Interstate 94 in Montana
This article relies on a single source. (October 2023) |
I-94 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MDT | ||||
| Length | 249.606 mi[1] (401.702 km) | |||
| NHS | Entire route | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | ||||
| East end | ||||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Montana | |||
| Counties | Yellowstone, Treasure, Rosebud, Custer, Prairie, Dawson, Wibaux | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Interstate 94 (I-94) is an east–west Interstate Highway, which links Billings, Montana, to the Canada–US border in Port Huron, Michigan. The portion in the US state of Montana is 250 miles (400 km) long, linking seven counties through the central part of the state.
The speed limit has been 80 mph (130 km/h) since January 2016, except near Billings where it is 65 mph (105 km/h).
Route description
[edit]Yellowstone County
[edit]I-94 starts in Yellowstone County east of Billings, in the suburb of Lockwood at I-90 and travels northeast to the towns of Huntley, Ballantine, Pompeys Pillar, and Custer. I-94 meets MT 47 near Custer. MT 47 heads south towards I-90 and the city of Hardin. It also junctions with MT 39, which heads south towards Colstrip.
Treasure, Rosebud, and Custer counties
[edit]Entering Treasure County, I-94 passes near the small towns of Bighorn and Hysham; there is a little ranch access at milemarker 63.01. After entering Treasure County, the next county is Rosebud County, about 15 miles (24 km) east. I-94 intersects US Highway 12 before entering Forsyth, after that is Custer County which is where I-94 junctions MT 59 in Miles City, at exit 138, and the east end of US 12 at exit 141, east of Miles City.
Prairie, Dawson, and Wibaux counties
[edit]After entering Prairie County after passing the small towns of Terry and Fallon, the next county is Dawson County, entering the cities of Glendive which connects with MT 16 and entering the city of Wibaux, where it junctions with MT 7, before reaching the North Dakota state line in Beach, North Dakota. I-94 heads east towards Medora, Dickinson, and Bismarck.
History
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Between its western terminus in Billings and the North Dakota state line, I-94 replaced US 10.
Exit list
[edit]| County | Location | mi[2] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellowstone | Lockwood | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | I-94 western terminus; I-90 exit 456 | |
| Huntley | 6.069 | 9.767 | 6 | |||
| Ballantine | 14.705 | 23.665 | 14 | Ballantine, Worden | ||
| Pompeys Pillar | 23.124 | 37.214 | 23 | Pompeys Pillar (S-568) | Access to Pompeys Pillar National Monument | |
| | 35.890 | 57.759 | 36 | Waco | ||
| Custer | 47.068 | 75.749 | 47 | Custer (S-310) | ||
| | 49.392 | 79.489 | 49 | |||
| Treasure | | 52.552 | 84.574 | 53 | Bighorn | |
| | 62.504 | 100.590 | 63 | Ranch Access | ||
| | 67.379 | 108.436 | 67 | Hysham (S-311) | Former I-94 Bus. | |
| | 71.468 | 115.017 | 72 | |||
| Rosebud | | 81.405 | 131.009 | 82 | Reservation Creek Road | |
| | 87.070 | 140.126 | 87 | |||
| Forsyth | 93.038 | 149.730 | 93 | West end of US 12 concurrency, former east I-94 Bus. | ||
| 94.666 | 152.350 | 95 | Forsyth | Former west I-94 Bus. | ||
| | 103.447 | 166.482 | 103 | |||
| | 106.563 | 171.497 | 106 | Butte Creek Road – Rosebud | ||
| | 117.333 | 188.829 | 117 | Hathaway | ||
| Custer | | 125.839 | 202.518 | 126 | Moon Creek Road | |
| | 128.353 | 206.564 | 128 | Local Access | ||
| Miles City | 135.098 | 217.419 | 135 | |||
| 137.876 | 221.890 | 138 | Access to State Veterans Cemetery, Miles Community College | |||
| | 140.743 | 226.504 | 141 | East end of US 12 concurrency | ||
| | 148.534 | 239.042 | 148 | Valley Access | ||
| | 158.841 | 255.630 | 159 | Diamond Ring | ||
| Prairie | | 168.299 | 270.851 | 169 | Powder River Road | |
| | 175.677 | 282.725 | 176 | |||
| | 184.860 | 297.503 | 185 | |||
| Dawson | | 191.788 | 308.653 | 192 | Bad Route Road | |
| | 197.852 | 318.412 | 198 | Cracker Box Road | ||
| | 203.439 | 327.403 | 204 | Whoopup Creek Road | ||
| | 205.693 | 331.031 | 206 | Pleasant View Road | ||
| | 209.621 | 337.352 | 210 | |||
| West Glendive | 210.790 | 339.234 | 211 | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
| 212.594 | 342.137 | 213 | Access to Regina, Canada via Raymond–Regway Border Crossing | |||
| Glendive | 214.672 | 345.481 | 215 | Access to Dawson Community College, Makoshika State Park | ||
| | 223.502 | 359.692 | 224 | Frontage Road – Griffith Creek | ||
| | 230.636 | 371.173 | 231 | Hodges Road | ||
| Wibaux | | 235.409 | 378.854 | 236 | Ranch Access | |
| Wibaux | 241.079 | 387.979 | 241 | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance, former east I-94 Bus. | ||
| 241.698 | 388.975 | 242 | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance, former west I-94 Bus. | |||
| | 248.073 | 399.235 | 248 | Carlyle Road | ||
| 249.377 | 401.333 | Montana–North Dakota state line | ||||
| Golden Valley | | Continuation into North Dakota | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
[edit]- ↑ MDT Rail, Transit, and Planning Division (January 25, 2023). "2022 ALTIs Road Log Report" (PDF). Montana Department of Transportation. pp. 230–235. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Montana Road Log" (PDF). Montana Department of Transportation. pp. 18–22. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
- Interstate 94
- Interstate Highways in Montana
- Transportation in Yellowstone County, Montana
- Transportation in Treasure County, Montana
- Transportation in Rosebud County, Montana
- Transportation in Custer County, Montana
- Transportation in Prairie County, Montana
- Transportation in Dawson County, Montana
- Transportation in Wibaux County, Montana
