt to I-15 at Exit 278
I-15 from Exit 278 to Exit 280

Junctions with other US and Interstate Routes :
I-94 at Billings
US 212 near Crow Agency
US 12 at Roundup
US 191 at Lewistown
US 89 near Belt
I-15 at Great Falls
US 2 near Havre

Major Cities :
Hardin, Billings, Lewistown, Great Falls, Havre

Business and Bypass Routes :
Bypass : Great Falls (1940-1966) along 10th Ave, Great Falls (1967-),

History :
1925 - In BPR plan, started in Browning, then went to Great Falls, Armington, Livingston, Gardner, then to Yellowstone National Park (along modern US 89)
1926 - Commissioned from Alberta border Port of Piegan to Armington
1934 - Replaced from Port of Piegan to Great Falls by US 89
Extended south to Wyoming border, replacing US 87E
194x - Extended to Pacific Jct., replacing MT-29


US 87E

Description :
Ran from Armington to Wyoming border south of Wyola

Multiplexes :
US 10 at Billings

Junctions with other US and Interstate Routes :
None

Major Cities :
Stanford, Lewistown, Roundup, Billings, Hardin, Crow Agency, Fort Custer

Business and Bypass Routes :
None

History :
1925 - In BPR plan as US 187 1926 - Commissioned
1934 - Replaced by US 87


US 87W

Description :
Ran from Armington to Yellowstone National Park for 209 miles

Multiplexes :
None

Junctions with other US and Interstate Routes :
US 10 at Livingston

Major Cities :
White Sulpher Springs, Livingston, Emigrant, Gardiner

Business and Bypass Routes :
None

History :
1926 - Commissioned
1934 - Replaced by US 89


US 89

Description :
Runs from Alberta Border at Port of Piegan to Wyoming Border near Gardiner for 404 miles

Multiplexes :
I-90 from Exit 332 to Exit 340
US 12 from 9 miles south of White Sulphur Springs to White Sulphur Springs
MT 200 from 23 miles east of Great Falls to 20 miles west of Great Falls
US 87 from 23 miles east of Great Falls to Great Falls
I-15 from Great Falls (Exit 278) to Exit 290
US 2 from 4 miles east of Browning to Browning

Junctions with other US and Interstate Routes :
I-90 at Livingston
US 12 near White Sulphur Springs
US 87 near Belt
I-15 at Great Falls
US 287 at Choteau
US 2 near Browning

Major Cities :
Livingston, White Sulphur Springs, Great Falls, Choteau, Browning

Business and Bypass Routes :
Bypass : Great Falls (1940-1969) along 10th Ave

History :
1934 - Extended north into Montana along current routing from the north Yellowstone Nat'l Park entrance, replacing US 87 north of Great Falls and US 87W


US 91

Description :
Ran from Alberta border at Sweetgrass to Monida Pass

Multiplexes :
I-15 along entire length US 87 from Vaughn to Great Falls
US 10N from Helena to East Helena
US 10S (US 10) from Butte to Silver Bow

Junction with other US and Interstate Routes :
US 2 at Shelby

Major Cities :
Wolf Creek, Helens, Boulder, Butte, Silver Bow, Dillon, Lima

Business and Bypass Routes :
Bypass: Butte (195x-195x)

History :
1925 - In BPR plan
1926 - Commissioned from Great Falls south to Monida Pass
193x - Extended north to Saskachewan border at Sweetgrass
1956 - I-15 assigned to US 91 corridor 1980 - Replaced by I-15


US 93

Description :
Runs from BC Border at Port of Roosville to Idaho Border at Lost Trail Pass (6,995 ft.) for 286 miles

Multiplexes :
US 12 from Lolo to Missoula
MT 200 from Missoula to Ravalli

Junction with other US and Interstate Routes :
I-90 at Exit 96 near Missoula
US 2 at Kalispell

Major Cities :
Kalispell, Polson, Missoula, Hamilton

Business and Bypass Routes :
Business: Missoula

History :
1926 - commissioned
1991 - US 93 relocated through Missoula


US 191

Description :
Runs from Sask. Border at Port of Morgan to West Yellowstone Park Entrance for 440 miles

Multiplexes :
US 287 from the West Yellowstone Park Entrance to 8 miles north of West Yellowstone
I-90 from Exit 306 to Exit 367
US 12 near Harlowton
MT 200 / US 87 from 17 miles west of Lewistown to Lewistown

Junctions with other US and Interstate Routes :
US 287 at West Yellowstone
US 20 at West Yellowstone
I-90 near Belgrade (Exit 306)
US 89 at Exit 332 (I-90)
US 12 at Harlowton
US 87 near Moore
US 2 at Malta

Major Cities :
Malta, Lewistown, Big Timber, Bozeman, West Yellowstone

Business and Bypass Routes :
Business : Lewistown

History :
1926 - commissioned from West Yellowstone to Idaho border at Targhee Pass
1934 - extended north to US 10 at Bozeman
1963 - extended north to US 2 at Malta
1981 - eliminated from West Yellowstone to Idaho border, extended east to Yellowstone National Park 1997 - extended north over MT-242 to Saskachewan border at Port of Morgan


US 212

Description :
Runs from Wyoming Border near Beartooth Pass to Wyoming Border near Alzada for 314 miles
and Wyoming Border to NE entrance of Yellowstone National Park for 8 miles.

Multiplexes :
US 310 from Rockvale to I-90
I-90 from Exit 434 to I-94
I-94 from I-90 to Exit 510 near Crow Agency
MT 59 at Broadus

Junctions with other US and Interstate Routes :
US 310 at Rockvale
I-90 near Laurel
I-94 at Billings

Major Cities :
Laurel, Billings, Crow Agency, Broadus

Business and Bypass Routes :
Bypass : Billings (1962-197x)

History :
1939 - extended into Montana from Wyoming border at Alzada to Miles City
1962 - replaced by US 312 from Broadus to Miles City
replaced MT-8 from Broadus to Crow Agency, signed along US 87 to Billings,
replaced US 312 from Billings to Yellowstone National Park west of Silver Gate


US 287

Description :
Runs from Choteau to the West Yellowstone Park Entrance for 282 miles

Multiplexes :
I-15 from Wolf Creek to Helena
US 12 from Helena to Townsend
MT 2 from 11 miles west of Three Forks to 3 miles west of Three Forks
US 191 from the West Yellowstone Park Entrance to 8 miles north of West Yellowstone
US 20 from West Yellowstone to the West Yellowstone Park Entrance

Junctions with other US and Interstate Routes :
US 20 at the West Yellowstone Park Entrance
I-90 at Exit 274
I-15 at Helena
US 89 at Choteau

Major Cities :
West Yellowstone, Townsend, Helena, Choteau

Business and Bypass Routes :
None

History :
Segments of US 287 were formerly a part of MT-287.
1965 - Extended into Montana from the southern Yellowstone Nat'l Park entrance, followed US 20 into Idaho, then came back into Montana along current MT-87 1966 - US 287 rerouted to north and east sides of Hebgen Lake, replaced by MT-87


US 310

Description :
Runs from Wyoming Border near Warren to I-90 near Laurel for 55 miles

Multiplexes :
US 212 from Rockvale to I-90

Junctions with other US and Interstate Routes :
US 212 at Rockvale
I-90 near Laurel

Major Cities :
Laurel

Business and Bypass Routes :
None

History :
Former spur from US 10. Joined at Laurel before I-90.
1925 - In BPR plan
1926 - commissioned


US 312

Description :
Ran from Broadus to Billings

Multiplexes :
US 12 Miles City to Forsyth I-94 / US 10 Miles City to Billings US 87 at Billings

Junction with other US and Interstate Routes :
US 212 at Broadus

Major Cities :
Volborg, Miles City, Forsyth

Business and Bypass Routes :
None

History :
1960 - replaced US 12 from Forsyth to Yellowstone National Park at Silver Gate for 234 miles
1961 - extended east
1962 - replaced by US 212 from Billings to Yellowstone National Park at Silver Gate
1980 - replaced by MT-59 from Broadus to Miles City, US 10 from Miles City to Billings


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