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Welcome to Montana. |
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Exit #101 Interstate #90 - City of Missoula |
NOTE: Highway #200 overlaps Interstate Highway #90 at this point east. City of Missoula, nestled in the Rockies of Western Montana is one of America's most sophisticated small towns-Missoula. With an area population of more than 75,000, Missoula has what you'd expect to find in a big city. Missoula is surrounded by millions of acres of National Forest, wilderness and recreation areas.
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1.5 2.4 |
View from highway |
Driving east. |
2.9 4.7 |
Exit #104 ( Orange Street ) |
Access to the Missoula City Center, services off highway, fuel gas, diesel. |
3.7 6.0 |
Exit #105 |
Junction of highway #12. Access to the University of Montana, Visitor Information Center. Services off highway, fuel gas, diesel. |
5.4 8.7 |
Exit #107 |
Access to East Missoula. Services off highway, fuel gas, diesel, north side of highway. |
6.5 10.4 |
Point of Information |
Crossing the Clark Forks River. |
8.3 13.4 |
Exit #109 |
Junction of highway #200. NOTE: Highway #200 overlap of Interstate highway #90 ends at this point & heads northeast. |
8.8 14.2 |
Roadside turnout with historical marker |
East side of highway. |
8.9 14.3 |
Community of Milltown |
Services at highway. |
8.9 14.4 |
View from highway |
Looking at the Blackfoot River. |
9.1 14.6 |
Point of Information |
Crossing the Blackfoot River. |
9.2 14.8 |
Services at highway |
Fuel, north side of highway. |
9.5 15.3 |
Junction of highway #210 |
South to communities of Piltzville, Clinton. |
10.2 16.4 |
Community of Bonner |
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11.3 18.2 |
Roadside turnout |
Paved turnout, no services, north side of highway. |
12.3 19.8 |
Access to Public fishing area of the Blackfoot River |
North side of highway. |
14.7 23.7 |
Point of Information |
Crossing the Blackfoot River. |
18.1 29.2 |
View from highway |
Looking at the Blackfoot River. |
18.7 30.1 |
Gold Creek Road |
Junction of highway #126, access to Gold Creek. |
19.1 30.7 |
View from highway |
Driving east. |
20.3 32.6 |
Roadside turnout |
Large gravel turnout, no services, south side of highway. |
21.1 34.0 |
Bear Creek Road |
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25.1 40.4 |
Community of Potomac |
Services at highway, fuel gas, diesel, north side of highway. |
31.3 50.3 |
Access to Garnet Ghost Town |
South of highway. Montana's most intact ghost town was never built to last. Garnet endures along with the spirits of the rugged gold miners and their families who carved a community in the heart of the Garnet Mountain Range at the end of the nineteenth century. In 1898, some 1,000 people knew Garnet as home. |
31.7 51.0 |
View from highway |
Driving east. |
31.8 51.1 |
Roadside turnout |
South side of highway. |
33.6 54.1 |
Sunset Hills Road |
South side of highway. |
35.4 57.0 |
Point of Information |
Crossing the Blackfoot River. |
35.5 57.1 |
Public access to the Blackfoot River |
North side of highway. |
40.1 64.6 |
Point of Information |
Crossing the Clearwater River |
40.6 65.4 |
Junction of highway #83 |
North to the communities of Woodworth, Seeley Lake. North to Salmon State Park Campground. Salmon Lake is a natural impoundment just south of Seeley Lake, and belongs to a chain of lakes on the Clearwater River. Popular activities in this woodland setting of Douglas fir, western larch, and ponderosa pine are fishing, boating, and other water sports. This park is situated on 42 acres of land at an altitude of 4,000 feet. There are picnic tables, interpretive displays, drinking water, 20 campsites, fire rings, firewood, grills, flush and vault toilets, trashcans. RV/trailers are limited to 25-feet in size.
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40.6 65.4 |
Junction of highway #83 |
Services at highway, fuel. Access to Placid Lake State Park. Lake Placid, situated on a branch of the Clearwater River, is known for its smooth water and excellent trout fishing. There are a number of facilities for swimming, picnicking, boating, and camping. Early logging practices substantiated by the massive stumps of western larch in the area are described on interpretive panels. The 32-acre park sits at an altitude of 4,100 feet. Facilities include 40 sites, group use area, picnic tables, firewood, drinking water, firewood, trash cans, flush toilets. RV/trailer are limited in size to 25'. |
41.3 66.4 |
Roadside turnout with historic information sign |
Paved turnout, south side of highway. |
44.2 71.2 |
Access to Clearwater River |
Access to campground |
44.4 71.4 |
Point of Information |
Powell County, western boundary. |
47.7 76.8 |
Public access to River Junction |
South of highway, 9 miles. |
47.7 76.8 |
Public access to River Junction |
South of highway, 9 miles. |
50.2 80.8 |
Point of Information |
Crossing Monture Creek. |
53.3 85.7 |
Community of Avando |
Access to Brons Lake, south of highway. |
55.2 88.9 |
View from highway |
Driving east. |
57.6 92.7 |
Point of Information |
Crossing the North Fork Blackfoot River. |
58.2 93.7 |
Roadside turnout with historical marker |
Paved turnout, north side of highway. |
59.2 95.3 |
Access to North Fork National Forest Recreation Area |
North of highway. |
60.8 97.8 |
Access to Browns Lake |
South of highway 3 miles. |
63.1 101.5 |
Roadside turnout |
Gravel turnout, no services, south side of highway. |
63.2 101.7 |
Mineral Hill Fishing Area |
West boundary. |
63.4 102.1 |
View from highway |
Driving south |
63.6 102.3 |
Junction of highway #141 |
South to community of Helmville. |
63.8 102.6 |
Mineral Hill Fishing Area |
East boundary. |
67.4 108.4 |
Roadside turnout |
Paved turnout, no services, north side of highway. |
68.3 109.9 |
Roadside turnout with scenic view point |
Paved & gravel turnout, no services, south side of highway. |
69.3 111.6 |
Access to National Forest Ogden Recreation Area |
South of highway. |
70.7 113.8 |
Roadside turnout |
Gravel turnout, no services, south side of highway |
71.7 115.4 |
Roadside turnout with scenic view point |
Gravel turnout, no services, south side of highway |
71.9 115.7 |
View from highway |
Driving east. |
73.2 117.8 |
Roadside turnout |
Large gravel turnout, no services, south side of highway |
73.3 117.9 |
Point of Information |
Lewis and Clark County, western boundary. |
75.3 121.1 |
Roadside turnout with scenic view point |
South side of highway. |
75.6 121.7 |
Junction of National Forest Roadway #1824 |
Access to Lone Point |
76.2 122.7 |
Point of Information |
Community of Lincoln. |
77.8 125.2 |
North Beaver Creek Road |
Access to National Forest Beaver Creek Recreation Area |
78.7 126.6 |
Access to R V Park, Campground |
North side of highway. |
78.9 126.9 |
Lincoln business area |
Services at highway, fuel. |
79.7 128.2 |
Access to Lincoln Town Campsite |
South of highway. |
85.4 137.5 |
Point of Information |
Crossing Landers Creek. |
85.6 137.8 |
Junction of National Forest - Roadway #330 ( Copper Creek Road ) |
Access to Copper Creek Recreation Area. |
86.3 138.9 |
Access to National Forest Campground Aspen Grove |
South side of highway. |
87.7 141.2 |
Hogum Creek Road |
Access to National Forest Hogum Creek Recreation Area. |
89.4 143.9 |
Alice Creek Road |
Access to National Forest Alice Creek Recreation Area. |
90.3 145.3 |
Roadside turnout |
No services, both stdes of highway. |
90.5 145.6 |
Junction of highway #279 |
South to communities of Canyon Creek, Helena City. |
91.8 147.8 |
View from highway |
Driving east. |
92.5 148.9 |
Roadside turnout |
Gravel turnout, no services, south side of highway |
92.8 149.4 |
View from highway |
Driving east. |
94.2 151.6 |
Truck chain up area |
Paved area, both sides of highway. |
94.5 152.1 |
Access to Meadow Creek |
South side of highway. |
96.0 154.5 |
Roadside turnout |
Paved turnout, no services, north side of highway. |
97.4 156.7 |
Point of Interest - The Continential Divide |
Rogers Pass, elevation 5610 feet. Roadside turnout, paved, both sides of highway. |
97.7 157.3 |
Roadside turnout |
Gravel, no services, south side of highway. |
98.1 157.8 |
View from highway |
Driving east. |
98.3 158.2 |
Roadside turnout with scenic view point |
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98.7 158.9 |
Helena National Forest |
Eastern boundary. Located in west-central Montana, the Helena National Forest surrounds Montana's Capital City and offers close to one million acres of distinctive landscapes. |
99.6 160.3 |
Roadside turnout |
Gravel, no services, south side of highway. |
100.7 162.1 |
Truck chain up area |
South side of highway. |
105.6 169.9 |
View from highway |
Driving east. |
106.1 170.8 |
Truck chain removal area |
South side of highway. |
106.7 171.7 |
Point of Information |
Crossing Middle Fork Dear Born River. |
107.2 172.5 |
Access to wildlife viewing area |
North side of highway. |
107.3 172.7 |
Truck chain removal area |
Paved, south side of highway. |
107.5 173.0 |
View from highway |
Driving south. |
108.9 175.2 |
Junction of highway #434 |
South to communities of Wolf Creek, Holter Dam |
110.6 178.0 |
View from highway |
Driving south. |
110.7 178.2 |
View from highway |
Driving south. |
110.9 178.4 |
Point of Information |
Crossing Dearborn Creek |
115.0 185.1 |
View from highway |
Driving south. |
117.5 189.1 |
Junction of highway #287 |
South to communities of Holter Dam, Wolf Creek. North to comunities of Augusta, Golden Ridge. |
119.7 192.6 |
Point of Information |
Crossing Flat Creek. |
121.8 196.0 |
Roadside turnout |
Photos taken from roadside turnout. |
125.2 201.5 |
Point of Information |
Cascade County, western boundary. |
130.0 209.2 |
Roadside turnout |
Gravel, no services, north side of highway |
131.4 211.5 |
View from highway |
Driving south |
135.5 218.1 |
Junction of highway #21 |
North to community of Augusta. |
135.7 218.4 |
Junction of highway #565 |
Community of Simms. North to communities of Fairfield, Greenfield. |
141.1 227.1 |
Roadside turnout with historical marker - Fort Shaw |
Paved turnout, north side of highway. Fort Shaw, barring fur trading posts, the most important white settlements were the mining camps in the western mountains. To protect the miners and settlers from possible incursions of hostile tribes a series of military posts was established around the eastern border of the mining camps and settlements. Fort Shaw was established in 1867 was one of these.
General Gibbon led his troops from here in 1876 to join General Terry and General Custer on the Yellowstone just prior to the disastrous fight with the Sioux and Cheyenne Indians at the battle of Little Big Horn. |
141.4 227.5 |
Community of Fort Shaw. |
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146.3 235.5 |
Community of Sun River |
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146.5 235.8 |
Point of Information |
Crossing the Sun River. |
146.8 236.2 |
Roadside turnout with historical marker |
North side of highway. |
147.3 237.1 |
Point of Interest |
Crossing Mill Coulee Creek. |
147.6 237.5 |
Junction of highway #89 |
North to Glacier National Park. NOTE: Highway #87 overlaps highway #200 at this point, east. |
150.6 242.3 |
Roadside turnout |
Paved turnout, no services, north side of highway |
154.5 248.7 |
Community of Vaughn |
Services at highway, fuel, gas, diesel, north side of highway. |
154.8 249.1 |
Services at highway |
Fuel, gas, diesel, north side of highway |
154.9 249.3 |
Point of Information |
Crossing Muddy Creek. |
155.4 250.0 |
Junction of Interstate highway #15 |
North to the Cities Conrad, Shelby. South to the Cities of Helena, Butte. |
155.6 250.4 |
View from highway |
Drivingt south. Note Highway #200 and #89 overlap Interstate highway #15 at this point east |
163.0 262.3 |
Exit #282 ( North West Bypass ) |
Access to highway #87, north to Fort Benton, Havre. |
164.2 264.2 |
City of Great Falls -Welcome to Great Falls |
Lewis & Clark and The Corps of Discovery crew were awestruck by the 'grand spectacle' of the great falls on the Missouri River. Two centuries later, the spectacle remains unchanged while Great Falls has become a travel destination with much to offer. |
165.0 265.6 |
Exit #280 ( Central Ave West ) |
Access to Great Falls, west side business district. |
165.6 266.5 |
Point of Information |
Crossing the Sun River. |
166.8 268.4 |
Exit #238 |
Junction of highway #89 & #200 NOTE: Overlap of highways #89 & #200 leave Interstate #15 at this point east. |
166.8 268.4 |
Start / Finish of Highway Travel Guide - e&l |
For continuance of Highway #200 east see Wyoming milebymile.com - Section 3 Highway #200 - Great Falls to Lewiston. See attached link. |